jducoeur

I came into work a bit late, trying out some new medication for my first (and so far only, thank ghu) attack of kidney stones. I noticed the message light on my phone blinking when I got up, but, oddly, couldn't get through to my voicemail. When I got to the office, a bunch of strangers were hanging around our common area, watching our television. The TV had just announced that the FAA had grounded all airplanes in US, which I felt sure I must have mis-heard -- I literally couldn't believe it. I tried to work (not very effectively; the drugs dulled the pain, but also my brain). Gradually, as people and news filtered around, I realized what had happened. By noon, the boss told us all to go home and be with our loved ones.