Incommunicado

BA, no one will ever accuse you of over communicating! Once we figured out our plane was delayed the fun really started.  I went to the desk to find out why we were delayed and the agent said “something to do with the weather in London”  He then asked if we had eaten anything. We said “yes we just had a bite to eat at the cafe”. He then advises us that if we take our boarding pass to the same cafe they would feed us for free.  That’s helpful since we just ate at the same place and paid a fortune because there was no announcement of any kind to inform you of this offer.  The gate board now showed that our scheduled departure time was changed to 2045 with a boarding time of 2005. Back to the lovely, comfy, freezing, metal chairs in the non heated boarding area. At 2000 we checked the gate board to see that our BA info was gone and a flight to Algers was now departing from our gate. Up to the desk again to find that they moved our flight to the next gate over.  The info on this board still displayed the same boarding time of 2005, since it was now 2003 our confidence was and patience were hitting an all time low.  Finally at 2050 we saw movement and the forming of a queue near our gate. No announcement yet again but there was definitely something happening.  As we pass under the gate board it stills reads departure at 2045 or 5 minutes ago! One major item was missing from the gate…a plane. Instead of a plane at our gate there was a single bus.  Onto the bus and we have to wait again. This time in below freezing temperatures.  A good 10 minutes goes by, Pam has lost the feeling in her extremities and I have lost the will to live! At last the doors close and we are whisked just over 500 feet away to our plane.  All we can think about is regaining the blood flow to our vital organs. Off the bus, up the first step and progress has ground to a halt. The BA staff are greeting each person at the door and pointing out their seats like it is a balmy day in June, not a sub zero night in Rome.  Using my cane to climb the last few stairs I have visions of wrapping it around the head of the first person who tells me to have a nice flight!