Right now I am snowbound in the Seattle area, thanks to a really poor performance by Alaska Airlines. AA appears to have had no operating instructions or plans for such a snow storm. But they grounded the flight because they ran out of deicer. All the other airlines managed to fly but not Alaska and so left 1000s of folks stranded. As for me, six and one half hours in line and I was told they couldn't reschedule my flight until Dec. 24 late in the day. The one good thing that happened was a nice looking flight attendant who really liked the sporran I was wearing and comment that it was a work of art. So Mrs. Kiltman and I are spending our 38th wedding anniversary at the Motel 6. Sorry for the rant about Alaska, but they were totally unprofessional.