Flight Delay, No Biggie

Sean of the South

Sean Dietrich

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🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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To subscribe to Sean's daily blog, https://seandietrich.com/subscribe/ For information on events or other Sean of the South news, visit https://seandietrich.com/ To sponsor an episode, email LauraBeth@SeanDietrich.com Sean Dietrich is a columnist, humorist, multi-instrumentalist, and stand-up storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Reader's Digest, Garden and Gun, and his column appears weekly in newspapers thr...

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0:33.0	Sean South starts now.
1:00.3	Yeah. South starts now. We're experiencing a slight flight delay, the captain said over the airline intercom.
1:02.3	No big deal, folks. No big deal.
1:08.8	We have all boarded the plane. We are all crammed in this passenger cabin like number nine sardines.
1:12.0	This delay should only take about thirty minutes.
1:14.5	"'Again, no big deal, folks.' "'The passenger next to me is a guy from Hoboken, New Jersey, named Bill.
1:20.0	"'Evidently, Bill from Hoboken has serious sleep apnea.
1:24.1	"'I know this because he fell asleep and is currently snoring so loudly I can feel his vibrations in my molars.
1:31.8	Every few seconds, Bill stops breathing, so I nudge him,
1:36.0	whereupon Bill snorts in a Warner Brothers cartoon-style snore so intense you would swear
1:41.5	Bill is faking it, but I assure you, Bill is the real deal.
1:46.7	The captain speaks overhead.
1:49.4	Howdy, folks. I just wanted to keep you informed, let you know there's nothing to be alarmed about.
1:54.3	We're just having some serious electrical problems with our doors.
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