Snowed in MSP

Here's our 'Groundhog Day' experience. Right on time at the airport. We finished our drink and headed to the gate. Something was wrong. Delay. It turned out the air craft needed a technical repair. More drinks at the bar by the gate. 2 hours later, they cancelled our flight. 100 people lined at the counter. Another 1 hour of waiting. No flight today. Great. Back to home. Next day, again at the airport on time. Another delay due to a traffic at Newark. Patience and a bar is a virtue. Annoyed by the bartender who kept selling a shot for $3 with a pint, I looked outside: suddenly a blizzard. Disfunctioning NY airport + midwest snow = major delay. When we finally got on board, another 1-hour wait. Thankfully, they released us off the craft. Back to a surf bar. As nice as she was, the waitress kept 5-dollar change as a tip for just 2 drinks. It didn't matter at this point but it sucked. After 3 hours of delay and major contribution to the MSP airport bars, we finally, finally took off the ground.