Shutdown causes LGA to halt flights

[9-10ths_Penguin]

The BBC is reporting that a lack of air traffic controllers has forced the FAA to close LaGuardia Airport to flights:

Flights halted into New York airport

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

CNN's now reporting that it should only last another hour:

Ground stop at LaGuardia is expected for another hour

From CNN's Rene Marsh

There is a ground stop at New York City's LaGuardia Airport right now. The ground stop will go on for about another hour, according to an FAA spokesman.

The ground stop was ordered as a way to clear congestion caused by the staffing issues and the resulting slowdown of traffic.

Live updates: Shutdown causes delays at airports - CNN

 

[columbus]

My initial reaction is Great!

I am glad to see the pain of the Trump Shut Down spreading beyond the faceless government drones who aren't getting paychecks. They're as easy to hate as some teenage white boys in MAGA hats.
Tom

 

[Windwalker]

They need to start replacing the term Government Shutdown, with Trump's Ego, in all future news reporting. "Flights into NY were halted today as a continuing result of Trump's Ego". "Trumps Ego forces government workers to seek food at homeless shelters". "Trump's Ego results in yet another Twitter Tantrum overnight." Well maybe the last one, just because.

 

[Quetzal]

The American people lack empathy so this is a fine alternative: inconvenience.

 

[youknowme]

They had 6 Rep Senators break from the party to support the Dems, I am hoping that is a sign this nonsense will end soon.

Six GOP senators vote to end shutdown without wall funding

 

[Riders]

My initial reaction is Great!

I am glad to see the pain of the Trump Shut Down spreading beyond the faceless government drones who aren't getting paychecks. They're as easy to hate as some teenage white boys in MAGA hats.
Tom

Its getting old fast.

 

[Riders]

They had 6 Rep Senators break from the party to support the Dems, I am hoping that is a sign this nonsense will end soon.

Six GOP senators vote to end shutdown without wall funding

ME too heres to more Dmocrats!

 

[columbus]

Its getting old fast.

It was old by Sunday.
But I am just as certain that the SJWs will find a new internet smear campaign as I am that Trump will lie concerning Roger Stone.
Tom

 

[sun rise]

My initial reaction is Great!

I am glad to see the pain of the Trump Shut Down spreading beyond the faceless government drones who aren't getting paychecks. They're as easy to hate as some teenage white boys in MAGA hats.
Tom

That makes no sense whatsoever. But since you consider air traffic controllers to be "faceless government DRONES", then I suppose you would be perfectly happy if they disappeared.

 

[sun rise]

But meanwhile, the Republicans in the Senate are finally just starting to discover that they have a role to play other than Donny's doormat or if you prefer stop hiding under their beds.

 

[columbus]

That makes no sense whatsoever. But since you consider air traffic controllers to be "faceless government DRONES", then I suppose you would be perfectly happy if they disappeared.

You appear to have completely misunderstood my post.
Prior to things that cause problems for people who don't work for the government, it was easy to dismiss the problems caused by the Trump Shut Down. When it starts impacting people who dismiss the usefulness of government employees, the heat on Trump (and his Republican supporters on Capitol Hill) will start burning.
Right now, an awful lot of people see this as a step towards shrinking the government until it can be drowned in a bathtub.
Tom