Well, so it's been a while since I've come in and commented. Recent events have made me aware of the need to take personal time again.
So let's see...
To pick up from last time, Thanksgiving was a trying time. I had reservations about the trip before we went but it was important to go spend time with my other half's sister and family for the holiday, so we packed up and took the red-eye out to get there on Wednesday morning. For those that don't remember, there was a major "nor-easter" around the Raleigh area.
Being a pilot, I was expecting some weather on arrival but what Mother Nature kicked loose on us was a heck of a lot more than what the forecasts indicated. Long story short, in my 16+ years of professional aviation, that was the worst weather I had ever been in. I now know the definition of severe to extreme turbulence. The RJ that we were on was like a tennis shoe in the dryer. The guys up front really had their hands full and I heard tones and alerts from the cockpit that you generally don't want to hear even during training in the simulator. The 60+ knot wind shear was especially kinky. At that point, they said enough and diverted to Charleston to have the poor plane inspected due to the accelerations placed on it and also allow passengers to change their underwear (just kidding on that...but not by much).
