How is it possible for me to arrive at the ramp only to find out my airplane hasn't left the previous station yet???

In a previous life at a previous airline ... crew scheduling would send the hotel a fax (who would put a copy under your door) saying, "Flight XXX has been delayed, your new pickup time is XX:XX.

So ... I know that there is a professional solution to this problem. Maybe we need to address this in the next contract???