Originally Posted by ThumbsUp

I fail to see what is stressful about that scenario. If you make it or don't, if you are playing by the rules, there's no stress. Why would someone wait 10 hours for a direct flight? Nowadays you can see the loads on every airline. Flights cancelling due to a weather event seem to have a much bigger impact on people's commutes than the dreaded "#1 guy showing up 5 minutes before boarding" scenario that people like to use as an example.