Rain in the Plane is worth 4,000 Skymiles

[dreamshark]

As we started our flight back from San Jose on Wednesday it was raining outside the plane (actually pretty remarkable in California at this point). But even more remarkable, as soon as the plane left the runway, water started pouring out of the overhead console onto me and the other aisle-seat passengers just ahead of me. Not just a few drops of condensation, but a heavy stream of water that completely soaked the left sleeve of my cotton travel shirt. Most unpleasant. It also alarmed a few people who were convinced that there was a hole in the shell of the plane letting in the rain. I wasn't too worried about that, but did not like getting soaked. After two tries on the call button a flight attendant came along and opened the overhead bin, looking for errant water bottles. Not finding a likely culprit she said it must be condensation from the A/C, and left me with nothing but a linen napkin to try to dry myself. This didn't help much, so I just turned on the overhead air blower and shivered until I dried off.

It wasn't the worst airplane calamity ever, but I figured it might be worth trying to get a little recompense for my pain and suffering. So I went to the Delta site and filled out the online "compliment/complaint" form (like they ever get COMPLIMENTS). Within 2 hours I had an email response apologizing for my dreadful experience and offering me 4,000 Skymiles as compensation. Thank you, Delta!