delay, a little more than that, i think, because i was counting the seconds. that delay really hurt us. if nic had gotten on the next flight and i had gotten on my train on time, that's a lot of ifs, but i would have been looking at those long legs and be worried about them. >> from security to the gate, they came in 457handy. they're calling my name when i got there. >> and then brian. john, you said poor brian. brian has been slogging along in the car all day long here. he's now south of baltimore. not far from here. i believe brian, tell us where you are and why aren't you here? we have the turkey in the oven. >> yeah, thanks, tom, for rubbing it in. i'm halfway between baltimore and d.c. you wanted john candy and steve martin from "planes, trains, and automobiles." you've got it plus chevy chase from the national lampoons movies.