Houston, we have a problem

I'm a lot luckier than I originally thought...the apparent "thunderstorm" that sent my scheduled flight back to Houston actually turned out to be a large bird that had flown into one of the airplane's engines causing it to shut down (according to the Houston 10 o' clock news). There were also thunderstorms which delayed flights, etc., but this particular situation was caused by a fluff of feathers who was either blind or stupid. I rest my case about birds and bugs being idiots.