I save Southwest from abject failure

At 6pm Friday night, I checked the status of flight #2820 and guess what? With 3 1/2 hours till the flight was to leave, they already were 1/2 hour late. That, combined with the fact that it was a late flight and I was ready to go by 6pm combined to force my hand and I drove this weekend. I arrived 30 minutes before I would have with the plane, and that included a generous stop at State Line. In a perfect world, I spend about 4 1/2 hours total with the drive/fly if everything is perfect, so I no longer have patience for anything that's not.