Traveling Did NOT Used To Be This Way

I swear, every time I fly, I have major issues. My friends in NOLA laugh because I'll say "I'll be there at ___" and it never ever ever happens.

I'm coming in for French Quarter Fest. Delta didn't have my reservation number, turns out I had a different one than the one in my email. They wouldn't let me request seat assignments (travelling with g/f) even though I'm not standby. And now Delta is cancelling MD-80 flights for wiring issues - of course my flights are all MD-80s.

Stuff like this happens invariably. USAir will never fly in the rain. Delta always takes hours longer than it was supposed to. I just don't remember it being like this when I was younger. It seems like the whole industry is wholly dysfunctional.

Anyone else need to vent?