Had a similar experience last December. Was stuck on a plane for 3 hours in Philly on my way back from Atlanta. We weren't allowed to even stand up and get the circulation back in our legs. Then I think the flight back to PDX was another 5 hours. Got home to find that I had to drive home in ice. That trip has cured me from wanted to fly across the country for a while. I'll stick to west coast flights for now.
I don't get that either. There's a guy in my neighborhood that let's his two dogs out every morning. Who's front yard do they pick to poop on?? Mine! Grr...and these aren't small dogs either so their poop piles are huge!