El Nino Effect?

In 8 years of week-in, week-out travel, I have had a pretty flawless record when it comes to delays. However, in the past month, I have had at least an hour delay on everyflight. The reasons are not weather or mechanical issues either.

Flight from Memphis to Gainesville, ready to button up the door when our flight attendant ralphs. Time to let her off and wait for a replacement.

Flight from Memphis to Gainesville again, 1 week later. Flight is delayed 80 minutes because the flight attendant lost her ID badge somewhere between the lounge and the gate and they won't let her fly withouth it.

Flight from Atlanta to Minneapolis, 1 week later again. Flight is delayed 45 mins whilst we wait for the first class cabin (of which I wasnt in mind you), to get catered for their SNACK! This is crazy seeing as this is the last flight to MN for the night (leaving at 8pm) and people on the plane have connections in MN. When we get to MN they have all missed their connections and now Delta has to put them up for the night, but good thing first class had their fruit plates.

Hopefully thats the end of it. These flight stories will be fun to relive someday when I am not traveling anymore.