r/SaltLakeCity

Me and my husband boarded Delta Flight 2529 on June 12th post a layover and pretty quickly found out we weren't going anywhere for a while. Bad weather in Florida and heavy air traffic meant we ended up sitting on the tarmac for almost two hours.

Honestly, I wasn't upset about it. Weather happens. I'd rather arrive late than not arrive at all.But after being up since early morning and traveling all day, I was definitely hungry and ready to get to Florida. I was heading to Disney and Universal and was excited to finally start the vacation.

Once we were in the air, the flight attendants started handing out snacks. When they got to me, I asked if I could have both a bag of chips and a granola bar.

The flight attendant told me I could only choose one. I thought it was a little strange, but it wasn't worth arguing over, so I took the chips and moved on.

Then she turned to the guy sitting next to me and he a granola bar. As soon as she handed it to him, he passed it straight to me.

I honestly didn't know what to say at first. I thanked him and told him that was really kind.He smiled and said, "They always have enough. I don't know why she wouldn't give it to you." We sat quietly for most of the rest of the flight. But I kept thinking about it.

Not because it was a granola bar. Just because it was such a simple thing to do for someone you don't know.

When we landed and were taxiing to the gate, before we got up to leave, I turned to him and thanked him one more time. W e talked a little more and he mentioned he is coming from SaltLakeCity and that Delta had lost his luggage. I suggested AirTags for future trips and he laughed and said he actually knew where the bag was. The problem was he wasn't sure if it was going to catch up to him before his vacation was over.

This was a guy dealing with his own travel headache, and he still took a second to help out a complete stranger.

I never got his name. I'll probably never see him again. But if by some chance this finds its way to him — I hope your luggage made it to you in time. I hope you had an amazing vacation.

And thank you again for the granola bar. It was a small act of kindness, but it stayed with me, and I haven't forgotten it.

I'm usually despondent the day after an election because it feels like the voters in this state are either not paying attention or are happy with the status quo. I couldn't be happier this morning:

• Stuart Adams lost to Stephanie Hollist after more than 20 years of shenanigans—most recently the data center controversy. Read his statement; you can tell it stings him to have lost to a woman.

• Trevor Lee was ousted by Bob Stevenson, 66%-33%.

• Phil Lyman lost to Celeste Maloy by nearly 25,000 votes. Normally I wouldn't root for the Trump-backed candidate, but this case is exceptional.

• Dan McCay lost to Doug Fiefia in Herriman. I have mixed feelings here: Fiefia is a first-generation American who seems reasonable enough, but was backed by Burgess Owens and Trent Staggs. Still, ousting the incumbent sends a clear message.

• Aaron Davidson, who recently hired Kai Schwemmer to serve as Utah County's chief deputy elections clerk, was defeated by Corey Astill.

Incumbents lost all across the state. It's crazy that it had to get this bad for Utah voters to finally demand change. I hope it's more than a short-lived fad.