Unfiltered Story #254531

I’m a high school teacher chaperoning a school trip to Panama. We’re flying out of Newark with a connection in Atlanta, but we miss the connection because the first flight is delayed. The next flight to Panama isn’t until the following evening, so the tour company sets up a sightseeing tour for the day we’ll spend in Atlanta. One of the students is writing an article for the school newspaper and is interviewing the other kids about the situation. The responses I overhear are as follows:

Student #1: It sucks that we’re missing a day in Panama.
Student #2: It’s nice that we’ll get to see Atlanta.
Student #3: As long as I get to eat…