Report from O'hare -- the checking has been smooth and we are awaiting departure. Just watching the check in, the flight seems to be most ly Germans on the way home. Not too much of a surprise, this United flght is a code share with Liftanssa. The surprise is that on a wednesday evening it is a full flight. We do try to fly at off peak, but we obviously don't know much about load factors these days. Only 8 pleasant hours in the air and we'll be there.