"Your flight will be delayed for approximately 15-30 minutes..."

What they really meant to say was "We don't know what we are doing here at the Erie International Airport.  Please be patient while we attempt to locate our heads out of our behinds.  We aren't 'understaffed' per se, but we only have 5 flights a day so we don't really require a full team of flight associates to help you out.  WE don't really know what is going on or why your flight is delayed OR how long it will be delayed for.  Please be patient in our tiny little airport that has no Cinnabon, Starbucks or Einstein Bagel..."

It's 5am - Where is Jamie?  She is waiting patiently at the Erie Airport with her sweet looking compression stockings and her knee brace (it was too big for her suitcase so she opted to wear it under her awesome velvet track suit) while she awaits her new adventure.
It's 6a - She should be boarding her plane.  Instead she was advised of a 15-30 minute delay.
7a?  Still sitting down with her over-packed carry on & "laptop" bag & purse, waiting on some info about her delayed flight.
8a?  She's hungry but there is only 1 vending machine and Doritos just don't feel appropriate at the given time.
9a?  Still waiting to board her flight that was supposed to take off at 6a.  The 'starter' just won't catch so they can't start the plane.  However, an announcement was made that in the event the plane was able to be started, they needed us to board ASAP so they could hurry up and take off without the plane stalling.  That sounds really promising, not to mention SAFE.  
10a?  Standing in line since 9a to find out if we are going to make the connecting flight to Korea.  An announcement was made that an announcement would be made.  Great.  Thanks for letting us know.
1015a?  The announcement: We canceled the flight to Detroit, they can't get the plane started and could perhaps find us a cab, or bus, or make another travel arrangement for us. 
So where do I go from here?  Well, I stand in line at the Delta kiosk for another hour or so until Doug picks me up with tea & a bagel (slight mini-meltdown via phone whilst calling to say 'pick me up') and we take my extremely heavy luggage back home.  While standing in line to make alternative travel arrangements, I was given a phone number to call because they said "this will be much quicker than waiting here."  I called, the first thing the recording told me was that it would be a 26-37 minute wait.  So we went to breakfast and I called when I got home.  Let me just make this quick and tell you how the flight story ends.  New flight information:  Leaving on MONDAY now (same time) and taking a DIRECT FLIGHT TO KOREA rather than a detour to Tokyo.  Plus - no more temporary housing!  I go right to my apartment so I can unload my 1000lb bags and layout all of my wrinkled up clothing.
All in all, I think it ended up working out in my favor.  I get to stay an extra day and a half in Erie, no temporary housing and I didn't die in a plane that won't stay running!