Ungainfully employed

We are all here.
We are all ready.
The temperature at Pole is -56F, warm enough to fly Basler's and nearly warm enough to fly the LC-130's (Herc's).
Flights are scheduled this week.
Only one glitch - no planes.
In years past, weather conditions have delayed the opening of the South Pole Station by weeks.
As a result, it appears as though the the Program was in no rush to bring the planes in that fly the inter-continental missions. The Basler is still in South America and god knows where the Herc's are.
As the weather has warmed though, this is becoming a problem.
Inevitably, the rule of thumb here is that if one thing goes right, another must go wrong.
I am now scheduled to fly on the 29th on a Basler - I am not holding my breath. I am planning to celebrate Halloween at McMurdo for the 3rd consecutive year.