Whatever your story of Thanksgiving travel woe this holiday weekend, the LA Times wants to remind you that it could always have been worse.

As you give thanks today over your once-frozen bird, know that travelers have an extra reason to be thankful for that Butterball. It could just as easily have been used to protect the lives of pilots and airplane passengers.

The proverbial “busiest travel weekend of the year” is now officially in progress, as those without the leisure to travel in advance of Thanksgiving are leaving work and scrambling, to get wherever it is that they’re expected for dinner tomorrow.

Perhaps to give you something to think about during the hours you will spend at the airport if you’re flying during the holidays, USA Today has published a dubious list of “Great Airport Moments in Film.”

37.2 million people traveled over the Thanksgiving weekend last year, and experts predict more next week. If you plan to be among them, look at this week’s NY Times “Practical Traveler,” which has a survival guide on how to survive the worst of it.