"Your getting all pissy because of delays initiated by weather."WTF? No, I said I would have been pissed if the sign said departed even though the plane was still available for boarding. That has nothing to do with weather. I was only using the weather example because you seemed to be assuming I was the type of person who never plans ahead and am always running late."Do you really expect the sign change and the actual closing of the door to be simultaneous?"Simultaneous? Not necessarily, but I expect there to be some actual correlation, and not just a "we'll change the sign anyway without knowing anything about the actual status". If there is still any possibility of making on board, then the sign should not discourage you by telling you otherwise.