Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: He smiled hugely , proud of himself for surprising Jack . He had n't liked lying to him on the phone , but he had been thinking for a week about surprising Jack and getting home a day early , and he had to admit that he was happy about being able to fool Jack and make him think he was coming on Thursday , when in reality he was flying in the day before , on Wednesday . What he had n't counted on was getting delayed in Chicago . 
Question: What is the reason he would n't have counted on being delayed in Chicago ?
Output (English): Delays are sometimes unforseeable and unplanned .