Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

[dafarmer]

Dropped my wife off at Des Moines International this morning for a trip to New York to bring our daughter back for college. The flight to Chicago with a layover was cancelled an hour and a half before takeoff. (bad weather in Chicago) They had a flight to Charlotte to New York, so she got on this. Charlotte is a cluster #### and flights to New York are cancelled for tonight. She can get on a flight to Columbus at midnight and maybe get to New York by noon. I told her she might as well get on AmTrak and be there by 9. From Omaha to Newark was a direct flight, and only 4 hours.

 

[dafarmer]

Dropped my wife off at Des Moines International this morning for a trip to New York to bring our daughter back for college. The flight to Chicago with a layover was cancelled an hour and a half before takeoff. (bad weather in Chicago) They had a flight to Charlotte to New York, so she got on this. Charlotte is a cluster #### and flights to New York are cancelled for tonight. She can get on a flight to Columbus at midnight and maybe get to New York by noon. I told her she might as well get on AmTrak and be there by 9. From Omaha to Newark was a direct flight, and only 4 hours.

$150 on Amtrak.

 

[wxman1]

Today was not a good weather day at a few hubs.

 

[Sigmapolis]

You picked the wrong day to try to go through Chicago.

 

[demoncore1031]

Don't forget to pick up some shower curtain rings.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Don't forget to pick up some shower curtain rings.

Gave the daughter time to get at least 3 more piercings.

 

[IASTATE07]

You picked the wrong day to try to go through Chicago.

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Any day is the wrong day to fly through Chicago. Delays on almost every flight I've had through there.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

This thread just gives me a chance to post this NSFW gem.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

Dropped my wife off at Des Moines International this morning for a trip to New York to bring our daughter back for college. The flight to Chicago with a layover was cancelled an hour and a half before takeoff. (bad weather in Chicago) They had a flight to Charlotte to New York, so she got on this. Charlotte is a cluster #### and flights to New York are cancelled for tonight. She can get on a flight to Columbus at midnight and maybe get to New York by noon. I told her she might as well get on AmTrak and be there by 9. From Omaha to Newark was a direct flight, and only 4 hours.

yep and early enough its about $280 round trip

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

It's raining everywhere. From Florida up to Syracuse rain, rain, rain.

 

[dafarmer]

Called at midnight and made Columbus, but dodged storms to get there. Now on standby till noon and might get into New York by 2.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

Called at midnight and made Columbus, but dodged storms to get there. Now on standby till noon and might get into New York by 2.

whats the move breakfast beers or bloody mary?

 

[NWICY]

Called at midnight and made Columbus, but dodged storms to get there. Now on standby till noon and might get into New York by 2.

So no train? How disappointing.

 

[Rural]

That's no pillow!

 

[mj4cy]

The last three times I've flown out of Charlotte there has been a bad storm that has sent the airport into a ********. Didn't get back until 2 AM two of the times and 12:30 A the other time. The airport (and city) has grown by leaps and bounds and is now the 6th busiest in the country. I'm sure lots of growing pains.

 

[jcyclonee]

Any day is the wrong day to fly through Chicago. Delays on almost every flight I've had through there.

O'Hare doing O'Hare things.

 

[BCClone]

Your daughter is in college? Did the wife just want to be with her, does the daughter need assistance with flying, or is there something else? Wondering why the wife is flying out to bring her back.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

The last three times I've flown out of Charlotte there has been a bad storm that has sent the airport into a ********. Didn't get back until 2 AM two of the times and 12:30 A the other time. The airport (and city) has grown by leaps and bounds and is now the 6th busiest in the country. I'm sure lots of growing pains.

When my Mom and Dad flew back from Colorado Springs they had to go through Charlotte to get to Roanoke. They got stuck overnight in Charlotte due to weather as well.

 

[cycloner29]

Must be the ghost of John Candy following her!

 

[Entropy]

O'Hare doing O'Hare things.

I hate flying through that airport with the intensity of a thousand suns.