chasing flights to LA on standby because American Airlines apparently has crappy de-icing equipment the caused a flight delay in Minneapolis and thus causing me to miss my connection... 4 points in the B1G championship gamg is the difference from me being pisses off to be here vs being happy to be here.
Sitting at Dallas Airport...
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Come on dude, you're going to see the Hawks in the Rose Bowl.....enjoy the ride even if there's a few bumps along the way.
While I kind of agree with that statement the fact is, an airport is still an airport. They're all fairly depressing if you're stuck looking for a flight.
I applaud your Hawkeye spirit. After going to Indy and having my heart ripped out, I was't in mood to spend more dough chasing the Rose Bowl dream. Hopefully you make it out in time and get to see a win.
You are relieved you didnt go? No place I'd rather be, no matter how long it took to get here or how much it cost.
Hope you are enjoying the game. Well worth the money huh?
After seeing that terrible game on TV, seeing how many flights got canceled and knowing how much money it would have cost me I am glad I didn't go. Of course I would have loved to go but not for what it cost.
All the travel headaches and cost of the trip still doesn't take away the absolute blast we had. Would do it again for sure. Everyone has to do what they have to do, but for me, this was a can't miss trip. Who knows what I would have done with the money if I didn't go, but I will always remeber being at the Rose Bowl with my son.
I'm glad you had a blast. I hope everyone had a blast. I just know how I am and that my situation is different than others. It was just too expensive and too much work for me to go. If it would have been half the price and with better flights I would have had no problem as it would have been worth it for the price then. Everyone has their ceiling for what they are willing to spend.
Drove to Belleville, IL (East St Louis) on Thursday for a 7PM flight to Vegas
Drove into LA (actually Woodland Hills) arriving around 2:30AM PST.
Sleep a couple of hours
Went to game. It sucked.
Hung around LA for another day
Drove back to Vegas for an overnight stay (drank a little too much but won some money)
Flight back to Belleville, IL for a 5 hour drive north.
Our buddy lived in Woodland Hills in an efficiency apartment so we all layed on air matresses on the floor and used his lease management workout room to use the shower/toilet when his wasn't available. (5 guys, 1 bathroom makes for some interesting situations. While I'm too old to do that type of shit anymore and I'm paying for it today back at work, I wouldn't trade it because I got to catch up with old friends, make new memories with those friends, drink way too much beer, and just enjoy the overall experience regardless of how the game turned out.
Drove into LA (actually Woodland Hills) arriving around 2:30AM PST.
Sleep a couple of hours
Went to game. It sucked.
Hung around LA for another day
Drove back to Vegas for an overnight stay (drank a little too much but won some money)
Flight back to Belleville, IL for a 5 hour drive north.
Our buddy lived in Woodland Hills in an efficiency apartment so we all layed on air matresses on the floor and used his lease management workout room to use the shower/toilet when his wasn't available. (5 guys, 1 bathroom makes for some interesting situations. While I'm too old to do that type of shit anymore and I'm paying for it today back at work, I wouldn't trade it because I got to catch up with old friends, make new memories with those friends, drink way too much beer, and just enjoy the overall experience regardless of how the game turned out.
It's actually in Belleville, IL. Only Allegiant flies out of there and they only fly to Vegas and Orlando. Didn't cost us anything to park for 5 days either (can't say I've ever had free parking at an airport)
MidAmerica Aiport
Interesting. Was CR and/or DSM booked or too expensive? Just curious why you drove there when the others fly Allegiant to LV.
Too expensive. Round trip was $350 rather than $750/$1000. I also got the opportunity in about the 11th hour and my group were already booked out of there. Iy worked out but made for a ton of travel by car which sucked.
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