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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: icepac on December 27, 2012, 09:47:15 PM
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I recently flew to norfolk from Florida to buy another Infiniti and, after driving west to I95, decided the car would not make the trip all the way back to west palm.
My quick solution would be a trip to mom's place in DC area, put car on shipping truck, and have dad set up a "standby" pass on delta under "friends and family".
Shipping company showed up the same day and car arrived home 15 hours later.
Me?.......still stuck in DC 11 days later.
All flights overbooked for even some full fare ticket holders that were asked to give up thier seats meaning "standby" passengers (including employees scheduled to work in 2 days) had zero chance of making it to home for work.
All trains full.....all buses full....no full fare tickets available and delta decided to cancel the first and last flights of every day from the beginning to the end of the holiday season!!!.....and then bring back those two flights after the rush is over and they really aren't needed!!!
Running out of options
Any ideas?
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rental car one way, some companies do (the one i work for does) some dont', the rates are usually higher than if u returned to the same city.
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More than likely, that won't be an option as more than a few folks would have done so already. Still, doesn't hurt to try that route. :aok
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Ask around and hook up with some other people to share a rental car. Don't be shy, just ask around.
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I recently flew to norfolk from Florida to buy another Infiniti and, after driving west to I95, decided the car would not make the trip all the way back to west palm.
My quick solution would be a trip to mom's place in DC area, put car on shipping truck, and have dad set up a "standby" pass on delta under "friends and family".
Shipping company showed up the same day and car arrived home 15 hours later.
Me?.......still stuck in DC 11 days later.
All flights overbooked for even some full fare ticket holders that were asked to give up thier seats meaning "standby" passengers (including employees scheduled to work in 2 days) had zero chance of making it to home for work.
All trains full.....all buses full....no full fare tickets available and delta decided to cancel the first and last flights of every day from the beginning to the end of the holiday season!!!.....and then bring back those two flights after the rush is over and they really aren't needed!!!
Running out of options
Any ideas?
doesn't hertz do one way rentals? if not, what about renting a u-haul pickup one way?
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yes we do :aok
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Any ideas?
Put a post on craigslist looking for someone with a junk car who doesn't want to pay to have it hauled off. Call the shipping company you used on the first car and order a pickup. Get some snacks and sodas. Black out the windows and get in car. Arrive home 15 hours later.
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Put a post on craigslist looking for someone with a junk car who doesn't want to pay to have it hauled off. Call the shipping company you used on the first car and order a pickup. Get some snacks and sodas. Black out the windows and get in car. Arrive home 15 hours later.
This one wins on creativity alone :rofl :aok
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11 days :O
You could have walked home by now.
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Don't plan these things during the holidays?
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The car was paid for on October 20th and I had paid a shipper to pick it up from Norfolk.
The shipper did nothing for 5 weeks and the previous owner was grumbling that the car had to go so I obtained a refund from the pathetic shipper and came up to make it happen.
I have simply purchased another car......pics of it later.
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Take a cab to Baltimore and then take Southwest to someplace in FL. It's expensive, but it will get you home.
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You coulda shared a rental with some salesguy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwavGuTQSM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwavGuTQSM)
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Try BWI
:cheers: Oz
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Been flying standby on my own since 1968.
I tried every avenue, route, and destination including DCA to detroit to CVG to Atlanta to west palm beach.
Every leg had either full seats or would have stranded me halfway home.
I simply checked craigslist for the car type I have been looking for in the last couple of months and found one up here.
My new trusty steed to replace my older square and non-aero station wagon.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8318530249_bcf282c646_z.jpg)
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What has happened to delta employees is that delta no longer wants to offer the spiffs of the past......but they don't want the outrage...................... ...so they simply made it impossible to use your spiffs.
Expect this type of thing to start happening more often regardless of company type.
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Icepac, It has been happening since 2001. It is a sign of the times. For the $100 it would have cost you, I would have had a back up ticket out of BWI to be safe. Hell, SWA offers no change fees and you could have banked the cash for another backup.
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Bwi was full...... I even went to signature to try to get a ride as a "safety pilot" on a private plane or occupy space on a corporate plane but the stars didn't align.
I even checked Richmond to Miami which would have added considerably to my costs.
I'm cool that this allowed me to find the exact make and model I have been searching for and will greatly enjoy making it into a "SS wagon" though CAP will be disappointed that I passed on a crown Vic wagon and have rejoined the dark side.
Thanks all for the many helpful suggestions.
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Bwi was full...... I even went to signature to try to get a ride as a "safety pilot" on a private plane or occupy space on a corporate plane but the stars didn't align.
I even checked Richmond to Miami which would have added considerably to my costs.
I'm cool that this allowed me to find the exact make and model I have been searching for and will greatly enjoy making it into a "SS wagon" though CAP will be disappointed that I passed on a crown Vic wagon and have rejoined the dark side.
Thanks all for the many helpful suggestions.
wait? they still made crown vic wagons? what year? how much? condition?
even though we critisize each other, there IS no dark side. a hot rod is a hot rod. it doesn't know what name's on its valve covers. unless it's a dodge...then it does, 'cause it's always losin'. :noid
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That's the reason I quit flying a few years ago. I've been with Delta 24 years and it's still very tough to get a standby seat to anywhere. Load factors are at an all time high,good for the company,bad for employee travel.
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It was a 1991 mercury colony park but the body was shot.
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It was a 1991 mercury colony park but the body was shot.
aahh crap. would've made a very cool hot rod. i look every so often for a 70-71 ford wagon.
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I think the ford wagons had 4 wheel disc brakes in 1973.
Pretty advanced car.
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Drove my new wagon home.
It got 24.6 mpg at 74mph on the cruise control.
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that sucks man. I dont know whats with all these overbooked flights. I showed up at Dulles International Airport 3 hours early. and still managed to miss my flight because United took FOREVER to check my bag that had a firearm in it. then TSA only had 5 officers working the screening and there was about 150 people in line. Then i sat around the customer service desk for a few hours unitl a flight opened up to Denver. why can't airlines just sell tickets for the exact amount of seats they have? why overbook and screw over and piss off customers?
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my gt gets 27-28 at 75
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This wagon can carry a bunch of 4X8 sheets of plywood.
That was a minimum requirement for the new wagon.
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why can't airlines just sell tickets for the exact amount of seats they have? why overbook and screw over and piss off customers?
Because people book reservations, decide not to show for whatever reason, and don't have the common courtesy to cancel their reservations. The airlines are then stuck with non revenue generating reservations. So, they overbook in an attempt to at least break even.
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This wagon can carry a bunch of 4X8 sheets of plywood.
That was a minimum requirement for the new wagon.
You don't need a wagon to haul wood.....
http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Workshop/Overload.htm