Labor Day Travel

bob · 08-31-2005, 01:54 PM

Given the events of this week, how is this going to affect your Labor Day, especially those that we going to travel somewhere by car?

Are you afraid of gas shortages causing you to get stuck somewhere?

This may seem insensitive (I don't mean to offend), but I'm curious how this will affect everyone who is not directly affected by the storm.

JonInMiddleGA · 08-31-2005, 01:57 PM

Wife has already cancelled her plans to head to lower Alabama for a major antique auction (and to pick up some stuff she bought there last time). Given the gas situation I just ran into (see the Katrina thread), I'm fully expecting to be right here watching TV all weekend.

Raiders Army · 08-31-2005, 01:59 PM

We're still planning on going to Boston

bob · 08-31-2005, 01:59 PM

We were supposed to drive Atlanta - Columbus OH for the USA - Mexico World Cup qualifier, but we are looking at cancelling because of this.

Just looking to see if we are being way too serious about this.

Eaglesfan27 · 08-31-2005, 02:11 PM

I'm looking at either driving back to Baton Rouge or somewhere else in LA, or driving up to NJ from AR. Either way, I'm dreading the possibility of gas shortages thwarting us on our trip. Obviously, neither of those trips are for pleasure.

PackerFanatic · 08-31-2005, 02:14 PM

I will be traveling down the street about a mile and a half to a buddies house where we plan to have a X-Box LAN Party and play Halo 2 until our heads explode.

Fun!

Butter · 08-31-2005, 03:25 PM

Driving to Clemson, SC from Dayton, OH to watch the Clemson v. Texas A&M home opener for the Tigers. I already bought 3 tix for $50+ each, so I'm still freaking going. Plus, if we get stuck, there's family in the area.

Mdog · 08-31-2005, 03:36 PM

We still have decided to take a short trip rather than the cheaper alternative of going camping. Labor day is the last sane holiday before the hectic holidays hit so we are going to the House on the Rock in WI or Amana Colonies ...as long as we have a hotel with a whirlpool.

Crapshoot · 08-31-2005, 03:41 PM

Working in all likelyhood.

cartman · 08-31-2005, 03:45 PM

I'm out in the Bay Area right now at my company's HQ, and my parents are flying out here tomorrow for the long weekend. I lived out here for 7 years, and they never came for a visit.

So they are going camping with me and some of my Bay Area friends, and a few of us are going to go abalone diving off of the coast by Fort Ross. Then a little bit of sightseeing in San Fran next week before they fly back to Texas.

Mdog · 08-31-2005, 03:46 PM

that doesnt sound like work...enjoy!

Radii · 08-31-2005, 03:47 PM

My wife and son are travelling with the in-laws to their condo at Orange Beach, AL, tomorrow morning. At least, as of right now that trip is still on. Ivan ravaged them and this if a trip they take every year for our son's birthday, so this is a pretty special trip to get back in there. They had turned power and water off as a precaution I believe but it is all back on now. As of right now they do not plan on cancelling the trip because of gasoline issues.

As for me, the wedding last year took all my vacation I had in reserve at the time and a couple of trips early this year have kept me basically at zero vacation throughout the year, so I can't take the days off for this one. There is nothing preventing me from making the trip upstairs for glorious extended poker sessions while I have the house to myself for a few days.

cartman · 08-31-2005, 03:53 PM

Oh, and on Sunday I'm in the WCOOP event on PokerStars

PackerFanatic · 08-31-2005, 03:54 PM

House on the Rock is a lot of fun, mdog.

Mdog · 08-31-2005, 03:59 PM

We went there 7 yrs ago before we were married and had 2 kids so I cant remember if it would be something enjoyable for the kids. We have a 5 yr old girl and almost 2 year old boy.

Radii · 08-31-2005, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

Oh, and on Sunday I'm in the WCOOP event on PokerStars

Check the FBCB Board, you're job hunting too! I'm free Sunday, hopefully i'll remember this and come watch your WCOOP event.

ice4277 · 08-31-2005, 04:28 PM

I was supposed to go to Mt. Pleasant, MI, on Friday for the CMU/Indiana game, that fell through, but I'm still going to the Michigan/No. Ill. game on Saturday. Only about a 45-minute drive so gas not really an issue for that.

Mdog · 08-31-2005, 04:33 PM

Michigan vs n. Illinois is that really worth the gas? lol ...just kidding Im sure it will be alot of fun ... Im hoping to get to an Iowa game this year.

cartman · 08-31-2005, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

Check the FBCB Board, you're job hunting too!

D'oh! Well, there are news reports coming out of Austin about student rioting, we'll have to see how the situation plays out...

/* sorry for the threadjack */

Lorena · 09-01-2005, 09:19 AM

We're taking a trip from Phoenix to Los Angeles this Friday and cancelling the trip isn't even an option. Our little girl (4 yrs old) is looking forward to seeing her cousins so there's no way in hell we're cancelling.

henry296 · 09-01-2005, 09:22 AM

We are going to New York to see my grandparents and go to the US Open. Never even discussed not going. The price increase is minimal in my mind.

SelzShoes · 09-01-2005, 09:28 AM

The Wife is starting her job (Manager training for a video store chain) this weekend--so I'm staying in and playing LOTS of OOTP!

08-31-2005, 01:57 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Wife has already cancelled her plans to head to lower Alabama for a major antique auction (and to pick up some stuff she bought there last time). Given the gas situation I just ran into (see the Katrina thread), I'm fully expecting to be right here watching TV all weekend. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

08-31-2005, 02:11 PM	#5
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	I'm looking at either driving back to Baton Rouge or somewhere else in LA, or driving up to NJ from AR. Either way, I'm dreading the possibility of gas shortages thwarting us on our trip. Obviously, neither of those trips are for pleasure. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

08-31-2005, 02:14 PM	#6
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	I will be traveling down the street about a mile and a half to a buddies house where we plan to have a X-Box LAN Party and play Halo 2 until our heads explode. Fun! __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

08-31-2005, 03:25 PM	#7
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Driving to Clemson, SC from Dayton, OH to watch the Clemson v. Texas A&M home opener for the Tigers. I already bought 3 tix for $50+ each, so I'm still freaking going. Plus, if we get stuck, there's family in the area. __________________ My listening habits

08-31-2005, 03:45 PM	#10
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I'm out in the Bay Area right now at my company's HQ, and my parents are flying out here tomorrow for the long weekend. I lived out here for 7 years, and they never came for a visit. So they are going camping with me and some of my Bay Area friends, and a few of us are going to go abalone diving off of the coast by Fort Ross. Then a little bit of sightseeing in San Fran next week before they fly back to Texas. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

08-31-2005, 01:59 PM	#3
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	We're still planning on going to Boston

08-31-2005, 01:59 PM	#4
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	We were supposed to drive Atlanta - Columbus OH for the USA - Mexico World Cup qualifier, but we are looking at cancelling because of this. Just looking to see if we are being way too serious about this.

08-31-2005, 03:36 PM	#8
Mdog n00b Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Moline, IL	We still have decided to take a short trip rather than the cheaper alternative of going camping. Labor day is the last sane holiday before the hectic holidays hit so we are going to the House on the Rock in WI or Amana Colonies ...as long as we have a hotel with a whirlpool.

08-31-2005, 03:41 PM	#9
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	Working in all likelyhood.

08-31-2005, 03:46 PM	#11
Mdog n00b Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Moline, IL	that doesnt sound like work...enjoy!

08-31-2005, 03:47 PM	#12
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	My wife and son are travelling with the in-laws to their condo at Orange Beach, AL, tomorrow morning. At least, as of right now that trip is still on. Ivan ravaged them and this if a trip they take every year for our son's birthday, so this is a pretty special trip to get back in there. They had turned power and water off as a precaution I believe but it is all back on now. As of right now they do not plan on cancelling the trip because of gasoline issues. As for me, the wedding last year took all my vacation I had in reserve at the time and a couple of trips early this year have kept me basically at zero vacation throughout the year, so I can't take the days off for this one. There is nothing preventing me from making the trip upstairs for glorious extended poker sessions while I have the house to myself for a few days.

08-31-2005, 03:53 PM	#13
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Oh, and on Sunday I'm in the WCOOP event on PokerStars __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

08-31-2005, 03:54 PM	#14
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	House on the Rock is a lot of fun, mdog. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

08-31-2005, 03:59 PM	#15
Mdog n00b Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Moline, IL	We went there 7 yrs ago before we were married and had 2 kids so I cant remember if it would be something enjoyable for the kids. We have a 5 yr old girl and almost 2 year old boy.

08-31-2005, 04:28 PM	#17
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	I was supposed to go to Mt. Pleasant, MI, on Friday for the CMU/Indiana game, that fell through, but I'm still going to the Michigan/No. Ill. game on Saturday. Only about a 45-minute drive so gas not really an issue for that.

08-31-2005, 04:33 PM	#18
Mdog n00b Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Moline, IL	Michigan vs n. Illinois is that really worth the gas? lol ...just kidding Im sure it will be alot of fun ... Im hoping to get to an Iowa game this year.

09-01-2005, 09:19 AM	#20
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	We're taking a trip from Phoenix to Los Angeles this Friday and cancelling the trip isn't even an option. Our little girl (4 yrs old) is looking forward to seeing her cousins so there's no way in hell we're cancelling.

09-01-2005, 09:22 AM	#21
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	We are going to New York to see my grandparents and go to the US Open. Never even discussed not going. The price increase is minimal in my mind. __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

09-01-2005, 09:28 AM	#22
SelzShoes High School Varsity Join Date: Apr 2005	The Wife is starting her job (Manager training for a video store chain) this weekend--so I'm staying in and playing LOTS of OOTP!

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