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Driving verses Flying
I have had all intentions of flying, but now I'm contemplating the drive. Pros and Cons for both.. What do most of you recommend? The drive is over 13 hours, and the flight is 2, but with the PIR most likely being in January I don't know what to do, you don't know about the weather, and financially it make sense to drive, rather than pay for flights for 3 people, and still have to rent a car.... But I hate traffic, and flying would be so much quicker unless there is bad weather, and we run into delayed/cancelled flights. Just looking for advice... Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Ejsmom on
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Yes that's why I said that I would be concerned driving in those conditions. I live in Texas and am not used to driving in those types of conditions.
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Permalink Reply by ReneeHum on
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My son had a friend in his div. due to weather flight got canceled and couldn't get another flight for everyone going. they almost miss his graduation. Do what you feel right for you. As we where packing the car I said flying would have been easier but We were able to bring anything my son wanted. good Luck enjoy everything.
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Permalink Reply by Pumpkin on
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We are thinking about driving...our drive would be about 12 hours or so from GA. I am afraid that if we run into bad weather then the flights would be cancelled and we would miss the graduation but I guess that could happen whether we fly or drive.
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We drove from NJ, took us 14 hours with bathroom & gas brakes. we had bad rain for about 5 hours. then got better. Good luck
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Permalink Reply by tnmom50 on
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I live in Bristol tn I would love to drive to save lots of money but weather is my concern so I guess we fly LORDS WILLI WANT TO SEE MY SON PIR
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Permalink Reply by Mamasboy96 on
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We did go with the decision to drive, especially since my sons PIR is 12/31/15. I know flights will be more expensive during the holiday season, and airports extra crowded. I figure if a flight is cancelled we may still be able to get through on the roads. If weather seems to be bad when it gets time to go, then we will leave early to allow enough time to get there.
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Permalink Reply by CJ4791 on
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We're not headed to PIR until February, and were contemplating the same things; for us it would take 2 days to drive. We've looked at cost and finally decided to take the train. Train for 27 hours and rental car in Chicago was an estimated $50 dollars cheaper than fuel and hotel for two days.
Just another option that includes not having to worry about roads in winter.
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Permalink Reply by middlemom on
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We will be heading up to Chicago in February. We are thinking about flying. We live in Florida and I have a very small car and not very comfortable for long drives. Very concerned about the weather. We lived in Ohio until 11 years ago and handled driving in the snow. but a flight would be so much quicker..
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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We went to PIR on 12/21/12. We are in CA so driving wasn't an option. We just made sure our flight there was on Wednesday - that way we had an extra day in case flights were cancelled. It all worked out - we did get a bit of delay on our layover into Chicago but we had made arrangements with Sarge to pick us up and he was there - even though it was the middle of the night. (And that was the winter they had the polar vortex!) It was darn cold but we survived ;-) lol! Good luck to you!
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