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Comment by NC_Susan on November 9, 2010 at 3:55pm

Any word on if you are driving them home after PIR do they have to stay in uniform? I am just thinking that we will have 7 people in our van and it's a 13 hour drive. I cannot even imagine him in his uniform in all of that chaos. Susan

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on November 9, 2010 at 2:51pm

Thanks, Lori. I did see it, but I guess that just isn't registering with me. lol

Comment by Lori_KingsBay_USSRI_Radio on November 9, 2010 at 2:20pm

I posted the List on Jessica's What to Bring to PIR discussion pages, copying it from the 12/22 group. The list format might be helpful.

Comment by Lori_KingsBay_USSRI_Radio on November 9, 2010 at 2:12pm

I think GPS is on JessicaB's list Betsy!

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on November 9, 2010 at 1:54pm

Thank you, Lori, I will put that in my GPS now, Now, all I have to do is remember to take it with me in Dec. lol

Comment by Lori_KingsBay_USSRI_Radio on November 9, 2010 at 1:05pm

For those of you using a GPS to locate Great Lakes RTC, the official address per the RTC FB Page is - you may want to jot this down and put it in your "take to PIR" pile:

3355 Illinois Street
Great Lakes, IL 60088

Comment by Wendi, CTR mom on November 9, 2010 at 10:27am

I found that cheapoair had the best rates

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on November 9, 2010 at 10:06am

Thank, Dianne. I was checking a lot online yesterday and the ones' from our house to Pensacola, for most of the online rates were exactly the same for different airlines. I'll wait until after 3 today, then.

Comment by diannep on November 9, 2010 at 9:27am

Ladies: I'm doing a test today on flight prices. I for the heck of it priced flights from Mia to Ohare last night for Dec 2, returning Dec 5. Not that I'm flying then, but just random dates. I checked again this morning and they are still the same price. But on Good Morning America one time, a travel expert had said that after 3 pm, the fares drop on Tuesdays. Doesn't matter when you actually fly, as long as you book the ticket after 3 on Tuesday...cheaper. So I'm seeing if this applies to the US Air flights I chose. Maybe some of you want to check other airlines for this.

Another hint I read this morning: Bing Travel (google it) makes predictions of flight availability, prices, etc....and also if you check kayak.com for flights, you will see what airlines fly where you need to go and their prices. Then you can contact the airlines directly online for their prices. The airlines are promising that they are pricing flights booked online lower than the discount websites' prices....not sure this is always the case, but worth it to check it out. I found that to be true when I booked my flights to PIR earlier this year. Kayak was either the same or more expensive than going directly to the airlines for my flights.

I'll let you know what I find out with my pricing experiment today!

Comment by Lori_KingsBay_USSRI_Radio on November 9, 2010 at 8:01am

Looks like the weather in GL is pretty nice this week - mid 60's - this will make outside activities for our SR's nice!

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