<p>we make plans, g-d laughs…we should have planned winter break in Syracuse; no snow there…</p>
<p>Hey - no snow in Syracuse? And yet my child’s morning flight (first leg to get cross country) to Newark was canceled. Has a totally different itinerary out of there starting tomorrow evening. I think the Syracuse airport is full of college kids this morning.</p>
<p>vulture: it’s Newark that’s the problem; they were cancelling flights for today already last night; could you possibly re-route to the midwest? or Texas? someone suggested that this morning on the local news here in NJ</p>
<p>What do those of you in NY think the chances are of D getting into JFK tomorrow early afternoon? I can’t really tell from the weather reports if they will be getting as much snow as some other areas. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that she will be able to get to JFK from Heathrow. I am going to email her now to make sure she has the # for the travel agency handy!</p>
<p>kelsmom: the only glitch in her ointment will be if the flight from Heathrow originated at JFK today…it all depends on where the flight originates from ,apparently, and if flights are being re-routed all over the system…</p>
<p>If you are flying on Continental and check flight status, they will tell you where the incoming flight is coming from (assuming it’s not changing)…other airlines, I have no idea…</p>
<p>and you may want her to make sure she has the # of the travel agency and the airline itself…</p>
<p>Snowing again in Eastern VA. Blizzard conditions predicted for this afternoon.</p>
<p>That’s definitely not good. I have a wedding to go to this afternoon.</p>
<p>I’ve been watching Newark and it’s hit or miss but still decent activity. In D’s case I’m pretty sure the plane they needed to get to Newark wasn’t there. And EVERYTHING out of Syracuse is full to the gills over the next few days. Had these issues last year, too, when she was randomly bumped from a flight (which was the beginning of a truly awful experience…)</p>
<p>I’m checking to see what else might work. But it’s just getting her to that next leg that is so darned hard. Resorted to Greyhound last year. I think I could get her to Cleveland easy enough via the bus, and hopefully her Continental ticket would be good for something there. Her new itinerary is through Philly, which I don’t feel especially warm and fuzzy about at the moment.</p>
<p>We’ve abandoned air travel in favor of Amtrak since we now have to deal with transporting a kid AND a cello. Too much of a hassle, expense, and risk to a rather expensive instrument. On the train, the cello fits quite nicely in the overhead rack above his seat. (He uses a bike lock and chain to keep it safe while he snoozes.)</p>
<p>DS got a lift from Iowa to Chicago and is boarding the LakeShore Limited tonight from Union Station for the long ride home to upstate NY. The length of the trip doesn’t bother him - he’s weary from finals and juries and plans to sleep most of the way. </p>
<p>With the Student Advantage card, a reserved coach seat cost us $88. Best part is we live just six miles from the station where he gets off.</p>
<p>He is not looking forward to more snow, since he was stuck in Des Moines during the blizzard earlier this month. I am glad he isn’t flying, as he’d probably be coming into LaGuardia. Godspeed to all those folks making their way home this weekend!</p>
<p>vulture:^^hmmm; other ideas: other upstate airports; bus to there; fly out of there? Doesn’t Continental fly out of Ithaca as well? Or even Rochester/Buffalo?</p>
<p>yes, Cleveland with Continental would work; not sure if the storm is there though…</p>
<p>vulture, I don’t blame you for worrying about Philly. It’s supposed to be just as bad, probably even worse, than the Newark/NYC area from this storm. If there’s any way to get her to head west, without heading south first, that would probably be her best bet.</p>
<p>some of my kid’s friends are stuck at various airports throughout the country. I am getting worried about losing power , which is losing everything for us. I really miss my woodstove that we had at the old house :(</p>
<p>Anyone’s kids stuck at Atlanta’s Hartsfield -Jackson? Happy to help</p>
<p>So sorry to hear about the storm. We went through a similar kind of a winter mess last Christmas. </p>
<p>My DD is flying out of Boston on Monday, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the snowfall will not affect her flight. We’ll see how Alaska handles tough winter travel compared to JetBlue.</p>
<p>Alaska was our savior last year. Resorted to bussing D to Newark via NYC, she got there just in time to slip on to an earlier flight that was running late and was literally on the last flight to touch down at SeaTac last year this time before it shut down. A last second mileage ticket.</p>
<p>Still working on this year’s alternate plan…</p>
<p>that’s very nice of you, jym !</p>
<p>No problem, my pleasure, lje. Its a big airport, and as we say, when you die you change planes in Atlanta on your way to heaven. I am off to run errands and we have a late dinner date (actually 1/2 way between our house and the airport) but can be available if need be. The airport can be confusing to navigate too, to those unfamiliar with it. </p>
<p>Last year, during Tulane’s “hurrication” (as they call it) we helped shuttle some of DS’s friends from the airport to places they were staying in town when they were evacuated (we offered our home, but they were staying with friends on campuses here in town). To me, this is what the cc community is all about. There have been very helpful cc’ers in cities when my s’s had transportation and/or health issues. I still recall the incredibly kind offers of some cc’ers when older s missed a connection, got stuck in Chicago and had to get to Milwaukee. People offered all kinds of remarkably kind assistance, for which I am forever grateful. Happy to pay it forward.</p>
<p>I’m crossing my fingers for all of you still waiting for your kids to get home. Our youngest drove home last night in order to avoid the snow today. Our oldest has been home for a week. </p>
<p>I noticed the first few snowflakes (eastern Long Island) at around 12:15 while standing on the grocery checkout line. By the time I got out of the store, it was coming down pretty good. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone. I hope everyone arrives at their final destination safe and sound.</p>
<p>Continental out of Newark this evening (to So Cal) is still a thumbs up - it seems it’s the north and south bound that are going to have issues. D is at the airport, being patient. I suggested she see if she could get on an earlier flight. She’s got her iPod and her sketch book…that and a Starbucks and she’s basically set for life. ;)</p>
<p>So how’s the weather where you are? It’s looking particularly gray out there, and cold as heck, but no precipitation yet. Not a dusting, nothing. CT.</p>
<p>Eastern PA. About 5-6 inches of snow so far. Wind chills in the teens.<br>
H and I went for a long snow walk with our lab this morning. Nice to get some fresh air. </p>
<p>Good luck to all of you who are patiently waiting for your sons and daughters…just think how happy they will be to finally walk through those doors!</p>