JustOneDad: Your thread was distracting and entertaining to me, so thanks, but here is the thing. Frequently on this board parents ask for advice on the best way to get a kid from point A to point B. Sometimes this is going on in real time, as in the case of travel during storms. Posters here are incredibly helpful in these circumstances. So it isn’t surprising when you pose the question, posters respond to the question in the way they did. imho.
That was not the point of your question. I am still not clear what the point was. At first I thought it was a time vs money argument, but you already knew that wasn’t an issue in this case when you posed the question, since your son saved money and time. If the point was didactic, to teach us something, I am failing to understand the lesson. I would be interested if you wanted to explain. You will have to make the explanation very simple for me to understand.
Regardless, I am enjoying your posts here and elsewhere.