2023 Christmas Meltdown competition entries…

[Maurus]

I am in the middle of getting to CVG through DFW and the terminals haven't been bad.

At CLT the traffic was so bad yesterday people decided to walk on the road over a mile with their luggage. Apparently it was hell trying to just get to the airport.

 

[azmedic]

Over 30 seats open on my flight home this afternoon. Airports didn’t seem any more crowded than other weekends.


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[///AMG]

I read an article that pre-pandemic, day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday) and that Sunday a few days later are the busiest travel days for flying. But since the pandemic with many more WFH options, people have been spreading out their travel. Notably, people leaving the weekend before, and just working M-T-W at their destination. And combinations of leaving Monday or Tuesday.


So I'm not surprised to see "Wednesday doesn't look that bad!"

I at least found I-5 to be wide open this morning, surprisingly. Maybe all the commuters were already on PTO by that point?

I'd contrast that with last Saturday, trying to drive down to the IKEA in Renton to grab some garage cabinets. That was a horrible drive, for whatever reason.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I at least found I-5 to be wide open this morning, surprisingly. Maybe all the commuters were already on PTO by that point?

I'd contrast that with last Saturday, trying to drive down to the IKEA in Renton to grab some garage cabinets. That was a horrible drive, for whatever reason.

Whereabouts in SEA are you?

 

[SurferLucas]

I at least found I-5 to be wide open this morning, surprisingly. Maybe all the commuters were already on PTO by that point?

I'd contrast that with last Saturday, trying to drive down to the IKEA in Renton to grab some garage cabinets. That was a horrible drive, for whatever reason.

Thats just I5…mid-morning/afternoon, when you expect people to be at work…nope, bumper to bumper traffic er’where. It’s like Costco, always busy.

SouthCenter has turned into even more of a madhouse now, the only thing going for it, is now the Chick-Fil-A there has a dedicated mobile order lane

 

[///AMG]

Thats just I5…mid-morning/afternoon, when you expect people to be at work…nope, bumper to bumper traffic er’where. It’s like Costco, always busy.

SouthCenter has turned into even more of a madhouse now, the only thing going for it, is now the Chick-Fil-A there has a dedicated mobile order lane

I think the biggest thing I learned in NH training, living in south center, is how to really aggressively bypass most all the traffic who are numb nuts who don't know where they are going. There are some very specific lanes you need to be in for this. I'm a genius there in a 2 mile radius, not so much anywhere else, though I can tell you what lane you want to be on I-5 NB, by which milepost approaching downtown Seattle, when the HOV NB exit is closed......for a fee

 

[///AMG]

Whereabouts in SEA are you?

2 hrs north, up on whidbey island It's much quieter......I love it

 

[Kingairer]

Since Thanksgiving has gone pretty darn smoothly, I assume this means there will be 2 awards handed out during Xmas.

 

[Skåning]

That said, always scratch my head when I fly with someone who says they normally fly about an 80-85 hour month completely at straight pay. Like, my man, that’s very honest work but it’s way too much of it. For my part, our reserve work rules allow for the real possibility of making way more money for generally the exact same amount of work. That’s the kind of premium time flying I can and do get behind

I never understood this either. I bid long call, pays 75, actually fly like 30. Or bid a junior line that pays 82, flies 82

 

[scooter2525]

I never understood this either. I bid long call, pays 75, actually fly like 30. Or bid a junior line that pays 82, flies 82

I just finished my 4th month of longcall. Never heard from CS.

 

[Boris Badenov]

I just finished my 4th month of longcall. Never heard from CS.

I didn't do quite as well, but I did two months and flew once. Enjoy while the gettin is good, I think those days are soon to be over.

 

[Skåning]

We can pick up on days off, so since the abuse hasnt happened and I live in base, it's been some good checks

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

We can pick up on days off, so since the abuse hasnt happened and I live in base, it's been some good checks

This is why I'm not dreading being back on reserve. Bid SC, then pick up two 2-day trips on days off = 100 credit month.

 

[Boots2Wings]

I never understood this either. I bid long call, pays 75, actually fly like 30. Or bid a junior line that pays 82, flies 82

Id love to gamble this, but Im told we get constantly moved to SC and still used.

 

[Richman]

I'd work more if they'd meet my price.

So far, they haven't. I consider that a them problem, not a me problem.

 

[Stone Cold]

I didn't do quite as well, but I did two months and flew once. Enjoy while the gettin is good, I think those days are soon to be over.

I did pretty good myself. Worked 16 days and only flew 110 hours.

#Winning!

Oh wait…

 

[Boris Badenov]

I did pretty good myself. Worked 16 days and only flew 110 hours.

#Winning!

Oh wait…

I'll bet you remember exactly what all of the buttons and switches do when you sit down, though...

 

[Stone Cold]

I'll bet you remember exactly what all of the buttons and switches do when you sit down, though...

Let’s just say I feel very comfortable in the seat and the plane. 900 hours in a year will do that for you.

I was signed off on 8 Dec. so not even a full year yet. I have 887 hours since then.

 

[Flyinthrew]

Let’s just say I feel very comfortable in the seat and the plane. 900 hours in a year will do that for you.

I was signed off on 8 Dec. so not even a full year yet. I have 887 hours since then.

I don’t fly 887 hours in TWO years.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

December = 14 days of work, 17 days off, 106.4 credit, and moving out of townhome into my first house house