It's never ever simple
I will be ringing in the New Year St.Louis-meets-Denver style! I haven't been on skis in almost a decade, but broken bones heal and crutches are sexy. The one thing I had to take care of was the flight (and finding a Greta-sitter, but I'll think about that tomorrow).
Robin: ready for detail ironing? :-)
Heather: Ready!
Robin: ok! *waves black and white checkered flag
Heather: the cheapest flight gets in at 2:25
Robin: im assuming you wont want to go meet my parents without me, haha
Heather: oh wait
Heather: it actually arrives at 10:45 am
Heather: there's a later flight but it goes into Colorado springs airport
Heather: that's probably really far away, though, yes?
Robin: you're flying IN there? yeah, kinda far away
Robin: like 2 hours probably?
Heather: oh yuck
Robin: yeah
Robin: id do Denver
Heather: I found one
Heather: but it gets in at midnight
Heather: is that ok?
Robin: id say go earlier than later, but let's see
Robin: it's a 1.5 hour drive to the house
Heather: fuck
Heather: while I was SITTING HERE
Heather: my flight changed from $519 to $760
Robin: what???
Robin: nuh uh
Heather: seriously
Robin: how on earth
Heather: ugh
Heather: I guess it sold out
Robin: might have found you something lovely
Robin: pricey, but lovely
Heather: how pricey?
Robin: checking
Robin: oh my goodness
Robin: it just did it to me too
Heather: ugh
Robin: had it for 575
Robin: went to 800
Robin: found it for 640
Heather: maybe I should come in on the morning of the 29th
Robin: also an option
Heather: because even if I time my flight correctly, I probably couldn't catch a ride with you guys
Heather: because of space problems
Robin: hausman and i were debating that last night
Robin: it'd take some very precise packing
Heather: I don't want to push it
Heather: stress is bad
Robin: i have a coupon worth trying
Robin: but see nowhere to enter it
Heather: I'm coming up with something reasonable on multiple carriers
Robin: how reasonable
Heather: 525
Robin: wow
Heather: what? Do you think I can do better?
Robin: sadly impressive
Heather: direct flight there, connection on the way back
Robin: what time
Heather: and I get there in the afternoon, so I can just take the shuttle to the place
Heather: morning actually
Heather: 10am
Robin: you'd get there before my parents
Robin: is newark way impossible
Heather: it's not terrible
Robin: $417 on the 29th
Heather: whoa
Heather: where?
Robin: newark
Heather: what site?
Robin: and on a corp perks site i have
Heather: slick!
Robin: you'd be flying out early, but getting in by noonish
Robin: to the house at noonish
Robin: leaving newark at 7:35 am
Robin: no connections either way
Heather: I'd take it!
Robin: willing to give me your credit card info
Heather: yeah
Robin: or send me paypal or something?
Heather: no, I'll give you the number
Heather: it's official, you own me
Robin: hahhahaha ah yes, my pet
Robin: oh geez
Robin: you're going to kill me
Robin: i missed the connection info
Heather: oh no
Robin: you're going to spend some quality time in Chicago :-(
Heather: how long?
Robin: i dont wanna say
Robin: you'll kill me hahaha
Robin: how did i miss that
Heather: shit
Heather: how long?
Robin: uh 8 hours *ducks
Heather: fuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Heather: that's a long fucking time
Robin: let's see
Robin: to not do that jumps the airfare by over $100
Heather: lovely
Robin: so i can get you good times (if this is cancellable)
Robin: but at 551
Heather: wait- the ticket already went through!?
Robin: yes! i thought you wanted me to book!
Heather: that was before the 8 hours
Heather: oh god
Robin: oh geez
Robin: well i can call them
Heather: hold on
Heather: when do I leave New York, and what hours am i in Chicago for?
Robin: like 12 - 8pm
Robin: and you leave New York at 7:30 am to get you to co at a good time
Heather: 7:30 am on what day? and arriving on what day?
Robin: 29th
Robin: for both
Heather: that can't be possible
Robin: you leave at 7:30 am on the 29th
Robin: and get to Colorado that same day
Robin: hahaha
Heather: then where do the 8 hours come from
Robin: the way back
Heather: ah
Robin: blah
Heather: so what time/day do I leave Denver and what time/day do I arrive back in NY?
Robin: leave for den from nyc at 7:30
Robin: you'd leave to go back to nyc on the 2nd
Robin: i forget the time, but prob around 10 am ish
Robin: i had to be an idiot and click away from the confirmation
Robin: oh goodie here it is
Heather: you mean 10pm
Robin: no
Heather: soooooooooooooooo confused
Heather: ok
Heather: see
Heather: 12 to 8 pm is a lot different than eight pm to 12am
Heather: for serious
Heather: wait- I bfwebvuefkiefjk
Heather: my brain is melting
Robin: well
Robin: i can try to get it cancelled
Heather: leave denver at 12:25 noon
Robin: but i hit book, so we are where we are
Heather: leave Chicago at 6:29pm
Heather: get into NY at 11pm
Robin: 'yes
Heather: 11:54pm, I should say
Robin: evil i know
Heather: it's actually not that bad
Heather: yes it is
Heather: but I'm trying to convince myself it's not
Robin: well
Robin: do you want me to try to get it cancelled
Heather: yes, actually
Heather: I would
Heather: My boss just told me that the Chicago airport is the worst
Heather: do you want to give my the number and I'll do it? Or do you need to?
Robin: make sure you have another flight that you want beforehand
Heather: I'll find one
Heather: I don't mind paying more
Robin: what's the most you'll pay
Heather: I've got one here, non-stop, arriving the 29th at 10am
Heather: $538
Robin: well hold on before booking that
Robin: ok hold on
Robin: ok book it
Robin: ok hold again
Robin: hahahha
Heather: ah!
Robin: on the phone
Robin: did you book or no
Heather: waiting to click
Robin: ok i have it for the same price as you
Robin: you can book or i can
Robin: up to you
Heather: what about the refund?
Robin: done
Heather: I want to make sure the other ticket is gone
Robin: they took care of it
Heather: are you absolutely sure?
Robin: there's a $30 fee
Heather: confirmed!
Robin: what a nightmare hahahaha
Heather: arriving at 10:06am
Heather: seriously
Robin: that's good
Heather: I was sweating bullets and cursing out sidestep
Robin: ok for now on this
Robin: do the frisco transfer station
Robin: if we decide to not pick you up there and have them take you directly to the house, we'll pay the difference
Heather: hee hee
Robin: im sane again now
Robin: and very very glad it was taken care of today
Robin: otherwise it would have been $100 more on top of that $30
Heather: yikes
Heather: I think that to fly direct with sane time, no plane changes and no layovers, it's worth the extra hundred dollers
Robin: agreed entirely
Robin: sorry about that
Robin: i really DID look for a connection and it was stealthy and hidey
Heather: now the trick is to stop looking at flights, because if they decrease in price, I'll stab myself in the eye with a chop stick
Robin: yes, do stop hahahaha
Robin: ready for detail ironing? :-)
Heather: Ready!
Robin: ok! *waves black and white checkered flag
Heather: the cheapest flight gets in at 2:25
Robin: im assuming you wont want to go meet my parents without me, haha
Heather: oh wait
Heather: it actually arrives at 10:45 am
Heather: there's a later flight but it goes into Colorado springs airport
Heather: that's probably really far away, though, yes?
Robin: you're flying IN there? yeah, kinda far away
Robin: like 2 hours probably?
Heather: oh yuck
Robin: yeah
Robin: id do Denver
Heather: I found one
Heather: but it gets in at midnight
Heather: is that ok?
Robin: id say go earlier than later, but let's see
Robin: it's a 1.5 hour drive to the house
Heather: fuck
Heather: while I was SITTING HERE
Heather: my flight changed from $519 to $760
Robin: what???
Robin: nuh uh
Heather: seriously
Robin: how on earth
Heather: ugh
Heather: I guess it sold out
Robin: might have found you something lovely
Robin: pricey, but lovely
Heather: how pricey?
Robin: checking
Robin: oh my goodness
Robin: it just did it to me too
Heather: ugh
Robin: had it for 575
Robin: went to 800
Robin: found it for 640
Heather: maybe I should come in on the morning of the 29th
Robin: also an option
Heather: because even if I time my flight correctly, I probably couldn't catch a ride with you guys
Heather: because of space problems
Robin: hausman and i were debating that last night
Robin: it'd take some very precise packing
Heather: I don't want to push it
Heather: stress is bad
Robin: i have a coupon worth trying
Robin: but see nowhere to enter it
Heather: I'm coming up with something reasonable on multiple carriers
Robin: how reasonable
Heather: 525
Robin: wow
Heather: what? Do you think I can do better?
Robin: sadly impressive
Heather: direct flight there, connection on the way back
Robin: what time
Heather: and I get there in the afternoon, so I can just take the shuttle to the place
Heather: morning actually
Heather: 10am
Robin: you'd get there before my parents
Robin: is newark way impossible
Heather: it's not terrible
Robin: $417 on the 29th
Heather: whoa
Heather: where?
Robin: newark
Heather: what site?
Robin: and on a corp perks site i have
Heather: slick!
Robin: you'd be flying out early, but getting in by noonish
Robin: to the house at noonish
Robin: leaving newark at 7:35 am
Robin: no connections either way
Heather: I'd take it!
Robin: willing to give me your credit card info
Heather: yeah
Robin: or send me paypal or something?
Heather: no, I'll give you the number
Heather: it's official, you own me
Robin: hahhahaha ah yes, my pet
Robin: oh geez
Robin: you're going to kill me
Robin: i missed the connection info
Heather: oh no
Robin: you're going to spend some quality time in Chicago :-(
Heather: how long?
Robin: i dont wanna say
Robin: you'll kill me hahaha
Robin: how did i miss that
Heather: shit
Heather: how long?
Robin: uh 8 hours *ducks
Heather: fuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Heather: that's a long fucking time
Robin: let's see
Robin: to not do that jumps the airfare by over $100
Heather: lovely
Robin: so i can get you good times (if this is cancellable)
Robin: but at 551
Heather: wait- the ticket already went through!?
Robin: yes! i thought you wanted me to book!
Heather: that was before the 8 hours
Heather: oh god
Robin: oh geez
Robin: well i can call them
Heather: hold on
Heather: when do I leave New York, and what hours am i in Chicago for?
Robin: like 12 - 8pm
Robin: and you leave New York at 7:30 am to get you to co at a good time
Heather: 7:30 am on what day? and arriving on what day?
Robin: 29th
Robin: for both
Heather: that can't be possible
Robin: you leave at 7:30 am on the 29th
Robin: and get to Colorado that same day
Robin: hahaha
Heather: then where do the 8 hours come from
Robin: the way back
Heather: ah
Robin: blah
Heather: so what time/day do I leave Denver and what time/day do I arrive back in NY?
Robin: leave for den from nyc at 7:30
Robin: you'd leave to go back to nyc on the 2nd
Robin: i forget the time, but prob around 10 am ish
Robin: i had to be an idiot and click away from the confirmation
Robin: oh goodie here it is
Heather: you mean 10pm
Robin: no
Heather: soooooooooooooooo confused
Heather: ok
Heather: see
Heather: 12 to 8 pm is a lot different than eight pm to 12am
Heather: for serious
Heather: wait- I bfwebvuefkiefjk
Heather: my brain is melting
Robin: well
Robin: i can try to get it cancelled
Heather: leave denver at 12:25 noon
Robin: but i hit book, so we are where we are
Heather: leave Chicago at 6:29pm
Heather: get into NY at 11pm
Robin: 'yes
Heather: 11:54pm, I should say
Robin: evil i know
Heather: it's actually not that bad
Heather: yes it is
Heather: but I'm trying to convince myself it's not
Robin: well
Robin: do you want me to try to get it cancelled
Heather: yes, actually
Heather: I would
Heather: My boss just told me that the Chicago airport is the worst
Heather: do you want to give my the number and I'll do it? Or do you need to?
Robin: make sure you have another flight that you want beforehand
Heather: I'll find one
Heather: I don't mind paying more
Robin: what's the most you'll pay
Heather: I've got one here, non-stop, arriving the 29th at 10am
Heather: $538
Robin: well hold on before booking that
Robin: ok hold on
Robin: ok book it
Robin: ok hold again
Robin: hahahha
Heather: ah!
Robin: on the phone
Robin: did you book or no
Heather: waiting to click
Robin: ok i have it for the same price as you
Robin: you can book or i can
Robin: up to you
Heather: what about the refund?
Robin: done
Heather: I want to make sure the other ticket is gone
Robin: they took care of it
Heather: are you absolutely sure?
Robin: there's a $30 fee
Heather: confirmed!
Robin: what a nightmare hahahaha
Heather: arriving at 10:06am
Heather: seriously
Robin: that's good
Heather: I was sweating bullets and cursing out sidestep
Robin: ok for now on this
Robin: do the frisco transfer station
Robin: if we decide to not pick you up there and have them take you directly to the house, we'll pay the difference
Heather: hee hee
Robin: im sane again now
Robin: and very very glad it was taken care of today
Robin: otherwise it would have been $100 more on top of that $30
Heather: yikes
Heather: I think that to fly direct with sane time, no plane changes and no layovers, it's worth the extra hundred dollers
Robin: agreed entirely
Robin: sorry about that
Robin: i really DID look for a connection and it was stealthy and hidey
Heather: now the trick is to stop looking at flights, because if they decrease in price, I'll stab myself in the eye with a chop stick
Robin: yes, do stop hahahaha