Flying to PAX - Now with 50% more shirt!

Imperfect

Damnit, airline prices keep going up and the economy keeps going down.

I'm seriously considering scrapping my trip to PAX this year and using that $2k to pay off some credit cards and have some cash reserves sitting around.

Doom'n'gloom, doom'n'gloom...

MaoChan

Imperfect wrote: »

Damnit, airline prices keep going up and the economy keeps going down.

I'm seriously considering scrapping my trip to PAX this year and using that $2k to pay off some credit cards and have some cash reserves sitting around.

Doom'n'gloom, doom'n'gloom...

Wow, I didn't think it was costing people so much to go to PAX. I managed to score roundtrip airfare for 3 at $235 a pop including tax and fees. Late Tuesday night on Cheapair.com. Flights flux during the week and get more expensive on the weekends. Some people say it is a myth but I have been tracking the tickets for 4 weeks and every weekend it would spike by over $125.

Moe Fwacky

Imperfect wrote: »

Damnit, airline prices keep going up and the economy keeps going down.

I'm seriously considering scrapping my trip to PAX this year and using that $2k to pay off some credit cards and have some cash reserves sitting around.

Doom'n'gloom, doom'n'gloom...

I told you, dude, driving is cheaper.

LewieP's Mummy

Not from England, it isn't!

Moe Fwacky

That's only because they haven't built the bridge over the atlantic yet.

geekgrrl

After reading all these posts about awesome deal from Virgin, how on earth are they making a profit? Everyone else is losing money hand over fist, and I figure their upkeep would be pricier due to all their gadgetry. Does having so few hubs help them instead of hurt them? Cuz if they operated out of Chicago, boy howdy would I have jumped on that bandwagon.. I'm one of the many scared for the reliability of their flight (United both ways).

Speaking of, my Thursday night flight is coming in too late to make the PAX dinner. How hard is it to bump myself up to an earlier flight? I've never done it. Note: I got tickets directly off United's site.

Moe Fwacky

I don't think it's so much a matter of difficulty as it is a matter of price. They'll let you bump your flight up, but boy howdy will they make you pay for it.

LewieP's Mummy

I changed our flights with BMI, and had to pay an admin fee, that was all, and I changed them to arrive 2 days earlier.

And Moe, even with a bridge, I think I'd fly!

HotSake

So this guy finds a genie, and he gets one wish. He says, "Wow, let's see. How about you build a highway from the USA to Europe so I can ride my motorcycle across the Atlantic?" The genie scoffs. "My friend, do you realize what you are asking? Building supports that reach the ocean floor alone would bankrupt every nation on Earth. Even with my power, this is an impossible task. Please, wish for something else." The man says, "Alright, well, women have always been kind of a mystery to me. Can you give me an understanding of how they think?"

The genie ponders for a moment, before speaking. "Do you want 2 lanes or 4?"

Imperfect

Driving from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is a long investment of time. So much time that, if taken off from work, would cost me more than flying, even.

And the $2k is probably a big round-up, but I'd prefer to be able to go in stlyle or not at all.

MaoChan

Imperfect wrote: »

And the $2k is probably a big round-up, but I'd prefer to be able to go in stlyle or not at all.

I very much agree but you also have to score deals when you can like $70 a night at the Westin! :winky:

CaptainTapole

Imperfect wrote: »

And the $2k is probably a big round-up, but I'd prefer to be able to go in style or not at all.

I agree.

...Doesn't help that my sister and our friends made me a hotel snob.

BrennaCeDria

By the time my husband and I eat each day and buy trinkets, not to mention the airline tickets I've already paid for and the rooms I've already reserved (arriving early means the discount wasn't available for two of my nights), our total bill will be just under the limit on my Visa. T.T

demiveeman

geekgrrl wrote: »

Speaking of, my Thursday night flight is coming in too late to make the PAX dinner. How hard is it to bump myself up to an earlier flight? I've never done it. Note: I got tickets directly off United's site.

Geekgrrl, and anyone else getting here late on Thursday (I too am getting in too late for the PAX dinner )

Is anybody interested in sharing a cab? I won't be getting in until around 11pm PDT. Its too late for any trolley/shuttle bus routes going downtown.

And its cheaper if we split. Let me know.

geekgrrl

demiveeman wrote: »

geekgrrl wrote: »

Speaking of, my Thursday night flight is coming in too late to make the PAX dinner. How hard is it to bump myself up to an earlier flight? I've never done it. Note: I got tickets directly off United's site.

Geekgrrl, and anyone else getting here late on Thursday (I too am getting in too late for the PAX dinner )

Is anybody interested in sharing a cab? I won't be getting in until around 11pm PDT. Its too late for any trolley/shuttle bus routes going downtown.

And its cheaper if we split. Let me know.

Oh crud. Didn't realize the shuttles stopped at any point. Logical, but since when have I listened to logic? :lol: I'll be getting in about halfway through the dinner, 8:16pm PDT. That's probably too early for you, demiveeman (meaning I don't really want to wait three more hours to get to my hotel), but is there anyone else arriving around then? Or, does anyone know if the shuttle will still be running at that time? I don't relish the thought of spending 2-3x the money on a cab.

redfish27

geekgrrl wrote: »

demiveeman wrote: »

geekgrrl wrote: »

Speaking of, my Thursday night flight is coming in too late to make the PAX dinner. How hard is it to bump myself up to an earlier flight? I've never done it. Note: I got tickets directly off United's site.

Geekgrrl, and anyone else getting here late on Thursday (I too am getting in too late for the PAX dinner )

Is anybody interested in sharing a cab? I won't be getting in until around 11pm PDT. Its too late for any trolley/shuttle bus routes going downtown.

And its cheaper if we split. Let me know.

Oh crud. Didn't realize the shuttles stopped at any point. Logical, but since when have I listened to logic? :lol: I'll be getting in about halfway through the dinner, 8:16pm PDT. That's probably too early for you, demiveeman (meaning I don't really want to wait three more hours to get to my hotel), but is there anyone else arriving around then? Or, does anyone know if the shuttle will still be running at that time? I don't relish the thought of spending 2-3x the money on a cab.

Looks like there are buses leaving SEA-TAC and traveling downtown until 2am. Granted, the buses travel that route less frequently at the late hours, but it's $1.50, so it's worth it to us.

The trip planner suggested this route to get us from the airport to the Sheraton (the closest stop is 4th Ave & University)
http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/schedules/s174_0_.html
(scroll down to "To SEA-TAC, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE (Weekday)")
That will get you 0.2 miles from most of the hotels

geekgrrl

redfish27 wrote: »

Looks like there are buses leaving SEA-TAC and traveling downtown until 2am. Granted, the buses travel that route less frequently at the late hours, but it's $1.50, so it's worth it to us.

The trip planner suggested this route to get us from the airport to the Sheraton (the closest stop is 4th Ave & University)
http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/schedules/s174_0_.html
(scroll down to "To SEA-TAC, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE (Weekday)")
That will get you 0.2 miles from most of the hotels

Oh, awesome! Thanks! $1.50 > $10.25 > whatever ungodly fare a cab would charge...

MaoChan

geekgrrl wrote: »

redfish27 wrote: »

Looks like there are buses leaving SEA-TAC and traveling downtown until 2am. Granted, the buses travel that route less frequently at the late hours, but it's $1.50, so it's worth it to us.

The trip planner suggested this route to get us from the airport to the Sheraton (the closest stop is 4th Ave & University)
http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/schedules/s174_0_.html
(scroll down to "To SEA-TAC, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE (Weekday)")
That will get you 0.2 miles from most of the hotels

Oh, awesome! Thanks! $1.50 > $10.25 > whatever ungodly fare a cab would charge...

You might also want to check out a hotel shuttle, lots of them have them. If you want to be gutsy, just linger around for one and then just hop in and walk to your hotel from whatever one you ended up at.

CaptainTapole

That Grey Line Shuttle thing goes to most major Downtown Hotels until like 11PM Daily. Book mine and the Boyfriend's just last night for $36 round-trip. And if you are not at the major hotels, they go to other areas downtown.

Grey Line Downtown Seattle Airporter

Moe Fwacky

Since I was already making some shirts, and Haterot asked me to, I made a special shirt for all of you who are flying to PAX. Just make sure you wear it to the airport.

http://www.zazzle.com/cross_country_flying_trip_airport_security_shirt-235216633201427818

MaoChan

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

Since I was already making some shirts, and Haterot asked me to, I made a special shirt for all of you who are flying to PAX. Just make sure you wear it to the airport.

http://www.zazzle.com/cross_country_flying_trip_airport_security_shirt-235216633201427818

Fwacky, I salute you. That shirt is so freaking awesome.

MR.T

*Sees all Moe's cool swag. Pouts* I couldn't get my group to leave at the crack of dawn to catch up with the CCST folks. D:

Liger

MR.T wrote: »

*Sees all Moe's cool swag. Pouts* I couldn't get my group to leave at the crack of dawn to catch up with the CCST folks. D:

So pull and all-nighter and "leave late". Only one person needs to be awake enough to drive anyway.

MNC Dover

Hey Johnxp, can you edit the original post so that people can list up their current flight plans. I saw a thread like that last year and ended up getting to play some wi-fi DS with a fellow PAX gamer from Atlanta. Maybe a format like this:

Date
Arrival to Departure city
Carrier & Flight #
Flight times

I'll go first!

Departing Flight - Group 1:
August 27th
Savannah to Charlotte
United Airlines #2972
5:25 am (est) to 6:25 am (est)

Charlotte to Seattle
United Airlines #2111
7:35 am (eastern) to 10:02 am (pacific)

Departing Flight - Group 2:
August 28th
Savannah to Atlanta
Delta #1758
6:00 am (est) to 6:58 am (est)

Atlanta to Seattle
Delta #1053
9:30 am (eastern) to 11:43 am (pacific)

Return Flights - *both groups*
September 1st
Seattle to Charlotte
US Airways #1548 (also US Airlines #2806)
11:00 am (pacific) to 6:56 pm (eastern)

Charlotte to Savannah
US Airways #2248 (also US Airlines #3110)
7:45 pm (est) to 8:45 pm (est)

BrennaCeDria

I say if we're making this list for the purpose of arranging in-flight games, we need to combine it with available games for those flights. My husband and I will be with Dover on the Wednesday flights from Savannah and will have with us:

Brian's DS
Tetris
Worms 2
Possibly Pokemon Pearl
Advance Wars Days of Ruin

Brenna's/Stephani's DS (I answer to either name)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat/Puzzle Kombat
Animal Crossing
Pokemon Diamond
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits
Mario Kart
World Ends With You (for Tin Pin Slammer)

MNC Dover

BrennaCeDria wrote: »

I say if we're making this list for the purpose of arranging in-flight games, we need to combine it with available games for those flights. My husband and I will be with Dover on the Wednesday flights from Savannah and will have with us:

Brian's DS
Tetris
Worms 2
Possibly Pokemon Pearl
Advance Wars Days of Ruin

Brenna's/Stephani's DS (I answer to either name)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat/Puzzle Kombat
Animal Crossing
Pokemon Diamond
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits
Mario Kart

World Ends With You (for Tin Pin Slammer)

Good idea. I'll be bringing the following:

Contra 4*
Tetris
Mario Kart
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin*
Planet Puzzle League*
Zelda Phantom Hourglass (Link vs Statue FTW)
Big Brain Academy
Picross
Metroid Hunters
Metroid Pinball
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 (out on June 24th)
Bangai-O (out on August 12th)
*=games that I'm looking for a good challenge on (except Contra 4, just want to rock w/a partner).

Well, that's all I can think of for now. I'll update if I think of anything else. Also, I will be spending a chunk of time playing any potential Omegathon round DS titles during the flight. Help a brother out.

Robert Khoo

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

Since I was already making some shirts, and Haterot asked me to, I made a special shirt for all of you who are flying to PAX. Just make sure you wear it to the airport.

http://www.zazzle.com/cross_country_flying_trip_airport_security_shirt-235216633201427818

Such a terrible idea.

funny, but man so not recommended.

Moe Fwacky

Yeah, I'm hoping people are smart enough to not actually wear this shirt to the airport, or to at least have something on over it, at least until after they get through security.

MaoChan

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

Yeah, I'm hoping people are smart enough to not actually wear this shirt to the airport, or to at least have something on over it, at least until after they get through security.

Cuz you said that I am going to have to get one, can you edit the pattern so it will show nice on a long sleeve-t that is tan and brown or light blue and navy?

Moe Fwacky

Done and Done

http://www.zazzle.com/cross_country_flying_trip_airport_security_light_shirt-235981262568121760

MaoChan

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

Done and Done

http://www.zazzle.com/cross_country_flying_trip_airport_security_light_shirt-235981262568121760

Wow thanks, as soon as I get paid (stupid $700 car repair messing with bank account) I'll order it for sure.

BrennaCeDria

Spoiler:

MNC Dover wrote: »

BrennaCeDria wrote: »

I say if we're making this list for the purpose of arranging in-flight games, we need to combine it with available games for those flights. My husband and I will be with Dover on the Wednesday flights from Savannah and will have with us:

Brian's DS
Tetris
Worms 2
Possibly Pokemon Pearl
Advance Wars Days of Ruin

Brenna's/Stephani's DS (I answer to either name)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat/Puzzle Kombat
Animal Crossing
Pokemon Diamond
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits
Mario Kart

World Ends With You (for Tin Pin Slammer)

Good idea. I'll be bringing the following:

Contra 4*
Tetris
Mario Kart
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin*
Planet Puzzle League*
Zelda Phantom Hourglass (Link vs Statue FTW)
Big Brain Academy
Picross
Metroid Hunters
Metroid Pinball
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 (out on June 24th)
Bangai-O (out on August 12th)
*=games that I'm looking for a good challenge on (except Contra 4, just want to rock w/a partner).

Well, that's all I can think of for now. I'll update if I think of anything else. Also, I will be spending a chunk of time playing any potential Omegathon round DS titles during the flight. Help a brother out.

I forgot to mention in my last post: Brian (my husband) said for me to issue an official warning to anyone dumb enough to play Dover in Advance Wars. I've never gone up against him, but supposedly it's asking for rape.

MNC Dover

BrennaCeDria wrote: »

I forgot to mention in my last post: Brian (my husband) said for me to issue an official warning to anyone dumb enough to play Dover in Advance Wars. I've never gone up against him, but supposedly it's asking for rape.

SHHHH!!! I can't bring roofies on the plane, so I was planning on using AW instead.

Pat McRotch

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

Yeah, I'm hoping people are smart enough to not actually wear this shirt to the airport, or to at least have something on over it, at least until after they get through security.

Some one will do that and then forget that they make you take off jackets before going through security.

jonxp

Yeah, I'll update the OP with flight infos...

Keep in mind, though, this is a public forums on the interwebz, and anyone can see your flight info for whatever reason any time they want. I can't think of anything malicious that's not far fetched off the top of my head, but keep that in mind.

CaptainTapole

jonxp wrote: »

Yeah, I'll update the OP with flight infos...

Keep in mind, though, this is a public forums on the interwebz, and anyone can see your flight info for whatever reason any time they want. I can't think of anything malicious that's not far fetched off the top of my head, but keep that in mind.

'Cause yes, the crazy folk would waste money to stalk us crazy-gamer-folk.

Anywho!!

The Flight Info for The Inane Outsider and The Boyfriend.

Departing Flight
Departure: SFO on Friday, August 29
at 8:20AM PDT
United Flight 1414
Arrive: SEA at 10:26AM PDT

Return Flight
Departure: SEA on Monday, September 1
at 7:08PM PDT
United Flight 1237
Arrive: SFO at 9:16PM PDT

Games from The Boyfriend will be eventually announced.

Games from The Inane Outsider will be also eventually announced.

EDIT:

While typing this post up, I received an EMail from Zazzle--they will ship the CCFT shirts tomorrow. Wahoo!

EDIT on 07/11 to change intinerary.

redhalo

Departing Flight:
August 28th
Jacksonville to Philadelphia
United #2047
6:15 am (est) to 8:27 am (est)

Philadelphia to Seattle
United #2764
9:39 am (eastern) to 12:32 am (pacific)

Return Flight:
September 1st
Seattle to Atlanta
Delta 1056
12:55 pm (pacific) to 8:50 pm (eastern)

Atlanta to Jacksonville
Delta 1801
10:45 pm (est) to 11:57 pm (est)

mentok1982

jonxp wrote: »

Shirt!

Don't read the back, just buy it. Moe Fwacky said so.

http://www.zazzle.com/cross_country_flying_trip_airport_security_light_shirt-235981262568121760

That shirt is awesome and I want to wear it, but I am afraid of security douchebags that don't know a joke when they see one.

Moe Fwacky

Just don't wear it at the airport. Also there's one that goes on a light shirt now too.

CaptainTapole

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

Just don't wear it at the airport. Also there's one that goes on a light shirt now too.

Curses! I wanted Lime-Green, but it had no writing in the back. Sokie. Navy blue for me!