Official Roadtrip to the Championship Thread 2019

[MrSnuffleupagus]

From the completely unsurprising department:

My flight from MSP to DFW is oversold already and they are looking for volunteers to be bumped. That one may be very, very entertaining at the gate.

These are the best situations.

1. They will get you there, may be the next flight, but you'll get there fine.

2. Because its a case of the seat not being there; due to federal law they have to give you:

1 -2 hour delay: 200% of one-way fare (but no more than $675)
Over 2 hour delay: 400% of one-way fare (but no more than $1,350)

Which is amazing. You get your flight for free + cash on top. However, this is waived the moment people that those vouchers...which everyone does. Take the check.

There had been one time where they overbooked a flight of mine, you got your seat on the next available flight (which in my case was like 3 hours later) and a check for $1,300.

[Professor Chaos]

These are the best situations.

1. They will get you there, may be the next flight, but you'll get there fine.

2. Because its a case of the seat not being there; due to federal law they have to give you:

1 -2 hour delay: 200% of one-way fare (but no more than $675)
Over 2 hour delay: 400% of one-way fare (but no more than $1,350)

Which is amazing. You get your flight for free + cash on top. However, this is waived the moment people that those vouchers...which everyone does. Take the check.

There had been one time where they overbooked a flight of mine, you got your seat on the next available flight (which in my case was like 3 hours later) and a check for $1,300.

Had that happen to me on the way home from Denver after the Colorado St game back in 2012. They actually had to bump me to the next day (which I thought I remember reading back then you had to get bumped to the next day to get cash compensation) but United Airlines gave me a $1400+ check, a voucher for a room at a 4* hotel near the airport, food vouchers at the hotel restaraunt, and free shuttle transportation from the airport that night and back the next day. It "forced" me to miss a day of work on Monday (how awful) and paid for my entire trip and then some.

After that as I was reading up on it and found out that there are people who intentionally try to book flights like that just to see if they can make some money if no one takes the vouchers.

[Honeybooboo]

From the completely unsurprising department:

My flight from MSP to DFW is oversold already and they are looking for volunteers to be bumped. That one may be very, very entertaining at the gate.

My United flights were too, the next closest they could get the person to DFW was Saturday afternoon

[THEsocalledfan]

These are the best situations.

1. They will get you there, may be the next flight, but you'll get there fine.

2. Because its a case of the seat not being there; due to federal law they have to give you:

1 -2 hour delay: 200% of one-way fare (but no more than $675)
Over 2 hour delay: 400% of one-way fare (but no more than $1,350)

Which is amazing. You get your flight for free + cash on top. However, this is waived the moment people that those vouchers...which everyone does. Take the check.

There had been one time where they overbooked a flight of mine, you got your seat on the next available flight (which in my case was like 3 hours later) and a check for $1,300.

Your advice, usually, would be quite wise. However, Delta capacity to DFW up to game time will be a gamble. And you know the MSP-DFW direct American flights will also be crammed with Bison fans if they'd be willing to put you on American. For folks traveling, this is one of the few times I'd advise against taking the money. Now, on the way home I'd say take the dough and run......

[Blue]

Weather forecast for most of Oklahoma today is good for anyone driving through. Tomorrow could be a $hit show weatherwise.

For those stopping in OKC for food, would recommend:
Maples Barbecue, 1800 NW 16th ST http://www.maplesbarbecue.com (JUST OPENED before Christmas, was a food truck)
Iguana Mexican Grill, 9 NW 9th ST https://www.iguanamexicangrill.com/
Nashbird, 1 NW 9th St https://www.nashbirdchicken.com/
Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria, 1226 NE 63rd St https://www.gabriellasokc.com/
Or
Empire Slice House, 1734 NW 16th St http://www.empireslicehouse.com/

For those stopping in OKC for the night, would recommend best local brews:
Elk Valley Brewing 1210 N Hudson Ave https://www.elkvalleybrew.com/ (JUST OPENED before Christmas in their new brewery space)
Stonecloud Brewing 1012 NW 1st Street, Suite 101 https://stonecloudbrewing.com/ (Might be best beers in town)
Battered Boar Brewing 14700 Metro Plaza Boulevard, Suite E http://www.batteredboar.com/ (Unique, flavorful beers)
Prairie Artisan Ales 3 NE 8th St https://prairieales.com/okc-taproom/ (Stouts and sours are their strong points)
Vanessa House Beer Company 118 NW 8th St http://www.vanessahousebeerco.com/home (Opened just before Thanksgiving)

[Professor Chaos]

Weather forecast for most of Oklahoma today is good for anyone driving through. Tomorrow could be a $hit show weatherwise.

For those stopping in OKC for food, would recommend:
Maples Barbecue, 1800 NW 16th ST http://www.maplesbarbecue.com (JUST OPENED before Christmas, was a food truck)
Iguana Mexican Grill, 9 NW 9th ST https://www.iguanamexicangrill.com/
Nashbird, 1 NW 9th St https://www.nashbirdchicken.com/
Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria, 1226 NE 63rd St https://www.gabriellasokc.com/
Or
Empire Slice House, 1734 NW 16th St http://www.empireslicehouse.com/

For those stopping in OKC for the night, would recommend best local brews:
Elk Valley Brewing 1210 N Hudson Ave https://www.elkvalleybrew.com/ (JUST OPENED before Christmas in their new brewery space)
Stonecloud Brewing 1012 NW 1st Street, Suite 101 https://stonecloudbrewing.com/ (Might be best beers in town)
Battered Boar Brewing 14700 Metro Plaza Boulevard, Suite E http://www.batteredboar.com/ (Unique, flavorful beers)
Prairie Artisan Ales 3 NE 8th St https://prairieales.com/okc-taproom/ (Stouts and sours are their strong points)
Vanessa House Beer Company 118 NW 8th St http://www.vanessahousebeerco.com/home (Opened just before Thanksgiving)

At least the OKC forecast for Thursday is looking better now than it was a couple days ago. They were saying 3-5" of snow during the day and 1-3" of snow and ice overnight Thursday but now the forecast just says rain during the day and up to an inch of "mixed winter precip" Thursday night. We're driving there Thursday and staying in Moore Thursday night so hopefully the more recent forecast holds or gets even better.

EDIT: It looks like they're still predicting that kind of snow accumulation in the SW part of Oklahoma but central Oklahoma, for better or worse, will be rain and ice.

They issued a winter storm watch for Oklahoma effective from 6PM today until 6AM Friday:

From 6:00pm CST, Wed Jan 2 until 6:00am CST, Fri Jan 4

Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions
Issued by: Oklahoma City - OK, US, National Weather Service,
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS. * WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. &&

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...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .WEDNESDAY MAY SEE SOME MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. GREATER IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOME ADDITIONAL ICING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

[17>1]

At least the OKC forecast for Thursday is looking better now than it was a couple days ago. They were saying 3-5" of snow during the day and 1-3" of snow and ice overnight Thursday but now the forecast just says rain during the day and maybe up to inch of "mixed winter precip" Thursday night. We're driving there Thursday and staying in Moore Thursday night so hopefully the more recent forecast holds or gets better.

Curious how things will look on Friday as that is when we'll be rolling through OKC. Starting off in Topeka that morning so we can certainly adjust travel times accordingly.

[EC8CH]

At least the OKC forecast for Thursday is looking better now than it was a couple days ago. They were saying 3-5" of snow during the day and 1-3" of snow and ice overnight Thursday but now the forecast just says rain during the day and up to an inch of "mixed winter precip" Thursday night. We're driving there Thursday and staying in Moore Thursday night so hopefully the more recent forecast holds or gets even better.

Those are my exact plans as well. Staying in the Holiday Inn Express in Moore. Don't plan on getting there till 1 or 2 in the morning. Just a place to crash for a 5 or 6 hour rest, wake up and roll into Frisco about lunch time nice and hungry.

[Professor Chaos]

Curious how things will look on Friday as that is when we'll be rolling through OKC. Starting off in Topeka that morning so we can certainly adjust travel times accordingly.

Looks like it'll be fine by Friday. Winter Storm Watch expires at 6AM Friday morning and the Friday forecast for OKC is sunny with a high of 53.

[Blue]

FORECASTS AS OF 9:30 AM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2ND

Current downtown OKC forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=199&y=115&site=oun&zmx=&zmy=&map_x= 199&map_y=115#.XCzbwFVKiUk

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Light north wind. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Current Ardmore, OK forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...6#.XCzcNVVKiUk

Today: A slight chance of freezing rain before noon, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between noon and 3pm, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight: A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Freezing rain before noon, then rain. High near 35. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely before midnight, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 6 mph.


Current Gainesville, TX forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...9#.XCzcc1VKiUk

Today: A chance of freezing rain before 11am, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Tonight: A chance of rain, snow showers, and freezing rain before 4am, then a chance of freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then a chance of rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: A chance of rain before 9am, then rain and snow. High near 36. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.