West Michigan Summer Z Meetup

JARblue · 06-12-2020, 10:23 AM

Ok so my flight options on Southwest are whack. I booked 6 different flights on different days to try and make something work. From what I can tell there's only 1 flight going into Grand Rapids from the most reasonable connecting cities on most weekdays. More available on the weekends, but nothing that around that weekend cause July 4th (there are flights on the 4th but not much before or after).

Anyone driving up from or through the Chicago area want some company on the drive up? I can be in Chicago around 10 am on Wednesday. The other option is 6 pm Thurs

Although if I wind up taking the Thurs flight to Midway I will probably stay the night and take a Fri flight into Grand Rapids that gets me there around 6 pm.

Ghostvette · 06-12-2020, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Ok so my flight options on Southwest are whack. I booked 6 different flights on different days to try and make something work. From what I can tell there's only 1 flight going into Grand Rapids from the most reasonable connecting cities on most weekdays. More available on the weekends, but nothing that around that weekend cause July 4th (there are flights on the 4th but not much before or after).

Anyone driving up from or through the Chicago area want some company on the drive up? I can be in Chicago around 10 am on Wednesday. The other option is 6 pm Thurs

Although if I wind up taking the Thurs flight to Midway I will probably stay the night and take a Fri flight into Grand Rapids that gets me there around 6 pm.

I'm driving through Indy, I'm leaving Thursday around noon-ish and I'll be in Indy about 6 hours later. I'm trying to avoid Crook County....

Indy airport an option?

JARblue · 06-12-2020, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

I'm driving through Indy, I'm leaving Thursday around noon-ish and I'll be in Indy about 6 hours later. I'm trying to avoid Crook County....

Indy airport an option?

I can get there around 2 pm with a connecting flight through ATL. It's way more points, but I'm just gonna go ahead and book it. I can cancel any of the flights (as long as it's 10 minutes prior to boarding or before lol) and get my points back immediately.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep you posted on what my final plans look like over the next week or so

Btw... those boxes already shipped. I meant to send you tracking info, which I will text now

Ghostvette · 06-12-2020, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I can get there around 2 pm with a connecting flight through ATL. It's way more points, but I'm just gonna go ahead and book it. I can cancel any of the flights (as long as it's 10 minutes prior to boarding or before lol) and get my points back immediately.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep you posted on what my final plans look like over the next week or so

Btw... those boxes already shipped. I meant to send you tracking info, which I will text now

Cool deal. Thanks

-ZS-Carpenter · 06-12-2020, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Ok so my flight options on Southwest are whack. I booked 6 different flights on different days to try and make something work. From what I can tell there's only 1 flight going into Grand Rapids from the most reasonable connecting cities on most weekdays. More available on the weekends, but nothing that around that weekend cause July 4th (there are flights on the 4th but not much before or after).

Anyone driving up from or through the Chicago area want some company on the drive up? I can be in Chicago around 10 am on Wednesday. The other option is 6 pm Thurs

Although if I wind up taking the Thurs flight to Midway I will probably stay the night and take a Fri flight into Grand Rapids that gets me there around 6 pm.

check toledo thursday night or friday morning. I'm driving from Custar to GR thursday after work. Could do friday morning or midday too

BettyZ · 06-12-2020, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Ok so my flight options on Southwest are whack. I booked 6 different flights on different days to try and make something work. From what I can tell there's only 1 flight going into Grand Rapids from the most reasonable connecting cities on most weekdays. More available on the weekends, but nothing that around that weekend cause July 4th (there are flights on the 4th but not much before or after).

Anyone driving up from or through the Chicago area want some company on the drive up? I can be in Chicago around 10 am on Wednesday. The other option is 6 pm Thurs

Although if I wind up taking the Thurs flight to Midway I will probably stay the night and take a Fri flight into Grand Rapids that gets me there around 6 pm.

Z won't be ready by then?

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eastwest2300 · 06-12-2020, 08:14 PM

all this planning going on... damn.

JARblue · 06-12-2020, 08:57 PM

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Z won't be ready by then?

It is possible that it will be. But I decided, and Kevin strongly agreed, that it was not smart to make the trip a deadline to have the work done. Rushing things only adds risk. And one of the dumber things I could do would be to rush a bunch of work under the hood and then immediately turn around and take it on a 1900 mile road trip.

You know when planes break down most often? Right after their annual inspection and maintenance

jchammond · 06-13-2020, 03:40 AM

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It is possible that it will be. But I decided, and Kevin strongly agreed, that it was not smart to make the trip a deadline to have the work done. Rushing things only adds risk. And one of the dumber things I could do would be to rush a bunch of work under the hood and then immediately turn around and take it on a 1900 mile road trip.

You know when planes break down most often? Right after their annual inspection and maintenance

I always rush my work

Zoren 370 · 06-13-2020, 03:43 AM

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I always rush my work

Yeah you do thats why you forget the windows at your garage!

jchammond · 06-13-2020, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Yeah you do thats why you forget the windows at your garage!

I have a 12’x10’ window & a 36”x82” one as well

Zoren 370 · 06-13-2020, 04:00 AM

I stand corrected!

JARblue · 06-13-2020, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jchammond

I always rush my work

You get ahead of yourself and end up building things backwards

JARblue · 06-13-2020, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by -ZS-Carpenter

check toledo thursday night or friday morning. I'm driving from Custar to GR thursday after work. Could do friday morning or midday too

Thanks for the offer

Unfortunately, Southwest's only Ohio hubs are Columbus and Cleveland.

eastwest2300 · 06-13-2020, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

It is possible that it will be. But I decided, and Kevin strongly agreed, that it was not smart to make the trip a deadline to have the work done. Rushing things only adds risk. And one of the dumber things I could do would be to rush a bunch of work under the hood and then immediately turn around and take it on a 1900 mile road trip.

You know when planes break down most often? Right after their annual inspection and maintenance

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Ok so my flight options on Southwest are whack. I booked 6 different flights on different days to try and make something work. From what I can tell there's only 1 flight going into Grand Rapids from the most reasonable connecting cities on most weekdays. More available on the weekends, but nothing that around that weekend cause July 4th (there are flights on the 4th but not much before or after). Anyone driving up from or through the Chicago area want some company on the drive up? I can be in Chicago around 10 am on Wednesday. The other option is 6 pm Thurs Although if I wind up taking the Thurs flight to Midway I will probably stay the night and take a Fri flight into Grand Rapids that gets me there around 6 pm. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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