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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]“Scrambling” to find train tickets, driving hours and hours, paying $200+, etc. just so your kid can get home a day or a few hours earlier than planned is really strange to me. [/quote][/b]

I clearly said "later dates", as in Tuesday, Nov. 20th.  Train tickets were purchased a month ago (you have to do that for major holidays just in case you don't know what you are talking about which is readily apparent) for the 20th with a return on the 25th.  Well, one, two, three and then FOUR professors cancelled classes this week so suddenly junior is ready to come home on Friday the 16th (because one prof took until the 16th to decide to cancel the class on the 20th).  None of this correlates with the university calendar which says last class dates are Tuesday, the 20th.  So YES we had previously purchased tickets according to univ. calendar and yes we had to scramble because all of the trains were books for the 16th, 17th, 19th, etc. etc. so we had to eat the previously purchased tickets (nonrefundable) and yes we had to drive down and pick up DC and drive back so we could have a whole week with DC - who ACTUALLY wants to still spend time with his family so was thrilled that classes were cancelled. What about that do you not understand?[/quote]

[b]Hey PP. I'm with ya (this is OP).  My kid likes his family and high school friends, too.  It was frustrating to go through the effort to respect the schedule for no apparent reason.[/quote][/b]

+1.  We're with you too.  I'm thrilled that that DS wanted to come home five days early and be with us, but everything was settled for him to train back (even buses weren't available back around 6 weeks ago when we booked - Greyhound was booked up so we opted for train).  As each professor announced no class for the week of the 18th we thought "great, but what about the ticket for the 20th" and then when the last professor announced, DS was ready to leave on Friday the 16th.   And by then nothing was available via bus, train, plane, even friends (most of home drove the minute their own classes were cancelled).[/quote]

I'm glad you got to spend the time you did, and I hope y'all had fun. My kid arrived home midday on Thursday.  It has been wonderful having him around.[/quote]

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