Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 09:22     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I understand the frustration but I'm trying to remind myself of the people who are going to go hungry this Thanksgiving due to SNAP and food bank aid cuts.


I thought that’s what this thread would be but I didn’t see it was in travel.
We aren’t traveling this Thanksgiving but have 2 work trips prior plus my college kid will fly home on Monday of thanksvoging week. She’s pretty independent so if she gets delayed she’ll roll with it. If she couldn’t get back I’d be in for a very long drive to return her for finals though. Or maybe a sleeper car on lamtrak? Oddly the train takes twice as long as driving.
Is there any reason to think it will be significantly worse by then? It seems like all the tsa agents are scared of being fired so are working regardless of being paid. I wish someone rich would step up with interest free payday loans for Feds that make under 100K or something like that.


The problem is at some point they can't afford to keep working. TSA wasn't a particularly good paying job before the shutdown and has crazy turnover as it is. So what are they going to do? They'll have to find something that pays at all. I can't blame them for quitting.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 09:21     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:Shut down will be over by then.


No it will not

Epstein files and special elections they will not reopen fool
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 09:21     Subject: Re:Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. Who travels on during holiday periods unless they have to? And, if you are someone who for some reason cannot travel any other time, it's not big deal to wait for a future holiday period - the calendar is filled with them year-round.


Nobody travels on holidays, because holiday travel is too crowded


Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 09:20     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:I understand the frustration but I'm trying to remind myself of the people who are going to go hungry this Thanksgiving due to SNAP and food bank aid cuts.


I thought that’s what this thread would be but I didn’t see it was in travel.
We aren’t traveling this Thanksgiving but have 2 work trips prior plus my college kid will fly home on Monday of thanksvoging week. She’s pretty independent so if she gets delayed she’ll roll with it. If she couldn’t get back I’d be in for a very long drive to return her for finals though. Or maybe a sleeper car on lamtrak? Oddly the train takes twice as long as driving.
Is there any reason to think it will be significantly worse by then? It seems like all the tsa agents are scared of being fired so are working regardless of being paid. I wish someone rich would step up with interest free payday loans for Feds that make under 100K or something like that.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 07:01     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
I understand the frustration but I'm trying to remind myself of the people who are going to go hungry this Thanksgiving due to SNAP and food bank aid cuts.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 06:57     Subject: Re:Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:No. Who travels on during holiday periods unless they have to? And, if you are someone who for some reason cannot travel any other time, it's not big deal to wait for a future holiday period - the calendar is filled with them year-round.


Nobody travels on holidays, because holiday travel is too crowded
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 06:56     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would stick to your usual plans. There will be significant pressure on politicians to hash out a deal before Thanksgiving.


Exactly. I'm flying to visit my in-laws, like lots of other travelers. If you make the travel miserable on top of that, best of luck in the reelection.These shutdowns always end before Thanksgiving.


Name 1 event from the last 9 months that suggests that anything from the past is a guide for the present.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 06:55     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:que sera sera
Either people will be gracious, grateful and calm or chaos will ensue. Entitled people, yelling at agents and short fuses. We shall see.


Keeping your mouth shut at the gate won't uncancel a flight
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 06:55     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:I would stick to your usual plans. There will be significant pressure on politicians to hash out a deal before Thanksgiving.


Pressure from who? This government has shown immunity to pressure.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 06:52     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
que sera sera
Either people will be gracious, grateful and calm or chaos will ensue. Entitled people, yelling at agents and short fuses. We shall see.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 06:30     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, too late for us. We already booked. I am worried.


Same for us. Booked well in advance for a Monday-Saturday trip. Flying cross country “home” during a holiday season for the first time in 10 years. I wasn’t all that worried until the long delays that popped up everywhere this weekend.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 22:35     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:I would stick to your usual plans. There will be significant pressure on politicians to hash out a deal before Thanksgiving.


Exactly. I'm flying to visit my in-laws, like lots of other travelers. If you make the travel miserable on top of that, best of luck in the reelection.These shutdowns always end before Thanksgiving.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 19:34     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
Anonymous wrote:My college kid is flying home and I worry, but there's nothing I can do.


Same.
I have 2 that need to fly down (they only have wednesday/thursday/friday off, not a whole week.)
It's a 12 hour drive to one and 11.5 hours to the other (they are about 4 hours apart) so I really don't want to do that.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 19:04     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
We are driving, so, no, I am not worried.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 19:00     Subject: Thanksgiving ruination due to shutdown
I would stick to your usual plans. There will be significant pressure on politicians to hash out a deal before Thanksgiving.