Traveling for Thanksgiving?

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Read it and weep!


www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/thanksgiving-weather-forecast-big-storm-could-disrupt-travel-in-central-us/ar-BBX3I4Q?ocid=spartanntp

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countrygirl2 heads up!

[zibazinski]

I’m driving to North Carolina. Absolutely dreading it. The upside is the Biltmore and Downton Abbey exhibit

[haapai]

I'm not weeping at all.  I'd already begged out of doing the five or six hour drive directly north during a very tight (36-hour) break from work.  Your news just cements the impossibility of doing so.  Maybe my absence will be forgiven after all. 

[countrygirl2]

I already saw that, and its horrible up there from Watertown down I 81 and over I 90 to Erie.  Lake effect snow all in through there.

I understand if they can't make it.

[Cookies Galore]

Phew, I'm flying home from Tulsa Tuesday morning with a layover in Charlotte, so I should be golden.

[Tennesseer]

The weather report is why I have always disliked driving and/or flying over the Thanksgiving - New Years holidays.

[countrygirl2]

Honestly, I love my kids but if they don't come won't upset me.  I just don't feel like hosting that many people and having to cook, do laundry, etc.  I'm not sure I can for 4 days, that is sad.

[chiver78]

so happy I am not going anywhere this year. even just the hour I have been driving the past couple years. the weather here is not going to be pleasant over the next week or so.

[Anne_in_VA]

Our weather should be OK and we’re just going to SIL’s, only 1/2 hour away.

[Miss Tequila]

Nov 20, 2019 19:36:10 GMT -5 countrygirl2 said:

Honestly, I love my kids but if they don't come won't upset me.  I just don't feel like hosting that many people and having to cook, do laundry, etc.  I'm not sure I can for 4 days, that is sad.

Why don’t you have it catered? Or make reservations? Holidays should be about being together, not putting a lot of stress on you. I cook every holiday but once I’m no longer up to it, I will be having it catered

[countrygirl2]

Hubs said cook steaks and baked potatoes, yeah for Thanksgiving.

There is no one around here to cater that day.  And in the nearest town noplace will be open. Remember this is rural southern Indiana.  Hopefully I will feel better by next weekend.

Hubs wouldn't go out anyway, he says on holidays people should not have to work even in restaurants!!!

[HoneyBBQ]

Heading to Chicago for work on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Flying. Into ORD. Send wine.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Nov 21, 2019 11:59:11 GMT -5 HoneyBBQ said:

Heading to Chicago for work on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Flying. Into ORD. Send wine.

One word: Teleconference.

Seriously. You won’t get there until Monday, anyway. 😖

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Nov 20, 2019 20:27:51 GMT -5 countrygirl2 said:

Hubs said cook steaks and baked potatoes, yeah for Thanksgiving.

There is no one around here to cater that day.  And in the nearest town noplace will be open. Remember this is rural southern Indiana.  Hopefully I will feel better by next weekend.

Hubs wouldn't go out anyway, he says on holidays people should not have to work even in restaurants!!!

Why not?  What is so special about turkey?

Last Thanksgiving, I invited 8 for dinner and made prime rib.  Only thing I made that was Thanksgivingish was we had either pumpkin or cherry pie for dessert.  

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

We are not traveling this year.  My MIL is coming down and we are going out for dinner.  

My sister invited us to MN for Thanksgiving.  Other than the fact that I don’t want to kennel the animals so close to the time that they are going to get kenneled next month, I really don’t want to deal with the airports so close to the holiday.  We leave on 12/18 for Chile, this is far enough away from Christmas that it shouldn’t be too horrible.

[countrygirl2]

I was mainly doing it for son, he doesn't get traditional home cooking except when I go up.  He always requests certain things. I know he misses them, so was just trying to do that.

Was going to have turkey with dressing, noodles, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, gravy, maybe baked beans, and corn. We always have a salad also. The beans, corn, and mac and cheese, salad I can make the day before and just reheat.  Can make the noodles too and cook them the next day as I do the turkey, dressing prepped night before, mashed potatoes and gravy. If I organize it well shouldn't be to bad. I feel some better today. Then there will be enough to eat on while they are here for 2 or 3 days. Would love to bake bread, but can do the frozen kind and let it rise, that's easy.  The day before I can make some pies, I have already pie crust, filling I've canned so easy and quick.  Am thinking of buying a fresh turkey then won't have to deal with defrosting it. Just have to see. Hubs really likes the traditional meal too, even thought he says it doesn't matter, I guess all of us do actually.

[empress of self-improvement]

I'm traveling from the bedroom to the bathroom to the kitchen then the living room. It will be arduous but I can do it! 😁

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Nov 21, 2019 13:52:02 GMT -5 empress of self-improvement said:

I'm traveling from the bedroom to the bathroom to the kitchen then the living room. It will be arduous but I can do it! 😁

And you won't have to put on an extra 10 lbs of clothes plus boots to deal with the weather, whatever it decides to do

[happyhoix]

Nov 20, 2019 16:02:14 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

I’m driving to North Carolina. Absolutely dreading it. The upside is the Biltmore and Downton Abbey exhibit

I don't know if you've been to the Biltmore in a while, but now you have to purchase tickets on line, in advance. No more purchasing them at the gate.  The upside, though, is I think they schedule you in at specific times, so maybe you won't get stuck in a giant crowd all trying to enter at the same time.

And previously, you could purchase a ticket for a special event - like $25 bucks for a wine and chocolate tasting at the old cow barns, current winery. Now, you have to purchase the $75 general house admonition in addition to the special event charge, even if you don't want to visit the house.  

But the house will be beautiful - they should have it decorated for Christmas by now.

Also, if you or your family likes beer, Asheville is the #2 city with the  highest per capita number of microbreweries in the country....

[raeoflyte]

Nov 21, 2019 13:41:22 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

We are not traveling this year.  My MIL is coming down and we are going out for dinner.  

My sister invited us to MN for Thanksgiving.  Other than the fact that I don’t want to kennel the animals so close to the time that they are going to get kenneled next month, I really don’t want to deal with the airports so close to the holiday.  We leave on 12/18 for Chile, this is far enough away from Christmas that it shouldn’t be too horrible.

Where in Chile?  My in-laws are visiting family in Santiago soon and dh is worried about the curfew and everything happening right now.  

[TheOtherMe]

Nov 21, 2019 13:52:02 GMT -5 empress of self-improvement said:

I'm traveling from the bedroom to the bathroom to the kitchen then the living room. It will be arduous but I can do it! 😁

This might be my plan.  

[gambler]

Suppose to be warm here so going to take the boat up the delta to the camp and participate in the annual whiskey drinking( wild turkey of course) boot stompnig, blood letting(always at least one fight ) good time (warming up for christmas). Say every year I am thought but like a old fire dog I always answer the bell

[zibazinski]

Nov 21, 2019 14:43:25 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Nov 20, 2019 16:02:14 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

I’m driving to North Carolina. Absolutely dreading it. The upside is the Biltmore and Downton Abbey exhibit

I don't know if you've been to the Biltmore in a while, but now you have to purchase tickets on line, in advance. No more purchasing them at the gate.  The upside, though, is I think they schedule you in at specific times, so maybe you won't get stuck in a giant crowd all trying to enter at the same time.

And previously, you could purchase a ticket for a special event - like $25 bucks for a wine and chocolate tasting at the old cow barns, current winery. Now, you have to purchase the $75 general house admonition in addition to the special event charge, even if you don't want to visit the house.  

But the house will be beautiful - they should have it decorated for Christmas by now.

Also, if you or your family likes beer, Asheville is the #2 city with the  highest per capita number of microbreweries in the country....

We have annual passes but still it costs more to see the exhibit

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Nov 21, 2019 14:59:40 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

Nov 21, 2019 13:41:22 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

We are not traveling this year.  My MIL is coming down and we are going out for dinner.  

My sister invited us to MN for Thanksgiving.  Other than the fact that I don’t want to kennel the animals so close to the time that they are going to get kenneled next month, I really don’t want to deal with the airports so close to the holiday.  We leave on 12/18 for Chile, this is far enough away from Christmas that it shouldn’t be too horrible.

Where in Chile?  My in-laws are visiting family in Santiago soon and dh is worried about the curfew and everything happening right now.  

Santiago....but we are just going to be there for 2 days until we get on the ship.  I have keeping an eye on things.

[saveinla]

Nov 21, 2019 18:23:21 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

Nov 21, 2019 14:59:40 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

Where in Chile?  My in-laws are visiting family in Santiago soon and dh is worried about the curfew and everything happening right now.  

Santiago....but we are just going to be there for 2 days until we get on the ship.  I have keeping an eye on things.

Visit at least one of the houses of Pablo Neruda if possible. I couldn't go to Santiago earlier this year due to work and I am kicking myself that I missed out. 

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

ODS has decided to stay in Maryland for Thanksgiving (there’s a new girlfriend in his life who lives a half hour from their college).

I will miss him but it’s just as well since Thanksgiving is so late and finals start the following week.

YDS will come home. It’s only a 4-5 hour ride for him.

[happyhoix]

Nov 21, 2019 16:44:42 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

Nov 21, 2019 14:43:25 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

I don't know if you've been to the Biltmore in a while, but now you have to purchase tickets on line, in advance. No more purchasing them at the gate.  The upside, though, is I think they schedule you in at specific times, so maybe you won't get stuck in a giant crowd all trying to enter at the same time.

And previously, you could purchase a ticket for a special event - like $25 bucks for a wine and chocolate tasting at the old cow barns, current winery. Now, you have to purchase the $75 general house admonition in addition to the special event charge, even if you don't want to visit the house.  

But the house will be beautiful - they should have it decorated for Christmas by now.

Also, if you or your family likes beer, Asheville is the #2 city with the  highest per capita number of microbreweries in the country....

We have annual passes but still it costs more to see the exhibit

Beautiful around Christmas - but my favorite is spring when the azaleas are blooming. They have azaleas as big as VW bugs.

[zibazinski]

Nov 22, 2019 15:39:55 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Nov 21, 2019 16:44:42 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

We have annual passes but still it costs more to see the exhibit

Beautiful around Christmas - but my favorite is spring when the azaleas are blooming. They have azaleas as big as VW bugs.

I hope to Visit then too

[Blonde Granny]

I have to walk across the street......must be sure to look both ways before I cross.