Whoosh Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 First Trip of the Year! Friday - Saturday, Nov 6th and 7th vs. Michigan Tech. Bus leaves from the Ralph at 6:00 AM on Friday November 6th. Returning - leaves Houghton on Sunday morning, Nov. 8th. Cost is $150.00/person - Includes: Bus ride, game tickets, refreshments on the bus and bus driver's tip. Hotel rooms are reserved at the Best Western for $56.00/night - you pay that on your own after we get there. Send $150.00 deposit to Al Pearson now at: Al Pearson PO Box 5634 Grand Forks, ND 58206 - or call at 218-779-5740. Mark your calendars for the other planned trips: Duluth on Dec 4-5 and St. Cloud on Feb 12-13. GO SIOUX!!! BUS UPDATE!!! Al still has room on the bus to Houghton - Is the hubby going hunting? It's a good time to get away - give Al a call at 218-779-5740 - get on the bus Gus!! Quote
dakotadan Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 I have my 4 seats reserved and ready to go. This will be my first time on one of "Al's buses". They sound like a blast. Can't wait to make many new Sioux friends on the trip! Quote
tnt Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Any chance of the bus making the trip to the Gopher game later this season? I think tickets are very hard to come by, so I don't think they would go without some possibility of having tickets. Quote
MattC Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I think tickets are very hard to come by, so I don't think they would go without some possibility of having tickets. Okay thanks! I'm tempted by the Duluth trip, I've always wanted to go out there. Quote
Sioux-cia Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 $56.00!!!! Which Best Western? I may have to change my reservation. Quote
Goon Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 Okay thanks! I'm tempted by the Duluth trip, I've always wanted to go out there. is there a bus trip to Duluth this season? Quote
Sioux-cia Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 I bought a hunting shack this past year with a couple of buddies so I have to go. I can listen on the game on the radio. Rent out your share of the shack and use the money to go to Houghton!! Quote
Goon Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 Rent out your share of the shack and use the money to go to Houghton!! I don't think my buddies want to rent it. Quote
Siouxmama Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 Room on Al's bus yet. All aboard!!! And, I think he is planning a trip to Duluth too. Quote
Sioux_Yeah_Yeah Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 Anyone know how many spots are left on the bus for this weekend? Quote
Siouxmama Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 Anyone know how many spots are left on the bus for this weekend? Talked to Al this AM. Sounds like there are more than a few spots left. Hop on. Quote
disco Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 Talked to Al this AM. Sounds like there are more than a few spots left. Hop on. If you got the time I would make this one for sure. I was planning on it but have other previous engagements that somebody has meade me aware of . My favorite trip for sure and the folks that ride the bus make the trip even better. The people on Al's bus go... eat, drink, eat,....eat, drink, eat.. all the way to town. Quote
MissO Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 $56.00!!!! Which Best Western? I may have to change my reservation. I think there is only one Best Western in Houghton. Quote
Sioux-cia Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 I think there is only one Best Western in Houghton. I checked. One in Houghton and one in Hancock. Al's group is staying in Hancock. I changed my reservation and am now staying at the BW in Hancock too. Quote
MissO Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 I checked. One in Houghton and one in Hancock. Al's group is staying in Hancock. I changed my reservation and am now staying at the BW in Hancock too. Well, thanks for letting me know, we thought it was the one in Houghton. It would be nice to know where we are staying:) Quote
LadyDy Posted November 9, 2009 Author Posted November 9, 2009 I have my 4 seats reserved and ready to go. This will be my first time on one of "Al's buses". They sound like a blast. Can't wait to make many new Sioux friends on the trip! Fun wasn't it!!! Quote
Goon Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Rent out your share of the shack and use the money to go to Houghton!! In retrospect I could have shot as many deer in Houghton as I could have in Starkweather, -0- I ended up wearing a short sleeve shirt for opening day for deer hunting, Too windy, too hot, crappy deer hunting weather... Quote
Sioux-cia Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 The week-end was a good time but........ I was scheduled to fly out at 7:20A. We're on the plane, sitting and waiting, waiting, waiting...Finally, the pilot says the co-pilot's radio doesn't work, she can't hear him with her headset. We wait some more, they try to fix it, no go. The flight is cancelled, the last flights out of Hancock are all full and I can't get out until Monday afternoon!! The airline is NOT giving out vouchers for a hotel or meals and they are not reimbursing those that made alternate plans of travel. I have to be at work Monday morning to work a 12 hour shift and as a contracted employee, I have no PTO time. I don't work, I don't get paid. So, I rent a car and drive from Hancock, Mi to Florence, KY (that's where the Cincinatti airport is) to pick up my car. This is not the first time, the pilot or mechanic has identified a problem with the plane I'm on BEFORE we take off. It's always been the first flight out! Don't the airlines know about RISK MANAGEMENT/QUALITY CONTROL?!? Why the hell don't they inspect the plane the night before or right after it gets in to the airport? Why the hell do they wait until we're on the plane to check it out?!? I'm tired, I'm cranky and I have to be nice for the next 12 hours..... Quote
jimdahl Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 So, I rent a car and drive from Hancock, Mi to Florence, KY (that's where the Cincinatti airport is) to pick up my car. I got stranded there on the way home from Madison last Spring. We had the first flight out of Madison in the morning, it had been canceled when we arrived at the airport. They couldn't get us out of Madison until about 6pm, then that flight was delayed enough due to deicing that we missed the connection in Cincy by mere seconds. When we landed I was checking the status on my phone and the next flight was still at the gate -- we were literally going from one end of the U to the other, ran the entire thing, missed it by minutes. Since the delay was the airport's fault instead of the airline's, we had to get our own hotel and stay in KY overnight. Once all was said and done, I ended up missing 3 days of work to go to a couple weekend hockey games in Madison. Quote
Dave Berger Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I got stranded there on the way home from Madison last Spring. We had the first flight out of Madison in the morning, it had been canceled when we arrived at the airport. They couldn't get us out of Madison until about 6pm, then that flight was delayed enough due to deicing that we missed the connection in Cincy by mere seconds. When we landed I was checking the status on my phone and the next flight was still at the gate -- we were literally going from one end of the U to the other, ran the entire thing, missed it by minutes. Since the delay was the airport's fault instead of the airline's, we had to get our own hotel and stay in KY overnight. Once all was said and done, I ended up missing 3 days of work to go to a couple weekend hockey games in Madison. And it was all worth it! Dave Quote
Sioux-cia Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I got stranded there on the way home from Madison last Spring. We had the first flight out of Madison in the morning, it had been canceled when we arrived at the airport. They couldn't get us out of Madison until about 6pm, then that flight was delayed enough due to deicing that we missed the connection in Cincy by mere seconds. When we landed I was checking the status on my phone and the next flight was still at the gate -- we were literally going from one end of the U to the other, ran the entire thing, missed it by minutes. Since the delay was the airport's fault instead of the airline's, we had to get our own hotel and stay in KY overnight. Once all was said and done, I ended up missing 3 days of work to go to a couple weekend hockey games in Madison. I've been on planes that were delayed because we were waiting for people from other planes. They should have done that for you. I don't expect to get reimbursed for anything but I'm still writing to the airline, enclosing all my receipts and asking for reimbursement for my extra expenses or my flight back that I couldn't take. All that and I'm still not sorry I went to the games. (Thank goodness for smiley emoticons, 'cause I certainly don't have one in me this morning!). Quote
Bob in Wisconsin Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 The week-end was a good time but........ I was scheduled to fly out at 7:20A. We're on the plane, sitting and waiting, waiting, waiting...Finally, the pilot says the co-pilot's radio doesn't work, she can't hear him with her headset. We wait some more, they try to fix it, no go. The flight is cancelled, the last flights out of Hancock are all full and I can't get out until Monday afternoon!! The airline is NOT giving out vouchers for a hotel or meals and they are not reimbursing those that made alternate plans of travel. I have to be at work Monday morning to work a 12 hour shift and as a contracted employee, I have no PTO time. I don't work, I don't get paid. So, I rent a car and drive from Hancock, Mi to Florence, KY (that's where the Cincinatti airport is) to pick up my car. This is not the first time, the pilot or mechanic has identified a problem with the plane I'm on BEFORE we take off. It's always been the first flight out! Don't the airlines know about RISK MANAGEMENT/QUALITY CONTROL?!? Why the hell don't they inspect the plane the night before or right after it gets in to the airport? Why the hell do they wait until we're on the plane to check it out?!? I'm tired, I'm cranky and I have to be nice for the next 12 hours..... I'm sorry to hear that, that blows. It was great seeing you and Mr. and Mrs. Siouxmama this weekend, we'll have to do it again! Quote
Sioux-cia Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I'm sorry to hear that, that blows. It was great seeing you and Mr. and Mrs. Siouxmama this weekend, we'll have to do it again! I should have just stayed and hung out with you and the family! For sure we'll do it again! Quote
dakotadan Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Fun wasn't it!!! That is an understatement. Is there such a thing as "too much fun"? Cause if there is, I may have hit that point this weekend. Quote
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