> Turns out it would cost about $330. Which, as it happens, was only a little bit more than what it would have cost for that one-way rental that Hertz wasn’t going to give me even though they had the car.
Couple of years ago there was a professional football player that took an Uber from O'Hare to Buffalo, NY for just under $1000 to make it practice on time.
Anyway, this guy could have taken a Megabus to from Chicago to Cincinnati for $25 and then done a rideshare the rest of the way. It would have been far less expensive.
If making it on time to practice is really important, do you want to depend on a bus?
Bus Being late to pick up or leave isn’t uncommon. I assume if something goes wrong along the way you should be able to get off with your stuff without too much trouble and order a ride.
But if there’s a big traffic jam. And you might be able to save some time taking inside roads or what have you. A bus isn’t going to do that. You also won’t be able to order a ride share if you’re on the highway with traffic packed up.
I think the situation depends on how important making practice is. Sometimes you’re already on thin ice.
> I think the situation depends on how important making practice is.
Just ask Jonas Gray of the Patriots [1].
“On November 16, 2014, Gray rushed for 201 yards, and a franchise-record four touchdowns on 38 carries “
This was such a historic event that he promptly featured the cover of Sports Illustrated [2].
A little bit later he was late for practice. He was essentially benched for the rest of the season. It was also pretty much the end of his career in the NFL.
Haha Jonas Gray is actually the example on the top of my mind! I was worried my post was getting long enough so didn’t add him! It’s really unfortunate. That one game was wild as hell. And ban it’s over because Belichick is such a hard ass.
I think he was talking about the author, not the football player. The football player was going to Buffalo so I assume the bus to Ohio wouldn't be helpful.
Yes, that is what I had meant. I should have been more clear.
I should also point out that if you have to fly through Chicago frequently, you must know that disruptions anywhere in the US can have a ripple effect and cause problems at O'Hare. The airplanes have to come from somewhere first in order to have an outbound flight...
Chicago is a huge Southwest hub, and Southwest flights almost never show up on travel sites. Additionally, the "nearby airports" rarely show Milwaukee or South Bend, both of which can be reached by train from downtown Chicago. The Amtrak Hiawatha stops at MKE (slightly over an hour from downtown), though it's a bit inconvenient to get to the terminals from the train platform. The South Shore railroad (about 2 hours from downtown) stops right at the South Bend terminal, and you are maybe 100 feet from the gates. Both airports have daily nonstops to all the big hubs in the eastern US, such as Newark and Atlanta. If you feel that you are "stuck" in Chicago, dig a little deeper: you probably aren't.
