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Valentine's Day Winter Storm Creating Travel Mess

February 14, 2007 at 10:27 AM | 0 Comments

Stuck in the Northeast today? Bad weather has got some travelers cursing up a storm, and some calling this the worst Valentine's Day ever. We've seen worse conditions in Winters past, but the timing isn't so good on this one. Right now it seems to be hailing in New York, which means this storm even lacks white romantic snow. Instead, if you go out to quaintly sip a hot chocolate in your favorite cafe, you are likely to get pelted in the eye, and blinded, by a giant, rock-hard snow pellet.

If you've got a flight today, remember to keep up with your airline and check in as much as possible before you even think about leaving for the airport. Flight Explorer helps, as does Weather.com.

If you're en route with your significant other and your plans are in serious jeopardy but you don't have the option of leaving the airport yet, try treating her/him to a little lounge fanciness. Buy a fully refundable first class ticket on the airline with the sickest lounge in the airport you're currently toiling in. Use it to get the boarding pass that will get you into the lounge, and then cancel before your fake flight departs. Oh, and then let us know if that trick works.

[Photo: roddh]

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