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U.S. Holiday Weekend Drivers Aren't Learning

Where: United States

5/24/2007 at 9:07 AM
Tags: Travel News, Holiday Travel (all tags)

If you've ever traveled on Memorial Day weekend, you know what fun is in store: Not only will it take you twice as long to get wherever you're going, you'll be paying through the nose to do it. Unfortunately, because of some peculiar summer-induced amnesia, Americans are still traveling in large numbers over the holiday weekend, says yesterday's Newsday.

Some 38.3 million Americans will be celebrating the holiday more than 100 miles from home, according to AAA, a slight increase over last year even though gas prices are up for the 84 percent who are driving. The 4.4 million fliers will face fuel surcharges, both in ticket processing fees and in the ridiculously inflated snack shops on the far side of security.

Why not head to New Jersey? It's the only state where the average gas price is under $3, says CNN, and they'll even pump your gas for you (as one of the only full-service states left). Then again, if you have to burn a full tank to get there...

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travelina
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"Nation Mobilizes for Beautiful Weekend" (none / 0)

The Onion has the scoop: "The nation's domestic forces are responding to the imminent arrival of pleasant weekend weather conditions by launching the largest coordinated surge on America's outdoor recreation destinations in recent history, sources reported Thursday....The multi-front offensive on parks, beaches, and public pools is scheduled to occur in three waves. First, families wanting to secure parking in close proximity to high-value picnic checkpoints will move out under cover of darkness. The second rush of citizens will rendezvous at strategically shady regions of public parks by mid-morning. Coastal weekend warriors will then begin storming the beaches, which should be filled to capacity by noon Saturday..."
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nation_mobilizes_for_beautiful

by travelina on 5/25/2007 at 4:00 AM