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Originally Posted by SirNik84
I was suppose to be in LA right now! but the flight got canceled, they bumped me to a 12:30 flight... the guys I needed to meet with for work get off work at 2:00. meaning I would get to the job site as the were closing the gates. F that! I'll be driving down on Sunday. my friend will put me up for the night and then I will go to the job site early Monday. I should get my work done in time to be back for dinner on Monday night.
I'd rather fly the SD down instead of Southwest. the old Mercedes is more reliable.
Plane trip
2 hours at airport before flight (thanks TSA)
1hr 15min in the air
1 hour to get a rental car and get to the job site.
30 min traffic and fudge factor
Total Time one way 4hr 45min
Plane tickets $319
Car rental $37
Total Cost $356
Driving the SD
6hr drive time
30 min traffic and fudge factor
Total time one way 6hr 30min
Diesel cost $85 (3.20 per gallon with 30MPG and 800 miles)
extra diesel $15 for fudge factor
Total Cost to drive the SD $100
Not driving a rental car in LA traffic... PRICELESS
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If you are self-employed (as I am) the deductions using the IRS per mile allowed on the SD AND the $75.00 per day (or so) for meals while on business travel - puts you way ahead of the plane trip. Especially since you are staying with a friend instead of a hotel.
I have a large construction project going on in a small community on the Mississippi River between Vicksburg, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I will likely be on the jobsite for perhaps up to 10 days - maybe requiring two trips, all to be certain/ensure the installation is being done properly. (There are extremely large dollars at stake after months of architectural work.) I can stay right on the jobsite, versus small southern towns where there are oft times some of the crappiest motel rooms this side of h***
- were I not to have my own diesel motorcoach to stay in on-the-road.
Plus you can see the country - especially if you can get off the Interstate highways on alternate scenic routes - instead of looking at the back of 18-wheelers all day on the Interstate...