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#Post#: 13517--------------------------------------------------
Cancel or take your chances? Update #54
DIR By: NyaChan
Date: September 11, 2018, 5:53 pm
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A bunch of friends and I were invited to a wedding for a former
classmate. We were all so happy and excited to get to help her
and her husband-to-be celebrate. Unfortunately, the wedding is
this weekend. In Virginia. I’ve been getting worried texts all
morning from people concerned about the safety of flying into
the area (many planned to land in Richmond and then drive to the
town about 2 hours away, others picked DC). One person
mentioned that it would be gracious of the bride to tell guests
not to come in from out of town to take away the burden of them
having to call and say they don’t want to risk it. Another
person then said he was surprised she hadn’t cancelled
altogether as there are only a handful of local guests - wedding
was placed to accommodate groom’s mother who has mobility issues
and difficulty traveling. Ive never been involved in a wedding
where something like this was happening and am curious what the
forum would think or do in a similar situation.
Sum up: If there’s a hurricane between the wedding and the
majority of your guests, do you just wait and see who shows up
or do you try to proactively reschedule/cancel to ease travel
risks?
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: Rose Red
Date: September 11, 2018, 6:33 pm
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I'm not too familiar with hurricanes or Virginia but is the
wedding in the path of a mandatory evacuation zone? Are people
even allowed drive or fly to the area?
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: JeanFromBNA
Date: September 11, 2018, 6:59 pm
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Richmond's too close, and she should re-schedule, and you should
cancel. You don't want to be caught in an evacuation if it
comes to that, and the flight delays and cancellations will
affect travel throughout the region. It sucks to sleep in an
airport. I feel sorry for her. I hope that she has insurance.
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: NyaChan
Date: September 11, 2018, 9:59 pm
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--- Quote from: Rose Red link ---
>
> I'm not too familiar with hurricanes or Virginia but is the
wedding in the path of a mandatory evacuation zone? Are people
even allowed drive or fly to the area?
>
--- End Quote ---
Well my flight isn’t cancelled (yet) so presumably the airline
is holding out the possibility of making the trip. The couple
just emailed everyone to see if anyone’s flight has been
cancelled and indicated that they may be able to reroute
through DC so I think they are planning to proceed as planned.
I thought DC was in emergency mode too though and I’m torn now.
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: NyaChan
Date: September 11, 2018, 10:02 pm
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--- Quote from: JeanFromBNA link ---
>
> Richmond's too close, and she should re-schedule, and you
should cancel. You don't want to be caught in an evacuation if
it comes to that, and the flight delays and cancellations will
affect travel throughout the region. It sucks to sleep in an
airport. I feel sorry for her. I hope that she has insurance.
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes, I really can’t afford to get stuck over the weekend because
I have work commitments and houseguests the following week.
Part of me is hoping that my flight out gets cancelled so I
don’t have to be the bad guy. I was invited to a pre-wedding
event in August but had to cancel my trip out at the last minute
so I feel very guilty.
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: Amara
Date: September 11, 2018, 10:31 pm
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I would cancel. Playing footsie with a hurricane just isn't
worth it.
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: Luci
Date: September 12, 2018, 7:50 am
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I would wait to see what the devastation is in the area you
would be traveling and storms are unpredictable within hundreds
of miles. There is time for the damage to be assessed and things
figured out. The airlines know it’s still iffy as does the
bride. And yes, I know hurricanes and tornadoes. We worked Sandy
in 2012 as well as several others.
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: Hmmm
Date: September 12, 2018, 8:31 am
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I'd make my decision based on exactly where in Virginia the
wedding is being held. Right now, they are stating to expect 2
to 4 inches of rain in central Virginia. However, if the wedding
is toward the coast or in Southern Virginia, I'd probably cancel
as they are predicting the heaviest rain in Virginia to be
around the Blue Ridge Mountains near Roanoke.
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: Rose Red
Date: September 12, 2018, 9:08 am
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Also, I don't think flights cancel until the last minute since
nobody knows what the weather is like from one minute to the
next. They are not going to cancel a week in advance because of
weather reports since that's the one occupation that can be
wrong 100% of the time. It's a waiting game. The hurricane has
already been downgraded (even though it's still going to be
really bad).
So you have to decide if you want to hope for the best and risk
it, or cancel so you don't get stuck.
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Re: Cancel or take your chances?
DIR By: CamelliaHouse
Date: September 12, 2018, 9:46 am
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--- Quote from: Hmmm link ---
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> I'd make my decision based on exactly where in Virginia the
wedding is being held. Right now, they are stating to expect 2
to 4 inches of rain in central Virginia. However, if the wedding
is toward the coast or in Southern Virginia, I'd probably cancel
as they are predicting the heaviest rain in Virginia to be
around the Blue Ridge Mountains near Roanoke.
>
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I entirely agree with Hmmm. Your safety takes precedence. I
suggest waiting until the last possible minute to make your
decision - when are you flying? It should become very clear in
the next day or two what the weather situation will be like in
the area of the wedding. Maybe the area will be spared and will
suffer only a bit of rain. If you see that the weather is
already bad, don't hesitate to cancel and tell the bride and
groom that you are so sorry to miss their special day, but have
to make the best decision for your safety and to ensure that you
can get back home to your family in a timely way, and in one
piece!
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