Got outta work...
 

I got out of work early because of flash floods in San Antonio...wooohoooooooooooooo!

Re: Got outta work...
 

Stay safe...and congrats on getting out of work early.

Re: Got outta work...
 

You got outta work? Lucky dog... just make sure to hide so the First Shirt (Air Force-speak for the First Sergeant) doesn't tag you for shit details... :D

That's where I luck out that I'm working away from the rest of my unit right now...... :D

wait a minute...Omaha is nowhere near San Antonio. Or did you move and not change your location. That's probably what really happened, but I think a better story would be that they just needed an excuse.

I'm too lazy to change my location :)

Now if the rain gets any worse... hope the unit issues boats to get you to work! :D

I remember all too well the '98 flood in San Antonio... that place is notoriously poor when it comes to storm drainage and low spots on the road.

San Antone's in deep sh*t when the Olmos Basin floods... cuts off 281.

I couldnt meet with any clients today. 281 didnt get cut off in the Olmos Basin, but other places that have never been cut off before did, like 281 & Brook Hollow, & 410 between Broadway & Harry Wurzbach. It was wierd and backed everything up.

Apparently it only takes 8 inches of rain and 1 low-water crossing death to cancel most university classes for the day (UIW, UTSA, Trinity, ACCD) and the city, county and feds to send everyone home in staggered shifts early.

To Lifesaver, Adri, and other native San Antonians:

How can people here be so extremely stupid then to try to go around a low-water crossing? (Especially in a school-bus full of kids!?).....I swear, every single time there's a drop of rain, the 10 oclock news spends 20 minutes discussing the stupid people.

It's a general rule that if you wind up getting rescued from a flooded low-water crossing because of your own stupidity that SA's finest will send you the bill.

Did they ever finish the interchange at 281 and 410 by the airport? Back when I was living in SA it was a Mongolian clusterf*ck driving anywhere near there... luckily I knew the back roads to get to the airport!

I'm not sure if it's done yet or not...but it's usually pretty smooth going in that area.

Speaking of the airport, if you can find me dirt-cheap fares to chicago 16-19 of next month where I can pick my flights, I would be eternally grateful! (ORD, not MDW if possible, though either works) :)

Cheapest fare I've seen is $302 round trip to ORD for the above dates, you pay about $10 more if you fly into MDW.

Check the SATO Travel office on base; you might find military discount fares cheaper than civvy street. Here are the nearest offices at Lackland/Kelly:

Kelly AFB - LTO
Bldg 1614 Luke Dr
Passenger Terminal
Kelly AFB, TX 78241 5000
Phone: (210) 925-3652

Main Base
Bldg 1614 Luke Dr
Passanger Terminal
Kelly AFB, TX 78241 5000
Phone: (210) 925-7371

Wilford Hall
Building 4550, Rm 1A15
2200 Berquist Drive
Lackland AFB, TX 78236 5300
Phone: (210) 674-0442

Kelly AFB - AIA
319 Trabzon Street
Suite 3
San Antonio, TX 78243 7138
Phone: (210) 977-2318

San Antonio - AFSVA
10100 Reunion Place
Suite 206
San Antonio, TX 78216
Phone: (210) 340-2711

International Svc Center
San Antonio Svc Center
9000 Tesoro Dr. Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: (210) 824-8455

Family & Friends
9000 Tesoro Drive
Suite 1000
San Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: (210) 674-0747

Website: www.satotravel.com

Another site: http://www.aftravelonline.com/

You've had no better luck than me, then...though you forgot to go directly to the hourse's mouth...it's only 296.70 on united and aa .com.............

I was leaving the airline sites for last... the cheap tix sites tack on $5 for their booking fees.