what the wtf posted

ok. this is the most messed up, no-sense making trip ever. seriously, i am so baffled by it that i had to blog it, haha.

kevi's gf is flying up here from florida and kevi is picking her up from the airport. this is where normality stops.

from the airport, kevi and his gf are driving straight to florida. and by "straight to florida" i mean that they're stopping in texas to pick up kevi's mom, haha. then, once they get to florida, they're hanging out for 4-5 days. after that, kevi's mom is flying back to texas and kevi and his gf will drive back to des moines.

obviously this doesn't make a whole lot of sense so i tried to figure it out mathematically.

~700 mi - dsm to mt vernon
~1,140 mi - mt vernon to orlando
~1,400 mi - orlando to dsm

that is roughly 3,240 miles at about .40 cents a mile (gas, depreciation, and wear/tear on kevi's car) = $1,296
plus julie's flight from orlando to dsm - $106
plus his mom's flight from florida back to texas - $200
bringing the total cash spent to $1,602 plus food (and hotels if they stay at one - but kevi usually drives straight through, this is where he will save money)

kevi told me plane tickets from dsm to florida are $106 a piece (regardless of round trip or not). if that is the case we can assume kevi needs 1 to florida and kevi and julie will each need 1 to come back. kevi's mom also needs a round trip ticket - let's say hers is $200 each way.

so... $718 in flights VS. $1,602 and 50-60 hours of solid driving....
but kevi says it will be fun...
Tags: Florida, Kevin Switzer, Texas

comments

  • they sure as hell better have about $800 of fun in that car...and i'm not sure thats legal in most states

    nick posted

  • the last time i had "$800 of fun" it was definitely not legal and that wasn't even in a car.

    derek posted

  • Maybe they could add a stop in Nevada; I hear it is legal there.

    cedric posted

  • Legal with your girlfriend and mom both involved for part of the trip? I think I need to stay away from that kind of fun.

    mike posted

  • Kevi must be losing brain fat too.

    dick4d posted

  • well if they take 30 over to 20 from mount vernon, tx they should be in arkansas for about 30 minutes...



    but that is a LOT of fun with your mom and gf in just 30 minutes of time.

    derek posted

  • menage a trois in arkansas...not sure life gets much better than that

    nick posted

  • i just read that twice and was like, "wtf is a 'manage a troy?'"

    derek posted

  • For those of you who were on the trip, maybe you remember that Kevi complained the whole trip from my house to Leech Lake.

    Josh posted

  • really.. that shit seems weird. i don't trust cars. nor kevi.

    Harper Reed posted

  • I absolutely see where Kevi will save his money in hotel expenses. Unfortunately he forgot there's more to the trip that sleeping in a hotel, with his gf, and his mom. Maybe that's where he got scared.

    Nathan posted

  • hahah



    i didn't complain the entire way to leech lake... i slept the entire way. and when i did complain, it's because the "2 hour trip" was actually a 7 hour trip."



    also... the $800 in fun is coming from spending time with my mom and gf, and getting to see a lot of the country. that's a fun experience.



    and I'M not paying for the gas, so wtf do I care?

    kevi posted