<p>but I can't help but be concerned how I will get back to the west coast from the east coast Sunday to start my new job on Monday morning.</p>
<p>I thought the stressful part of this process was supposed to be over by April 1st, or at the latest May 1st. Didn't someone, somewhere on this forum promise me that? </p>
<p>Wishing parents and students safe travels.</p>
<p>Safe travels … and patience. I can imagine the airports will be crazy this weekend with delays and cancellations. Good luck with you new job!</p>
<p>I don’t know where you are flying from on the east coast, but if the predictions are right, even if this hits the northeast as a tropical storm, it is going to screw up air travel and that could screw up flights all over the country, because of the hub and spoke system. </p>
<p>One alternative I can think of might be to try and get further west and fly from there, maybe take a train to a destination further west and fly from there, might help.</p>
<p>Is leaving a day earlier an option? I would get out of here as soon as possible, because in the very least, you will see airport delays.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions. I don’t have too much flexibility. We’re taking a red eye tonight that gets us to Boston Friday morning. Move in is on Saturday and most east to west coast flights seem to leave early in the day. I might try to get out of Boston earlier on Sunday and try to get a direct flight or connection that takes me west instead of down to Newark. </p>
<p>I have no idea what to expect. I’m used to non-stop Northwest drizzle, but NOT hurricanes. Guess both S and I (and many others) will have weekends full of excitement and new experiences.</p>
<p>We’ll keep our fingers crossed for you but it not looking good here in the Boston area for Sunday. They even moved the Sunday Red Sox game to a Saturday double header. You’ll see the Red Sox traffic during your DS move in! </p>
<p>We moved my DD in on Tuesday after the earthquake. What next?</p>
<p>Best of luck with your new job!</p>
<p>My daughter is an orientation leader at a conservatory in NY. The one with the big glass building. The admin is so worried that they have invited freshmen to move in a day earlier than planned-- so those already in NYC will get a jumpstart on what may be a stressful weekend. Last year (and last week) when we moved her in to her dorm, the weather was gorgeous. I feel for the families who will have to cope with storm!</p>
<p>Glassharmonica - I saw NYU and Columbia were adjusting move in times also. Boston sounds bad enough, but the NY area sounds even worse. I hope things go as well as possible for your daughter and her fellow students. </p>
<p>I did change my flight, but I still think I will be stuck. All the early flights out of Boston on Sunday connected in Newark. I’m on the earliest flight that did not go through Newark, but don’t think it will be early enough.</p>
<p>I have several books and lots of patience, so things will work out.</p>
<p>Sounds like your daughter will get a good opportunity to utilize those “reassuring the freshmen” skills they no doubt taught her during training. Here’s to a safe weekend for everyone!</p>
<p>stradmom, they’ve asked her to give a parent tour, too. I think reassuring the parents will be even more important than reassuring the kids. I know I’d be very nervous right now if I were moving in a freshman (thanks to all the continual hysterical news reports on the upcoming storm.) SoundMom, good luck to you! Fingers crossed.</p>
<p>These are the times when I wish my son had gone to college close to home! If it’s not traveling during a blizzard, it’s now a hurricane. He’s in the air now heading back to NY - hopefully he’ll make it back and get moved in before the storm hits. Traveling with the cello flight case certainly makes one less nimble. Bass would be worse, of course…</p>
<p>I am surprised they have not cancelled move in yet. University of Delaware has canceled move in at this time! Air travel on monday is going to be terrible, unfortunately.</p>
<p>Colleges and universities are very slow to move, especially during both unexpected and expected natural disasters. As parent of a (then sophomore) student who barely got out of New Orleans during Katrina…I say go with your gut as to whether or not the situation at your school will be safe. Don’t wait for directions from administration. Students should have their own personal,specific evacuation plan. D was in her apartment trying to find out what her school suggested. Officially she was directed to the Superdome. She called her voice teacher and she told her just to get the hell OUT and do not go to the football stadium at any cost. Well we all know what occurred at the Superdome and (incidentally) days later D’s apartment was under 10 feet of water. Good luck to everyone. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.</p>
<p>musicamusica, wowwow-- that must have been very stressful for her parents!</p>
<p>@soundmom </p>
<p>How did you fare? The weather wasn’t too bad on Saturday. Did the move in go smoothly? How were the flights out?</p>
<p>@LGSMom Move in was fine on Saturday. We got most of our errands done before the storm hit on Sunday. I could not get a flight home till today so I got back home two days late, but my new job is still there and I enjoyed my extra time in Boston. I am relieved - many had it worse.</p>