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Doing the Math
Apr. 8th, 2025 06:43 pmLisa is skipping Worldcon this year, because she wants to try the European rail trip that she did last year, this time without all of the drama and disruption that ruined at least a third of it until we could get her settled in. We've booked the same extended-stay hotel that we eventually found in Munich, bought another two-month first-class Eurail pass (a bargain at $800), and her airline ticket (the part she hates).
With Lisa being away during Worldcon, it doesn't make sense for me to drive to Seattle. I can get back some of the PTO days (and I was already tight for time, especially after having to take several days for the hernia surgery) and then fly up and back. Today I sat down to book the flight. After booking the flight initially, it asked if I wanted to upgrade to first class for about $270 round trip. I got to thinking about this. For various reasons (mostly things I'm doing for Kayla's sake; I'm not complaining), there is a very good chance that I'm going to need two checked bags, which would cost $160 in baggage charges. There even is apparently a meal for first-class passengers (coach gets pretzels for the relatively short flight RNO-SEA). Along with the bigger seat, I decided that the net $110 (after accounting for the bag charges) was worth it and paid for the upgrade.
With Lisa being away during Worldcon, it doesn't make sense for me to drive to Seattle. I can get back some of the PTO days (and I was already tight for time, especially after having to take several days for the hernia surgery) and then fly up and back. Today I sat down to book the flight. After booking the flight initially, it asked if I wanted to upgrade to first class for about $270 round trip. I got to thinking about this. For various reasons (mostly things I'm doing for Kayla's sake; I'm not complaining), there is a very good chance that I'm going to need two checked bags, which would cost $160 in baggage charges. There even is apparently a meal for first-class passengers (coach gets pretzels for the relatively short flight RNO-SEA). Along with the bigger seat, I decided that the net $110 (after accounting for the bag charges) was worth it and paid for the upgrade.
