Thursday, December 13, 2012

Delays, tight budgets hit Thanksgiving travelers | Redux

Delays, tight budgets hit Thanksgiving travelers

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Play Time.The Hackney Playbus, Leyland Olympian B664 CET at play in Hackney. E5 by sludgegulper
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CHICAGO Millions of Americans piled their families into cars, hopped on buses and waited out delays at airports Wednesday as they set off on Thanksgiving treks that many said required financial sacrifice, help from relatives to come up with airfare and hours searching online for deals. Accepting that the road out of the recession will be long, many said they've become savvier or at least hardier travelers — resilient enough to brave a day-long drive with the kids or a long haul by bus instead of flying. Others adjusted their travel schedules to try to save money, flying on less popular days or to airports that were a bit farther from their destination. The weather, along with the economy, handed setbacks to some. Heavy fog shrouded Chicago, causing more than 1,600 delays or cancellations in and out of its two airports and sending ripples around the nation.

People:

Chris McLaughlin

Overall Sentiment: -0.220972

Relevance: 0.494132

SentimentQuote
-0.416877"It killed me," McLaughlin said ...
-0.235749"It killed me," McLaughlin said of the financial impact of the storm, which also left his parents without power for eight days. "I think we were feeling we could loosen up a little bit (financially), but with Sandy and everything that happened, (people) feel like they can't."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.652626
  • Mean: -0.326313
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Superstorm Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.268685

Relevance: 0.451287

Courtney Scott

Overall Sentiment: 0.243047

Relevance: 0.426199

SentimentQuote
0.245618"I think people are really becoming smarter, more creative travelers and shoppers," Scott said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.245618
  • Mean: 0.245618
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Linne Katz

Overall Sentiment: -0.0681349

Relevance: 0.424102

SentimentQuote
-0.0674065"My oldest keeps having to go the bathroom. ... I think he's getting carsick," Katz said, ...
0.0131823"My oldest keeps having to go the bathroom. ... I think he's getting carsick," Katz said, as she stopped to take pictures of her children under the "Virginia Welcomes You"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0542242
  • Mean: -0.0271121
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Lisa Appleton

Overall Sentiment: -0.343566

Relevance: 0.308117

Eileen Lindbuchler

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.300812

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Sport: football

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.313848

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Overall Sentiment: 0.116518

Relevance: 0.728084

Holiday: Christmas

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.312299

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