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Comment author: gwern 02 March 2012 04:39:22PM 1 point [-]

Missing an airplane seems like a pretty expensive option.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 03 March 2012 06:08:58AM *  2 points [-]

Missing an airplane seems like a pretty expensive option.

Yeah, that is true for most people most of the time. I happen to have quite a bit of experience flying standby ("buddy pass"), so the exceptions are probably much more salient to me than to others.

"If you never miss a plane, you're spending too much time at the airport."

-George Stigler

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