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Originally Posted by frozenchief

I flew from Alaska for this game. I brought my son to initiate him into the sacred rites of Chiefs Kingdom.

Flying from Seattle to KC, flight was cancelled halfway there. So we turned back.
Airline could get me onto a plane on Saturday, 1/18 but not my son. There were no seats flying into KC. On any airline. No seats into St. Louis. None into Wichita.

There were a couple into Omaha, but through Chicago.

I don’t fly through Chicago if I can help it, particularly in the winter. Airport with a bad reputation for delays and lost luggage. But I’ve dropped lots of money for Chiefs ticket and this is a unique event. So I book those tickets.

I fly a lot for work so I usually get bumped up when I fly for Alaska. Now, I fly American. No first class. Red-eye flight on a plane with temperature way too hot. We get to Chicago and flight is miraculously not cancelled despite bad weather the previous 24 hours. Flight from Kalamazoo that was going to be my flight to Omaha is cancelled. But American uses a different plane, one covered in ice. So we de-ice and go to Omaha. I get a car and 48 hours after I start my journey, we are in KC.

I have to say there were many times over the last day where I did not think we were going to make it. I was sorely tempted to try to sell my tickets or rely upon my ticket insurance, but I’ve been a Chiefs fan all my life. KC won Super Bowl IV 3 months after I was born. This is our time. This is our moment. I’m going to be there with my son come hell or high water.

So here we are.

Beat the Titans. Beat them without mercy, without pity, without remorse. Let the NFL hear the sound of Mahomes and tremble.

Frozen.. You adapted and overcame. You were destined to be there. I hope you and your son enjoy tomorrow like no other. Go Chiefs!!!!