true story alert*
-I once allowed AA to bump me for $300 once. this was five years ago and in Austin where one of my best friends lives. they put me on another flight that would have me getting into mhk one hour later. then they wanted to bump me on that flight and put me on one that would get there three hours later. I said yeah whatever. then they wanted to bump me from that, put me up in a hotel and fly me out the next day and give me another $300. I was like yeah sure whatever. so it was $900 total and I didn't take the hotel but just ened up hanging out with my friend for an extra day which is/was pretty great.
people that are so stoked to get home asap are like the people who were trying to graduate college in four years. like, what's your hurry bros? chill out and enjoy life/airports/etc.