The collapse of America’s air transport network due to storms and government funding shenanigans has left long lines of passengers trying to get to canceled flights and general havoc.

There are no trains, inter-city buses or rental cars, leaving people to sleep on O’Hare’s terrazo floors because the hotels are all booked.

What to do?

Call Car•Max. If your credit is good, you can buy a car. Drive it home. When you get home, sell it immediately. You will take a loss, sure, but if you buy a used car it’s already depreciated. You can sell that $6k used car for $4k. Have you lost $2k?

No. that was the price of transportation in an emergency situation.

You can thank me later.