They have gone up- The Mega bus is about $40 and drops off within walking distance of the garment district. The plane is about $350, and then the cab to and from the airport.
Time to slay. Vampires of the world beware!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 27, 2013 5:53:05 am PST #13009 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sophia Brooks - Nov 27, 2013 5:56:06 am PST #13010 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
ROC is the Rochester (NY) Airport code. I used to be able to get a round trip to NY for $99, but no longer...
Tom Scola - Nov 27, 2013 5:59:09 am PST #13011 of 30000
They pay me in WOIMS
I'm seeing prices of about $77, each way.
ROC = Rochester International Airport.
shrift - Nov 27, 2013 5:59:14 am PST #13012 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I am taking Amtrak today! I'm hoping that leaving at lunch will mean Union Station is slightly less hairy than it usually is the day before Thanksgiving.
Realistically, Union Station probably will be super crowded, super hot, and smell weirdly of SpaghettiOs.
Jesse - Nov 27, 2013 6:11:15 am PST #13013 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Mmm....SpaghettiOs...
meara - Nov 27, 2013 6:13:08 am PST #13014 of 30000
I wish I could justify taking Amtrak more. I love train travel. But especially in the NW, driving is just so much easier/more worth it--you don't have the same issues like driving into New York, with traffic and parking.
tommyrot - Nov 27, 2013 6:17:59 am PST #13015 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm staying here for Thanksgiving.
ION, I like this awesome headline:
Coming tomorrow: Hot Sun-on-comet action
Tomorrow, Comet ISON is due to fly closer to the Sun than Encke, during a much more active time in the solar cycle. Scientists are anticipating an awesome collision, like spectators at a demolition derby.
Kat - Nov 27, 2013 6:28:35 am PST #13016 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I usually got a seat on the Amtrak, but I was going from DC to NYC or Philly, depending on the year.
Now I can't imagine not driving. LA has made me one of those car dependent people.
Thanksgiving prep has included making red velvet cupcakes (technically for scouts tonight) and two pudding pies. I should cook the breakfast casserole we'll have, but it will be easier to prep and assemble tomorrow AM.
I swam this AM (about 15 minutes longer than usual too), but I can't decide if I should swim tomorrow. It will be clusterfucky-crowded at 7:00, but worth getting a swim in.
Tom Scola - Nov 27, 2013 6:29:01 am PST #13017 of 30000
They pay me in WOIMS
I'm taking the bus to the Jersey shore tomorrow.
le nubian - Nov 27, 2013 6:32:15 am PST #13018 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
While there are some places that are open on holidays, in the past there was some negotiation with employees: who wanted to work T-day vs Christmas? Can your shift end early enough or start late enough so you had part of the day? Then too, there are people who prefer to work and don't celebrate T-day, Christmas and other holidays.
I teach students who often are teachers (who get the week off this week) so they requested that I cancel class this week. I was happy to do it. I prefer to travel on Tuesdays anyway.