MiniMerlin -- The Transportation Post

[solar_cat]

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[ras_elased]

Here is the Southeastern States MiniMerlin Transportation post:

http://ras-elased.livejournal.com/103737.html

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[solar_cat]

Awesome! Linking you in the main post. ^^

[aeroport_art]

I WANT TO BEE THERE. *angsts*

[solar_cat]

*cuddles you* We will have you with us in spirit! We will! D=

[aeroport_art]

T____T I...I guesss.....

[solar_cat]

*cuddles you some more*

Philly suburbia/in the city!

[chi1013]

Depending on what time anyone arrives, I can pick people up from train/bus/airport places after 1pm generally. I will prolly be parking in the city *cringe* If someone needs a ride home after trains have stopped, I can prolly do that. My car can seat up to 3 comfortably, 4 is we squeeze in the back seat.

Suburbia wise, I will be coming from the Main Line area

Re: Philly suburbia/in the city!

[polysamachan]

Wow this is late, but as a Philadelphian who was planning on taking septa, if I could take you up on that maybe-offer of the ride home, it would really take a load off my mind. :D?

Re: Philly suburbia/in the city!

[chi1013]

Not a prob! I don't mind driving you home. Contact me thru email if you want to let me know where to drop you off or I can just meet you at the con and figure it out then.

carpool?

[ocelotspots]

solar_cat... how are you getting there? since we're both coming from the same area it might be fun/easier to coordinate? XD

Re: carpool?

[solar_cat]

I wasn't sure yet. I was thinking that it MIGHT be possible to carpool, if we had enough people that splitting the rental cost on a car would be cheaper than even the cheap buses (with the benefit that we could stop anywhere we like, and/or pick people up on the way). Hertz seems to have some pretty good deals going on until the end of March, which might make it feasible, but we'd need at least four people, five would be better.

If we don't have enough people, I was thinking to take the bus down to New York and then to Philly, since that seems to be the next-cheapest way?

Re: carpool?

[ocelotspots]

I would be happy to sign up with a carpool if that works out, or a bus is fine too. Just um, keep me posted I guess.

Re: carpool?

[solar_cat]

will do. It will really depend on how many people from the area end up coming to this shindig. ^^ So yes. I will keep you posted! (And if we DO end up busing down, we totally need to plan it out and all get on the same bus.)

[elipie]

You, me, and bewarethesmirk take a bus together? Y/N? My class ends at 2:15 on Friday, so I can pretty much leave anytime after that (or I can just skip it-- it'll be worth it anyway!).

[solar_cat]

Well, and ocelotspots is coming from Boston, too. So with that... we might actually have enough people that renting a car, splitting the cost, and driving ourselves down would be cheaper than taking the bus (with the added benefit of being able to stop for bathrooms/food/etc whenever we want, leave Boston whenever we want, and not having to stop over in NYC). IF everyone is amenable to the idea, anyway. I'd have to price things out, but Hertz is running a, like, 50% off weekend rentals deal until the end of March. *will investigate this possibility and return with details*

[elipie]

Oh, wow. Well that will work too, as long as someone knows where they're going!

[solar_cat]

Returning with information! With the Hertz deal, it looks like we could rent a car for the weekend as cheap as $35/person (for the whole trip), with 4 people. If we squeeze in a fifth, it would be even cheaper. So that might actually be a realistic option for us, considering that the bus rates range from $15-$20 one-way, and we'd have to buy two tickets each way, since we'd have to stop in NYC and then go on to Philly, and do the same thing on the way back.

Thoughts?