Re: New England Conlangers

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998 20:50:34 -0500 Sally Caves <scaves@...>
writes:
>> Because i wouldn't be able to get to Albany - i can't drive.  If a
>> "langcon" would be in NYC i would just take the subway, but anywhere
>> outside of the city is a problem.
>>
>> -Stephen (Steg)
>Well, Steg, to echo John's two cents...the Maple Leaf and other Amtrak
>runs go directly from NYC and Albany several times a day.  I think
>it's
>about two plus hours, and can't be more than about fifty dollars round
>trip.  (It's a hundred and seven dollars round trip to ride from
>Rochester
>to NYC, so I'm basing my estimate on that; seventy dollars from
>Rochester
>to Albany and back, and that was four hours). If you are a student,
>though, I can understand how 45-50 bucks might be financially
>difficult.
>But hardly difficult in terms of getting from one city to the next.
>Thank
>goodness there is public transportation at all in this car-dominated
>country, but there is, and Amtrak is reliable and cheaper than flying
>and
>Albany is one of the most central cities in the state.  Greyhound?
Well, the problem is....not only am i a student, but i'm a *highschool*
student.  And i doubt very much that my parents would let me take a $50
train ride all the way to Albany to meet people i've never talked to in
person.

-Stephen (Steg)

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