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Bob2112

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 11:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey ZMom, unfortunately Neko's "half" is in the other direction from NYC, so you better allow another 45 hours if you want to do the round trip to pick her up.

Zachsmom

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 12:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL..true Bob..:)

sorry Neko..perhaps a ride home..

Halfunit

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Heh heh... by the time Zmom picks up Neko and gets to NYC, she will have time to grab a hot dog from a street vendor and then they'll have to head home.

Squaredsc

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 01:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
lol 1/2. saves on the hotel bill. anyhoo hoo, i went to travelocity.com and there are numerous hotels that came up. i have picked a few but need to print all of the details and i won't be able to do this till this weekend (when im at my old job and have better access to the printer <also don't want to use up all of my at-home ink 'cause i will print everything i can>. but im estimating around $150 per nite hotel cost even though i can get a gov worker discount. hmm decisions decisions. also checked out the cost for a train ticket and its going to be $259.00 based on the amtrack website.

Halfunit

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 01:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow Square, that train price sounded high to me. I checked out flights from BWI to LaGuardia and they were over $500 !! (Makes no sense to me!!)

However, a round trip flight from Reagan to JFK is only $116.50.

How can these dang prices be sooooo different??

Don't forget AAA discounts, if anyone has coverage.

ED - nevermind... I am a dummy and had you returning the same day of your departure.
BWI to JFK is $156
BWI to LGA is $186
The Reagan / JFK price is the same.

I'm going on an assumption that Square doesn't fly...??

Squaredsc

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 01:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1/2 i prefer not to. i flew to colorado for work last october because i had to. even though the flight wasn't bad, i just prefer not too and new york isn't that far on the train.

Halfunit

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 01:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I understand Square.. I was just looking at $120 vs. $260, lol.

Neko

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 01:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Zmom.
Too bad...

I was really looking forward to that hot dog.

Vixeninvegas

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh this all sounds too fun - NYC is one of the MANY places I have always wanted to visit. I have never been anywhere except California, Nevada & Kansas.

I would love to see all the Broadway action I could. It would be do-able if maybe I could find someone to split the room costs.

:::::: Vixen's running off to expedia to check out flying rates :::::::::

:::runs back into room::::::

WOW I'm surprised - just checked a flight - Las Vegas - LGA - round trip $295 - sounds very reasonable!

Squaredsc

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
so does this mean we should add vixen to ms. bat's list?

Zachsmom

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Vixen! I found mine for a bit more (300)..but wait til you get to the hotel room prices YIKES!!!

Wargod

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dang, why ya'll got to go four weeks before Darren gets his vacation time from Costco? LOL. I'll get up early to see ya'll on tv though and hope all of ya'll have a great time.

Cyn

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 03:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just got off the phone with a theatre friend and they say June is the worst for tickets. It's the month of the Tony's and all new and local shows are really hard to get.

Schoolmarm, let me know ASAP what shows you're interested in.

Spygirl

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 03:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OMH!!! I'm so excited!!!

Okay, this trip is gonna be great. Come one everyone out there who has ever wanted to see NYC -- get online and get some tickets! :)

Marm -- I'm soooooooooo doing a Broadway show. I would KILL for tickets to either The Lion King or The Producers. The Producers is my first choice.

I'm laughing at Neko and Zmom with your "road trip". It would only take me 20 hours and I just drove 15 to Cincinatti in October -- what's another 5 hours, right? LOL I'm definitely flying.

Is this all of the people thus far who are planning to go?

Squaredsc
Grooch
Webkitty
Fruitbat
Karuuna
Cyn
Ginger1218
Schoolmarm
Spygirl
Twinkie
Zachsmom

Halfunit

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 03:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am seriously contemplating joining you from Friday to Sunday, if you'll all have me.

I won't know for sure for a couple of months, but I'd drive in and find a room when I get there (perhaps out of town a bit), or I'll bring a sleeping bag and pay my portion of an already rented room.

Spygirl

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 03:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sounds great, Half!!! If I were in a hotel, I'd share with you, but I'm taking advantage of free

Zed

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 03:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Y'all will love NYC.....I have been told by NY friends thst "Hairspray" is a "10" if you want to see a dynamite show.

Please make time for a day in Soho/Tribeca/The Village...I find that it is the most interesting and fun area of NYC..I never go above 14th street when I am in the city except for a little uptown shopping.

Oh, and Fruit...."Rays"....brings tears to my eyes...wish I had a slice right now!

Halfunit

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 03:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Spy! It all depends if DH decides to go too. If he does, we will camp out together just out of town but along the subway lines and then taxi it from there.

June 13 is his grandma's, mom's, and brother's birthday and I'd love to get out of town on the "In-law day from hell", lol.

The good thing if he goes is that if we are in a group, he will be "protecting" us, if you catch my drift.

PS - check your e-mail.

Squaredsc

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 04:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ok i just talked with my aunt who will go anywhere at the drop of a hat, and asked her if she wanted to go. then i thought of a family trip which means the aunt, another aunt and my mother. only thing is my traveling aunt uses a walker and won't be able to really tour the city. haven't talked to mom or other aunt yet but will by the end of this weekend. i told traveling-aunt that plans haven't been finalized and that no one is staying in the same hotels 'cause she's thinking that we may want to try to get a group rate or something. and that the going to a show thing hasn't been finalized either. im getting very excited.

but i also just told d.h. about this and he has some reservations about me going up their to see people that i don't know(even though i feel that i know most of you just by being on here every day and nite, lol). but i poo-pooed him and said i know how to handle myself and he asked if my insurance was up to date, lol.

Zachsmom

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 05:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ROTF Square!! I love your husband..:)

I have no problem with everyone staying in the same hotel to try and get group rates!!!

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 05:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Square, I just got your train fare down to $186. That is on the Metroliner and regular train, not the Acela. I did Baltimore to NY Penn Sta. Go to the Amtrak website and look at the specials and promotions. There is one where you can enter code v529 for travel to NY. I used dates of June 6 and 9.

Fruitbat, tell you what. If it looks like Bigdog is chickening out on going to Colorado Springs, I will take a look and see what JetBlue is offering
for Seattle to NY.

I would recommend that nobody make any hotel reservations that can't be cancelled. A lot of times the hotels run specials that are really good deals, yes even in NYC a few weeks beforehand if the travel season is slow, which it may continue to be. If y'all keep this thread alive and keep me with access to it, I will let y'all know of any specials I run across.

Hey! When is Bastable going to show up here? He works for the travel website that lets me know what all the specials are. Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel

Fruitbat, I just reread my morning post where I was volunteering for you to show Squaredsc the ropes. You will note by the times on the posts that you were posting the same offer I was posting on your behalf at the SAME TIME. Since your post went before mine, it looks like I was just echoing your offer. I wasn't! But I knew you would want to say that. LOL.

Squaredsc, your husband has a valid point under other circumstances. In the case of tvch, many of the people here have known each other for a couple years and have been consistent in their personalities over the years. Many of the people contemplating this trip have also already met each other or have met others from the site. I have met a few myself. Thus far, none us have turned out to be unsavories (well, apart from me, but I am charming enough to make up for it).

Squaredsc

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 06:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
lol juju. and thanks for the train info. oh, juju, d.h. said "et tu brute?". im not sure what he means, oh, now he explained it. let me also note here that he also thinks he is a comedian. anyhoo, will relay the train info to the family, but if we do all go, my travel-aunt will drive. (she does all of the driving when we all travel together if it isn't too far.).

Neko

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 06:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Unsavory?? You Juju?? Never

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 06:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I also recommend everybody check www.jetblue.com to see if they fly to your city or one nearby. They are advertising $65 flights from Florida to NY and have some pretty good prices otherwise.

Squared, uhhhhh ... what DID d.h. mean?

Fruitbat

Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 06:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju! Good deal. I hope you come. Let me know if you want to share a room. Square seems to be all set with her aunt. I have a free place to stay but I would do a hotel for the fun of it.