ehBeth wrote:Thomas, have you got winter tires on the car?
Nope. Another reason I'm tending towards the train.
I'll go to the microbrewery to meditate now. When I come back, I'll know if I'll buy a train ticket or not. But I'll probably will.
If you're not a wildly experienced "winter storm warning" driver, and don't have winter tires, I wouldn't recommend a 5 - 7 hour Friday night practice drive. There will be too many people out there who you can assume don't know how to drive in those conditions. You don't want to get to know them any better.
Trains can be a fine alternative.
Oh, and if mapquest says 4.5 hours, you have to consider it's Friday. Driving to NY/NJ from Boston, or vice-versa, you're going to get killed with traffic. CT is awful.
I went to NYC a while ago, and made it in just 4.5 hours or so, but left early afternoon on a Friday(still hit traffic in CT to NY). I've had to make that drive later in the day, and it was easily 6hrs.
Moral of the story: train will probably be quicker on a Friday.
Do they have bar service on the trains there?
last time there was snow and i was in new york, i got stranded - no buses were running and trains were godawfully delayed and sold out. i had to wait till 4am to get on one....
i would take a car...public transportation in this country sucks when you most need it. when it snowed in boston, the buses just stopped running. no announcement or anything. nada. they just don't come. funny.
Have fun this weekend, y'all!
Dasha's warning not withstanding, I tend to agree that taking the train is a fine alternative. Especially if you buy the tickets before the snow starts. I like the train ride between here and dc - most of it....
Train ticket booked. The Amtrak even thanked me for choosing it. So nice! I'm sure it would never let me down in a snow storm.
wellllll, remember what Dasha said.
And, yes Beth, there are often bar cars.
...that's what my boss thought...he took a train not 4 days ago, so that he's surely on time - it's safer than car or a bus, right?.... wrong, he was 2 hours late for a crucial lunch with a hedge fund president or something.
but i'm sure you'll be fine. i'll shut up now.
To reiterate:
We've decided on Saturday, February 23 at 5 pm.
Jespah is bringing focaccia
We will be making some .... food.....
the guest list so far is:
Thomas
Jespah
Region
Username
Dagmaraka
our housemate
me
slappy
Quinn can't come
Fishin?
8 or 9 people..... yes?
Thomas were you visiting someone here besides us A2Kers?
Thanks Beth! Thomas, do you want to invite along sister and friend?
littlek wrote:Thanks Beth! Thomas, do you want to invite along sister and friend?
Sister is in Germany (for now -- she's applying for a job in New Jersey). I didn't yet think of inviting best friend, but it sounds like a nice idea! I'll ask her tomorrow. Thanks!
L'k - mebbe you could do some sketches during the event (tieing in the bored thread and this event
)
mmmm, I think I'll be busy.
snow's coming down intermittently. nothing too bad though, roads still seem pretty clear.
Thomas, are you coming up today or tomorrow?
