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[unbibium]

Well, tonight I'm going to see about getting tickets to Toronto for Thanksgiving weekend. Giant arkple going on, and I'd like to be there and finally meet some of the Kibologists of the northeast.

Two nights ago, plane tickets were pretty affordable. But, now it's Thursday. The only reason I've waited this long is because I am not quite certain about sleeping arrangements.

And wardrobe. I'm from Phoenix, which is the opposite of Toronto. I'll need lots of jackets and sweaters and whatever else you cold people like to wear.

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[pootrootbeer.livejournal.com]

Wot, Tamara's floor isn't good enough for you?

I'd go to the Tronna ARKPLE too, but I don't feel like driving 10 hours each way and/or paying Thanksgiving-season airfares.

Handy cold-place comfort tip: get a wool trenchcoat, like $70 or whatever. Wear it everywhere. Just wear normal clothes under it.

[pentomino.livejournal.com]

What about trains?

[pootrootbeer.livejournal.com]

Amtrak costs as much as an airplane and takes as long as a Greyhound bus. No thanks.

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[pentomino.livejournal.com]

That wasn't my experience going from Portland to Seattle. The train station was way more boring than an airport, and the train did take four hours, where I imagine a car might have taken five at the most. And it cost about $30, and would have cost even less if I had bought the ticket in advance.

It might be different in the northeast. Have you done a search?

It's definitely different in the southwest. To go from Phoenix to Los Angeles, I have to go through Flagstaff, which I'm pretty sure is east of here.

[pootrootbeer.livejournal.com]

Trains are all expensive up here. $30 isn't even enough to get you a one-way reserved business class Amtrak ticket from Iselin, NJ to Newark, NJ -- a distance of about 15 miles.

It's insane, I tell ya.

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[pentomino.livejournal.com]

We need some European guys to come in and fix all that.

I mean, geez. Especially with people not trusting airlines and stuff.