19 Jan
2012
19 Jan
'12
8:15 a.m.
On 19 January 2012 14:46, Keith M <keithvz at verizon.net> wrote:
On 1/19/2012 6:26 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
Finger in the air guesstimate... But let's put it this way: if I were
going to fly 3,500 miles, I am not going to come in, go to the show
and go straight back. I'd make a trip of it. I've not left Europe
since 2001 and I quite like NYC so I'd probably take a week or so in
the big city and generally explore, take in a few gigs, go clubbing,
etc.
The air fare's cheaper than I thought - about ?500, so $700. But
still, there's getting to and from the airport, a hotel, food,
transport and travel. If I did it for under ?1,500 - call it $2,500 -
that would be a minor miracle.
And since at the moment I can't afford $250, and frankly $25 would be
a stretch on this month's finances, it's not going to happen. :?( I've
just returned home from a month's cat-sitting in Edinburgh to find a
final demand for a just-over-?1000 bill and I don't have the money for
that, let alone foreign holidays.
Ah well...
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On 19 January 2012 02:35, Evan Koblentz<evan at snarc.net> ?wrote:
GBP 3000? Where the hell are you coming from? The moon?
I know it's not 2:1 anymore, but still $4600.00 USD is enough to fly just
about anyone from anywhere, lodging, food, entrance, etc.
Some hidden Visa fees, officials to bribe, or something?
Here's something neat: the VCF East 8.0 t-shirt art is being designed by
George Beker, who did all the robot art for Creative Computing magazine
and
their "BASIC Computer Games" books. He's drawing a special "VCF
Bot" for
us
-- and the ONLY way to get one is to attend the show.
Liam Proven likes this.
I only wish I had a spare ?3000 or so, in order that I could afford to
attend...