4 Sep
2007
4 Sep
'07
1:11 p.m.
I suppose I could just drive and save myself the
headaches. And looking at some of these websites and
just trying to find a freaking schedule, aside from
the crap about scheduled getaways and WHATEVER THE
FRIG, can someone tell me (who's done it) if it's
practical to get to Boston from NYC by train? Amtrak
is just to expensive (~120$ round trip). I doubt
sincerely that anyone on this list would have done
this, so I guess I'll be driving. I hear Massachusetts
people have lost the ability (as if they ever had it)
to drive...
Metro north only goes as far as Waterbury, CT, so I
guess you get off there and start thumbing???
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4 Sep
4 Sep
2:05 p.m.
Chris M wrote:
I suppose I could just drive and save myself the
headaches. And looking at some of these websites and
just trying to find a freaking schedule, aside from
the crap about scheduled getaways and WHATEVER THE
FRIG, can someone tell me (who's done it) if it's
practical to get to Boston from NYC by train? Amtrak
is just to expensive (~120$ round trip). I doubt
sincerely that anyone on this list would have done
this, so I guess I'll be driving. I hear Massachusetts
people have lost the ability (as if they ever had it)
to drive...
Metro north only goes as far as Waterbury, CT, so I
guess you get off there and start thumbing???
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Steve
2:05 p.m.
> can
someone tell me (who's done it) if it's practical to get to Boston
from NYC
by train? Amtrak is just to expensive (~120$ round trip).
2:12 p.m.
--- Evan Koblentz <evan at snarc.net> wrote:
Being pricey doesn't make it impractical. Just
makes you cheap.
Right. Coming from the person who wants to be driven
across the fruited plain to VCF whatever, but for some
strange reason using his vehicle in never an option.
Nor is the drive so bad. Don't take 95 (the
Bronx
is a terrible ride);
instead take Tappan Zee, to the Westchester
parkways, to 91, to 84, to 90
(Mass Pike) which takes you right to Cambridge.
Four hours.
I prefer the GW/95. The ride across Connecticut on 84
is boring as all get out. There are of course many
places to pull over and pee though.
Or take a bus. Much cheaper that way.
You ought to know.
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5 Sep
5 Sep
9:42 a.m.
Evan wrote...
> Being pricey doesn't make it impractical.
Just
> makes you cheap.
Careful...
Right. Coming from the person who wants to be driven
across the fruited plain to VCF whatever, but for some
strange reason using his vehicle in never an option.
Offbase. Can it Chris. This
should have been sent offlist.
Also, perhaps I'm missing something, but just how is a train to boston
considered on-topic?
Jay
11:48 a.m.
Also, perhaps I'm missing something, but just how
is a train to boston
considered on-topic?
To get the the MIT flea, held every month during the warm parts of the
year. You can still find some good junk there. Lots of just-on-topic
networking and workstation stuff shows up there. Occasionally a gem
show up, like last month's DEC logic trainer, on a Lisa earlier in the
year.
Also lots of interesting people. The man who was the last head of the
whole VAX thing at DEC is a regular.
And if you are REALLY good at taking the train, it will get you RIGHT
to the show!
--
Will
1:34 p.m.
Being that Boston is somewhat of a *hub* as far as
vintage shows go, I didn't think it terrible to ask
some advice about getting there. I'll suffer a
resulting rebuke if I have to, but I really don't
think it was all that OT. I could stand to be
corrected though.
I just wish people who have no business at all
answering my posts, and if they choose to, would at
least do so w/o the usual odious inhospitable
mannerisms. But I guess it's asking too much for some
to be polite.
--- Jay West <jwest at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Evan wrote...
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> Being pricey doesn't make it impractical.
Just
> makes you cheap.
Careful...
Right. Coming from the person who wants to be
driven
across the fruited plain to VCF whatever, but for
some
strange reason using his vehicle in never an
option.
Offbase. Can it Chris. This should have been sent
offlist.
Also, perhaps I'm missing something, but just how is
a train to boston
considered on-topic?
Jay
9:46 a.m.
Evan Koblentz wrote:
Nor is the drive so bad. Don't take 95 (the Bronx
is a terrible ride);
instead take Tappan Zee, to the Westchester parkways, to 91, to 84, to 90
(Mass Pike) which takes you right to Cambridge. Four hours.
You don't need to take 91. Just take the Taconic to 84 East to 90 East.
Peace... Sridhar
1:36 p.m.
--- Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:
Evan Koblentz wrote:
woosis :). I'll take the GW/95 anyday. Not that
upstate NY isn't exceedingly beautiful, but that long
ride along 84 is just so boring (Connecticut is nice
too, but there's just no, uh, distractions along that
route).
Sorry sorry I'm done now.
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Nor is the drive so bad. Don't take 95 (the
Bronx
is a terrible ride);
instead take Tappan Zee, to the Westchester
parkways, to 91, to 84, to 90
(Mass Pike) which takes you right to Cambridge.
Four hours.
You don't need to take 91. Just take the Taconic to
84 East to 90 East.
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