[Barlibash] Barlibash 2007: Atlanta or Jersey Shore?

[maegwen]

I disagree, Joel.

The train takes people from the Shore to NYC in under two hours. It's
entirely possible, if people are interested, to do a day trip to New York.
It wouldn't be an exhaustive visit, aka "let's see everything," but if
people desired to go up to do a Red Apple bus or Circle Line boat tour, or
to climb the Empire State Building, it's doable and not much more or less
than we've seen of any other city we've been to. 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel [mailto:jpubx1 at westvi.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 4:30 AM
> To: Simon; maegwen at theonering.net; Barlibash at theonering.net
> Subject: Re: [Barlibash] Barlibash 2007: Atlanta or Jersey Shore?
> 
> 
> Let me make one thing really clear to people. If you think that going 
> to the Jersey shore makes you "nice and close to New York City" so 
> you can hop up for a day trip" I have to disabuse you of that notion 
> right now. At least from my viewpoint.
> 
> Really.
> 
> They are close on a globe, but the worlds are so different, and the 
> commute between the two so inconvenient, that you won't be able 
> to  get from one to the other too easily. You can try, but having 3-5 
> hours of your NYC day spent getting there and back won't be fun.
> 
> 
> At 12:13 AM 8/13/2006, Simon wrote:
> >I guess I could add a reason, though not being a native I 
> don't place 
> >much value in my viewpoint on this one. I suspect it will be a lot 
> >easier, and more likely that I will be able to attend if 
> we're looking 
> >at jersey, particularly as if the timing works out in such a 
> way that I 
> >need to make an extra return flight to get there it's one of the 
> >cheapest places to fly to.
> >
> >I'd also love to be proximal to new york, as that's something i've 
> >meant to see for a very long time, and failed to. But, you know, 
> >otherwise, I'm happy to do whatever people want to do. I only go for 
> >the people really anyway.
> >
> >Anyway, I'm going to work very hard to make this one. While 
> last year 
> >my stated view was I was unlikly to come from day one, it's 
> my express 
> >intention to find my way over for next year, whether I be in 
> illinois, 
> >london, inbetween or somewhere stranger and more far fetched.
> >
> >So I hope to see as many of you as possible, especially 
> those I haven't 
> >yet met, and my own desires aside I wish everyone the best possible 
> >luck in making it when the time comes, wherever it may be.
> >
> >Simon.
> >
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