Life In 19x19

Joaz Banbeck wrote:Do they have room and board figures for a partial stay? I may only be able to be there for 3 days.

Typically partial stays are allowed, near the pro-rated rate. Partial stays are arranged on an individual basis with the Registrar. The Registrar's email is on the contact page, see http://www.gocongress.org/2013/contacts

Uberdude wrote:I have learned to drive, but haven't for years and don't have a car and never even considered driving. Flying is much more convenient (cars have trouble on water), and cheaper too. Maybe a car with 5 people in it is cheaper.

But it sinks faster.

Uberdude wrote:I have learned to drive, but haven't for years and don't have a car and never even considered driving. Flying is much more convenient (cars have trouble on water), and cheaper too. Maybe a car with 5 people in it is cheaper.

I was under the impression there is a tunnel from England to France

Gary wrote:I was under the impression there is a tunnel from England to France

Which costs almost as much as a budget flight to use.

"Budget" might be culturally defined, though. I spent a weekend in Sweden (including flights, accommodation, etc.) on less than the cost of that flight scsfello mentioned above. It would be cheaper to drive five people to Poland than to buy five flights if they were $412 each, but I doubt they'll be any more than a quarter of that.

billywoods wrote:"Budget" might be culturally defined, though. I spent a weekend in Sweden (including flights, accommodation, etc.) on less than the cost of that flight scsfello mentioned above. It would be cheaper to drive five people to Poland than to buy five flights if they were $412 each, but I doubt they'll be any more than a quarter of that.

To get a sense of the amount of the distance involved you would need to think in terms of a flight from London to Chelyabinsk. And indeed, LON - CEK tickets go for more than 500 dollars.

jts wrote:

billywoods wrote:"Budget" might be culturally defined, though. I spent a weekend in Sweden (including flights, accommodation, etc.) on less than the cost of that flight scsfello mentioned above. It would be cheaper to drive five people to Poland than to buy five flights if they were $412 each, but I doubt they'll be any more than a quarter of that.

To get a sense of the amount of the distance involved you would need to think in terms of a flight from London to Chelyabinsk. And indeed, LON - CEK tickets go for more than 500 dollars.

Of course. (To some extent, distance is also culturally defined. I think we're saying the same thing.)

Maybe, I'm not sure exactly what you meant. Where I'm from, a budget flight is either a flight on a budget airline or a flight that takes off at an undesirable time or on an unpopular date. I assume that's what it means where you are, too?

Anyway, budget airlines don't use budget jet fuel, so they can offer significant cost-saving on short flights but not so much on long flights. I can get budget flights to Miami, and you can't get anything particularly cheap to Chelyabinsk - if you're already familiar with the distances involved, then what's to be confused about?

jts wrote:what's to be confused about?

I didn't say I was confused about anything! I was just explaining to Gary that his suggestion of the Channel Tunnel wasn't a stupid idea, and is significantly cheaper than $412 flights, but so are budget flights from the UK to Poland.

As far as alternative lodging goes, you're gonna want to try to stay in the dorms. The closest hotel to campus there is a really, really awful dive that you want to stay away from. It's littered with teenage prostitutes and smack addicts. The only other place you could stay is the 420 house on Garfield, but it's home to a drug-addicted schizophrenic, nymphomaniac, and whomever comes and goes.

Parkland itself has a little bit of a meth problem, but the local people are nice enough. If you see Lucky Mike, don't be put off by his schizophrenia, because it's completely under control; he's a very nice guy. However, there's this redhead amateur standup comedian running around there that you have to stay away from; he's a heroin dealer and a recovering junkie. Not a decent guy to be around.

I was in Parkland for the last Guild of American Luthiers convention and it's ... quite a time. The local coffee shop (Northern Pacific Coffee Company) is where all the real action in the town is. I'd say it's about a four minute walk from campus' main hall.

csobod wrote:As far as alternative lodging goes, you're gonna want to try to stay in the dorms. The closest hotel to campus there is a really, really awful dive that you want to stay away from. It's littered with teenage prostitutes and smack addicts. The only other place you could stay is the 420 house on Garfield, but it's home to a drug-addicted schizophrenic, nymphomaniac, and whomever comes and goes.

Wow, sounds great! Just booked my flight. Don't think I'll bother playing any go while I'm there..