Origins Update

[General Woundwort]

Originally posted by Thermodyne:
BWI, yek. I checked Dulles, Washington National, and Hagerstown. BWI is just awful for flying out of. No way to get to it by subway, and it’s a 90 minute drive. Not to mention what they charge to park within two miles of the terminal. I hate that airport, but what can you expect when a state like Maryland runs it.

But, on the average, a flight out of BWI is anywhere from 33% to 50% cheaper than National or Dulles. Have you ever taken MARCRail to BWI?

The security is a *****, less than two hours early and you could miss your flight. Dulles has the same security, but it takes half the time. Dulles is the closest one for me, twenty minutes by car. National is about an hour, but I can take the subway and not worry about parking the car. Hagerstown is the best, It’s about an hour by car, the parking is free and security knows me.

That's it, I'm turning you lot in to the TSA.

[Thermodyne]

LOL, The TSA! God save me from them. Being detained by a bunch of idiots who speak English as a second language is cruel and unusual punishment. They are really a pain in the butt.
It’s bad enough that I would set the detector off even if I was butt naked (Not to mention the mass blindness that would cause in the airport). I ran the battery down to zipp on my cell phone
while waiting out a delay in Atlanta. They wouldn’t let me take it on the plane because it
wouldn’t turn on, and my bags were already checked. Scratch one phone.

I could take the Marc, but it would be about a two and a half hour ride if the connections were
quick. BWI is on the Camden line and I’m on the Brunswick line. But I could walk to the train
from my house. I don’t know about the Camden line, But there is little if any weekend service
on the Brunswick side. And it’s all inbound in the AM and outbound in the PM.

Then again I could drive to the subway and take it to DC then take the train to from DC to
BWI and catch the plane. Hmmm....Sounds like a movie.

I think it all comes down to not waiting until Friday to decide to make the trip.

[geoschmo]

I also found some good flights on UsAirways from Reagan to Columbus. One hour nonstop flight. With UsAirways like most airlines though it's all about buying early and staying a couple days. No way I know of to get a fare in the hundred dollar range for a Last minute one day trip except Southwest.

Geoschmo

[Thermodyne]

I was thinking that I would find a flight on one of the commuter planes, but it looks like they
don’t do Columbus on the weekends. Two hours on a turbo prop is kinda of fun, the fly lower,
so you get to see a lot more of the country side.

[Thermodyne]

BTW, tell us the news Geo. Inquiring minds want to know what it was like. Will we get to see
your mug in the Saturday pixs?

[geoschmo]

Yeah, I went and met Richard and Tim. He hasn't posted the pic yet. I might have broken his camera.

It was interesting. Lot's of people dressed up in costumes. More of that then I expected.

Geoschmo

[ June 29, 2003, 16:43: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[Richard]

No just tired guys .

It was great to meet everyone, I couldn't make it for the Last day of the show but Tim and Annette are still there.