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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch
      last edited by

      I'm now in doubt about going. just got the new car insurance bill it more than doubled 😞
      Hard to justify spending $200 in travel and $200+ in lodging when compared to that.

      If anyone from the STL area or anything along the path in between ever pipes in about sharing the ride it would make it a lot simpler decision again.

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @alexntg
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        @alexntg said:

        For anyone new/nervous/overwhelmed by NYC, let me know, and I'd be willing to meet up at your point of ingress to help with the transition.

        I was mostly worried about paying for parking and such and was thinking to get a room in jersey and train in. That or a hotel that includes parking on the island, but meh I think that might be a bit higher.

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        • Minion QueenM
          Minion Queen Banned
          last edited by

          @Katie might be able to give you some good advice here on this one.

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          • KatieK
            Katie @JaredBusch
            last edited by

            @JaredBusch From what direction are you coming? Staying in NJ can be much cheaper. There's a few reasonably priced hotels in that part of town. Let me see what I can track down.

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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch @Katie
              last edited by JaredBusch

              @Katie I would be coming in on I-78 A Kayak search turns up a few ~$110 places and I have not even looked hard yet.

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              Looking at the transit map, I was thinking any of the NJT lines into Penn Station would work.
              http://web.mta.info/maps/RegionalDiagram2.pdf

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              • Minion QueenM
                Minion Queen Banned
                last edited by

                I have been speaking to the Meet up sponsors!

                XBYTE IS AWESOME!!!

                They will be raffling off a:
                Dell PowerEdge R510
                R510 Chassis with 12x3.5” HDD
                2 x E5530 2.40GHz Quad Core CPU
                32GB DDR3 Memory (8 x 4GB)
                H700 RAID with 512MB
                3 x 2TB 3.5” SATA
                Redundant Power
                Rails

                Unitrends will be sending along some swag and Pertino will be sponsoring as well.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  That's some awesome prize!!!

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
                    last edited by

                    Now I'm a really sad panda I won't be there 😛

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch
                      last edited by

                      Well after telling my boss my plans, they have changed... I am not driving..

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch
                        last edited by JaredBusch

                        So now I need a place to stay. Any recommendations closer to the $100 price point? I'll be arriving ~8:30pm to LGA on Friday night and can take transit anywhere from there. Web search tells me to head to Jersey. and so did @Katie when I was planning to drive.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Might be worth staying in Queens so that you aren't transferring from there to Jersey and back again. That's a lot of transit. Queens should have some options. Sadly I don't know queens though.

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                          • nadnerBN
                            nadnerB
                            last edited by

                            Have fun with the meet up. I'd really like to come but it's just a bit too far for a leisurely weekend drive.

                            Just for lulz,
                            My closest city to NYC
                            City furthest from NYC

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                            • alexntgA
                              alexntg @nadnerB
                              last edited by

                              @nadnerB said:

                              Have fun with the meet up. I'd really like to come but it's just a bit too far for a leisurely weekend drive.

                              Just for lulz,
                              My closest city to NYC
                              City furthest from NYC

                              Better get digging!

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender
                                last edited by

                                It's to late this year, but I can probably fit it in the training budget for next.

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                                • alexntgA
                                  alexntg @JaredBusch
                                  last edited by

                                  @JaredBusch said:

                                  So now I need a place to stay. Any recommendations closer to the $100 price point? I'll be arriving ~8:30pm to LGA on Friday night and can take transit anywhere from there. Web search tells me to head to Jersey. and so did @Katie when I was planning to drive.

                                  Hm, $100? Are you open to hostels? You can probably stay at one for <$100. There's the HoJo in Queens for $127. It's walking distance to the Long Island Railroad, or you can catch a taxi to a subway. Disclaimer: I haven't stayed there myself.

                                  Not quite in the $100 range, when staying in NYC, depending on rates, I usually stay at:
                                  Holiday Inn Long Island City http://www.holidayinnmanhattanview.com - New and spiffy, reasonable subway access
                                  Country Inn in Long Island City http://www.countryinns.com/long-island-city-hotel-ny-11101/nynyquee - Clean, quiet, and incredibly easy subway access.
                                  Holiday Inn Express JFK: http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/jamaica/nycjm/hoteldetail - They have a shuttle to the airtrain, which connects to the subway.

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch
                                    last edited by

                                    @alexntg well I know it is NYC so I was thinking closer to $100 than $200 is all.

                                    The Comfort Inn LGA is $150 pre-tax. I think my boss has the account for Comfort Inn because when we visit one of our customers in Hutchinson, Kansas (5-6 times a year) we stay at the Comfort Inn there. So that would be $135 instead. Emailed him last night to check.

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                                    • KatieK
                                      Katie @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @JaredBusch That's a really good rate for staying in the 5 Boroughs. Elmhurst is kind of out of the way as far as Queens in concerned. You'll have to cross to NYC bridges to get there, traveling form the west. (GWB? Queensboro?) The bridges can get spendy in terms of tolls. Make sure you get a subway pass if it's near a subway stop. ("near" = 10 blocks or so)

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                                      • alexntgA
                                        alexntg @Katie
                                        last edited by

                                        @Katie said:

                                        @JaredBusch That's a really good rate for staying in the 5 Boroughs. Elmhurst is kind of out of the way as far as Queens in concerned. You'll have to cross to NYC bridges to get there, traveling form the west. (GWB? Queensboro?) The bridges can get spendy in terms of tolls. Make sure you get a subway pass if it's near a subway stop. ("near" = 10 blocks or so)

                                        Thankfully, he's flying now, so the GWB shouldn't be an issue.

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                                        • FiyaFlyF
                                          FiyaFly
                                          last edited by

                                          Chiming in under 'better late than never.' Flying into Buffalo, NY from Michigan and hitching a ride from there as well. Looking forward to seeing you guys!

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                                          • Minion QueenM
                                            Minion Queen Banned
                                            last edited by

                                            Anyone that wants to try and join via a google hangout. Chat with me here and get me your email address and I will send out an invite.

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