MangoCon Is official!
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@JaredBusch said:
Hmm, which way to go. Also, Google failed to give me a route via Canada. That can be decent if immigration is not crowded.
I know it's over 4 months late, but the route through Canada takes you on the 407ETR which is stupidly expensive.
I made a trip to Michigan and Back and ended up paying over $75 in "tolls"
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You say "tolls". What are they actually? Cop shake downs?
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Might as well be by those super friendly Canadians.
Signs as you get on "Non Ontario plates will be tolled" (ok not bad, makes sense)
Get a real nice letter, pay up or we'll take you to federal court for the initial "This is what you owe announcement"
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When I drive from Omaha to Chicago my tolls are around $15. If it didn't have an i-pass they'd be probably double that or more.
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@DustinB3403 said:
I know it's over 4 months late, but the route through Canada takes you on the 407ETR which is stupidly expensive.
I made a trip to Michigan and Back and ended up paying over $75 in "tolls"
407 at rush hour is worth 10 times what it costs. If you doubt me, please take the 401 and enjoy
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Oh yeah @MattSpeller you're from Canada right? I'm going to send a letter to my legislator all Non NY plates get tolled 4-Fold.
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@scottalanmiller said:
You say "tolls". What are they actually? Cop shake downs?
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@MattSpeller said:
@DustinB3403 said:
I know it's over 4 months late, but the route through Canada takes you on the 407ETR which is stupidly expensive.
I made a trip to Michigan and Back and ended up paying over $75 in "tolls"
407 at rush hour is worth 10 times what it costs. If you doubt me, please take the 401 and enjoy
The 407 is like 5 miles long..
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I have no choice but to fly, I think the drive for me would be close to 26 hours. Can't take off enough to cover 2 travel days each direction.
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Looks like I might be able to make it. And my company will probably pay for it
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@Dashrender said:
@MattSpeller said:
@DustinB3403 said:
I know it's over 4 months late, but the route through Canada takes you on the 407ETR which is stupidly expensive.
I made a trip to Michigan and Back and ended up paying over $75 in "tolls"
407 at rush hour is worth 10 times what it costs. If you doubt me, please take the 401 and enjoy
The 407 is like 5 miles long..
10 miles / 16km, but yes, my comment above stands.
The 401 is one of the widest and busiest highways in the world.
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Yeah but coming from Boston or Rochester you'd take the 403, not the 407.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Yeah but coming from Boston or Rochester you'd take the 403, not the 407.
Eeeeuuggghhhh hate the 403, had my first bad car crash on it.
You're right though, there's no reason to go over Toronto.
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Or anywhere near Toronto.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Or anywhere near Toronto.
what's wrong with Toronto? i really liked my visit there 10 years ago.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Or anywhere near Toronto.
what's wrong with Toronto? i really liked my visit there 10 years ago.
It's not even close to the path that they need to take.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Or anywhere near Toronto.
what's wrong with Toronto? i really liked my visit there 10 years ago.
If you enjoy big cities I suppose it would be ok. It has amazing art, history, and all sorts of other things.
I found it very claustrophobic - just concrete everywhere. No trees. No real sky you'd want to look at. Humans everywhere. EVERYWHERE. Never any privacy or real way to be alone.
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That's so funny - you say no trees.
I just remember I thought I was driving into Kashyyyk - from the interstate driving into Toronto, we were on a hill top driving down into the city and it looked like nothing but trees, with a few building poking out here and there.
And the windmills everywhere - it looked awesome! but then I was only there for 2 days before moving onto the shithole that was Montreal.
