What mode of transportation did you use for your last trip of about 250km?
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murph :amigacheck: :fedora:replied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@evan
My mistake, I was thinking "at least" 250km. I didn't think it was that specific. -
murph :amigacheck: :fedora:replied to murph :amigacheck: :fedora: last edited by
@evan I'll delete my reply if it messes things up. I need to keep my damned mouth shut more often.
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@evan
It's actually cheaper for me to drive from here to Toronto (250ish km) than to get a train.
When I was working in TO I used to drive to Scarborough and catch the Go train downtown. It just wasn't viable to take rail all the way. -
Evan Prodromoureplied to murph :amigacheck: :fedora: last edited by [email protected]
@murph It doesn't mess anything up! I'm just asking.
For me, a trip of 250km is going to be juuuuuuuust a little bit outside my urban region. It's a good weekend or 3-day weekend trip. We have a country house about 135km away, so that's my benchmark. There's a train station nearby, but it's hard to get from the station to our home, so we only take the train if someone else is already at the house. Ottawa is about 200km away, but about the same feel; I usually take the train.
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@silvermoon82 It's kind of bullshit here. I think train tickets should be as cheap as driving.
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murph :amigacheck: :fedora:replied to murph :amigacheck: :fedora: last edited by
@evan Sorry about the self-harshness of this, I've been having a rough time lately.
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@evan I haven't done a 250 km trip in a while; many shorter than that, and a few much longer.
If you're asking what I would normally do for a trip shorter than Montréal/Toronto, the answer is almost certainly drive.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to murph :amigacheck: :fedora: last edited by
@murph I hear you, no problem.
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@evan I think you should clarify you're thinking of 250 km round trip.
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@mpjgregoire yeah, I think a trip to Boston or Toronto is different from a trip to Sherbrooke or Ottawa.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by [email protected]
For me, it's car (EV). We have a house in the Eastern Townships that's about 135km from our home in Montreal. We can take the train to Drummondville, about 20 minutes away by car, but that only works if someone is already in the house to come pick you up.
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@evan Last trip was from Victoria to Vancouver; 252 km there and back again. 92km by ferry (diesel), and 160km by car (electric).
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@evan Magog or elsewhere? We moved out of Mouréal > 6 yrs ago and now we cringe every time we need to drive back and cross the island to see our daughters and grandaughter.
If only the REM had cheap overnight parking.
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@nantel our house is in Richmond; it's about halfway between Sherbrooke and Drummondville on 55.
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@evan I've read the FAQ, and I accept that you feel comfortable with ambiguity.
In this case I think it would have been worth clarifying though, since you were apparently thinking about travelling to a destination 125 km away, while I thought you meant one 250 km away. It's a major difference, and others might have been confused.
125 km by car is hardly even travelling in my mind (unless I'm stopping overnight for some reason); it's like going to the local ski hill or to pick apples.
