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GnomeWizardd
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14 Oct 2003, 5:10pm
I am sooo tempted ageek to take you up on that offer id have to drive to ur house then leave from there
I am gonna check my calender
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14 Oct 2003, 5:11pm
BTW i am old enuf and wise enuf to drive a good part of the way but dang thats like 3 days travel

do we need monitors too? or just our boxes and mouses and stuff
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14 Oct 2003, 5:17pm
You need to bring your own monitor.
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14 Oct 2003, 5:18pm
Ok this is great! I WILL BE THERE!!!! IF thats A small if Ageek is willing to have another body in the car and we split cost. But i will be There if thats a yes from the Ageekster!
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14 Oct 2003, 5:39pm
Prime, YGPM

Only 4.5 hours from Toronto

I'll see you all there... pending weather of course
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14 Oct 2003, 5:54pm
Oh c'mon....I made the drive from det to st. augustine in 16 hours! 1-75 north.
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14 Oct 2003, 6:08pm
Remember it's winter for us drivers and Michigan gets winters comparable to Southern Ontario. I'll take my time driving down there, as I'll be in 4' of blowing, drifting snow across the portion of Canada's busiest highway that is known as "Carnage Alley" for the sheer number of fatal accidents that occur (Highway 401 between London, Chatham & Windsor).

How strict are the cops in Michigan? Do they get cranky about speeding 5-30 MPH over the limit? I'm used to cruising @ 145 KMH in a 100 KMH zone (90 in a 60 zone for those Imperial folks).
SimGuy edited : 14 Oct 2003 at 6:13pm .
primesuspect
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14 Oct 2003, 7:44pm
Pretty cranky, but once you cross the border, you're only 3-4 miles from my office, so there's not gonna be too much driving to worry about.
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14 Oct 2003, 7:44pm
Seven spots left! If Gnomewizardd gives the thumbs up, that's 6 spots left!
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14 Oct 2003, 8:05pm
Gonomewizardd, YGPM.

John.
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14 Oct 2003, 8:09pm
you got teh thumbs up!
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14 Oct 2003, 8:12pm
Can we get a flowing mountain of dew??? there goes my vacation time! WH00T!!
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14 Oct 2003, 8:13pm
IF you declare it on the way into US and have no illegal CDs, Canada\US border is pretty good. Tell them you are going to a friend's place for the weekend. Sometimes they want to see hardware receipts if you have them, usually not-- easier if you have proof of purchase in Canada just in case(for US side). You MIGHT get a customs receipt or end up with the computer customs tagged and you might end up showing what they give you to customs on the way back.

They should NOT open your computer, that would normally be illegal search, for BOTH sides of the border. Yuo CAN call Canadian customs (and local RCMP non-emergency number can tell who to talk with probably), they will tell you what you should need to do this, just tell them you plan to go to a friend's place or a computer mini-convention that trades computer knowledge for weekend to work on straightening out computer (gaming can get sweaty, that which gens sweat is WORK in physical sense) glitch because he is\they are helping for free. And all computers have glitches of one kind or another, right???

John.
Straight_Man edited : 14 Oct 2003 at 8:19pm .
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15 Oct 2003, 4:16am
I'd like to go, but as I posted a few pages ago I need to know who's heading over the detroit from New York City than I can cop a ride with. Otherwise it'll a nice 2 day train ride
primesuspect
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15 Oct 2003, 4:49am
There's a car with two members coming from tha NYC.

I'll PM them and see.
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17 Oct 2003, 3:14pm
Update:

From here on out, I demand that everybody pay their registration fees via the "Folded Napkin" method, which is how I just got Leishi85's registration in the mail:
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17 Oct 2003, 3:20pm
haha. i was just wondering if it arived yet, it's for me and CRADS8EN, both.
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17 Oct 2003, 3:22pm


OMFG that is the funniest thing I've seen in a week!
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leishi85
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17 Oct 2003, 3:27pm
u gotta understand, i had 40 dollars cash in it, who knows if someone will try to look and see what's in it, and take it, better be safe than sorry.
so i stuck the money inbetween napkins.
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17 Oct 2003, 3:33pm

Talking LOL!

Good thing prime was paying attention - if he was reading his mail during lunch your registration $$ could have been used to wipe the mustard off his face, then tossed in the trash!

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mmonnin
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17 Oct 2003, 4:22pm
I have done something similar before. I just used two envelopes instead of a napkin.
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17 Oct 2003, 7:17pm
if i paypal you...do u still have to use the napkins
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primesuspect
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17 Oct 2003, 7:18pm
Leishi was kind enough to include two napkins, so I'll use his extra napkin for your payment
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20 Oct 2003, 12:56am
Okay peeps

FIVE SPOTS LEFT

Come on, when else are you gonna get the chance to meet shorty, mackanz, simguy, general keebler, thrax, leishi85, and all the others who make short-media great?

PM me for your registration confirmation! 5 spots left!
DOSMAN
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20 Oct 2003, 1:04am
leishi85 isn't all that special. I unfortunately have the chance to meet him 5 times a week.
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20 Oct 2003, 1:05am
just kidding man.


Hmm, now that time is running out, I'm actually going to have to make a decision.
leishi85
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20 Oct 2003, 1:05am
hey DOSMAN, u know what??
u get teh F for saying that.
primesuspect
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20 Oct 2003, 1:05am
Are you coming, dosman?
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20 Oct 2003, 1:07am
That would involve convincing my parents to let me go to Detroit and spend a weekend with people I don't know.

I don't see a problem, but I anticipate that they will.
primesuspect
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20 Oct 2003, 1:37am
You know Leishi85
GnomeWizardd
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20 Oct 2003, 2:42am
and you know me! Ive talked to you at the radio show
DOSMAN
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20 Oct 2003, 6:41pm
Yeah. And I think I know whoever else Lei is going with. Maybe I could pull this off.
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21 Oct 2003, 3:02am
I may have missed something in the thread, but besides the $20 for the registration, how much do I need to send? Like for the food and all? I'll be sure to find a napkin around here to wrap my money in to, haha
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primesuspect
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21 Oct 2003, 3:12am
Once I have all 40 spots filled up, (4 left!) I'll switch all discussions to a mailing list format.
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29 Oct 2003, 2:25am
BUMP! We still have four spots to fill, folks! Come on sign up for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet all your short-media buddies!

4 more spots!
GnomeWizardd
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29 Oct 2003, 2:27am
Yea And ill be sure to bring the box so everyone can look shorty eye to eye!
primesuspect
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29 Oct 2003, 2:33am
alright alright, the shorty bashing went out of style like a month ago.....
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29 Oct 2003, 2:39am
ahh you should ask him to see the IM convo from yesterday plenty of bashing between us all in good humor tho! then we had a slight turn of bashing towards a certain SUSPECT * wink * wink
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31 Oct 2003, 4:39am
alright prime, I'm almost ready to make a commitment, after a few questions:

Whats the nearest airport to your facility? Can someone pick me up?

Should I come the 8th or ON the 9th?

Can I have some parts shipped directly to your office?

Would you have a case/PS you'd be willing to let me borrow for a few days?

Would I have any problems bringing my harddrive and my camcorder/tapes on an airplane? (keeping in mind harddrives and Digital8 tapes are magnetically sensitive, IE XRAY warning, right?)

Any other air travel tips with computer equipment would be helpful, I'm a newb, only been on an airplane once.

Price Line is showing a 0 stop flight from Manchester, NH to Detroit via (DTW) Detroit - Wayne County - Detroit, MI airport is the cheapest at $282 round trip. small price to pay to meet all my short media pals
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mmonnin
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31 Oct 2003, 6:58am
I have a 17" Trinitron I can bring up the Lan Party. If anyone wants to used that say so and I will bring it.

The only problem is that the screen guys out if it gets bumped to hard. Then you have to turn it off then back on. Still good tho.
GnomeWizardd
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31 Oct 2003, 11:56am
I would love you to bring that extra monitor so i didnt have to lug my 19 Hitachi! in my truck PLEASE!!
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31 Oct 2003, 12:24pm
It's in a truck. You're not lugging it anywhere.
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31 Oct 2003, 1:21pm
Um, shaken monitors tend to need reaiming sometimes afterward. So, we will foam pad such things or wrap them in a quilt each (3-4 layers of quilt all around or 1" thick foam all around or ditto of bubble wrap, HD mfrs used to UPS stuff, and about 2" all around was needed for older Hds that were less shock resistant than newer ones but about as likely to get damaged as monitors back then in late 80's) foam and then double garbage bag them and use packaging tape to seal well.

John.

Marc, please bring the monitor. One of us driving up might need it, so a spare on site is very good-- odds of one getting damaged slightly with 40 people bringing monitors is higher than just two driving up, but with 40 a spare to replace one in 40 if needed would be prudent and welcome-- BOTH.

John.
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31 Oct 2003, 2:02pm
Camman said
Alright prime, I'm almost ready to make a commitment, after a few questions:

Whats the nearest airport to your facility? Can someone pick me up?
Detroit City Airport is the very closest - it's about 2 miles away. Detroit Metro is about 20 miles away, but I'll be picking people up from there anyway, so either one doesn't matter. Yes, you will be picked up.

Should I come the 8th or ON the 9th?
Probably better to come on the 8th if you want to help set up or at least just be there for the very beginning. If you come on the 9th, who knows what time you'll be able to get started.

Can I have some parts shipped directly to your office?
Absolutely yes. No problem at all. The more we have set up before the thing starts, the better.

Would you have a case/PS you'd be willing to let me borrow for a few days?
i don't think so. I only have one spare right now and I'm gonna put a computer into it for a spare for the lan. Some of our international friends are gonna be using the spares.

Would I have any problems bringing my harddrive and my camcorder/tapes on an airplane? (keeping in mind harddrives and Digital8 tapes are magnetically sensitive, IE XRAY warning, right?)

Any other air travel tips with computer equipment would be helpful, I'm a newb, only been on an airplane once
Me too, somebody else should answer this one. I have no idea.

Price Line is showing a 0 stop flight from Manchester, NH to Detroit via (DTW) Detroit - Wayne County - Detroit, MI airport is the cheapest at $282 round trip. small price to pay to meet all my short media pals
DTW is detroit city airport. Woohoo! 2 miles away!
GnomeWizardd
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31 Oct 2003, 2:07pm
Hey JOHN I just remembered i have a truck Cap for the back of my ranger so we wont have to stuff everything behind the seat in the king cab! So it will be like this . Comp boxes behind the saet everything else that doesnt matter like clothes and food will go in the truck bed under the cap!
mmonnin
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31 Oct 2003, 2:46pm
Ok so someone can still claim my 17" Sony. Its better to get it squared away so that 2 people dont want the same monitor and one ends up with nothing to use.
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31 Oct 2003, 3:00pm
* GnomeWizardd claims it!
mmonnin
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31 Oct 2003, 4:13pm
You are not putting it in the back of your truck?
GnomeWizardd
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31 Oct 2003, 6:21pm
heck no! a monitor in hte back of my truck in detroin in JANuary? plus if i hit a bump its screwed! If i put it in the back it be frozen
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31 Oct 2003, 6:44pm
Camman had this to say
Would I have any problems bringing my harddrive and my camcorder/tapes on an airplane? (keeping in mind harddrives and Digital8 tapes are magnetically sensitive, IE XRAY warning, right?)
AFAIK the HDD shouldn't be a problem cause look at all the people that take laptops on buisness trips and stuff.
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