Yet another slightly off SG-14 Geek Meet

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-06-21 10:05pm

I'm going to drive up from Jersey, how that would work out with me picking people up depends on if they're on my way or not, I suppose.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-06-21 10:09pm

Hmm, well my home is just two blocks from the Brooklyn Queens Expressway at Woodside/Jackson Heights.

If not, then I can just take the LIRR and you can pick me up at the station.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-06-21 10:38pm

Dalton, I was looking at the LIRR schedules, there appears to be a layover in Jamiaca when going from Penn Station, is there perhaps a more direct route?

Bit out of the way, if you know what I mean.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-06-21 11:11pm

Just for the hell of it:

Frappr

Add yourselves, gentlemen.

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-06-21 11:14pm

Bah, IB, you jerkface

Hotfoot, I added meself.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-06-21 11:40pm

I added myself too.

Edit: WTF? It says I'm in the state of California!

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-06-22 01:01am

By your command!

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-06-23 01:02pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:I added myself too.

Edit: WTF? It says I'm in the state of California!

Guess you can't make it then

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-06-23 01:24pm

It's too bad I don't have another working hologram projector and ship it to you guys but it's been used to death by a solipsist.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2006-06-23 02:12pm

Added meself.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-06-23 10:39pm

So, with all the travelling its going to take having to pick the guys up, when do you think you'll all arrive?

P.S.-

A souvenir!

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-06-23 11:59pm

Okay, looking at the maps, the only people I think I can really afford to pick up is the B'Ville crew. If I stop to pick up both Galkin and Soontir, I'll be adding at least an extra hour on to my transit time.

I plan on taking the GWB over to Long Island. Galkin might be doable if I somehow swung south and found a way up to the GWB, but I don't know how much extra time that would take.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-06-24 12:22am

Galkin and I could meet up at Penn station and take the LIRR to Jamiaca, mon!

And then to floral park! Soontir, perhaps you should consider the train as well

Post by **fgalkin** » 2006-06-24 01:33am

9 AM is a bit too early, IMHO. We don't need to do the gear picks and such, and the boring exploration parts are out of the picture, so we can get straight to nukin'.

Cam, if you manage not to get lost in Fort Lee, you can take the River Road down to Guttenberg and be there in 15-20 minutes. And then you can pick up Danny, and take the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan, then the Queens Midtown Tunnel to the LIE, and then get off somewhere in the vicinity of Dalton's house. Shouldn't take very long.

And also, couldn't you take the 280 to the Holland Tunnel, then veer north to the Lincoln. I could technically meet you somewhere around the tunnel.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-06-24 01:36am

I am. The ticket up there is mine with a bit of a change.

If we're meeting at 9AM, then I'm taking the 7:48/50 train that'll arrive at Floral Park at 8:21. Then Dalton could pick me or us up.

When do you guys plan on going home? It seems some of you guys have major things to do on Monday or later on Sunday night.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-06-24 07:06am

fgalkin wrote:9 AM is a bit too early, IMHO. We don't need to do the gear picks and such, and the boring exploration parts are out of the picture, so we can get straight to nukin'.

I'm on a schedule where I turn into a pumpkin at 10PM, meaning we absolutely need to end by 7-8 in order for me to get home and not fall asleep at the wheel. At this point, it doesn't look like I'll be able to get in to Dalton's until around 10AM, but that should work out well enough. This game could last a while, as I originally designed it as a two-parter and we did end a bit early last time, so this time could have us going in to overtime.

Cam, if you manage not to get lost in Fort Lee, you can take the River Road down to Guttenberg and be there in 15-20 minutes. And then you can pick up Danny, and take the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan, then the Queens Midtown Tunnel to the LIE, and then get off somewhere in the vicinity of Dalton's house. Shouldn't take very long.

And also, couldn't you take the 280 to the Holland Tunnel, then veer north to the Lincoln. I could technically meet you somewhere around the tunnel.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Lincoln Tunnel to Queen's Midtown can take up to an hour, even on a Sunday, just to get from one tunnel to the other as it goes straight through manhatten traffic. I've driven it twice before, and there's no way I'm taking that route ever again. The fastest way is through the GWB. It cuts a beeline through manhatten so you don't have to deal with the traffic. From there I take x95 to the Cross Island Parkway.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-06-24 12:10pm

There's a train that arrives at Floral Park @ 9:23 tomorrow morning - the train leaves Penn at 8:47.

This train, gentlemen, is our train!

Post by **fgalkin** » 2006-06-24 03:43pm

Hotfoot wrote:
fgalkin wrote:9 AM is a bit too early, IMHO. We don't need to do the gear picks and such, and the boring exploration parts are out of the picture, so we can get straight to nukin'.
I'm on a schedule where I turn into a pumpkin at 10PM, meaning we absolutely need to end by 7-8 in order for me to get home and not fall asleep at the wheel. At this point, it doesn't look like I'll be able to get in to Dalton's until around 10AM, but that should work out well enough. This game could last a while, as I originally designed it as a two-parter and we did end a bit early last time, so this time could have us going in to overtime.

Well, see, the problem is that I already have a prior engagement with Marina's RPG in the chat, which will start at midnight. Assuming the standard run of about 4 hours, that means I'll go to bed at about 4. To make the 8:47 train, I'll probably have to get up at 7:30, which means I'll have about 3.5 hours of sleep, which, I'm sorry, just isn't happening.

Cam, if you manage not to get lost in Fort Lee, you can take the River Road down to Guttenberg and be there in 15-20 minutes. And then you can pick up Danny, and take the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan, then the Queens Midtown Tunnel to the LIE, and then get off somewhere in the vicinity of Dalton's house. Shouldn't take very long.

And also, couldn't you take the 280 to the Holland Tunnel, then veer north to the Lincoln. I could technically meet you somewhere around the tunnel.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Lincoln Tunnel to Queen's Midtown can take up to an hour, even on a Sunday, just to get from one tunnel to the other as it goes straight through manhatten traffic. I've driven it twice before, and there's no way I'm taking that route ever again. The fastest way is through the GWB. It cuts a beeline through manhatten so you don't have to deal with the traffic. From there I take x95 to the Cross Island Parkway.

Well, if you go through 42/34 street, then yes. You could make it faster, but you're right, I don't see it taking less than 30 minutes at the minimum.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Post by **fgalkin** » 2006-06-24 05:37pm

After discussing it with Hotfoot, I'll be taking the 10:48 train, and arriving at Floral Park at around 11:21.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-06-24 05:43pm

Marcao just chimed in with a no-go, the dirty bastard.

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2006-06-24 05:59pm

Well, Marcao just sucks ass then!

If you guys want to call it off because he can't make it, I'll understand, but otherwise I can give rides to and from the train station. Cam, you'll probably want to stick with the bridge; the city can get very hairy on a Sunday morning. I can PM you detailed directions if you like.

For the train crew, give me a call when you're at the Queens Village stop so I can get down to the train station and pick you up. I'll be waiting under my last name (you'll see).

As it happens, we might be playing in either the kitchen or the basement, weather permitting, since it's not going to be that hot and the kitchen is airier.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2006-06-24 06:15pm

Can we get his char killed off, then? Come on, I want to take over!

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-06-24 08:43pm

fgalkin wrote:Can we get his char killed off, then? Come on, I want to take over!

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

You're forgetting that I am second in command.

Frankly, I wouldn't mind post poning this until next week or something with Fgalkin's belated time and Allan not being there.

Still, I want to end this mission and move on to another one the next time we meet so I'm in.

If we are still doing this, I'll be taking the same train as Fgalkin.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-06-24 09:17pm

Well, with Marcao out, it makes the continuation a little difficult. I'm also not hearing a firm confirmation from Thirdfain and Guest Star, which makes that a little shaky as well.

We have a few options available to us.

1. Postpone the game
2. Play the game without the missing players
3. Play another lost episode, possibly an on-world mission
4. Play a one-shot adventure in a different setting, just for kicks.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-06-24 09:19pm

Hmm, option four with replicators?