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    • animalA
      animal
      last edited by

      I don't care what I have to do to get there... fly, drive, boat, walk... whatever... I'll be there!

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @animal
        last edited by

        @animal said in MangoCon 2019:

        I don't care what I have to do to get there... fly, drive, boat, walk... whatever... I'll be there!

        Maybe there will be a Chicago to Dallas car pool!

        ROAD TRIP!!!

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.

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          • travisdh1T
            travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:

            Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.

            Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.

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            • mlnewsM
              mlnews @travisdh1
              last edited by

              @travisdh1 said in MangoCon 2019:

              @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:

              Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.

              Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.

              Union Station to Union Station is $106 and nuder 22 hours.

              0_1538671744499_Screenshot from 2018-10-04 11-48-32.png

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              • NerdyDadN
                NerdyDad @mlnews
                last edited by

                @mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:

                nuder

                Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?

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                • dbeatoD
                  dbeato @NerdyDad
                  last edited by

                  @nerdydad said in MangoCon 2019:

                  @mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:

                  nuder

                  Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?

                  Lol that was funny

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                  • travisdh1T
                    travisdh1 @mlnews
                    last edited by

                    @mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:

                    @travisdh1 said in MangoCon 2019:

                    @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:

                    Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.

                    Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.

                    Union Station to Union Station is $106 and nuder 22 hours.

                    0_1538671744499_Screenshot from 2018-10-04 11-48-32.png

                    I'll have to check out then.

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                    • NDCN
                      NDC @NerdyDad
                      last edited by

                      @nerdydad said in MangoCon 2019:

                      @mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:

                      nuder

                      Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?

                      Clothing optional train ride..

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                      • travisdh1T
                        travisdh1 @NDC
                        last edited by

                        @ndc said in MangoCon 2019:

                        @nerdydad said in MangoCon 2019:

                        @mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:

                        nuder

                        Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?

                        Clothing optional train ride..

                        Quality control......

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @mlnews
                          last edited by

                          @mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:

                          @travisdh1 said in MangoCon 2019:

                          @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:

                          Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.

                          Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.

                          Union Station to Union Station is $106 and nuder 22 hours.

                          0_1538671744499_Screenshot from 2018-10-04 11-48-32.png

                          But for that cost, I would rather fly and only take a few hours.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            Some people just love trains, some hate to fly. Twenty two hours is pretty extreme, though. That's one long day. But you can pretty easily sleep, eat, drink, even work on a train. It's super comfy, to me at least. If it wasn't for my need for a CPAP to sleep, I'd often do long train trips if they cost was close to flying.

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                            • DustinB3403D
                              DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller Why can't you use a CPAP on a train?

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
                                last edited by

                                @dustinb3403 said in MangoCon 2019:

                                @scottalanmiller Why can't you use a CPAP on a train?

                                You CAN, and I do on sleeper trains. But you have to have the seat next to you free. If you can't guarantee that on a normal train, then you have nowhere safe to put the CPAP.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  If you start in St. Louis instead of Chicago, the deals are a bit more realistic. Same train, but you don't have to cross Illinois on it.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    Anyone coming in from Okahoma City has it really nice and easy. You'd need a car pool in from Gainesville, but other than that, the train is SO easy.

                                    0_1538687217580_Screenshot from 2018-10-04 16-06-32.png

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      For anyone looking at public transport around Dallas.... the "near" station for the conference is almost certainly Trinity Mills on the DART Green Line. An Uber from there to anywhere being considered would be trivial.

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                                      • travisdh1T
                                        travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:

                                        Anyone coming in from Okahoma City has it really nice and easy. You'd need a car pool in from Gainesville, but other than that, the train is SO easy.

                                        0_1538687217580_Screenshot from 2018-10-04 16-06-32.png

                                        Sadly, it looks like the run from Cleveland sucks. 32 hours, 6 of which are waiting between trains in Chicago.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @travisdh1
                                          last edited by

                                          @travisdh1 there is no run from Cleveland, that's why it sucks. It's one run to Chicago, then another to Texas.

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                                          • jmooreJ
                                            jmoore
                                            last edited by

                                            What site is this so I can look up train rides?

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