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Whew, almost forgot today was last day for early-bird..

mythicknightmythicknight Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in PAX Archive
!

Good thing Gabe mentioned it on Friday's news..

And then she exploded...
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  • jonxpjonxp [E] PC Security Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I'm conflicted...my wife gave me the OK to buy the passes today...but I'm still not sure if I want to spring for the additional 1500 in flight, hotel room, and rental car.

    *sigh*

    We need an east coast PAX.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited March 2007
    A'hem
    *points down"

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  • b0wserb0wser PAX HHL Deputy Manager CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Your wang isn't going to help him traverse the nation, Moe.

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  • jonxpjonxp [E] PC Security Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I'm coming from Atlanta. Driving to Seattle is a really bad idea. If I were up north somewhere, I'd be glad to join.

    Also, I can't have grandma watch the kid for the time it will take to do that.

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  • LegacyLegacy Stuck Somewhere In Cyberspace The Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    jonxp wrote: »
    We need an east coast PAX.

    I bet there will be an announcement about that this year...

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  • ctishmanctishman Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    b0wser wrote: »
    Your wang isn't going to help him traverse the nation, Moe.

    Oh, you'd be surprised...

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    jonxp wrote: »
    I'm conflicted...my wife gave me the OK to buy the passes today...but I'm still not sure if I want to spring for the additional 1500 in flight, hotel room, and rental car.

    *sigh*

    We need an east coast PAX.

    You might be able to save money by not staying right downtown, or by not bothering with a rental car (just a cab from the airport, if you do stay near the WSCTC everything you'll need is in walking distance).

    For the record, if the shoe were on the other foot and PAX was originally on the other coast, my fiance and I would still find it worth the effort. We plan our entire year around PAX.

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  • jonxpjonxp [E] PC Security Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    The problem is actually the plane tickets. The hotel is very reasonable, and rental cars are cheap, but flights to SEA that weekend are murder.

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  • TimeCruiserMikeTimeCruiserMike Past Organizer of the West Coast Train Trip San Fernando ValleyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    well there is always the cross country supertrip. i hear it is made of both awsome and win

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  • dyaballikldyaballikl PAX Main Theatre House & Security Manager • PAX Community Cartographer Gold Coast QLD AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    ElectricTurtle wrote: »
    jonxp wrote: »
    I'm conflicted...my wife gave me the OK to buy the passes today...but I'm still not sure if I want to spring for the additional 1500 in flight, hotel room, and rental car.

    *sigh*

    We need an east coast PAX.

    You might be able to save money by not staying right downtown, or by not bothering with a rental car (just a cab from the airport, if you do stay near the WSCTC everything you'll need is in walking distance).

    For the record, if the shoe were on the other foot and PAX was originally on the other coast, my fiance and I would still find it worth the effort. We plan our entire year around PAX.

    well, i live here, just outside seattle, but i'm still flying all the way to the west coast just to ride with the ccst. so, if it were on the east coast, that would be better for me, two fewer cross country trips!
    jonxp wrote: »
    The problem is actually the plane tickets. The hotel is very reasonable, and rental cars are cheap, but flights to SEA that weekend are murder.

    check out the next day. i know from working in the industry that when you change your flight by a day or two, it can have dramatic changes on the price.

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    dyaballikl: you, sir, are one dedicated mofo. My hat is off to you. However, if you currently go east to drive west, would you not also go west to drive east? I'm sure that there would be a supertrip to the east as well as west if there were two events.

    In any case your advice is sound. Check a few days before as the mid week tends to be cheaper.

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  • dyaballikldyaballikl PAX Main Theatre House & Security Manager • PAX Community Cartographer Gold Coast QLD AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    ElectricTurtle wrote: »
    dyaballikl: you, sir, are one dedicated mofo. My hat is off to you. However, if you currently go east to drive west, would you not also go west to drive east? I'm sure that there would be a supertrip to the east as well as west if there were two events.

    In any case your advice is sound. Check a few days before as the mid week tends to be cheaper.

    exactly, what i'm saying is that, with it being on the west coast, i take two cross country plane trips, and two cross country road trips. if it were on the east coast, it'd just be two cross country road trips.

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  • jonxpjonxp [E] PC Security Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    dyaballikl wrote: »
    ElectricTurtle wrote: »
    jonxp wrote: »
    I'm conflicted...my wife gave me the OK to buy the passes today...but I'm still not sure if I want to spring for the additional 1500 in flight, hotel room, and rental car.

    *sigh*

    We need an east coast PAX.

    You might be able to save money by not staying right downtown, or by not bothering with a rental car (just a cab from the airport, if you do stay near the WSCTC everything you'll need is in walking distance).

    For the record, if the shoe were on the other foot and PAX was originally on the other coast, my fiance and I would still find it worth the effort. We plan our entire year around PAX.

    well, i live here, just outside seattle, but i'm still flying all the way to the west coast just to ride with the ccst. so, if it were on the east coast, that would be better for me, two fewer cross country trips!
    jonxp wrote: »
    The problem is actually the plane tickets. The hotel is very reasonable, and rental cars are cheap, but flights to SEA that weekend are murder.

    check out the next day. i know from working in the industry that when you change your flight by a day or two, it can have dramatic changes on the price.

    I did, but extending the trip by a day either direction would cost more in hotel room than I'd be saving. (I travel a lot for business, I know how the air fare system works too).

    I guess I'm just going to have to forgo the early bird rate and wait till later in the year to decide. Oh well.

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  • DondumsDondums Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I missed the early bird, although I've known about it for ages. It's not a question of my commitment or desire to go to PAX, I just can't find anybody local to go with me. :| No one wants to pay (or simply can't get the money) to get up there, although everyone says they want to go.

    Summary: All my friends suck.

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  • smilingmadmansmilingmadman Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Just yesterday I signed up two of my friends with early bird pricing. $40, right? I had to unregister myself and reregister and everything and it was still only $40 per person.

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    smilingmadman wrote: »
    Just yesterday I signed up two of my friends with early bird pricing. $40, right? I had to unregister myself and reregister and everything and it was still only $40 per person.

    Yesterday was April second. Earlybird pricing was march 31st and before.

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  • dyaballikldyaballikl PAX Main Theatre House & Security Manager • PAX Community Cartographer Gold Coast QLD AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    BigRed wrote: »
    smilingmadman wrote: »
    Just yesterday I signed up two of my friends with early bird pricing. $40, right? I had to unregister myself and reregister and everything and it was still only $40 per person.

    Yesterday was April second. Earlybird pricing was march 31st and before.

    unless he got confused and only paid for like one day or something?

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  • EskimoAznEskimoAzn Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Neliwood wrote: »
    I missed the early bird, although I've known about it for ages. It's not a question of my commitment or desire to go to PAX, I just can't find anybody local to go with me. :| No one wants to pay (or simply can't get the money) to get up there, although everyone says they want to go.

    Summary: All my friends suck.

    Ugh, I know how that feels. When I asked around, my friends were all like, "What's...Penny Arcade??" :( But I bought the early bird ticket and reserved my hotel room anyway :) After all, I still have a few months to educate and convince my friends to come along...!!

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  • Amber FechkoAmber Fechko Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Neliwood wrote: »
    I missed the early bird, although I've known about it for ages. It's not a question of my commitment or desire to go to PAX, I just can't find anybody local to go with me. :| No one wants to pay (or simply can't get the money) to get up there, although everyone says they want to go.

    Summary: All my friends suck.

    Solution: Come to PAX and make new friends.

    :)

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  • dyaballikldyaballikl PAX Main Theatre House & Security Manager • PAX Community Cartographer Gold Coast QLD AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    like your mother always said, people who don't know penny arcade aren't really your friends at all.

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  • smilingmadmansmilingmadman Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    dyaballikl wrote: »
    unless he got confused and only paid for like one day or something?
    I definitely registered myself and two friends for early bird pricing for three-day passes on April 2nd. I think the reason it let me do that is because I was already registered for early bird, but I had to cancel and start over because I won't be here in August when they arrive in the mail. Had to change the address, you see.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Early Bird is only like $5 savings. Just as long as you get a preorder version, you're good to go.

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