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Bacco shall have no false italian restaurants before it.
Though each Italian place in the North End has to have its followers otherwise I don't know how all of them stay in business. Except for the ones that are run or are the designated hang out of the mafia. I imagine those places are strapped for cash.
Sweet!! A few others have mentioned an interest in hitting the MFA, so it seems to me that it should so happen, and soon! Perhaps one of the upcoming Wednesdays... The only time I'm not free is the weekend of Oct. 10th, from Fri to Mon. Other than that, I'm at your disposal.
Hop on the green or orange line, you can get both at North Station. Just remember that where the train come in is not where the subway is, it's next door.
Could you give some more information on the gaming conventions that will be happening in the boston area before PAX East ive never been to one and would like to see what its all like before PAX .
If you have a chance, try out the Melting Pot restaurant for some VERY good fondue. It is a multi-course meal and very delicious. A little on the pricey side but worth it for me.
Also, get yourself some New England clam chowder. You won't regret it.
The other conventions are not as big as Pax, as Goose said. Even ABs gaming sections won't match what I think Pax is going to do. The other conventions, though, do have tournaments, and one of them holds the regional tournaments for the WBA (and this year they are hosting a qualifier for the national Catan championship).
Nonetheless, it will be interesting to attend a convention where you need a telescope to see across the room
Looking forward to it.
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We can move this elsewhere, to avoid clutter. I've created an Event listing on Facebook, with some arbitrarily-picked times and the only date that fits all three currently-known schedules.
Ho ho, ye of little faith. You have no idea what we have planned for AB this year.
Actually, that brings up another question. AB has game shows. Is Pax planning on running any?
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Bring at least one heavy coat. Not a jacket. A coat. Something that you might take skiing would probably be sufficient.
Probably a pair of boots in case you don't want your feet to get wet in the snow/eventual slush snow becomes.
One or 2 pairs of thick socks, or extra pairs of socks if you want to wear 2 pairs.
A sweatshirt or sweater of some kind goes without saying, unless you want to walk around PAX in your coat all day. I plan on cruising the hall in a hoodie of some type, personally. Which brings to mind the question of whether or not they'll have a coat check at the place. Someone should look into that.
Other than that, bring an umbrella just in case (think that's in the supply list, though), your mother would probably to tell you to bring gloves, a scarf, and a wool hat. Even if you don't use any of it, worth having.
As a child and teenager, I remember several years where there was a significant enough snowstorm to cause schools to delay opening, or even close for the day (and sometimes the NEXT day), even AFTER my birthday each year.
My birthday, by the by, is April 28th.
Think about that.
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OTOH, it has not been terribly unusual the past 6-8 years to have shirtsleeve-weather days (tempetature around 60-65 Fahrenheit) as early as February.
So, the weekend of PAX? Could be 60-degree days, coul be 30-degree days. We won't know until they happen. Thus, it's best to be at least minimally prepared for BOTH possibilities.
If you HAVE to err in clothing selection? Err on the side of "not winter enough"; it's not impossible to stay mostly inside, or in at-least-partially heated vehicles, even when crossing from one side of Boston to the other. So you might get chilly, for short stretches ... but that's better than sweating and overheating all the time while at the convention, yes?
It's really easy to stay mostly inside. My first winter here I had a wind breaker and a sweatshirt under it for the winter and walked to class in that. The end of March is mostly chilly and rainy and the odds are if you're flying in you don't want to be sitting on the plane in a heavy coat or wasting the space in your luggage with since that's space you now have to pay for and will be less space for swag. I've been literally in the city (not some suburb 20 miles out or an hour north but in a Boston zip code) for 5 years and in those years you haven't needed your polar outing gear at the end of March. Sure, it may have snowed here once in April 10 years ago, but it hasn't in recent memory.
Any idea if the convention center will be heated to a point where wearing a t-shirt without anything over it will be possible? Generally speaking, how warm do people/businesses/whatever keep their heaters? Ideally, I'd like to be able to stow whatever sweatshirt/jacket thing in my backpack during the con. I realize that if it happens to be really freaking cold outside where a winter coat is needed, this might not be practical... but one can hope D:
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If there's no coat check, you probably won't want to carry around your winter coat everywhere, so I guess that's more of a personal call. You might have a few times when you're freezing without it.
And its been said already but weather here is unpredictable. In 1997 we got over two feet of snow March 31/April 1. In 1998 it hit 89.
I'd estimate 50s but it might feel colder with wind chill and there's a good chance there will be slush on the ground and the occasional snow bank
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This works for me as well. College wear ftw!
If you're staying in a hotel that is connected via a walkway than you shouldn't need heavy clothing (although the mall is not as warm as you may think) but if you have to go outside and are not driving, I'd bring the heavy clothes.
Alas, the weather here is unpredictable enough to where you can place bets on the tv weatherman's predictions. And, as I've said all along, it is known to snow in April, and usually more than a couple of inches.
Also worth taking into account is where you're walking. I need help from other people that are more familiar with that are to fill in the info on this but, an example:
I used to work across from State St. station. That section of Washington Ave. is a natural wind tunnel. If you're walking from Border's to the station you pass Pi Alley and that's where the wind reaches its peak speed.
I had to work during hurricanes and snowstorms and the wind easily hits 80mph in that area. Are there any such conditions around the Hynes? I would not think so as the buildings don't seem tall enough but you never know.
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An our weather, it's usually in the 50s by time we end March. The weather really isn't that bad in Boston, people seem to want it to be Northern Maine.
I usually go with a Hanes white undershirt, then a t-shirt or thin long sleeve shirt, zip-up hooded sweatshirt or light jacket, jeans, and sneakers. I avoid winter boots because of the indoor convention floor walking, and how hot and sweaty my feet feel after hours of walking indoors. I also avoid thicker coats of any kind because I usually end up taking it off and having to carry it around, along with anything I've bought or acquired that day (along with my wife's coat or 1-3 of the kids' coats). With a hoodie or a zip sweatshirt I can open it up, or take it off and tie it around my waist.
If I bring a heavier coat it's probably only gonna be used to and from the airport, and left in the hotel for the bulk of my time at PAX. If the forecast is snow I might wear my goretex sneakers, otherwise I'm going with normal sneakers.
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Although neither of the other teams have the same impact on the T system as the Red Sox (which will not have started playing at the time of the convention), it's still good to know if a game is going on as it does have some impact:
Bruins at home on the 27th vs. Calgary. Game starts at 1pm.
Celtics at home vs. Sacramento on the 26th @ 7:30 and the 28th @ 8pm.
These can tie up the orange and green lines as the Garden sits on North Station.
As I said, these tend not to tie up the T the way Sox games do, but it's still good to know as it can slow things down or make for a rather cramped train ride.
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Solid Blue - stars are in view (clear skies)
Flashing Blue - clouds are due
Solid Red - rain ahead
Flashing Red - snow instead
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Unfortunately, it's not the Prudential Building that flashes like that, it's the Old Hancock Tower (not visible in the pic.)
SirCuddlez's comment about the Pru as a landmark though is spot on. There's very few places within the city where you can't see it, and it's dead on where PAX is going to be.
The average mid-October temperature in Boston is in the low 60s. Today it snowed for the first time of the year. We may be in for a very cold winter... then again maybe not.