[MakeLV] World Maker Faire NYC 2013 - Bus Rental

[Ellis Farmer]

Plus, it was great having a bus allowing us (or those who don't
automatically fall asleep on buses) to socialize.

-Ellis



On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 2:17 PM, whatever <whatever at taggers.org> wrote:

>  well the school bus was as close to as economical as vans but had
> complaints if we have a designated navigator would could avoid some of
> those...
>
>
> On 12/13/2012 2:07 PM, Jeremy Sawruk wrote:
>
> I would strongly recommend taking either the George Washington or
> the Verrazano bridge.
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Ellis Farmer <saxywolf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are standard routes to take, like the GW or 34th street.  We can
>> check Google maps for traffic and maybe get delay estimates.  I will make
>> sure that either the driver take traffic and route into account or that we
>> can provide the driver with such information.
>>
>> -Ellis
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Will <staticphantom at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> GPS in a city is normally a bad idea. I will need to ask but in my
>>> experience the buildings tend to block GPS signals.
>>>
>>>  -Will C
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:53 AM, whatever <whatever at taggers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  hey one of the major complaints about the school bus was that the
>>>> driver had no clue about directions etc could we include a navigator
>>>> preferably with a gps to sort this out?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/29/2012 5:32 PM, Rob Roschewsk wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just seems so counter intuitive ....you would think "mass transit"
>>>> (granted it's not real mass transit) would be cheaper than driving ....
>>>> these are all looking like $25 per person .... I had 4 people in my car it
>>>> it was no where NEAR $100 .. actual cost was probably <$50 ... Granted at
>>>> the IRS Mileage rate ($0.55/mi) you're getting to break even ....
>>>>
>>>>  Sorry nothing constructive to add just ranting :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:18 PM, whatever <whatever at taggers.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  what other amenities do these buses have? because it looks like
>>>>> we're talking a $500 bathroom here.
>>>>> we could use two different bus companies possibly.
>>>>>
>>>>> quick math if count on 25 (about what we had last year)
>>>>> its 47.20 per person nearly double.. unsurprisingly.
>>>>> On 11/29/2012 2:39 PM, Ellis Farmer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I have to work late again, so I won't see you all tonight, but...
>>>>>
>>>>> Update on the bus rental: They seem kind of high.
>>>>>
>>>>> *e.g. Here are a couple of the estimates:*
>>>>> 55ppl 10hrs $1,180+parking+tolls+$83PerAddl'Hr (includes 18% gratuity)
>>>>> 55ppl 14hrsMax $100/hr+parking+tolls
>>>>> fuel is included in both
>>>>>
>>>>> However, I just thought up a new idea yesterday... rent TWO buses for
>>>>> TWO 1-way trips.  This way we don't pay for the 6-8 hours we are not using
>>>>> it.  I don't think all the companies do it, but I'm looking into it.
>>>>>
>>>>> The school bus had a 10hr limit due to union restrictions, though I
>>>>> don't think other places have that limit.  *Were we at the fair long
>>>>> enough (obviously not, but seriously...)?*
>>>>>
>>>>> We left the DaVinci center at 9am and were supposed to get back at
>>>>> 7pm, but *we got back at 9pm?  Did we leave the faire at 5pm?  Does
>>>>> anyone recall when we arrived at the faire?*
>>>>>
>>>>> -Ellis
>>>>>
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