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- From: traven+@pitt.edu (Neal Traven)
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- Subject: Re: Cloudy skies over Portland
- Message-ID: <2680@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 01:40:26 GMT
- References: <9301271201.AA22356@Ra.MsState.Edu>
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- In article <9301271201.AA22356@Ra.MsState.Edu> maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU (Natalie Maynor) writes:
- >
- >____ Boone, NC
- >____ Elsewhere in NC
- >____ Edinburg, TX
- >____ Galway, Ireland
- >____ Elsewhere in Ireland
- >____ Portland
- >____ Starkville, MS
- >____ Toronto
- >
- >Comments: _______________________________________________________
-
- You *bet* I'll comment!! Thanks to Jenna for informing me of these revolting
- developments, and to Brad for listing me first among his objections. Not
- that I have anything <personal> against NC, TX, MS, Eire, and Ontario, but...
- my three-week sojourn across these here U-nited States seemed just *so*
- perfect. Guys, I'll already be in San Diego the weekend before the big event,
- so call me an honorary Left Coaster for this one.
-
- What's the objection to Portland? That Clint and Carol haven't breathlessly
- informed you of every detail of their arrangements? As I recall, many of last
- year's clambakers stayed in motels scattered halfway across Narragansett Bay;
- surely such places exist in and around Portland. In addition, we'll have
- Jenna's list of B&Bs (always a great way to visit a town). Or is it the
- distance from where some of us are located? Seems to me that, with a bit of
- foresight, anyone on this side of the pond can get to Oregon for a decent
- price -- surely not more than two or three times the price I'd pay merely to
- fly across Pennsylvania. The train is a civilized way to travel, if a bit
- pricey when the accommodations are added in -- I might also suggest looking
- into Amtrak's Fly/Rail combo, where you take the train one way and fly the
- other. I did that a couple of years ago, and I know it allows 2-3 stopovers
- on the train trip.
-
- Anyway, my vote is *emphatically* in support of Portland.
-
- And I don't even *like* fish.
-
- [stuck on bit.listserv.words-l for a bit longer...]
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