torontopar Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Hi.... is anyone looking for a partner at the ACBLs in Toronto July 22-24? My masterpoint total is only 25 but my skills are honed by a lot of online bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 I think you have to supply your own water dish, but they will fill it before take-off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 I seem to remember a tale of some guy who shipped himself in a box because it was cheaper than paying for a seat on the flight. Turned out that's illegal. Who knew? :ph34r: :unsure: It became illegal in 1900 or so when some guy bought a house in New England, broke it down to the bricks and mailed it to himself in California to be re-assembled. The resulting legislation cut out all the fun stuff too. On a side note, a Texas oil man was doing business in Alberrta and dropped dead. He was 6'8" and they didn't have a coffin big enough. What to do? They gave him an enema and shipped him home in a shoe box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 wat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveharty Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Inside the package, Waldo was so transfixed with excitement that he could barely breathe. His skin felt prickly from the heat, and he could feel his heart beating in his throat. It would be soon. Sheila stood quite upright and walked around to the other side of the package. Then she sank down to her knees, grasped the cutter by both handles, took a deep breath, and plunged the long blade through the middle of the package, through the masking tape, through the cardboard, through the cushioning and (thud) right through the center of Waldo Jeffers' head, which split slightly and caused little rhythmic arcs of red to pulsate gently in the morning sun.+1 for the VU reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 +1 for the VU reference Don't know the reference, but it reminds me of Roald Dahl or maybe Saki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveharty Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Don't know the reference, but it reminds me of Roald Dahl or maybe SakiLou Reed, actually. It's a portion of a short story he wrote as a college student, and later read by John Cale on the Velvet Underground track "The Gift". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I seem to remember a tale of some guy who shipped himself in a box because it was cheaper than paying for a seat on the flight. Turned out that's illegal. Who knew? :ph34r: :unsure:There was a Russian guy that did this and was locked in a warehouse for 5 weeks due to a postal strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 People have also died doing this [shipping themselves, climbing up from under a plane]. The cargo hold isn't typically controlled for pressure, temperature, or oxygen sufficient for safe human passage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Anyone arriving late Thursday night, and interested in sharing a taxi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Anyone arriving late Thursday night, and interested in sharing a taxi? So you know (in case you don't...I didn't until I got here today) the bus from the airport to hotels is relatively cheap (I think for 2 people it's still cheaper than splitting a taxi) and comfortable. I'd recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Anyone arriving late Thursday night, and interested in sharing a taxi?There is a shuttle to the Sheraton (and I think Royal York) -- It's like $22 a person I believe, and runs every half hour or so. http://torontoairportexpress.hudsonltd.net/res?USERIDENTRY=SCT&LOGON=GO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 There is a shuttle to the Sheraton (and I think Royal York) -- It's like $22 a person I believe, and runs every half hour or so. http://torontoairportexpress.hudsonltd.net/res?USERIDENTRY=SCT&LOGON=GO Also, for people arriving soon, be prepared for very hot weather. It is supposed to be 37 or 38 Celsius tomorrow, with a humidex of 46 which makes if feel like 116 F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_R__E_G Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Quite true. Apparently tomorrow will probably be the hottest day in recorded history in Toronto. The goods news is that you can stay indoors and still get everywhere you'll need to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 There is a shuttle to the Sheraton (and I think Royal York) -- It's like $22 a person I believe, and runs every half hour or so. http://torontoairportexpress.hudsonltd.net/res?USERIDENTRY=SCT&LOGON=GO Yea, I saw that, but I'm not staying at one of those places. The connection will go to my hotel, the last one is 10:25, and I am scheduled to arrive at 9:35, and I am worried that if my flight is delayed, and/or there's an issue with customs or luggage, I will miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semeai Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 humidex Neat, a Canadian variant of heat index. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I'll be around, starting ~ the 26th. Staying with family, so I'll be splitting time, but I'll be around. Don't know how I missed this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh51 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Wish I could be there, but I could not get off work. I made it to Louisville, which was only about a 3 hour drive for me and I had plans for Toronto. I used to live in the Detroit area and would go to Toronto on the train from Windsor. The train station was (and probably still is) right by the Royal York. Oh well, next year Memphis is relatively close and I used to work in Philly, so I know where to stay affordably there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Me, too. Haven't managed to make any dates yet.Shakes an angry fist at barmar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_R__E_G Posted August 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Well I hope everyone enjoyed their visits to Toronto. I finally got to meet a few of you (Fred, Justin and Adam) in person for the first time. My partner and I made it through qualifiers for the LMP and my team made it all the way to the quarter-finals of the Mini-Spin before getting knocked out. In that last match we only lost by 5 and my partner turned ill over the dinner break. I'm sure if that hadn't happened we'd have at least gotten past that match (tossing your cookies and playing bridge don't mix well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 (tossing your cookies and playing bridge don't mix well).I'll second that. If any of you were playing in the NAP-B last year, I was the guy who was vomiting into the wastebin during the session, and I had to abandon my partner about round 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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