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Not sure how many from our HALF group will or can attend....we just did
a quick calculation the other night on just gas usage....
I`m not trying to be negative about this ,but just realistric.
not sure exactly what MPG everybody gets , but lets say the "normal" for
most are around 14 mpg....if we travel to the center of the US...its a
little over 1,000 mi from Houston, I know its quite a bit more from many
areas , like Miami...+_ 1500 miles...
so a round trip, plus a little driving while at the meet 100-200 miles?
would be 2,200 to 3,200 miles , at 14 mpg that is 155 to 230 gallons,
and at current prices that's about $425 to $630 , not to speak about a
gas increase (that very possibly is coming?) if it goes back to $4/gal,
it would then be $620-$920 worth of gas alone...
then you`ll have hotel/motel costs , not much for food since you`d eat
at home too, for most people at least one night in ea direction , plus
one to two nights at the meet......so that's 4 - 6 nights, at ?? of
course depending on where you stay , but lets use a low/medium number of
$50 avg, that's another$200-300....
again not trying to put a damper on the enthusiasm , but I know that for
many this could be very expensive ,especially the ones trying to finish
a car also....
It would still be a blast, I may try to do it, but I know that several
in our group probably would hesitate at this expense, plus a week
"vacation" taken that possibly the spouse may not totally agree with...
has everyone thought this thru?
Bjorn
69 vert/HALF member/Houston,Tx
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Firebird-L Digest XI #238 - Sunday, September 6, 2009
RE: [FGF] Giant Group Get Together
by "Mace" <[email protected]>
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Subject: RE: [FGF] Giant Group Get Together
From: "Mace" <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:16:11 -0400
Am I the only guy driving a Firebird in NEW YORK? How bout NEW YORK?
LOL!!!!! We Have Stuff TOO
LMAO
Mace
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