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got no car ... got no gas. need to get to toronto ... from montreal fast.

demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
edited July 2008 in The Porch
ok. still planning, and things are not looking so good. work has got me by the neck. getting pretty tired. :(

talked to a few friends, for a ride from montreal to toronto, but i have no luck. so there's options ..

don't want to rent a car, cause the hotel's i'm staying don't have parking lots, and i don't want to pay more money for vala each night. plus got so much on my mind, no time to think while driving from montrel to toronto .. which i haven't done before ..

also, it looks like i have nobody to take to both toronto nights. i have 10club tickets for both nights. night 2, might be taken. there's somebody that will get back to me. it's still not official yet. as for night 1, it's there for grabs .. well .. ..

anybody got links, pages etc.. which other means i can get my nova scotia butt from montreal to toronto? via train, air plane, helicoptor .. anything ..

i'm doing both wishlist foundation preparties in montreal & both wishlist foundation preparties in toronto.

any help would be sweet. you would be thank'd by thy gods you will. :)

D
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    Dylan StoneDylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    https://reservia.viarail.ca/search/tripresult.aspx?t=D

    :)
    Hope it maybe helps a little.

    I trained and bussed my pregnant self around Canada in 05.

    It was really easy.

    Good Luck!

    (I bet you find a ride though!! ;) )

    wow...I just priced it out. The ones I picked came to 173.00 Canadian.....
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    brainofcbrainofc Posts: 60
    demetrios wrote:
    ok. still planning, and things are not looking so good. work has got me by the neck. getting pretty tired. :(

    talked to a few friends, for a ride from montreal to toronto, but i have no luck. so there's options ..

    don't want to rent a car, cause the hotel's i'm staying don't have parking lots, and i don't want to pay more money for vala each night. plus got so much on my mind, no time to think while driving from montrel to toronto .. which i haven't done before ..

    also, it looks like i have nobody to take to both toronto nights. i have 10club tickets for both nights. night 2, might be taken. there's somebody that will get back to me. it's still not official yet. as for night 1, it's there for grabs .. well .. ..

    anybody got links, pages etc.. which other means i can get my nova scotia butt from montreal to toronto? via train, air plane, helicoptor .. anything ..

    i'm doing both wishlist foundation preparties in montreal & both wishlist foundation preparties in toronto.

    any help would be sweet. you would be thank'd by thy gods you will. :)

    D


    Check out Greyhound. As long as you book it in advance you could probably do it for $50-$60 which is much cheaper then renting a car and paying for parking.
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    rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,776
    you don't have to pack your things, you can borrow all of mine.
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    JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    ^^^^ Oh! I just did the same thing and typed in August 11th. It looks like there's a lot of choices. Unfortunately I'm not much help because I have to go home in between Montreal and Toronto but the train looks like a reasonable choice. The time it takes is definitely less than a drive from Montreal to Toronto.
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    keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Flying Porter might not be a bad idea.
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    LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,010
    bump, good luck D. I know that someone here will help you out.
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    One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    Via rail is easy, but it depends on your budget. I use it all the time to go back and forth from Ottawa to Toronto. It's reasonable, but you might be able to find an even cheaper flight these days.

    EDIT: Just checked the site and if you book in advance (which means sometime very soon as the discounted tickets sell out quickly), the 'special fare' for one way to Toronto is $66, which is really really good. There are a few different discounted ticket prices, depending on the terms of your ticket, but special is the cheapest. The only catch is special fare is non-refundable, non-exchangeable...but this isn't something you would be canceling anyway! I'd say book it in the next few days if you don't find a car buddy, since it's the cheapest way to do it other than Greyhound, which is probably not a big difference in price and is a loooooong bus ride vs. a train that will get you there in half the time with no traffic.
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    thanks for the help! will check those out! :)
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    HinnyHinny Posts: 1,610
    satansbedbugs wrote:
    Hitch- Hiiiiiiiiiiker !!!!
    Yeah, D, you might bump into your fellow Newfie, Joe.
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    MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    I might know a guy (me) who manages the hotel you are staying and would be happy to provide free parking to someone who is working on such a noble cause
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    AstirdAstird Posts: 168
    There must be people going to both Montreal and Toronto shows that could give him a lift???

    I'm doing both, but I have to come back to Ottawa to work the Monday otherwise I would have put you in my trunk dude. Sorry.
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    luvisatowerluvisatower Posts: 1,078
    anyone who wants to offer D a ride????
    i can provide references for him :)
    just ask anyone of us at wishlist
    D is AWESOME!!!!

    i'd give him a ride to TO if i were there
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    I might know a guy (me) who manages the hotel you are staying and would be happy to provide free parking to someone who is working on such a noble cause

    don't think i'm gonna rent a car. think i'm gonna go by via train or plane. but check your pm for a sweet offer. :)
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    luvistower wrote:
    anyone who wants to offer D a ride????
    i can provide references for him :)
    just ask anyone of us at wishlist
    D is AWESOME!!!!

    i'd give him a ride to TO if i were there

    sweet! :)
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    Hinny wrote:
    Yeah, D, you might bump into your fellow Newfie, Joe.

    hmm .. don't think i've seen Joe before. might aswell do the hitchhiking jam.
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    alive25alive25 Posts: 124
    hitchhike then you can say
    ''Im thumbin my way back to toronto
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    ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    remember all the shirts you'll have to drag along ;)

    ANYWAY SOMEONE GIVE THE MAN A RIDE... he's not too dangerous ;)
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    mertmert Posts: 167
    I can give you a ride, but it would only be part way. You'd end up in Kingston in the middle of the night. It's a little more than halfway, though. Just a thought, if no one else can, and then train or bus fare would be cheaper. You'd have to put up with my music choices though - it's a little all over the place! ;)

    PM me if you're interested! I need next to no notice (but at least the Friday before the shows).
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    DavediggerDavedigger Posts: 49
    This could work for you:

    http://www.pickuppal.com/pup/intro.html;jsessionid=545E842990EE7CE8DD9B71172D9FAF99
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    ozarkcoolchicozarkcoolchic Posts: 621
    D's a good guy. Please, someone help him out. He's completly harmless!
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    FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,921
    Bump for D . . . someone hook him up please :)
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    EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Hinny wrote:
    Yeah, D, you might bump into your fellow Newfie, Joe.


    Buddy calling a nova scotian a Newfie is like calling an Aussie a Kiwi !!
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    thanks guy's. but so far, it's looks like i'll be taking the plane. it's ok.

    just got back from work. checked my email. got sweet news to tell. both toronto ed preparties is set. got a reply back from the manager from elephant & castle, pub & restaurant. she would love to have us for both day's! :)

    it's just a minute away from massey hall, plus it's right beside my hotel! SWEET! :)

    i got a reply yesterday on a few montreal pubs. with no luck on those dates (august 9 & 10). still searching. also been emailing a few parties for beneficiaries. will try to get all that ready soon.

    found a friend who would be able to move the boxes from montreal to toronto. don't know how many boxes can fit in her car though. but she would be interested to help out! :) anybody interested if it's so much, and attending both montreal & toronto show's, please pm me. i would forever be in your debt, as this is my first time organizing something like this.

    just planning, so sorry for the long rant. today was a such a great day. tomorrow, i'm going to a first aid course .. all day thing. with an hour lunch break. yippy!! no ceramic tile & marble work for me tomorrow. but i'll be working the weekend once again. d'oh!
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    EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Fifthelement wrote:
    Bump for D . . . someone hook him up please :)


    agreed !!!
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    mert wrote:
    I can give you a ride, but it would only be part way. You'd end up in Kingston in the middle of the night. It's a little more than halfway, though. Just a thought, if no one else can, and then train or bus fare would be cheaper. You'd have to put up with my music choices though - it's a little all over the place! ;)

    PM me if you're interested! I need next to no notice (but at least the Friday before the shows).

    thank you for the offer. but staying in the middle of the night in kingston, place i haven't been before, with goods, i'm sorry.

    as for music choices. don't worry. i'm down on anything. just no kayne west!!!! ha.
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    mertmert Posts: 167
    demetrios wrote:
    thank you for the offer. but staying in the middle of the night in kingston, place i haven't been before, with goods, i'm sorry.

    as for music choices. don't worry. i'm down on anything. just no kayne west!!!! ha.

    I figured, but I didn't want to assume! ;) (and for the record, K-Town is pretty innocuous.... :)) Open invitation though, if plans fall through!
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    mert wrote:
    I figured, but I didn't want to assume! ;) (and for the record, K-Town is pretty innocuous.... :)) Open invitation though, if plans fall through!

    np. :)
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    LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,010
    bump
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,933
    LukinFan wrote:
    bump

    thanks man! :)

    think i'm gonna take the airplane route, from montreal to toronto. i'm gonna book it tomorrow.
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