[at-l] Gathering Ride

[rgcmsg at charter.net (rgcmsg)]

Unfortunately, you are right Jim.  It's a fiscal as well as logistic issue. 
I am not well enough to drive by myself.

But I would be able to chip in for gas.  I would want to camp at  Storr's 
Campground.  I could even stay an extra day, if that would make it possible 
to go.  I can be flexible in my departure times.

 I live in Springfield, Mass.
Just off  I-91 North to Hanover from Hartford.
Anyone traveling North from Hartford on I-91,
or West from Boston, Worcester on I-90 (Mass Turnpike),
or East from Albany on I-90 (Mass Turnpike).
The two roads cross within 2 miles of me.
Maybe someone travelling by can pick me up.
I am going to have to consider this if a ride comes available.

Personal References:
Sticthes, Skeeter, Felix, and many others.


Ron
Raggs (Solemate'98)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Bullard" <jbullar1@twcny.rr.com>
To: <Bror8588@aol.com>; <rgcmsg@charter.net>; <mwknecht@bellsouth.net>; 
<at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Dicks Creek To Neels Gap


> At 03:20 PM 9/30/2005 -0400, Bror8588@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>In a message dated 9/30/2005 3:03:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>rgcmsg@charter.net writes:
>>
>>but with  the price
>>of gas and all, I think I will be skipping  it.
>>
>>
>>
>>What is the price of fuel for a car?  Is it $3.00 a gallon.  That  is 
>>$30.00
>>for a ten gallon tank.  How many tankfuls to get to Hanover from
>>Massachusetts?  One?  So that would be $60.00 for a roundtrip?   Take 
>>someone along and it
>>is $30.00 per person.  Take 2 people and it is  $20.00 pp and 4 would be
>>$15.00 pp.  So it can't be the price of fuel that  keeps anyone away from 
>>The
>>Gathering.
>>
>>If one figured out what it cost the last time one went and then figured 
>>the
>>difference the extra it would take to attend the Gathering would be equal 
>>to
>>the  rate of inflation.
>>That is just my opinion.
>
> It's a matter of priorities. I can't speak for Solemate but I have only so 
> much money and more places to put money than money to put. You make 
> choices, that's all. Just like hiking.
>