Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | The Montreal gang departs!
Our grand gang of 7... The bus is a bit sparse, to be sure. We feel a bit bad for Rocky :-P |
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Xizor
@bell.ca | Too bad I can't make it. I think my boss would think I was nuts if I asked for a day off for this. Oh well, good luck guys! |
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Flannel
join:2007-11-28 | reply to Guspaz
7? Dang! People from Ottawa better show up!
At least some cared enough about the internet's future in Canada to come from out of town. |
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NotAnon_CK
@gc.ca | reply to Guspaz
I've booked my time off. I'll be there. I'm leaving in about 1 hour (heading for the hill).
I also know a colleague from work who is going to be there.
Regards,
CK
{:(B) |
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jfmezei
Premium
join:2007-01-03
Beaconsfield, QC | Am on greyhound Bus 1252 ?As of 09.:30 we are just passed road 34 to alexendria |
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jfmezei
Premium
join:2007-01-03
Beaconsfield, QC | 09:46 just passed maxville .?Doing 110km\h |
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overrryde
join:2007-04-10
Etobicoke, ON | jfmezzei, are you posting this as you go? |
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melak
Premium
join:2006-06-17
Fergus, ON | reply to Guspaz
based on his previous two posts, I would assume so |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | reply to overrryde
I am, so I don't see why he couldn't... We're now passing through Ottawa. JF, why did you take Greyhound instead of this one? Surely this one is cheaper. |
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xgmranti
join:2005-10-31
Almonte, ON | reply to Guspaz
Pretty sure greyhound is only $20 to Ottawa. |
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hockeynomad
join:2007-06-19
Mississauga, ON | reply to Guspaz
maybe car pooling would have been better. |
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xgmranti
join:2005-10-31
Almonte, ON | 7 people in a van plus gas/mileage, probably coming pretty even. |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
 ·Colbanet
2 edits | reply to xgmranti
It wasn't a van. It was a chartered full 56-seater Coach Canada (greyhound style) bus. We were all clustered in the front of it. The driver was a bit curious that he was driving 7 people in a full passenger bus...
It also ended up being free roundtrip, and $0 is less than $20.
Overall, I'm glad I went. I was right dead center front row in front of the speakers, so I'm likely to be in some media shots too :P
Wanted to do more meet & greet with various people, but it was just too big of a group and nobody was introducing themselves. So I just said hi to Rocky and left it at that. |
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SHARPSHARK
join:2002-05-10
| said by Guspaz  :It wasn't a van. It was a chartered full 56-seater Coach Canada (greyhound style) bus. We were all clustered in the front of it. The driver was a bit curious that he was driving 7 people in a full passenger bus... It also ended up being free roundtrip, and $0 is less than $20. Overall, I'm glad I went. I was right dead center front row in front of the speakers, so I'm likely to be in some media shots too :P Wanted to do more meet & greet with various people, but it was just too big of a group and nobody was introducing themselves. So I just said hi to Rocky and left it at that. Well, I did help a little to get people introduced in Montreal bus. I could upload it if people in the bus don't see any objections. Message me if you have anything to tell me. |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | I meant in general when we got to Ottawa; many of us forum goers were clustered in more or less the same area, but nobody said hello to anybody else :P |
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shikotee
join:2007-01-11
Toronto, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
| said by Guspaz :I meant in general when we got to Ottawa; many of us forum goers were clustered in more or less the same area, but nobody said hello to anybody else :P Yeah - tis a shame we didn't get to meet.
Lol - In the photo that you sent with a portion of the Montreal crew circled, I am to the right looking downwards! |
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Wireline2
join:2005-07-19
m4w3c6
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said by Guspaz :It wasn't a van. It was a chartered full 56-seater Coach Canada (greyhound style) bus. Coach Canada...
You picked the best coach operator on the planet. Top Notch. |
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jfmezei
Premium
join:2007-01-03
Beaconsfield, QC
·ELECTRONICBOX
| reply to Guspaz
Yeah Guzpaz, we didn't even meet and we were pretty close to each other.
I did get to meet sharpshark though. He did mention he had good lungs for his upcoming blow job and that he didn't need help  (oops, I wasn't supposed to say who it was with Godzilla
I was really hoping that our two buses would meet on the 417 ,that is why I mentioned my bus' position a couple of times.
After the fact, I was able to associate your face to your name because one picture had an arrow with "Guspaz" pointing to your face. And BTW, you don't look anything like your avatar
Who else was on the official bus ? |
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jfmezei
Premium
join:2007-01-03
Beaconsfield, QC
·ELECTRONICBOX
| reply to Wireline2
re: best bus lines.
Once a year, after riding Montréal-Québec on my bike, I come back by bus. (used to take the train until the started to systematically refuse cyclists).
Hadn't taken the Ottawa bus in about 10 years. I have tto say that the Orleans Express buses are significantly nicer than the Voyageur/Greyhounds used on the montreal-ottawa line.
So there are differences in interior comfort between different bus lines (and I suspect greyhound my have much better buses on its laung haul lines).
But for someone who has not taken those buses, choosing which company has better buses would be pretty hard.
In the case of Toronto-Ottawa service, I wonder if it would have been possible to get one of the lines that actually operate that route, and have to rent the bus only on one direction )so that you would have the right departure time to arrive for the rally), and then get people to use the regular schedule for the return trip (allowing people to choose when they came back).
This would have had more complications in terms of fares charged to people though. But having to lease a bus only one way would have probably saved rocky mucho money.
(and to the bus company that bus can then be put back in regular service from Ottawa). |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
·Colbanet
| reply to jfmezei
DSL_Ricer was on it, sharpshark was, and a few others who I'm afraid I don't remember the DSLR handles of.
I'm still curious, though, why you paid to take a bus instead of taking the free (or what we originally thought was cheap) bus provided by TSI? |
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