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Originally Posted by tld221
yeah Manhattan... and the Bronx... and White Plains...etc. they couldve tried to fly into White Plains, or some other point north.
Or perhaps that was the only flight they could get, into Newark, depending on where they are coming from.
why dont they take Metronorth up to you? Unless that would take as much time/money as renting a car.
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They're coming from Chicago. There are a bunch of ORD-HPN direct flights (we fly out of HPN when we visit them). But Munchkin nailed it - apparently ORD->EWR, and LGA->ORD for the return, was the cheapest itinerary they could get.
If they went the public transportation route, first they'd have to get to Metro-North. Hmm, NJ Transit to Penn Station, 1/2/3 to Times Square, shuttle to GCT, then a one-hour MNR ride, all with luggage in tow... blecch. She travels for work, so she has earned a bunch of free rentals from Hertz, so at least they won't have to pay for the rental car - but it's still a hell of a drive. They would have been much better off coming in to LGA.
Oh well, it's their choice. We'll chill the champagne just in case they do arrive in time for the ball drop. (And if they don't... more champagne for us. hehehe)
