Falconeer's New York expedition

[Falconeer]

It's time! 24 hours to take off! I am nervous! Any last minute advice? 

Oh, for example. Since I'll rent a car, I plan on sleeping in it 1 or 2 nights (I am good at sleeping in cars). Is it something you better do in parking lots, or on a highway, or in some city's downtown, or a complete no no no (as in danger!, or illegal) everywhere? That would be somewhere between NYC and Norfolk, and then between Norfolk and Buffalo.

[Signe]

There's rest stops.  That's where the truck drivers go to sleep.  I wouldn't suggest sleeping on the street in residential areas.  Someone would probably call the police.  It might not be safe to sleep on a city street.  Campgrounds, though you usually have to pay something. 

[Engels]

Ya, not really a big advocate of sleeping in cars in the NY/NJ area.

Typing in "murder" + "rest stop" in google, for example, yields 193 thousand links.

[Righ]

You shouldn't need to sleep between NYC and Norfolk. Norfolk and Buffalo perhaps. A service station rest stop is indeed the best place. Many of them have cheap motels too if you fancy sleeping on a bed.

Googling "murder" + "rest stop" is finding lots of nice stories about murderers caught at rest stops, and people killed there for not buying religious CDs in the store building. Perhaps "murdered" + "sleeping in car" might be better if you want to freak him out.

[Oban]

Sleeping in a car in the US is a big no no.

At just about every Highway exit for about 49 dollars or so you can sleep in a room that has a bed, a shower and a toilet! 


Seriously though, what the fuck are you planning on doing in Buffalo, NYC and Norfolk?  Some sort of killing spree?

[Sky]

Sleeping in a car in the US is a big no no.

Welcome to the land of the free! Pay up, bitch!

[Signe]

Don't stop and sleep at any of those abandoned campgrounds or summer camps.  There are ALWAYS murderers hanging about.

[Paelos]

Pretty sure it's below freezing every night in NY right now, so sleeping in the car might be extremely uncomfortable. I'd recommend somewhere with heat, personally.

[Sky]

Pretty sure it's below freezing every night in NY right now, so sleeping in the car might be extremely uncomfortable. I'd recommend somewhere with heat, personally.

Shh, you're no fun. We're still breaking him into the whole idea of getting nickel and dimed to death. Freezing to death is next week.

[Signe]

Nice.  You're going to tell him about freezing to death after he's done doing it!   

[lamaros]

If I'm staying in NYC for a week in early April, should I start looking for a place to stay now if I want it to be moderately nice and not get completely ripped off?

Also, if that's the case, suggestions?

[Falconeer]

Plane in 1 hour.

Thanks everyone.

Bye!

[Paelos]

Plane in 1 hour.

Thanks everyone.

Bye!

Don't die in your car. The rest will be a success.

[Falconeer]

Landing at LaGuardia. I shat my pants. It-s like falling over a sea of lights and buildings. Fucking crazy WWII pilot.
And cappuccino is too hot everywhere.

[Sky]

Remember to sue someone if you scald yourself with the coffee.

[Lantyssa]

Remember to sue someone if you scald yourself with the coffee.

He's gotta spill it in his lap first, and I recommend against that.

[Falconeer]

if you scald yourself

Done.

He's gotta spill it in his lap

And done! Fuck!

[Lantyssa]

Welcome to mad money from a lawsuit though!  Now you can come visit all of us.

[Teleku]

Landing at LaGuardia. I shat my pants. It-s like falling over a sea of lights and buildings. Fucking crazy WWII pilot.
And cappuccino is too hot everywhere.

Hey, at least you didn't end up in the Hudson!

[Falconeer]

Welcome to mad money from a lawsuit though!  Now you can come visit all of us.

Seriously? In Italy they would laugh at you and throw another boiling hot cup at your face just out of  .

Anyway, yesterday night thanks to Righ I did Arlene`s Grocery. It didn`t disappoint. Awesome.
Today I`m off to Virginia. Rest stop murderers rejoice!

[Lantyssa]

There was a case against McDonalds several years ago.  McDonalds had a tendancy to super-heat their coffee and when the cup collapsed the lady got severe burns.  Justified in my opinion from the details I know of it, but it's pop culture and used for a lot of jokes about how Americans are lawsuit happy.  That's why we keep referencing it.

[Cheddar]

Welcome to mad money from a lawsuit though!  Now you can come visit all of us.

Seriously? In Italy they would laugh at you and throw another boiling hot cup at your face just out of  .

Anyway, yesterday night thanks to Righ I did Arlene`s Grocery. It didn`t disappoint. Awesome.
Today I`m off to Virginia. Rest stop murderers rejoice!

Have fun, supposed to rain this weekend!

[Sky]

Wait until he gets to enjoy the joys of lake effect snow in upstate NY. We got about a two feet on the ground over the weekend. I love it, but apparently I'm in a dire minority.

[Tannhauser]

Don't speed in Virginia, the're Nazi's about it.

[schild]

Don't speed in Virginia, the're Nazi's about it.

I do not think Italy shares points with VA.

[Yoru]

If I'm staying in NYC for a week in early April, should I start looking for a place to stay now if I want it to be moderately nice and not get completely ripped off?

Also, if that's the case, suggestions?

There is no such thing - you will get ripped off. NYC housing (and, by extension, hotel) costs are insane compared to anywhere but Tokyo and London.

Better to reserve early though so you have a guaranteed seat at the screwage table.

Me, I've heard decent things about the SoHo Grand, but they charge a Kidney Per Person Per Night. When you run out of kidneys, they just take whatever else looks like one.

[lamaros]

Well I went to Tokyo last year, and London in 06, so at least I'm prepared. Guess I will start looking now, thanks for the response.

[Hawkbit]

Don't speed in Virginia, the're Nazi's about it.

I do not think Italy shares points with VA.

Yeah, but $1500 ($3500 max) speeding tickets for 10mph over is pretty damn crappy. 

[Righ]

The above posts undersell how dreadful traffic laws are in Virginia. For 20mph over it becomes a class one misdemeanor in Virginia, and they can send you to prison for a year even if you're from Italy. Sure, you can elect to leave before the trial date and not return, but it sucks to have to have fugitive status in other countries. The reality is that once nabbed by the long arm of the law in Virginia, you're in for a financial gang rape by every local government department that's playing. You basically have to play their tricks, including paying the local council sponsored service station who will calibrate your speedometer and find you to have been going slower than 20 MPH over the limit for a bribe service fee.

[Engels]

Its so comforting to have the ole Dukes of Hazard south so close to the nation's capitol :)

[Sky]

NY should stiffen it's penalties. Good revenue.

Don't speed btw. Traffic fatalities are kind of widespread. Heck, I wish cell phone usage were at least a misdemeanor with huge stiff penalties. Maybe states wouldn't be quite so broke.

[Oban]

Speeding aggravates damage and injuries in crashes, but speeding itself is not the cause of most accidents.

I would type more, but there is a turn in the highway ahead and I need to focus.

[Falconeer]

Alive and kicking, from Buffalo.

I am made of snow, I know, but this place is nowhere near as cold as I was hoping. Next time, it`ll be North Dakota, or Canada. Or Alaska. Winter keeps disappointing me.

Traveling 1000 miles by car was a pain due to your ridiculous speed limits. Thanks to the supernew Mazda 3 they gave me and cruise control (something I never heard of before, in Europe) it went pretty cool.

So far so good. Coffe keeps sucking but waffles are sweet.

[Paelos]

American coffee and America bread pretty much suck no matter where you go. There are rare exceptions, but generally I've found that in my visits to Europe and my European relatives, both those things are 10x better over there.

[Engels]

yes, but there's something perrenial about texaco coffee at 2 am on the highway. if you haven't done it, you're not quite american through and through yet

edit: or suicidal