Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[erik quanstrom]

> >>>at the end of the carpool lane (when you
> >>> see the big fry's electronics), head down 316 ...
>
> i suspect there would first be a stop at fry's if it's not too late.
>

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-&sll=33959379,-84122658&latlng=33959379,-84122658,17156391625355121537

- erik

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Michaelian Ennis]

http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/

$89 USD commuter flight round-trip Atlanta - Athens.

ian

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Jeff Sickel]

Cheaper than car rental for wed-sat.  That said, I'm arriving
Wednesday morning in Atlanta and have a car lined up if anyone needs a
ride.

-jas

On Oct 7, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Michaelian Ennis wrote:

> http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/
>
> $89 USD commuter flight round-trip Atlanta - Athens.
>
> ian
>
>

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[W B Hacker]

Michaelian Ennis wrote:
> http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/
>
> $89 USD commuter flight round-trip Atlanta - Athens.
>
> ian
>

viamichelin.com puts it at 127 km, ~12 Euro for fuel, and 1hr 40 minutes.

Bill

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[erik quanstrom]

>
> if anyone want to rent a car, let me know so maybe a few people can
> share the expenses.

i should have mentioned that driving is generally very easy
as long as you can use the carpool lane.  (but then again, i didn't
mind driving in greece.)  you only need two
people for this.  if you use i-85 (interstate 85 north) you can
get in the carpool lane and stay there until you're all the way
out of atlanta.  at the end of the carpool lane (when you
see the big fry's electronics), head down 316.  just go straight
until you hit "loop 10".  cross loop 10 and proceede downtown.

- erik

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Iruata Souza]

On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:19 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
>>
>> if anyone want to rent a car, let me know so maybe a few people can
>> share the expenses.
>
> i should have mentioned that driving is generally very easy
> as long as you can use the carpool lane.  (but then again, i didn't
> mind driving in greece.)  you only need two
> people for this.  if you use i-85 (interstate 85 north) you can
> get in the carpool lane and stay there until you're all the way
> out of atlanta.  at the end of the carpool lane (when you
> see the big fry's electronics), head down 316.  just go straight
> until you hit "loop 10".  cross loop 10 and proceede downtown.
>

i do not drive, so that's why i asked :]

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[roger peppe]

i'm arriving Atlanta 19:10 on the 20th, leaving 21:45 on the 25th
in case anyone has similar times and wishes to share.
i'd be up for driving, assuming my UK driving license is sufficient.

  cheers,
    rog.

2009/10/6 Iruata Souza <iru.muzgo@gmail.com>:
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:19 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> if anyone want to rent a car, let me know so maybe a few people can
>>> share the expenses.
>>
>> i should have mentioned that driving is generally very easy
>> as long as you can use the carpool lane.  (but then again, i didn't
>> mind driving in greece.)  you only need two
>> people for this.  if you use i-85 (interstate 85 north) you can
>> get in the carpool lane and stay there until you're all the way
>> out of atlanta.  at the end of the carpool lane (when you
>> see the big fry's electronics), head down 316.  just go straight
>> until you hit "loop 10".  cross loop 10 and proceede downtown.
>>
>
> i do not drive, so that's why i asked :]
>
>

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[W B Hacker]

roger peppe wrote:
> i'm arriving Atlanta 19:10 on the 20th, leaving 21:45 on the 25th
> in case anyone has similar times and wishes to share.
> i'd be up for driving, assuming my UK driving license is sufficient.
>
>   cheers,
>     rog.

License should be no problem with any of the major rental agencies.

Rules of the road are similar to (most) Continental practice, so you are
probably already accustomed to that.

Bill

>
> 2009/10/6 Iruata Souza <iru.muzgo@gmail.com>:
>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:19 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
>>>> if anyone want to rent a car, let me know so maybe a few people can
>>>> share the expenses.
>>> i should have mentioned that driving is generally very easy
>>> as long as you can use the carpool lane.  (but then again, i didn't
>>> mind driving in greece.)  you only need two
>>> people for this.  if you use i-85 (interstate 85 north) you can
>>> get in the carpool lane and stay there until you're all the way
>>> out of atlanta.  at the end of the carpool lane (when you
>>> see the big fry's electronics), head down 316.  just go straight
>>> until you hit "loop 10".  cross loop 10 and proceede downtown.
>>>
>> i do not drive, so that's why i asked :]
>>
>>
>

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Charles Forsyth]

>[rog] i'd be up for driving, assuming my UK driving license is sufficient.

>[bill]License should be no problem with any of the major rental agencies.

i've never had any trouble, but note that with a UK licence,
if you've got a photocard, you must also produce
the paper part: the `licence' is actually the pair of them together.
that's true in the UK, but US agencies also require it,
at least the major ones.

>>>at the end of the carpool lane (when you
>>> see the big fry's electronics), head down 316 ...

i suspect there would first be a stop at fry's if it's not too late.

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[erik quanstrom]

On Mon Oct  5 17:35:11 EDT 2009, me@acm.jhu.edu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For those of us traveling to IWP9, what are recommended ways to get
> from Atlanta to Athens? We were likely going to Atlanta by train...
>
> Thanks,
> -- vs

i've updated the iwp9.org page with a link to a local shuttle.
the shuttle is pretty expensive, so i think it will be cheeper to
rent a car.  the holiday inn and hilton garden both have parking
a go go.

- erik

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Iruata Souza]

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:46 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> On Mon Oct  5 17:35:11 EDT 2009, me@acm.jhu.edu wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> For those of us traveling to IWP9, what are recommended ways to get
>> from Atlanta to Athens? We were likely going to Atlanta by train...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -- vs
>
> i've updated the iwp9.org page with a link to a local shuttle.
> the shuttle is pretty expensive, so i think it will be cheeper to
> rent a car.  the holiday inn and hilton garden both have parking
> a go go.
>
> - erik
>
>

if anyone want to rent a car, let me know so maybe a few people can
share the expenses.
iru

[9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Venkatesh Srinivas]

Hi,

For those of us traveling to IWP9, what are recommended ways to get
from Atlanta to Athens? We were likely going to Atlanta by train...

Thanks,
-- vs

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[sqweek]

 I arrive at Atlanta airport at 2009-10-20 17:20. Don't have a
license, intend to take the athens airport express unless someone is
there to coordinate with :)
-sqweek

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Jonas Amoson]

I will arrive already on Monday 2009-10-19 15:25. I do have a
driving licence, but it seems odd that a rental car should be
cheaper than the bus. But it's obviously a possibility if some
one is also getting there on Monday. I am returning to Atlanta
on Saturday morning (the flight departs 12:15).

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Jonas

sqweek wrote:
>  I arrive at Atlanta airport at 2009-10-20 17:20. Don't have a
> license, intend to take the athens airport express unless someone is
> there to coordinate with :)
> -sqweek
>
>

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[ron minnich]

I'll be in around 9pm or so the 20th, if I can give anyone a ride I will.
ron

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Charles Forsyth]

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this ought to have been better organised so we could all set off
from the airport at once http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHa_jqxnn4o

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From: ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:54:14 +0000
Message-ID: <13426df10910111554k6bf73960y34982163f52b6d31@mail.gmail.com>

I'll be in around 9pm or so the 20th, if I can give anyone a ride I will.
ron

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[cinap_lenrek]

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arriving in ATL at 20th 17:20, no sunglasses.

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this ought to have been better organised so we could all set off
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From: ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:54:14 +0000
Message-ID: <13426df10910111554k6bf73960y34982163f52b6d31@mail.gmail.com>

I'll be in around 9pm or so the 20th, if I can give anyone a ride I will.
ron

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[ron minnich]

I've confirmed rides with three people, can take no more. You people I
confirmed rides with get back with me ASAP to double-confirm.

ron

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[John Floren]

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:22 PM, ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've confirmed rides with three people, can take no more. You people I
> confirmed rides with get back with me ASAP to double-confirm.
>
> ron
>
>

On a similar note: I've just finalized my travel arrangements and will
be arriving at the Atlanta airport at about 14:30 Tuesday. If anyone
is showing up around that time and does not yet have a ride arranged,
I can take a few people; email me off-list. If you have a GPS or a
GPS-capable phone, all the better.

John Floren
--
"Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing" -- Rob Pike

Re: [9fans] iwp9: getting from Atlanta to Athens

[Charles Forsyth]

International arrivals at ATL might be unprepared for the unusual procedure
after immigration, baggage reclaim and customs. Having passed through customs,
you reach a fork in the path with a choice between Atlanta and Transit Passengers.
(I think it was left for Atlanta.) Then there's an extra surprise: you have
to pass through security again! You have to put your checked bags (just retrieved
from baggage reclaim) on a conveyor belt that takes them through the wall.
You'll see them again at another baggage reclaim later.

Because there's a lot of shouting and ordering about at this point,
and it probably all came as a bit of a surprise,
you might make two mistakes: don't put any bags you had on board on the belt (it will
cause the system to stop until they track you down); before you sling your
checked bags onto the belt, be sure to put any liquids you acquired from duty free
into the bags. You can't take them through security! (They might jokingly
suggest you can alternatively drink them there,
but I suspect they won't let you do that.)

What's going on? You're leaving international arrivals by entering the airport on the
secure side for departures, because of construction. You'll take the transit train
to the central baggage reclaim for domestic arrivals, where you can collect your
bags once more.