First UK Demo of A Call to Arms: Star Fleet

[kaltorak18]

Oklahoma, wonderful place, but no one comes here for conventions, game demos, or unveilings.

It's that 3.2% law, man. It's just harder to get a party started. Hehe

It's ok, hardly anyone comes to Houston for good cons either. That's starting to change, but we'll see where it goes. At the last ComicPalooza here in Houston, my friend took a shot with Steve Jackson. I guess it pays to carry around a handle of Jack, lol

Its always funny to me when you guys complain how far things are on that Tiny island of yours...

Well, if we had their gas prices I'd complain about it too. Currently, it's still freaking expensive to drive across Texas. Let alone all the way to San Diego, CA (ComicCon) or even just to Atlanta, GA (Dragon*Con).

 

[basaint]

I was leaning more toward the distance (not more that 500k total across) traveled is nothing compared to you and I and their rail system is better too.
:twisted:

 

[BFalcon]

Rail... system... better...? :shock:

I dread to think what yours is like then...

Wrong kind of leaves on the track = not running...

Wrong kind of heat = rails warped = not running...

Wrong kind of snow = not running...

These are all real excuses... and I'm sure that other brits will come up with similar stories...

Not to mention: expensive and you have (often) to stand for the whole trip due to lack of seats...

FYI it's 255 miles as the crow flies from here to London

 

[basaint]

AH well you got me there on the rail...I'm in Arizona and well, rail is more for manufacturing than ppl moving (pretty much).

250 miles for me puts me in the middle of the same desert with another 3-400 miles to a decent gaming type city.

 

[godsgopher]

It's ok, hardly anyone comes to Houston for good cons either.

Its got to be that brown dome of pollution hovering over Houston. I hear its like smoking two packs a day.

Rail... system... better...? Shocked

I dread to think what yours is like then...

Wrong kind of leaves on the track = not running...

Wrong kind of heat = rails warped = not running...

Wrong kind of snow = not running...

These are all real excuses... and I'm sure that other brits will come up with similar stories... Smile

Not to mention: expensive and you have (often) to stand for the whole trip due to lack of seats...

FYI it's 255 miles as the crow flies from here to London

Its funny I'm always hearing how awful the US's public trans system is. The "Green" nuts like to go on and on about it if you make the mistake of saying its too hot today. But honestly no one ever seems to consider just how big this country is. Especially Texas, I remember as a kid my father got it into his head to "drive" across America for vacation once. Took us two and a half days to leave Texas. I use to drive 60+ miles round trip to school when I first started collage, and that was hardly excessive. Even in most cities things are very spread out, walking's a joke unless your really really not in a hurry to get there. That summer my father "drove" across America it was 3000+ miles round trip... from the middle of the country.... and we never saw the coast.

 

[basaint]

right there with ya GG! We drove from AZ to Dallas every other summer...looooong drive.

 

[kaltorak18]

Yeah, I hear ya both; growing up we drove from the middle of PA to the bottom of Florida every year because my dad was obsessed with the Keys. Tho it did prepare me for driving from Houston to LA, lol

Its got to be that brown dome of pollution hovering over Houston. I hear its like smoking two packs a day.

Outside? I think I've heard tale of this "outside". They say there isn't AC out there! Eggs are frying on pavements and birds are boiling in the skies! No, sir, I avoid the big blue room as much as possible.

 

[katadder]

That summer my father "drove" across America it was 3000+ miles round trip... from the middle of the country.... and we never saw the coast.

did he get lost?
just put NY to LA in google maps and its 2790 miles coast to coast of the states so a 3k round trip should have seen one coast at least if you started dead centre.
and 2.5 days to leave texas? its only 822 miles across (from juarez to shreveport which is actually outside texas). can do that in one day.

either thats some bad sense of direction or a slow vehicle

admittedly 2790 miles would take me a few days to cross

 

[Apep]

That summer my father "drove" across America it was 3000+ miles round trip... from the middle of the country.... and we never saw the coast.

did he get lost?
just put NY to LA in google maps and its 2790 miles coast to coast of the states so a 3k round trip should have seen one coast at least if you started dead centre.
and 2.5 days to leave texas? its only 822 miles across (from juarez to shreveport which is actually outside texas). can do that in one day.

either thats some bad sense of direction or a slow vehicle

admittedly 2790 miles would take me a few days to cross

It’s called creative navigation – if your are going from A-D why not visit B & C on the way. :wink:

 

[adm]

Only 255 miles, that's not far at all. :?
Rail transport; if you are not in New England you can pretty well forget taking a train anywhere in the US.

 

[basaint]

Plus, add in kids and hot weather and no one wants to be driving more than 8 hours in the SW....

and Thank u Apep/ADM...u made our point

 

[godsgopher]

I have a strange feeling we have gotten really far off topic... what was the point of this thread again?

 

[locarno24]

what was the point of this thread again?

Mocking lastbesthope, apparently.

 

[katadder]

That summer my father "drove" across America it was 3000+ miles round trip... from the middle of the country.... and we never saw the coast.

did he get lost?
just put NY to LA in google maps and its 2790 miles coast to coast of the states so a 3k round trip should have seen one coast at least if you started dead centre.
and 2.5 days to leave texas? its only 822 miles across (from juarez to shreveport which is actually outside texas). can do that in one day.

either thats some bad sense of direction or a slow vehicle

admittedly 2790 miles would take me a few days to cross

It’s called creative navigation – if your are going from A-D why not visit B & C on the way. :wink:

I realise but the way he puts it hes trying to say how big america is, yes we know its large, but its nothing compared to russia, or even canada. and as for texas, you could probably get 10 of texas into alaska. and the conversation was on about going to places, not via places. yes I could go alot further if going via other places even in the uk. or driving I can go via europe.

 

[Iain McGhee]

snip and the conversation was on about going to places, not via places. yes I could go alot further if going via other places even in the uk. or driving I can go via europe.

You're not a taxi driver by any chance ?

 

[Jeff Cope]

. and as for texas, you could probably get 10 of texas into alaska.

With my wife being from Texas, I couldn't let this one go ;-)

Alaska is "only" 2x the size of Texas. It's big, but not THAT big!

Alright. That's out of the way. Carry on.

 

[adm]

We kid a bit about distances traveled, but if you do not live in the rural areas of countries like Australia, Canada, China, Russia or the U.S. you do not really understand just how big parts of these countries can be. I raise sheep, and take care of parents/offspring while my wife works at our local Wal*Mart. She drives roughly 50 miles/80 kilometers a day to stock shelves (this is a good job in this area for "the working man" with reasonable pay, good working conditions, and decent benefits). People who live in the large cities in the U.S., let alone people who live in largely urbanized countries like most of Europe, Japan and the U.K., do not understand the impracticality of mass transit for areas that are mostly rural. The need for personal transport in such areas is real, because of the need to produce food for those individuals who do live in urban areas.