[PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention - Ride sharing

[Alec Smyth]

Hi all,

This is a good idea!

The very first convention, in 2003, was held by a lakeside in Oregon. As I
drove through what seemed to me a fairly remote wilderness, I saw a bearded
back-packer walking on the shoulder. I would not normally stop and pick up
a stranger, but the desolation of the surroundings moved me to do so. I
asked where he was going and the response was startling both for it's
content as for the thick Scottish accent... "I'm going to a submarine
convention!" That was sufficient, I've counted Ian a good friend ever
since.

I was driving to the 2006 convention when I reached a T intersection and
stopped for a red light. While I was stopped a convoy of three or four
submarines went past, one of them towed by a school bus. There was no doubt
which way I had to turn at that intersection.

Recently I've become a fan of a free GPS/navigation phone app called Waze.
The main attraction is that it routes you based on current traffic speeds,
not just the shortest route, and it helps that it alerts you to speed
cameras, police on the shoulder, accidents, etc. Among other things, it
allows you to define groups. You can see members of your groups moving
along the map, although they also have an option to "go invisible". You can
exchange messages with them. I just created a group called PSUBS. I'd
really encourage everyone to try Waze because it's just so neat, but also
if you want to join the PSUBS group, we'll see each other converging on
Islamorada. I wish I'd had that when I blew a trailer tire on my way to
last years convention, and found the spare didn't fit.


Best,

Alec


On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 8:20 AM, <JimToddPsub at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> The 2013 Psubs Convention at Islamorada is now just a month away.  Some of
> you will be flying into either Miami International (MIA) or Fort Lauderdale
> (FLL).
>
> Miami to Islamorada:  75 miles, 1 hour 35 minutes per Mapquest
> Fort Lauderdale:  100 miles, 2 hours 4 minutes per Mapquest
>
> To facilitate sharing rides and rental cars, if you will email your info
> to JimToddPsub at aol.com  OFF LIST, I'll share the info OFF LIST with
> others who are flying in.  I have made my flight reservations and reserved
> a rental car.  Below is a list of info that would be helpful:
>
> Date of arrival
> Time of arrival
> Which airport  (kind of important, eh?)
> Airline and Flight number
> Cell phone number
> Do you receive texts on your cell or not?
>
> Same info needed regarding departure at the end of the convention.  I will
> confirm receipt of each email. If I don't reply by the end of that day,
> that means I didn't get it.
>
> Looking forward to a few days in the Keys.
>
> Jim
>
>
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