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<DIV>In a message dated 8/16/2005 6:18:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, grossfamm@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>>>I decided a few Cons ago that having a car in San Diego just isn't worth the<BR>hassle. <<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Sometimes, often in fact, a car is necessary to get where you need to go in a reasonable time or at a specific time.... If you stay at one of the near-by hotels, there's not a big problem, but outside the downtown area, public transportation is much less than adequate.</DIV>
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<DIV>Last year, #2 son used public transportation to get to the Con on one of the weekdays (he had summer school). It took 2 1/2 hours and 3 or 4 different "rides" (at least one bus and 2 different trolley lines). Plus it cost something close to $6 for the one-way trip. And having a car in the underground parking means you have a readily available locker and lunch box, so you don't have to rely on convention center services nor leave the Con.</DIV>
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