Re: This Just In -- Lance is Right!

["Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@xxxxxxxxx>]

LOL.  Great response, Michael, and I didn't mean to be "snarky", just
figuring that a lot of folks don't live in Boston proper, and North Shore
travelers can add another hour just to get to the Pike at I-495.

Also, especially after the events of 9/11, I'd like to think that even us
sports fans can consider visiting NYC in support of the WTC site and efforts
to rebuild.  I lived in "the City" for a while, and aside from the financial
and sports competition, New Yorkers are as passionate and entertaining as
anyone.  No "white bread" there, and grabbing a beer in a Brooklyn saloon is
worth a million laughs.  Of course, for all those who've never been to
Tanglewood or Saratoga, NYC is a full day trip, with jet lag, language
barriers and immunization, dietary concerns bundled in.

But you won't find better rye bread, bagels or corned beef on the planet.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gooen" <callmebogie@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 6:51 PM
Subject: This Just In -- Lance is Right!


> Not about anything directly Celtics-related, mind you.  Snoopy made some
> reference to Boston being 6 hours away from NJ on I-95.  Lance snarkily
> responded:
>
> <<What part of Maine are you in, Snoop?  Most folks can hit NJ over the
> Tappan Zee Bridge from Boston in four hours by car. Even through the Bronx
> over the GWB only adds 15 min.>>
>
> Lance is right.  You don't take I-95 to get from Boston to NJ.  You take
> the Pike to 84 to 684, then hit either the Tappan Zee (which takes you to
> the northern terminus of the GS Pkwy or Route 287, depending on where in
> Jersey you want to go) or the Deegan south to the GWB.  Routinely takes me
> about 4 hours to cross the Jersey line coming home from Boston.
>
> Ordinarily I wouldn't be pointing any of this out, but I want to make sure
> all of you Bostonians -- especially our intrepid canine friend -- take the
> most direct route when you head south for the Conference Finals rematch
> next spring.
>
> Michael Gooen
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