At 06:37 PM 6/16/98 +0100, you wrote:
>> Say a real goodie shows up, like a perfect DEC Straight-8 or an unbuilt
>> Altair kit. Assume the price is good, like $250 for either. Assume that
>> you have the time and a working car, plus a loved one that will not scream
>> too much. Assume that the current owner can not ship the thing. How many
>> miles would you go?
Well, hereabouts, I go 35 miles each way to and from work, and mine is not
an exceptionally long commute. (I know folks who do ~70 miles each way in
traffic.) (Heck, my sister does 60-70 miles each way just for an hour or
two.)
My problem is not so much distance as it is time. I'd gladly do a week-end
trip to, say, Los Angeles (~500 miles), for most anything, if I didn't have
to spend the time a) working, b) with my dad, c) with my girlfriend or d)
sleeping (ha!).
Mostly, though, I send my aforementioned sister to get things for me (she
drove from SF to San Diego, back to Disneyland, and back to SF in about 30
hours -- with about 8 hours at Disneyland and 8 or so in San Diego. 8^)
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Received on Tue Jun 16 1998 - 21:35:00 BST