Low cost travel (was: Re: Harry Potter conventions other than Lumos)

[Tonks]

>
> Catlady:
> > I had to take the bus home to Los Angeles from
> > Grant's Pass, Oregon,
> > when our old car broke down. It gave me fleas.
> > 
> Sheryll again:
> 
> Ew, what a horrible experience! I can feel myself
> itching in sympathy as I type. Oh, wait, maybe that's
> the sweat dripping down my back from the heatwave
> we're having here.
> 
> My worst experience on the bus happened on my last
> trip to visit the Amandageist last fall. Had some
> young man threaten to slit my throat with my pen. Long
> story, but it ended with my leaning over and
> whispering to him in very calm, cool voice, "The next
> time this bus stops, I suggest you change seats. You
> don't know what kind of person *I* am, either." He
> changed seats at the next stop!
> 
> Sheryll, intrepid bus rider
> 

Tonks:
And this is why I HATE public transportation!!  The train on the 
other hand was kind of fun. I hate flying too. Makes me sick. I 
prefer to drive. But then when I went to the HP convention in Salem 
I had 2 accidents when I was there. Lucky to be alive from the 
second one. And $5,000.00 in repairs! Ins. paid.  Maybe we should 
just all apparate. Broom are not much fun either. 

Tonks_op