[meteorite-list] Driving vs. flying

From: almitt2 at localnet.com <almitt2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:28:07 -0500
Message-ID: <20130108032807.913votoewjggs48k_at_webmail.localnet.com>

Hi Yinan and all,

You also left out depreciation on your vehicle which also adds up. I
think business gets a 50 cents a mile deduction on that. Best!

--AL Mitterling

Quoting Yinan Wang <veomega at gmail.com>:

> Driving vs Flying is a question of starting point and logistics.
>
> For east coasters that's a total of 5000+ miles round trip and 4-5
> nights of hotels to account for all that + gas (~170 gallons for a
> decent vehicle). That comes to roughly $1600 and a week of your life
> that you could spend doing other things.
>
> Flying: Airfare $350 roundtrip, Car rental $120/week: Which comes to
> approximately $900 (that's including various fees). There will be
> additional fees for mailing your stuff home. Oh, and you get several
> free days which you didn't spend driving.
>
> So ya, if you're within a day or two driving distance then driving is
> better. Further out and it may not be worth it.
>
> Math! See ya'll in Tucson.
>
> -Yinan
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Matson, Robert D.
> <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> wrote:
>> Hi John,
>>
>> I'm driving from SoCal as well. Saves the hassle and expense of
>> flying (which limits what I can bring) and then having to rent a
>> car. Also, unlike a rental car, with my own vehicle I can go
>> off-road if I want, which is handy if you plan to do a little
>> space-rock hunting along the way! --Rob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of John
>> Cabassi
>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 6:27 PM
>> To: Michael Farmer
>> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] To my Tucson friends...
>>
>> G'Day Linton, Michael and List
>>
>> Very good advice Michael. I opted to drive from L.A., hotel is booked.
>> Look forward to seeing everyone.
>>
>> Cheers
>> John
>>
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