bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Sep 8, 2010 3:45pm
Anyone ever take a cab from Dublin to campus?
Just got a hotel for Saturday and planning on getting wrecked, so don't want to drive to campus. How much should I set aside for cab fair?
Just got a hotel for Saturday and planning on getting wrecked, so don't want to drive to campus. How much should I set aside for cab fair?
Cat Food Flambe'
Posts: 1,230
Sep 8, 2010 6:48pm
About $2.75 for the first tenth of a mile, then about $2.00 per mile. It's about 15 miles to the stadium from most of the hotels in Dublin, so you'll need about 1,336,500 Somali schillings each way (based on today's exchange rate), plus a tip.
It might be difficult to get a cab back to the hotel with the traffic conditions.
Does your hotel have a van service? A lot of the places that do will run you back and forth to OSU events.
It might be difficult to get a cab back to the hotel with the traffic conditions.
Does your hotel have a van service? A lot of the places that do will run you back and forth to OSU events.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Sep 8, 2010 6:49pm
Cat Food Flambe';476236 wrote:About $2.75 for the first tenth of a mile, then about $2.00 per mile. It's about 15 miles to the stadium from most of the hotels in Dublin, so you'll need about 1,336,500 Somali schillings each way (based on today's exchange rate), plus a tip.
It might be difficult to get a cab home with the traffic conditions.
Being gameday they may charge a $5 fee on top of that to begin with as well.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Sep 8, 2010 6:52pm
I would be willing to bet your ride will be around $45-$50
bases_loaded
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Sep 8, 2010 6:53pm
LJ;476238 wrote:Being gameday they may charge a $5 fee on top of that to begin with as well.
Getting the Courtyard Inn for $79 is still cheaper than paying the $150-200 around campus then. Albeit close ha
bases_loaded
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Sep 8, 2010 6:54pm
wildcats20;476242 wrote:I would be willing to bet your ride will be around $45-$50
Maybe I'll just drop the bags off, park at the house we own on campus then sober up and drive back haha
Cat Food Flambe'
Posts: 1,230
Sep 8, 2010 6:54pm
True. Especially getting back, the city-regulated rate might go out the window. It's still cheaper than a DUI or new grill, though!LJ;476238 wrote:Being gameday they may charge a $5 fee on top of that to begin with as well.
wildcats20
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Sep 8, 2010 6:55pm
bases_loaded;476246 wrote:Maybe I'll just drop the bags off, park at the house we own on campus then sober up and drive back haha
Shit, why not just stay at the house? lol
bases_loaded
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Sep 8, 2010 6:56pm
wildcats20;476247 wrote:Shit, why not just stay at the house? lol
Its rented out to dumb college kids ha
wildcats20
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Sep 8, 2010 6:57pm
Just tell them you're the owner and you need to inspect or something. Then just pass out on a couch, just take your shoes off
Cat Food Flambe'
Posts: 1,230
Sep 8, 2010 7:08pm
Just find a nice grassy lawn someplace and crash there. Happened all the time when I lived on East 11th - our place had the first front lawn east of High Street. 
bases_loaded
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Sep 8, 2010 7:23pm
wildcats20;476249 wrote:Just tell them you're the owner and you need to inspect or something. Then just pass out on a couch, just take your shoes off
I lived there when I was in school haha, many a poor soul forgot to take their shoes off. Good times
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Sep 8, 2010 7:26pm
Cat Food Flambe';476245 wrote:True. Especially getting back, the city-regulated rate might go out the window. It's still cheaper than a DUI or new grill, though!
They've always allowed special fees for certain things, just like the BS $7.50 airport fee.
bases_loaded
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Sep 8, 2010 7:28pm
Theres a fee if I stay by the airport? I was just looking at hotels there thinking it would be cheaper since its about 4 miles closer lol...FML
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Sep 8, 2010 7:37pm
bases_loaded;476276 wrote:Theres a fee if I stay by the airport? I was just looking at hotels there thinking it would be cheaper since its about 4 miles closer lol...FML
a cab fee. I think it is only if you leave from the airport. When I worked at DSCC I had left my car in long term parking on the base and decided I would just take a cab from the airport to the base. From the terminal to the front gate of DSCC (mind you, the airport and DSCC are across 5th ave from each other) cost $18 because of the $7.50 fee plus the $2.50 for the first whatever distance.
Cat Food Flambe'
Posts: 1,230
Sep 8, 2010 9:09pm
The fee is paid to the airport - it pays for the taxi facilities, security, and general shepherding of the cabbies. It's also a nice little cash cow for the port authority since it usually screws over visitors.
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
Sep 8, 2010 9:22pm
Cat Food Flambe';476257 wrote:Just find a nice grassy lawn someplace and crash there. Happened all the time when I lived on East 11th - our place had the first front lawn east of High Street.
There was one week back in 1999 or so when I slept two nights out of three in one week in someones yard lol. I just crawled up in the bushes where nobody would see me. I lived off of Bethel back then. Fuck going to campus now tho, I'm too old.
justincredible
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Sep 8, 2010 9:31pm
Steel Valley Football;476398 wrote:I'm too old.
Indeed.
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Steel Valley Football
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Sep 8, 2010 11:27pm
justincredible;476412 wrote:Indeed.
Leroy Powell told me you hit on him after we left that night.
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raiderbuck
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Sep 9, 2010 1:51am
Got a taxi from Westerville to the corner of high st. and nationwide this morning. Fare was $27
bases_loaded
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Sep 9, 2010 7:15am
Thank you. Got a room at the courtyard in Worthington for $40. So the cab us back on
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Gblock
Sep 9, 2010 8:17am
with no traffic its 35 bucks......when you get close to campus you shoudl just get out and walk cuz if not you re gonna get killed on the meter.
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Gblock
Sep 9, 2010 8:17am
u could take the cota for 1.50
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Sep 9, 2010 8:28am
You should have booked the red roof inn on ackerman and olentangy last year for 60.
bases_loaded
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Sep 9, 2010 8:50am
They require a 2 night state @ $240 a night.OneBuckeye;476719 wrote:You should have booked the red roof inn on ackerman and olentangy last year for 60.
I'm planning on walking once I get to campus area wanna show the lady the campus