Mittens 2008 - l'édition Français | 15-22 August 2008

[MrColossal]

If Jess and I aren't dead from the journey, I guess so.

But that's basically what it hinges on, how much do we want to die after getting off the plane.

[Darth Mandarb]

Understandable.

I think we should, probably, still postpone the catacombs excursion until the 15th so that, if the wayward travelers so desire, they can join us!

Thoughts?

[Finkenstein]

I think the catacombs would be fine as long as we have time to get some lunch/breakfast food and stuff.

I am also a go with the flow-er. No one ever said you guys had to pick us up right when we got to the airport, if you want to come at 11 or something I don't see a problem with that. Odds are our planes aren't all going to be on time getting in so we will be standing around anyway. Just give us calls around 7:30/8:00 and check in with us.

We can occupy ourselves until you guys wake up! Eric and I didn't order French money in time so we have to get to an ATM as soon as we get to the Airport, oh and we will probably wonder around speaking fake French to people and taking pictures of our butts. (you may not want to associate yourselves with us when you get there)

[Nacho]

Yes! I remember I commented with Chrille the "alltogether to the catacombs on 15th option" and he told me "would you like to the Paris sewers after a 6-hour flight?" Yes...now I remember we agreed it shouldn't be a good option.

And... after thinking a bit, bringing the "b car people" to Paris has some other cons... If I go making trips from CDG to Paris... we wouldn' t have space in the cars to go from Paris to CDG!!! (Remember, we wouldn' t have the second car till 1100 on 15th...)

I will be checking the forums till the last moment to know which decission you' ve taken.

[Chrille]

I'd be up for going to the catacombs on the 15th too as long as we don't cancel the plans entirely in the end. I won't have time to go on the 22nd unless we leave real early!

Going on the 15th would be a good idea also because we won't have to stress after picking Darth up on the 14th. They stop letting people in the catacombs around 4pm or so.

They also stop letting people out after 4pm so if you are still down there you'd have to survive the night, fighting off skelingtons that awake at midnight! Anyone else up for that?

Only question remains is what should we do on the 14th? Any requests/suggestions?

[Finkenstein]

Yes! I remember I commented with Chrille the "alltogether to the catacombs on 15th option" and he told me "would you like to the Paris sewers after a 6-hour flight?" Yes...now I remember we agreed it shouldn't be a good option.

And... after thinking a bit, bringing the "b car people" to Paris has some other cons... If I go making trips from CDG to Paris... we wouldn' t have space in the cars to go from Paris to CDG!!! (Remember, we wouldn' t have the second car till 1100 on 15th...)

I will be checking the forums till the last moment to know which decission you' ve taken.

Nacho, I don't know what you are trying to say here. Why wouldn't there be space in the cars?

If somebody doesn't come pick up the people getting into the airport we are going to have to navigate through Paris to try and find where you guys are and I just assumed it would be easier to get everyone from the Airport, an easy to find destination where everyone will be arriving. The car is also under Darth's name so I figured he should be the one to pick it up.

All that needs to happen is whenever you guys are ready to leave where you are staying, come to the airport, get the rest of the crew and then we can head out to the catacombs or where ever else anybody wants to go.

If the time to pick up the car is a problem I'm sure we can just tell the people at the rental car place we can't pick it up until a little later.

[Nacho]

If we (10 people) are in Paris, we wouldn' t have space in the cars because the car can only be rented in Charles de Gaulle airport at 11 o clock. We would be in Paris, let's say, at 10 o clock, being 10 people with only one car...

[Nacho]

Dunno why, I can' t modify my messages.

Clarification: Jess, when I said "no space in the car" I meant only for the trip from Paris to Charles de Gaulle Airport. 

[Chrille]

I'm confused about the cars.

Nacho, if I have understood this correctly you will have picked up car A already by the 15th?

Maybe Darth can either take the train to the airport around 11am and pick up car B and the others and we will wait for them to arrive at the catacombs? Either that or you can drive Darth there in car A.

We could all come to the airport I guess but we'd have to squeeze four people in the backseat or hide someone in the trunk.

The plan is to drive everyone to the catacomb entrance by car right? We'd have to leave our luggage in the cars I guess since carrying a backpack for the duration of that walk doesn't sound too appealing. Also I think we'll need to have checked out of the hotels on the 15th so I don't know if we can leave our luggage in the hotels/hostels while we are at the catacombs.

[Nacho]

Chrille, car A is rented by me the 13th.

I am not sure if everybody agrees in visiting the catabombs on 15th... It might be a bit rushed... And remember "car b people" feelings... they might be totally tired after such a long flight.

[Finkenstein]

Wait, I'm confused, how are we all going to get to the Chateau if we all aren't going to fit in the cars?

We are probably going to have to rent a 3rd car if we all can't fit.

[Darth Mandarb]

We'll all fit!

I think Nacho is concerned that those of us in Paris before the 15th (when we pick up car B) will be 6 in number and can't all fit in car A to pick up those of you arriving on the 15th.  It won't be a problem.  we don't ALL have to go to the airport to do the pickup!

We'll make it work, one way or the other

I am leaving for the airport in 1 hour!!!!

[Chrille]

Maybe we should agree to have both cars meet near the catacombs at a certain time on the 15th and the people who are too tired to walk could have a meal or a drink somewhere near until we return. Then we'll take both cars and leave for the chateau at the same time.

[Nacho]

I am sorry Jess, Chrille, DM and myself talked so much about this in msn that I assumed you know so much about the issue as we do.

So, I am going to explain it:

I will rent car A the 13th. The car will be parked somewhere in Paris till 15th.

The 15th you arrive at 0700. You will be in Charles de Gaulle Airport. IF YOU COME to PARIS, in Paris there will be Disco, Quintaros, Chrille, Darth Mandarb, Eric, Jess, Ivy, Fruit tree, Lore and Nacho... And only "my" car. 10 people for just 5 seats.

So, the problem should be for 5 people to go from Paris to the airport (where Darth is going to rent the second car, at 11:00)

From 11:00 08/15/2008 till the end of mittens there will be two cars, so, 10 seats for 10 people. My only concern is how to take 10 people to the Airport (where we will rent the second car) with only one car. It' s not a big problem, I guess... there are cabs, metro, trains, busses... Maybe I want to have everything tied and I frightened everybody with my paranoias! 

[Finkenstein]

No, Nacho I think you are confused, and it's making me confused because this has all already been discussed and figured out.

Erin is not going to come to you guys in Paris, Erin is coming into the airport at 7 in the morning, we will get into the airport at 7 also as well as Mills. You don't need to bring 10 people in any car to the airport, just one person, Darth, should come and get the car and then we can leave and meet at the catacombs.

There is nothing crazy going on here.

[Nacho]

Yes, I understand that... if that implies that you are going to go to the catacombs after 1100, with Darth, after he has rented the second car.

But my "concerns" where just if you (with Erin and Mills) had the thought of coming to Paris BEFORE Darth rents the car.

If you don' t... then it' s all ok, and perfectly clear!  Sorry for messing it all! 

[MrColossal]

We will wait for the car.

[Nacho]

And some of us will be there a bit earlier to kill the time between the flight and the car renting! 

[Chrille]

Hah, that was confusing but now things seem to be sorted out.

I only need to know one more thing. Should we still meet at the lobby of my hotel around 10.30 on the 14th and proceed to pick up Darth?

[MrColossal]

OH NO! I just had a realization!

We won't all fit in the car. Darth, Mills, Jess and I are all Americans, therefore we are morbidly overweight! There's no way we will all fit!

Oh why didn't my grease addled brain think of this chicken wings!

Chicken wings? I meant sooner.

mm chicken wings...