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I am cheap :). This is how I keep costs down when going to Toronto. On the way in from Montreal I stay at Motel 6 in Whitby. Show a CAA card and you save 10 per0ent. The next day I drive into Toronto where I stay at the Roehampton...on airmiles :). The Roehampton for those paying real dollars also gives a 10 percent discount wiith a CAA card. During these warm months you should reserve ahead for lodging on Friday and Saturday as hotels fill up quickly. There is also the dorms at Glendon College on Bayview. I haven't been for a while but Universities in general are getting expensive for what you get these days.
There is cheap and there is frugal. I am from Scottish descent, so I know the difference... :)
There is cheap and there is frugal. I am from Scottish descent, so I know the difference... :)
So, a Scotsman phones the local newspaper after his wife has died and says
" Good day, I would like to place a notice in the obituary page."
The clerk on the line says, "Fine go ahead sir."
Says the Scotsman, "O'Reilly died."
"Yes, go ahead" says the clerk.
"That's it, how much will that be?" says the Scot.
"We have a price for a five word minimum notice", says the clerk.
After a few moments, the Scotsman says,
"O'Reilly died, Volvo for sale."
I am cheap :). This is how I keep costs down when going to Toronto. On the way in from Montreal I stay at Motel 6 in Whitby. Show a CAA card and you save 10 per0ent. The next day I drive into Toronto where I stay at the Roehampton...on airmiles :). The Roehampton for those paying real dollars also gives a 10 percent discount wiith a CAA card. During these warm months you should reserve ahead for lodging on Friday and Saturday as hotels fill up quickly. There is also the dorms at Glendon College on Bayview. I haven't been for a while but Universities in general are getting expensive for what you get these days.
If you are coming from the west side of the province the Motel 6 near Winston Churchill Blvd. at kilometer 333 on the Highway 401 is a decent bet though it does mean you have to contend with traffic in the morning. The prices are up to $60 per night the last time I drove by. Modern hotel with comfortable beds. The last time I was in Mississauga someone else made the arrangements and I wound up staying on a pullout bed at a different hotel that was simply unsuitable for anything but a dog or cat to sleep on. The cost was double the motel 6 which had nice comfortable beds. I wasn't paying but I wasn't sleeping either.
Bator Sambuev 2682
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Peter Vavrak 2508
Michael Kleinman 2443
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Nava Starr 2142
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
To assist or encourage people that are planning on coming to this event, here are pictures of our chess books.
This includes some of our more recently arrived books.
Bator Sambuev 2682
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Peter Vavrak 2508
Michael Kleinman 2443
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Nava Starr 2142
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 11th June, 2014, 09:15 AM.
Hi Nigel,
I need maximum activity on the Rapid & Fundraiser thread in order to promote the event properly. Placing it with the stickies is not good because people tend to skip those as they are usually old news. So could you please unstick it?
Thanks,
Vlad D
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