<p>My D is a HS Junior and is considering ED @ Wake.
We have visited and she thinks Wake will be her first choice.
Her only hesitation is the distance from home.</p>
<p>For those NYC Tristate Parents / Students / Grads , how often did you come home over the school year and did you fly or drive?</p>
<p>Mapquest can answer your questions about distance, drive times. I'd think that in the absence of several days and/or a plane ticket, a NYC student ain't gonna see the Empire State Bldg until Turkeytime, Xmas, spring break ... whoops, I forgot ... by then she'll be headin' to the FL beach to shag with her newfound Deaconettes and beaus.</p>
<p>WP: have all your 1770 posts been this meaningless?
It's 2008 and most of us can figure out distances , directions and airfare by now.
If speculating spring break plans entertain you , get a GGW dvd.</p>
<p>If you don't have any direct knowledge to my question ,Please refrain from this thread.</p>
<p>Our D just finished her 2nd year at WFU. We're a little out of the tristate area, further up in CT. It's a 12 hour drive to Winston-Salem, and she doesn't have a car at school -- so she flies. The nearest airport is Bradley, which means no direct flights to/from Greensboro. For a short time this year we got excited about Skybus, which had really inexpensive, direct flights -- but obviously that didn't last long. D is home for Thanksgiving, Christmas, & spring break (or she meets us at a "vacation destination). We go to Family Weekend in the fall. Fall break is really just a 3-day weekend, so she hasn't come home for that.</p>
<p>Having answered your question, Brave, I'm also going to say that, IMO, you're pretty harsh on WP. It looks like you're pretty new here on CC? Although I'm not a pro like many others, I have found that, for the most part, fellow CC'ers are civil to each other. WP really gave you the same answer I did -- but with a sense of humor. So chill out a little, OK?</p>
<p>S just finished soph. year also. We live in NJ. I have been able to get very reasonable flights from Greensboro to Philly, IF I book the flight way in advance. S comes home for Thanks, Christmas & Spring Break. Spends fall break and Easter traveling with friends down South...so WP is right..:) Have been able to get flights for @ $200...can't even begin to pick them up in a car at that price!</p>
<p>Brave ... no. Only those that respond to the dumbest of questions. :eek:</p>
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<p>Takes a ridiculous question to get a ridiculous answer ... :p Here's trusting your next 6 inquiries will be equally as thoughtful and entertaining.</p>
<p>Was just browsing the Wake thread and came upon this one. I think the main disconnect between OP and Whistle Pig is the use of the word "shag". The shag is a North Carolina dance--NOT an Austin Powers reference to having sex.</p>
<p>Yo Chintz ... I think you might've meant the shag is a dance done by North Carolinians... (ESPECIALLY when they take that spring road trip to FL! Definitely not restricted to Wrightsville (altho WFU students have been known to convince ex-patriate Bostonians ..."Now, NEVER EVER do this anywhere north of Ocracoke! Ok?" "ah, ok, I won't!" ) ) ;) </p>
<p>"Hey baby, your modifier's dangling on my shag carpet. And you must love it!" :eek:<br>
Your pal,
AP :p
WFU '74</p>
<p>WP--I try to defend your honor and you jump ugly on my grammar! ;) I'm a Yankee, so my knowledge of shagging is limited. Can one really shag outside of North Carolina? Must one wear seersucker while shagging? Is shagging permitted inland, or is it a coastal activity?</p>
<p>The OP believes shagging is a very bad thing.....</p>
<p>I know. I'm just pulling your chain, Baby! :cool: We Yanks can take it! </p>
<p>To clarify, shagging fly balls can be nasty evidence that one might be sittin' on the bench's end come game time, right? :eek:</p>
<p>The REAL question about WF is how long do we think the football bubble can last? Hope springs eternal ... Go Deacs!</p>
<p>Love you, baby. You can play on my rug anytime! ;)</p>
<p>Oh yes -- "Shag on the Mag" -- big part of WFU's annual Springfest!</p>
<p>There are lots of folks from the NJ/NY/CT area. I'm from NJ myself and driving is doable, but I never had a car--until now--so I usually flew from Greensboro to Newark. Wake certainly doesn't have a really southern culture, because of all the yankees.</p>