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Old 09-30-2011, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LindaM49
Oh that looks like hours of fun.

My daughter asked me to go with her and her kids on a one day "on your own" bus trip to NYC the second Saturday in December. At first I said I probably would go but then after thinking about it I've decided to tell her not this year but next year. My first social security check is to be deposited in my account on 12/21/11. Up until that time I really don't have the kind of money you need to eat and shop in NYC. The last time I was there was in November of 2000 and I thought prices were outrageous then. A bottle of water in the restaurant where my hubby and I ate dinner was $8.00. The total for our meal...and it wasn't anything extravagant...was over $100.00. She wants to do the Red Apple Bus Tour that my hubby and I did when we were there. I THINK it was at least $25.00 each. And the cost of the bus trip alone is $62.00 each. Oh...and we leave the middle school parking lot at 7 A.M. and don't arrive back at the school at midnight. We stayed at the Grand Central Hyatt because the reason we went was his birthday and Christmas gift from me. We went to B.B. King's club to see Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys in concert.

Now that I know this quilt shop is there I would be kicking myself if I didn't have any money to spend. LOL
Just tell yourself the fabric would be VERY expensive and you won't feel so bad about missing the trip. (Or pack a lunch to eat or google the McDonald's locations in Manhattan before you go.)
Yes, the big city is $$$!
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Old 09-30-2011, 03:36 PM
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I love the NYC fabrics they have. How wonderful for the lady from France to go there to shop. It is an enriching experience to go to a fabric shop in another country and immerse yourself in their fabrics. And of course to add to stash. I am still using fabrics from my backpacking travels.

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it works without the [url]s around it http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/nyregion/city-quilter-a-temple-to-fabrics.html?_r=1
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Old 09-30-2011, 03:41 PM
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Wow! Thanks! I wonder if Dotty in NYC shops there?
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Old 09-30-2011, 05:44 PM
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Looks pretty cool!
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