Mountaineer Express East-West

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Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:49 am

I was coming to the game without Ms. McLeansvilleAppFan so I decided to take the East-West Mountaineer Express. $17 one way from Greensboro to Boone.

There could be just a bit more leg room to lay a laptop on my lap and I wish the bus had a way to charge a phone but otherwise this is not too bad.

On the positive side-huge reduction in my carbon footprint which is the main reason I am doing this, and I do try and take mass transit when I can. I can afford private cars but not everyone can and we should all support mass transit so it can be there for everyone and especially those that do require it.

I don't have a parking spot so I end up paying Grace Lutheran which I don't mind but that saves some of the $34 round trip. I graded a physics test on the way up and after this is posted I will start on some chemistry tests. So the three hour ride is an hour longer but much more productive. I don't tailgate so I am not missing out on that. I usually eat downtown or on campus so nothing new there. I will need to grab some food for the trip down in stadium and that is not idea but certainly doable.
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If the game is into overtime or running long then the issue of missing the ending but if I have to I can finish the game on my phone with ESPN+. The return trip leaves at 7:05 so the game should be over in time to walk back to Huey where the bus stop is.

I'll give another report after the return trip to Greensboro.
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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:00 am

Guess you had to miss the end of the game. That was one long a$$ game

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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by Appster99 » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:39 am

Grading papers, so you are a teacher? Its "there", not "their". Lead by example. 😉

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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:25 am

Appster99 wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:39 am
Grading papers, so you are a teacher? Its "there", not "their". Lead by example. 😉
Thanks for pointing it out. I got it right a few other times and missed that one at the end. How’s the edit?
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Unread post by WVAPPeer » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:33 am

McL - you must have had to leave just after half - I thought about what you said when I looked at the clock on the wall and it was after 7 ;)
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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by Appster99 » Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:52 am

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:25 am
Appster99 wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:39 am
Grading papers, so you are a teacher? Its "there", not "their". Lead by example. 😉
Thanks for pointing it out. I got it right a few other times and missed that one at the end. How’s the edit?
Thank you for not taking offense. Most people on here are idiots when it comes to grammar. I get "lazy English" in this relaxed setting and a lot of errors are simple typos on mobile devices. But "their, there, they're" have completely different meanings and it makes me cringe to think (actually, know) that a whole lot of people do not know the difference and do not care.

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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:52 am

Appster99 wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:52 am
McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:25 am
Appster99 wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:39 am
Grading papers, so you are a teacher? Its "there", not "their". Lead by example. 😉
Thanks for pointing it out. I got it right a few other times and missed that one at the end. How’s the edit?
Thank you for not taking offense. Most people on here are idiots when it comes to grammar. I get "lazy English" in this relaxed setting and a lot of errors are simple typos on mobile devices. But "their, there, they're" have completely different meanings and it makes me cringe to think (actually, know) that a whole lot of people do not know the difference and do not care.
I care but did not catch it, and I know I am an idiot when it comes to grammar. This is a common mistake of mine to be honest, though only when typing and not writing. Just the way the brain works.

By the way, just because I gave you a "Thanks" and a note back does not mean I am not offended. :)
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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by Appster99 » Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:56 am

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:52 am
Appster99 wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:52 am
McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:25 am
Appster99 wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:39 am
Grading papers, so you are a teacher? Its "there", not "their". Lead by example. 😉
Thanks for pointing it out. I got it right a few other times and missed that one at the end. How’s the edit?
Thank you for not taking offense. Most people on here are idiots when it comes to grammar. I get "lazy English" in this relaxed setting and a lot of errors are simple typos on mobile devices. But "their, there, they're" have completely different meanings and it makes me cringe to think (actually, know) that a whole lot of people do not know the difference and do not care.
I care but did not catch it, and I know I am an idiot when it comes to grammar. This is a common mistake of mine to be honest, though only when typing and not writing. Just the way the brain works.

By the way, just because I gave you a "Thanks" and a note back does not mean I am not offended. :)
And here I thought only my wife gave me mixed signals!!

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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:19 am

So I did leave KBS early to make the bus. I knew it would be close timing but I was hoping the game would be well in hand so I would not be missing anything important, and basically winding down with a minutes or two left on the game clock. My original plan was to leave at 6:30 from my seats but I left at 6:35. I had thought about leaving as late as 6:45 but I was carrying a bag with laptop, headphones, papers to grade, and power bricks for phone and laptop. In the other hand was my supper of popcorn and souvenir cup with ice and water. I was also trying to juggle my phone so I could watch the game. Had I not been lugging all of that I would have been able to walk a bit faster (and I have a fast gait) and could have left a bit later. I was at the bus stop at 6:55 for what the ticket said was a 7:00 departure. The website I think did say 7:10 as did the driver when I loaded on the bus so I could have stayed until 6:50 and just made sure I walked fast. Next time I will time it better.

I think it was around the 12 min mark in the 4th quarter when I left the stadium. I just passed the seating area on thew west side as UNCC scored their first TD in the 4th Quarter. The video was in and out so I finally just went over to the audio feed.

Someone that rode up from Greensboro to Boone was already at the bus stop and we talked for a bit as he was at the game as well I found out. I was going to listen to the post game on my headphones but he and I talked college football and App football to Wilkesboro and then from W-S to Greensboro. Come to find out he is writing an update for the website Stadiumjourney.com.

The bus on the way up did not have any electrical outlets that I could locate though I did not ask the driver. On the way down we had a different bus that was a bit nicer and it had 120 V outlets so I was able to mess with my laptop and use my phone as a hotspot for internet.

I would do this again but it certainly works better with a 2:30 game time start. A 2:30 start is not as much downtime before the game though I was in the library being productive with my time, and short of a few OT periods the game will be over by 6:45 pm.
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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by HkyMtneer » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:26 pm

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:19 am
So I did leave KBS early to make the bus. I knew it would be close timing but I was hoping the game would be well in hand so I would not be missing anything important, and basically winding down with a minutes or two left on the game clock. My original plan was to leave at 6:30 from my seats but I left at 6:35. I had thought about leaving as late as 6:45 but I was carrying a bag with laptop, headphones, papers to grade, and power bricks for phone and laptop. In the other hand was my supper of popcorn and souvenir cup with ice and water. I was also trying to juggle my phone so I could watch the game. Had I not been lugging all of that I would have been able to walk a bit faster (and I have a fast gait) and could have left a bit later. I was at the bus stop at 6:55 for what the ticket said was a 7:00 departure. The website I think did say 7:10 as did the driver when I loaded on the bus so I could have stayed until 6:50 and just made sure I walked fast. Next time I will time it better.

I think it was around the 12 min mark in the 4th quarter when I left the stadium. I just passed the seating area on thew west side as UNCC scored their first TD in the 4th Quarter. The video was in and out so I finally just went over to the audio feed.

Someone that rode up from Greensboro to Boone was already at the bus stop and we talked for a bit as he was at the game as well I found out. I was going to listen to the post game on my headphones but he and I talked college football and App football to Wilkesboro and then from W-S to Greensboro. Come to find out he is writing an update for the website Stadiumjourney.com.

The bus on the way up did not have any electrical outlets that I could locate though I did not ask the driver. On the way down we had a different bus that was a bit nicer and it had 120 V outlets so I was able to mess with my laptop and use my phone as a hotspot for internet.

I would do this again but it certainly works better with a 2:30 game time start. A 2:30 start is not as much downtime before the game though I was in the library being productive with my time, and short of a few OT periods the game will be over by 6:45 pm.
Curious if you got the guys name that you chatted with as you headed back down the mountain? I wrote for StadiumJourney.com for a few years and the last Kidd Brewer Stadium piece on the site was a work of mine...4 or 5 years ago now, I think. My KBS Stadium Journey piece remains one of my favorite pieces I have penned, for obvious personal reasons.

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Re: Mountaineer Express East-West

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:49 pm

I did not but I knew someone on here had done something for SJ a few years ago. I mentioned there was an article there already it seemed and I remembered the website. He mentioned that SJ was wanting to keep the content updated and fresh. I think he was sitting on the hill in all that mess. It will be a week or so before it is up so you may want to download what you have since it may be lost soon. I assume his name will be posted on the article as your name is. He is from Greensboro but otherwise did not seem to have a connection to App.
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Unread post by HkyMtneer » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:03 pm

I took a look and it appears that it was towards the end of the 2013 season that I had last updated the Kidd Brewer Stadium review on StadiumJourney.com - truly crazy how time flies. I hadn't actually read the piece in years...some of the changes since that time are rather significant, while many things remain the same. It's sad to see the piece "disappear" but I do have it in my writing archives and actually look forward to a new update on the SJ site and to reading someone else's opinions/perspective on a game day in Boone. For those that might want to look at the piece I penned about Kidd Brewer, before it disappears from the site, it can be located here:

https://stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/kid ... dium-s1848

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