TAM 2012 airport ride sharing?

briandunning · 3rd July 2012, 11:10 AM

I know the South Point has an airport shuttle, but is there a thread or forum somewhere for travelers for whom the shuttle timing doesn't work?

The Central Scrutinizer · 3rd July 2012, 11:12 AM

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=232619&page=5

FligMupple · 3rd July 2012, 11:15 AM

I don't think there is a thread for this.

I'm arriving around 10:30pm on Tuesday, after the free shuttle closes, and would very much like to split a cab with other TAMmers.

The Central Scrutinizer · 3rd July 2012, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by FligMupple

I don't think there is a thread for this.

Other than the one I just linked to, no, there isn't.

The arrival times are there.

Horatius · 3rd July 2012, 12:07 PM

My advice - pay attention in the taxi line. Last year I met Dr. Jen there, we passed each other as the line folded back, but I was so out of it from traveling that I totally spaced on offering to share a taxi!

The Central Scrutinizer · 3rd July 2012, 12:14 PM

I'm taking a taxi. If anyone wants to ride with me, you're paying.

Horatius · 3rd July 2012, 12:39 PM

And if you don't want to ride with Scrut, you have to pay double!

X · 3rd July 2012, 01:08 PM

When Scrut says he's "taking a taxi", what does he mean by it?
(And frankly, I'm not sure learning it's a double-entendre would relieve or unnerve me.)

Anyway, I'm arriving at 21h13 on July 11, so if anyone of you will be in the airport at around that time, I'm willing to share a cab.

Hutch · 3rd July 2012, 01:13 PM

I (and two others) will be arriving at 3:37Pm Wednesday (11th) and I will have a Minivan so if you're close to that time, drop me a PM (but do it by the 5th, I'm on vacation after that).

bumlet5 · 3rd July 2012, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by X

When Scrut says he's "taking a taxi", what does he mean by it?
(And frankly, I'm not sure learning it's a double-entendre would relieve or unnerve me.)

It's Las Vegas. I'm sure there's a dancer named Taxi somewhere for just that reason.

AdMan · 3rd July 2012, 06:08 PM

For anyone unable to take the hotel shuttle and not finding someone to share a cab, the various shuttle services from the airport are another inexpensive option and they run 24 hours:

https://www.mccarran.com/Go/Shuttles.aspx

I've taken these to hotels on the Strip and they aren't bad (they take longer than a cab, of course), but don't know what going to the South Point (which would be "off-Strip") would be like. Anyone tried that?

SkepticScott · 3rd July 2012, 08:38 PM

For another inexpensive option, there are buses: http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/
I think you'd take the 109 bus from the airport to the South Strip Transfer Terminal, then the 117 bus to South Point.

Kil · 3rd July 2012, 08:48 PM

My plane arrives at 6 PM the 11th. The shuttle leaves at 6:30 and the next one is at 8. I doubt that I can make the 6:30 shuttle. If anyone wants to share a cab, let me know.

zuma · 4th July 2012, 04:42 AM

I'm arriving at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night the 11th. I'll share a cab with anyone else who is arriving at that time. Last year I found two other people by just asking "Who's going to south point" in the cab line.

LarianLeQuella · 6th July 2012, 08:23 AM

I'm arriving at around 2100 (9pm) on the 11th. I'll holler in the cab line as to attract attention from any other TAMers hanging out in front of the airport.

X · 6th July 2012, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by LarianLeQuella

I'm arriving at around 2100 (9pm) on the 11th. I'll holler in the cab line as to attract attention from any other TAMers hanging out in front of the airport.

Make a Loon cry, nice and loud.
The ones that lived near where I grew up made a call of 4 short and 3 long whistles. Use that. It'll help me find the cab line...

The Central Scrutinizer · 6th July 2012, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by X

Make a Loon cry, nice and loud.

I can make a Loon cry, if I tell him he's flunking out of medical school.

fatewilleatyou · 9th July 2012, 06:05 AM

I'm getting in at 1:30 pm on Wed. My sister will be picking me up and ferrying me to the South Point. Her car is small, a bit busted, and may have a baby seat in it somewhere. I should be able to fit at least one person. It'll probably be about 2:30 by the time she shows up and I get my luggage.

3rd July 2012, 11:10 AM	#1
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3rd July 2012, 11:12 AM	#2
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3rd July 2012, 11:15 AM	#3
FligMupple New Blood Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 3	I don't think there is a thread for this. I'm arriving around 10:30pm on Tuesday, after the free shuttle closes, and would very much like to split a cab with other TAMmers.
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3rd July 2012, 11:20 AM	#4
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Pither Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,276	Originally Posted by FligMupple I don't think there is a thread for this. Other than the one I just linked to, no, there isn't. The arrival times are there.
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3rd July 2012, 12:07 PM	#5
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 21,890	My advice - pay attention in the taxi line. Last year I met Dr. Jen there, we passed each other as the line folded back, but I was so out of it from traveling that I totally spaced on offering to share a taxi!
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3rd July 2012, 12:14 PM	#6
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Pither Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,276	I'm taking a taxi. If anyone wants to ride with me, you're paying.
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3rd July 2012, 12:39 PM	#7
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 21,890	And if you don't want to ride with Scrut, you have to pay double!
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3rd July 2012, 01:08 PM	#8
X Slide Rulez 4 Life Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Launching the army, waiting for Hok to commit her forces (then the moles strike...) Posts: 4,082	When Scrut says he's "taking a taxi", what does he mean by it? (And frankly, I'm not sure learning it's a double-entendre would relieve or unnerve me.) Anyway, I'm arriving at 21h13 on July 11, so if anyone of you will be in the airport at around that time, I'm willing to share a cab.
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3rd July 2012, 01:13 PM	#9
Hutch A broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's Privateers Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: About 7 Miles from the Saturn 5B Posts: 6,536	I (and two others) will be arriving at 3:37Pm Wednesday (11th) and I will have a Minivan so if you're close to that time, drop me a PM (but do it by the 5th, I'm on vacation after that).
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3rd July 2012, 01:50 PM	#10
bumlet5 Indescribable Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The dark recesses of my imagination. Posts: 4,192	Originally Posted by X When Scrut says he's "taking a taxi", what does he mean by it? (And frankly, I'm not sure learning it's a double-entendre would relieve or unnerve me.) It's Las Vegas. I'm sure there's a dancer named Taxi somewhere for just that reason.
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3rd July 2012, 06:08 PM	#11
AdMan Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7,175	For anyone unable to take the hotel shuttle and not finding someone to share a cab, the various shuttle services from the airport are another inexpensive option and they run 24 hours: https://www.mccarran.com/Go/Shuttles.aspx I've taken these to hotels on the Strip and they aren't bad (they take longer than a cab, of course), but don't know what going to the South Point (which would be "off-Strip") would be like. Anyone tried that?
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3rd July 2012, 08:38 PM	#12
SkepticScott TAM Volunteer Guy Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: North of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 2,885	For another inexpensive option, there are buses: http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/ I think you'd take the 109 bus from the airport to the South Strip Transfer Terminal, then the 117 bus to South Point.
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3rd July 2012, 08:48 PM	#13
Kil Thinker Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 242	My plane arrives at 6 PM the 11th. The shuttle leaves at 6:30 and the next one is at 8. I doubt that I can make the 6:30 shuttle. If anyone wants to share a cab, let me know.
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4th July 2012, 04:42 AM	#14
zuma Student Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 28	I'm arriving at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night the 11th. I'll share a cab with anyone else who is arriving at that time. Last year I found two other people by just asking "Who's going to south point" in the cab line.
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6th July 2012, 08:23 AM	#15
LarianLeQuella Elf Wino Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 1,995	I'm arriving at around 2100 (9pm) on the 11th. I'll holler in the cab line as to attract attention from any other TAMers hanging out in front of the airport.
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6th July 2012, 11:36 AM	#16
X Slide Rulez 4 Life Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Launching the army, waiting for Hok to commit her forces (then the moles strike...) Posts: 4,082	Originally Posted by LarianLeQuella I'm arriving at around 2100 (9pm) on the 11th. I'll holler in the cab line as to attract attention from any other TAMers hanging out in front of the airport. Make a Loon cry, nice and loud. The ones that lived near where I grew up made a call of 4 short and 3 long whistles. Use that. It'll help me find the cab line...
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6th July 2012, 11:39 AM	#17
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Pither Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,276	Originally Posted by X Make a Loon cry, nice and loud. I can make a Loon cry, if I tell him he's flunking out of medical school.
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9th July 2012, 06:05 AM	#18
fatewilleatyou Thinker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 181	I'm getting in at 1:30 pm on Wed. My sister will be picking me up and ferrying me to the South Point. Her car is small, a bit busted, and may have a baby seat in it somewhere. I should be able to fit at least one person. It'll probably be about 2:30 by the time she shows up and I get my luggage.
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