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Some other ways to get around for cheap: http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-travel/76-15-ways-to-travel-for-free-or-at-least-cheap.html htt

Some other ways to get around for cheap: http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-travel/76-15-ways-to-travel-for-free-or-at-least-cheap.html http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-trav... I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. You can if you are a journalist (or blogger!) and want to write a positive piece about the military. In light of this story I will no longer bitch about coach. But travel does suck, and I can't wait for quantum transport to be a thing.

GigabyteCoin 12y ago
>I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. Can you elaborate on that at all? The link you posted doesn't mention military hitchhiking, which sounds interesting to say the least.
- chiph 12y ago
  Before you pursue this further, ask someone who's spent hours sitting in one of the nylon seats on a C-130. Decidedly uncomfortable. Go for a C-5 or C-17 instead.
  - rdl 12y ago
    C-5 will just end up broken down on the runway for days. Take the C-17.
- jcurbo 12y ago
  Perhaps they mean commerical C-130s because military C-130s (or any other kind of cargo aircraft) are not available to members of the general public. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-A_travel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-A_travel Also, I took a trip once in a (military) C-130H. Very loud (we had earplugs though), nylon mesh seating, but I was comfy and I slept or read most of the trip.
eru 12y ago
Another way: get a job interview with a company at your desired location. Works best for big cities, like New York City. If you have moral qualms, only apply at banks. They deserve it.
- strictnein 12y ago
  The only people hurt by that will be the HR workers, who would possibly be fired if too many people did this, or future workers who may not have an opportunity because the bank had been burned too often. The banks themselves won't even notice it.
  - eru 12y ago
    Tongue in cheek.
goatforce5 12y ago
Someone I knew had done some advising to a part of the military. He liked to play it up as a a "I could tell you, but i'd have to kill you" kinda deal. If anyone in the office had been travelling and then complained about their flight he'd say "Be glad it wasn't a C-130!" (or some military plane). I'm sure it would have been more practical to take commercial flights, but he loved the whole faux-spy thing of turning up at military bases and taking non-commercial flights.
TheOtherHobbes 12y ago
If it was really quantum you wouldn't need to travel because you could be everywhere at the same time - although some locations would be much more likely than others.

GigabyteCoin 12y ago

>I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. Can you elaborate on that at all? The link you posted doesn't mention military hitchhiking, which sounds interesting to say the least.

chiph 12y ago
Before you pursue this further, ask someone who's spent hours sitting in one of the nylon seats on a C-130. Decidedly uncomfortable. Go for a C-5 or C-17 instead.
- rdl 12y ago
  C-5 will just end up broken down on the runway for days. Take the C-17.
jcurbo 12y ago
Perhaps they mean commerical C-130s because military C-130s (or any other kind of cargo aircraft) are not available to members of the general public. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-A_travel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-A_travel Also, I took a trip once in a (military) C-130H. Very loud (we had earplugs though), nylon mesh seating, but I was comfy and I slept or read most of the trip.

eru 12y ago

Another way: get a job interview with a company at your desired location. Works best for big cities, like New York City. If you have moral qualms, only apply at banks. They deserve it.

strictnein 12y ago
The only people hurt by that will be the HR workers, who would possibly be fired if too many people did this, or future workers who may not have an opportunity because the bank had been burned too often. The banks themselves won't even notice it.
- eru 12y ago
  Tongue in cheek.

goatforce5 12y ago

Someone I knew had done some advising to a part of the military. He liked to play it up as a a "I could tell you, but i'd have to kill you" kinda deal. If anyone in the office had been travelling and then complained about their flight he'd say "Be glad it wasn't a C-130!" (or some military plane). I'm sure it would have been more practical to take commercial flights, but he loved the whole faux-spy thing of turning up at military bases and taking non-commercial flights.

TheOtherHobbes 12y ago

If it was really quantum you wouldn't need to travel because you could be everywhere at the same time - although some locations would be much more likely than others.