Hi, Tracy--and the rest of the MT Forum. I should be driving from Brooklyn to Elmira on the night of the 5th and returning to Brooklyn on the 9th. I'd love to have one or two people drive with me, especially if they can share the actual driving itself. It's about a 5 hour trip, assuming normal traffic conditions. I could pick up and drop people at the Borough Hall subway station in Brooklyn, a place where both eastside and westside trains go through and where taxis to the airports should be available, either outside the subway stop or else by walking about 3 blocks to a street that cabs frequent on their way in and out of Manhattan. I agree--flying in and out of upstate NY these days costs a fortune. If you are interested in going with me, my email address is kh5@ku,edu. --skh Susan K. Harris University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66042