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[theguitarslayer]

Doo dee doo, good turn of fortune. I'm going to be crashing at a place in London Bridge, which is a hell of a lot closer to Heathrow than Greenwich -- or at least half way and less hassley with another person around. Louise the RC chaplain at Greenwich offered me a spare room, and I'm gonna take it to save on the stress. No intarwebz for me

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[scruffyrebel]

I'm coming over for a week again...how has the weather been? B/f's over there right now and he said it's been raining every day since he arrived.

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What ever became of James? I never see him online anymore and we never got together when I came over in January.

[theguitarslayer]

1. Weather is about 20 degrees cooler than East Coast US right now....about 60-75 on average. Long pants, short sleeves. It rarely gets to shorts weather in my experience, even in June/July. It's always rainy/sunny, so bring an umbrella everywhere by default.

2. James has essentially withdrawn from all of the chat crew. I think it was his logic that if he gets the new significant other and the immediate happiness, I get the friends. Not quite sure what's run through his head the last few months -- he cut me (and everyone else off) quite suddenly. He seems to be doing well professionally and healthwise, but I really don't know anything else, sadly.

[psmorrison]

On a largely unrelated topic, can you recommend any cheap accommodation in New York? I have friend in Jersey who told me to avoid Manhattan hostels like the plague (quite literally), but all the alternatives she's thrown at me have been in the $180/night bracket.

Are hostels that bad? Is it worth staying in one of the other boroughs, or are they too far away from everything?

[theguitarslayer]

I honestly don't know anything about the hostels and hotels in New York; I've lived in Jersey all my life, so it's just a day trip, just as London would be for you. If I stayed over in the city, it was at a friend's house.

I would wager, however, that because hostels aren't as big in US as in Europe, they aren't as regulated. It might be a crapshoot. I'd say just read all the reviews you can and try to make an educated decision with that.

Manhattan is like Central London in terms of pricing compared to the surrounding areas. I would say you might have better luck in Brooklyn or Queens; I say that since I saw a fair bit of both as a little kid since Mom and Dad had family there. I'm a big question mark as to the Bronx. Long Island and Staten Island are too far if you're focusing on NYC.

So yarr, edumacate via reviews would be your best chance.