I used to go on craigslist every now and then to find games. I slowly stopped going b/c I wasn't finding as much good stuff as I used to. Anyways, I was actually using craigslist before I even knew how to drive, so a lot of times I would head to the locations through buses or walking. My very first craigslist deal however, was honestly pretty dang far, at least for a high schooler who couldn't drive.
I saw a listing for Pokemon Silver [I just got into pokemon in that year], and saw that the location, while a bit far, seemed kinda straightforward, so I went ahead and set up the meeting. Man did I underestimate the distance, b/c first what I did was have my mom drive me to a certain location and figure I would just bus the rest. The location my mom dropped me off at took around 30 to 40 minutes alone. And the rest of the journey took almost 2 hours b/c I had to walk to find a bus stop for a good amount of time, realized the bus I was on was going on a different route, then had to walk the rest which I wanna say took almost an hour on its own. Best I can say is the meeting was at 6 pm and I left my house at 3, and I was still a bit late. From the walk off of the bus to the place itself, I like to refer that as my journey to the center of the earth, b/c man that took some time.As I was walking my way home, it was getting pretty dark and I was already tired from the initial trip so I just went ahead and called my dad to come get me, ha. I remember it was 8 pm when my dad got me, and yeah there was no way I was gonna be able to walk/bus the rest home.
All that for a dumb game boy game. Its kinda cool looking back at how much distance I covered for a late high schooler who couldn't drive. Have you guys made similar trips for something game related?
I saw a listing for Pokemon Silver [I just got into pokemon in that year], and saw that the location, while a bit far, seemed kinda straightforward, so I went ahead and set up the meeting. Man did I underestimate the distance, b/c first what I did was have my mom drive me to a certain location and figure I would just bus the rest. The location my mom dropped me off at took around 30 to 40 minutes alone. And the rest of the journey took almost 2 hours b/c I had to walk to find a bus stop for a good amount of time, realized the bus I was on was going on a different route, then had to walk the rest which I wanna say took almost an hour on its own. Best I can say is the meeting was at 6 pm and I left my house at 3, and I was still a bit late. From the walk off of the bus to the place itself, I like to refer that as my journey to the center of the earth, b/c man that took some time.As I was walking my way home, it was getting pretty dark and I was already tired from the initial trip so I just went ahead and called my dad to come get me, ha. I remember it was 8 pm when my dad got me, and yeah there was no way I was gonna be able to walk/bus the rest home.
All that for a dumb game boy game. Its kinda cool looking back at how much distance I covered for a late high schooler who couldn't drive. Have you guys made similar trips for something game related?