# Help Plan Lsura's Montreal Vacation **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2001, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269 "2001-06-27T02:31:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/21 "2001-07-02T04:22:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by detop \* > **1.Transportation > Regarding transportation, if you intend to spend your visit in and in the immediate surroundings of Mtl, you won’t need to rent a car, however I strongly suggest that you buy a [three day bus pass](http://www.stcum.qc.ca/info/cartet.htm). If you plan to do a little bit of exploring of the province, depending on your plans, then a car might be needed.** Actually, for some reason, the one-week bus pass (CAM Hébdo) is cheaper than the three-day one 😕 It runs from Monday to Sunday, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/22 "2001-07-02T07:08:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > Actually, for some reason, the one-week bus pass (CAM Hébdo) is cheaper than the three-day one 😕 It runs from Monday to Sunday, IIRC. Actually, I took the info from the STCUM site and they don’t mention the CAM hebdo. Maybe I was at the wrong page ? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/23 "2001-07-03T01:38:05Z")
You where right Matt, [here’s the correct link](http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/info/a-tarif.htm). Sorry for any inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/24 "2001-07-05T21:57:08Z")
Goods and Services Tax(Federal)/ Quebec Sales Tax (Provincial) Rebates. Save all reciepts for lodging and purchases over 50$Can. Foreign citizens get full rebates on these sales taxes which mean about a 150$ rebate on 1150$ of eligible expenses. There are companies that will apply for the rebate for you for a service charge of 18-20% with a minimum of 10$ yadda yadda… but it’s probably a simple transaction you can do yourself by mail once you return home. ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/25 "2001-07-05T22:11:50Z")
I figure I’m just gonna follow you guys around and look at what you show me. Any good knife stores up there? 😃 I’m all set to come, all I need to do now is finalise transportation. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/26 "2001-07-06T01:28:17Z")
Looking forward to meet you. Re : knife stores. What kind of knifes ? ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/27 "2001-07-06T01:41:06Z")
Anything with an edge on it, and I’m happy. You’ll get to see me squeal like a little girl if I find something i like. 😃 I think I’m hijacking. Sorry… ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/28 "2001-07-06T19:58:54Z")
Don’t sweat the hijack, the link to "Montreal Dopefest is in this thread twice. The only places I know for knives are head shops in flea markets and kitchen stores. I’ll see what I can dig up. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2001, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/29 "2001-07-07T02:25:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by eunoia \* > \*\*The only places I know for knives are head shops in flea markets and kitchen stores. I’ll see what I can dig up. \*\* **Mnem** , I’ve got a friend who’s a merchanter in SCA. She told me that she hed a couple, so I asked her to put them aside for your perusal. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/30 "2001-07-09T01:55:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lsura \* > \*\*I also know where I’m going if I have a terrible craving for a [pecan mudslide](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=71313). > \*\* That’s the spirit! I’m buying and I’m bringing a camera! ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/31 "2001-07-20T00:35:24Z")
> **[Fantasia Festival | International Film Festival](https://fantasiafestival.com/en/)** > > Bienvenue sur le site du Festival international de films Fantasia! Japanimé up the wazoo. [http://www.festnuitafric.com](http://www.festnuitafric.com) You’ll have a hard time avoiding this one this weekend, walking/crawling distance from your hotel. Bad news: Marilyn Manson is sold out and Cradle of Filth is on the same night as the Dopefest. Drag…and I just bought some new _blacker_ eyeliner. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/32 "2001-07-22T04:49:07Z")
I missed the Cradle of Filth show so that I could stand on the bridge with my radio and watch the fireworks ALONE! And I got tickets for all of you for something really cool on Sunday! See what trying to be nice gets ya? I hope you all had a wonderful time! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/33 "2001-07-22T05:25:48Z")
Hey, we went exactly where you said you’d be and yelled EUNOIA! repeatedly at anyone with a radio, and you weren’t there. Anyway, next place to catch us is Sunday, at 12 noon at the top of the escalator at Mont-Royal metro; we’re going to the tamtams. see you there!! ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/34 "2001-07-22T19:20:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > **…we went exactly where you said you’d be…** Incorrect. Barring parallel universes with nexi on this message board, “the eastern pedestrian walkway of the JC bridge, directly over the northern shore of Ile Ste.-Helene between 21h25 and 22h50” is an accurate description of where I was. As explained in this thread, there is no better place to legally view the fireworks. I could put a dime there and you could find it. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > **…and you weren’t there.** Incorrect. Furthermore, nobody had a radio in a radius of at least 150 feet. My radio is very loud. I am stunningly handsome. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > **…see you there!!** Incorrect. By your own admission, you overslept. No soup for you. You’ll make a great politician. Create artificial crisis, manage artificial crisis, repeat. Hey, excrement occurs. I’m much more disappointed with Lsura if indeed she couldn’t make it. Those shy types are more fun to debauch. I forgive you all, but never again will I make an effort for any of you. _Tearing up my Montreal Doper membership card_ I’m (virtuallly) moving to Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Montreal is coming off as pretty lame on these boards, and _that’s_ really pissing me off! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269/35 "2001-07-23T04:13:08Z")
Fine, then. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-plan-lsuras-montreal-vacation/70269.md?page=1)