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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 308099" data-attributes="member: 2525">Just to clear the record a bit, I am no longer unhappy with Indy as the site for GenCon. People here persuaded me weeks ago that Indy has turned itself into a real convention city, which is what I think the Con needs. I plan on going next year.  However, I plan on flying.All I was disputing was the wild claim that Indy is within reasonable driving distance to half the population of the US. It isn't (and I doubt anywhere in the US is). Sure, you could split the drive up, but then you could split the drive between 5 people and get there from pretty much any state in the lower 48.  That wouldn't mean it was reasonable driving distance simply because it could be done.  Reasonable is about 8 hours.  Beyond that, unless you have additional drivers, it's best to fly there, if nothing else for safety reasons.Besides, the gas, wear-and-tear on your car, random costs associated with the trip, and your time all add up to more than the cost of a flight for many people, if you are more than 8 hours away (even with additional drivers).  If you are just doing the drive for the scenary and the experience along with your friends, that makes sense.  But if the only purpose of the drive is to save money, odds are you won't be accomplishing that goal if your have to drive that far.</blockquote>