Weird question for the TO folks

[inulro]

Has anybody got a double mattress/futon type item that Jason & I can borrow while we're in town?

I have a place to stay with spare room, but my friend no longer has a spare suitable sleeping surface.
I have the use of a PT Cruiser to move said item.

The original plan was to maybe buy a mattress of my own, but now that we're not looking at moving to TO quite so soon, that seems less sensible. Jason votes for buying an inflatable mattress, but I expect my wonderful (NOT) insomnia would object to that.

Can anyone help me out?

We fly to Halifax in a week. All the practical stuff has been taken care of, except that I haven't yet got my Canadian dollars. All I have to worry about is that I'll still be in this much pain when we fly, which would be a disaster. That, and everyone at work has colds. Ever flown with a head cold? It's unpleasant in the extreme.

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[the_axel]

I can lend you one.

The most cost effective way to buy Canadian currency is to use an ATM in Canada & withdraw in large chunks.

As for flying with a head cold, I can sympathize - I did that coming back from Ireland and my ears didn't pop for 2 days after I got home.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! Amongst other things, I think you live pretty close to where we're staying. You're in Parkdale, yes?

I need to get at least enough currency to get us a taxi from the airport to the B&B, which is likely to be very expensive - the airport is 38 km outside Halifax, and according to my guidebook the bus only runs 4 x a day.

I've flown with a head cold once. It was our school exchange trip to Quebec City and we were booked on the "milk run". Took off from Regina, and touched down in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto before landing in Montreal and changing planes for the hop up to Quebec City. I thought my head was going to explode.

After that, if I so much as sniffle in the week before a flight, all the decongestants in the world come out in force.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! Amongst other things, I think you live pretty close to where we're staying. You're in Parkdale, yes?

Yep. We actually have two spare ones, so you can stack them if you want something a little softer.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I just looked up where we'll be staying on an online map of the city. From what you've said elsewhere about the railway line, I think we'll be about 2 blocks from you.

We fly to Halifax on Wednesday - can one of you email me (jodi gene13 dot demon dot co dot uk) with contact details so we can sort out a pickup time? Many thanks!!!!

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Sent.

[the_axel]

It looks like your guidebook is wrong.
AirBus service runs 21 times a day.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Excellent. I just have to work out which downtown hotel our B&B is nearest.

My guidebook is out of date about a few things (mostly prices) so I'm not surprised.

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

There are ATM's in the arrivals lounge at the airport as well as a currency exchange window, so you should be good to go cash-wise.

What time of day do you fly in? My SO works at the airport, so if you're arriving late afternoon or early evening on a weekday, he might be able to pick you up.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

In Halifax? I always worry about smaller airports. Besides, the post office here sell currency at good rates.

As for TO, we get in about lunchtime on the 29th, but Marcus has volunteered to pick us up. Even if he flakes out on me, taxi fares to the west end aren't too bad.

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Oops! I spaced and forgot you're flying into Halifax first. Although there should be an atm there too. There's definitely ATM's and currency exchange in TO, and most airport limos will take crecit cards too.

A cab from Pearson to the west won't be too bad, especially on a weekend at midday. M and I landed during rush hour on Monday on our flight back from C10, and the cab fare to the Beaches was horrendous.

[the_axel]

Halifax International has 4 non-major bank machines, and one RBC one which will have the lowest service charges.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I thought it might, but ever since my parents had the stopover in an airport somewhere in Hawaii with no cash machines or change facilities where none of the cafes or shops took plastic on the way back from Oz last year, I'm extra careful about being covered for these things.