Richard J. wrote:
Seriously, have a good trip.

Thanks!

What's funny is that, for all the fuss I'm making over the bus here in
London, that's exactly what I have to do at the New York end of the
trip (except that I'm not under a time constraint, which is really the
issue). We still don't have direct train service to any of our
airports -- the best we have is a shuttle service to nearby rail and
subway stations at an additional 2½ fares. (That's right -- we
have a flat $2 fare on our entire subway and bus system, including a
free transfer between bus and subway, but AirTrain JFK has its own $5
fare and doesn't honor or issue free transfers.) And once on the
subway, no matter which route I take, I need to transfer near the end
of the trip to get where I'm going.