Why don't we go to the mountains?

It would be cold. It's snowing up there.

Could we go to the beach?

We could. But it might be windy there.

It would be warmer than the mountains.

It would. But if its too windy, we couldn't lay out in the sun.

It would be a wasted trip.

The mountains are closer. We would be there in 45 minutes.

That's true, but we would have to change buses.

If we went to the beach, we could take the express train directly there and it would only take an hour.

But we might not get a seat. We'd have to stand the whole hour.

We could sit on the floor.

That doesn't sound very comfortable.

We could hang out at the end of the train and smoke.

Smoking isn't allowed on the train.

Hey! If we went downtown instead, we could try that new buffet.

That would be great. I've been wanting to go there.

Let's do that instead then. I'll get ready.

If we hurry, we can catch the bus downtown.

Otherwise, we'll have to walk.