Migration Assistant Problems iMac/Leopard to Brand New iMac/Lion

Ok, I have scoured the discussions over this issue, done permissions repair/verify on both systems, all software is updated, etc. I'm at a loss.
I just purchased a new iMac 27" quad core... all I want to do is transfer my files using migration assistant. I have read there are many who are having issues with this...I have been trying since thursday night! I've called apple twice, nothing they advise seems to be working. I am trying to transfer using eithernet, and while I have an firewire cord it's not the correct type (it works on my old 20" iMac - running 10.5.8), so right now that is what it is. It gets to the end, and the time starts creeping back up again... I was down to 10 mins and it went back up to 3 hours+ and this was after me attempting to do the migration for 12+ hrs overnight. I also have a macbook and I am encountering the SAME issues while it's transfering the applications folder/info. It was down to 9 mins and then climbed back up to 2hrs & 15mins... and still climbing. This attempt started over 3 hours ago. The macbook has way less applications installed so I am forseeing that this is not a good sign.
Aside from trying to manually reinstall EVERYTHING, (ARGH!!!) do I have ANY other options? (or what peice of equipment do I need to drop-kick? lol)
The nearest mac store is over an hour away...

Sorry to be grouchy but you ignored the best opportunity to migrate when you initially turned on your new Mac. When you start up a new Mac it starts Setup Assistant, one of the steps asks if you want migrate from another Mac. In your case you must have chosen no and are now using Migration Assistant. MA and SA are basically the same tool however MA will create a new user account whereas SA will not. As for the connection that is easily solved by getting the correct FireWire cable. You need one like this one from Amazon. You can find these at any computer store, Best Buy, Walmart, Radio Shack or of course Amazon.
My suggestion to you once you get the right cable is to start over. How you do that is by following the suggestions in Lion Setup Assistant tips, this is a helpful guide prepared by Pondini who is one of the more generous posters on this site. Begin where he talks about Second Chance......

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