You can do that in Europe too, but people still take the train.
Why? It's about a katrillion times cheaper to fly in Europe, than it is to take the train.
Mal: Well, you were right about this being a bad idea. Zoe: Thanks for sayin', sir.
'Serenity'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Alibelle - Feb 26, 2005 5:54:34 pm PST #1521 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
DavidS - Feb 26, 2005 5:55:48 pm PST #1522 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Before that happened LA had the best public transit in the U.S. - It was a great place to live without a car.
....cf., Who Killed Roger Rabbit.
Kristen - Feb 26, 2005 6:00:57 pm PST #1523 of 10002
It's about a katrillion times cheaper to fly in Europe, than it is to take the train.
But it's not nearly fun.
Lee - Feb 26, 2005 6:02:51 pm PST #1524 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Well, I bought the suitcases.
And a sweater.
And a dress.
Somebody stop me?
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2005 6:03:49 pm PST #1525 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
God, I love the train. Only reason while touring Morocco that we made it to the capital was because we heard it had a good train.
It's still a viable option in Canada too, economically. It was how we used to get from Montreal to New York.
I have an ER question. Why can't it just jump the shark properly, jump it in a way that doesn't leave me with two or three ships to root for, plus favourite characters? Damn them.
eta: All from Overstock, Lee?
Alibelle - Feb 26, 2005 6:05:37 pm PST #1526 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
But it's not nearly fun.
I'm assuming you mean as fun. In which case, I don't know. I took the train from London to Paris, and it was nifty. But it took several hours, and was crazy expensive, and it just wasn't $400 worth of cool. The planes were much quicker, much cheaper, and could be funnier if you had orange flight attendants trying to sell you J. Lo's "Glow." So, as trade offs go, I'm glad I got the train experience, but I'll probably pick flying over it in the future.
Lee - Feb 26, 2005 6:07:14 pm PST #1527 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Yep, ita. I may return the clothes,since they are things that may look good on me, or may just be gross.
This, [link] , in the pink, and this [link] from which I would quickly lose the pin.
Burrell - Feb 26, 2005 6:07:31 pm PST #1528 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I don't know how many normal people commute by train to LA for work.
I know several people who work at USC who take the train, actually. There used to be one more, but he passed away late last year. It still makes me sad to think about him.
Franny is wearing her bathrobe. Daddy likes to let her run around in robe, no diaper, after her bath. Surprise, surprise, she often pees while in this state of undress. Tonight was no exception. ha ha ha
DavidS - Feb 26, 2005 6:12:47 pm PST #1529 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ha ha ha
Did Daddy get cleanup duty since he turned her loose in such a state?
erikaj - Feb 26, 2005 6:20:28 pm PST #1530 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Boring weekend so far(apart from the book which is going well) I had plenty of time to read Natter, though.