Oh no, there is one Amtrak that goes by my house -- the Train to Maine! Good one.
Now I want to go to Maine. Especially since I learned some people I know have a house I could stay at.
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jun 26, 2017 7:55:37 am PDT #13173 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sj - Jun 26, 2017 8:00:30 am PDT #13174 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There is a I think mostly commercial train track not far from my house. I love the sound of train whistles too.
meara - Jun 26, 2017 8:10:47 am PDT #13175 of 30002
Hee. Train to Maine.
I don't wanna work today. Combo of post pride, and having to deal with all the work from last week I didn't do while I was traveling!
Jesse - Jun 26, 2017 8:12:39 am PDT #13176 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I realllly don't want to work today! And yet? I'm supposed to.
tommyrot - Jun 26, 2017 8:16:26 am PDT #13177 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I took today off to recover from traveling. So glad I did, as I went to bed at 8:00 last night and slept until 10:30 this morning.
Calli - Jun 26, 2017 8:37:03 am PDT #13178 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm glad you're getting a chance to rest, tommyrot.
I haven't been on an Amtrak train since I was a kid. We use to have train tracks about half a mile from home. You could hear the train whistle in the middle of the night if you were up, but it wasn't so loud that you couldn't sleep through it. Mom said she loved it when I was a baby, because when she'd be up with me at 3 am she'd hear the whistle and know she wasn't the only adult person in the world wide awake.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 26, 2017 9:34:41 am PDT #13179 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
When I came back from work, the house at the corner of our street and the highway had a bunch of Sheriff's Dept. vehicles parked and officers milling around, and there was a big homemade plywood sign on a tree reading "REPENT 4 JUSTICE." I do not have a reassuring feeling about this.
SuziQ - Jun 26, 2017 10:10:59 am PDT #13180 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Hivemind, I need your help. I'm trying to put together some small "care packages" for my team. I have 8 people who are my direct reports for the Con. So far I have the following...
small pack of tissues
pack of tic tacs
a few packs of Emergen-C
a few tubes of Zip Fizz (B12 based energy drink mix)
some Andes candies
I feel like I missing another something. I'm considering getting a pack of crazy bandaids and throwing a few in each package. Everything has to be for their personal use as we can't give food or first aid to attendees. Maybe tiny Purell bottles? Where would I find them? Another fairly inexpensive item?
On the last day of the Con, I have Thank You cards and $5 Starbucks cards to give them.
Glamcookie - Jun 26, 2017 10:20:43 am PDT #13181 of 30002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Some kind of protein bar (Kind, Luna, etc) and a bottle of water?
Dana - Jun 26, 2017 10:25:00 am PDT #13182 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Some kind of cute pin, Suzi? Or cute lanyards?