That sounds amazing, and when you bop down to Baltimore from NYC, I would love to bop up to Baltimore from NoVa!
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
JenP - Oct 31, 2022 4:01:14 pm PDT #18261 of 30000
-t - Oct 31, 2022 4:02:58 pm PDT #18262 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Awesome!
dcp - Oct 31, 2022 4:09:33 pm PDT #18263 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
vaguely toying with making my next vacation a 30-day US Rail Pass on Amtrak
Consider doing a trial run first.
My aunt and uncle took Amtrak from Omaha NE to Truckee CA last year, stayed there with their son for a week, and then took Amtrak back to Omaha. They had a terrible time on both travel legs.
beekaytee - Oct 31, 2022 4:12:50 pm PDT #18264 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I learned about sussuration from Terry Pratchett. He'd be bummed that he did not have time to create an antihero called Omnipresent Sussuration. There would be a religion and everything.
-t - Oct 31, 2022 4:15:09 pm PDT #18265 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've travelled by Amtrak a fair amount. It's not great for being on time, but otherwise I like it fine, and I figure for a trip like this being on time is of very low importance. It'd mostly be about riding the rails for a month and the romance of that. What kind of a terrible time did they have?
dcp - Oct 31, 2022 4:24:18 pm PDT #18266 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
They complained that it was very noisy, the food was meager and bad, and the equipment was not well maintained. There was a substantial delay when their train hit a pickup truck at a level crossing, which (although they acknowledged it was not the train's fault) just made them angrier every time they told the story.
I think their expectations were too high to begin with.
beekaytee - Oct 31, 2022 4:24:31 pm PDT #18267 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
The Amtrak route between DC and Denver is beautiful. I will echo -t in re: timing. Sometimes the train is wildly early, as well. But, if you are flexible, it is an unforgettable experience. Folks who travel that way tend to be interesting conversationalists, in my experience.
-t - Oct 31, 2022 4:30:08 pm PDT #18268 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I guess it is kind of noisy if you aren't expecting that. I do live near train tracks and find the sound of trains going by pretty soothing, mostly, and the noise from inside the train is, if memory serves, not as loud as from nearby outside. I've always been pretty pleased with the dining car food, though I haven't had that in a while and snack car food is kind of meh, so maybe I should take a trip that includes dining to make sure it's still pleasing to me. That shouldn't be hard to arrange.
msbelle - Oct 31, 2022 4:57:27 pm PDT #18269 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
bop down to Baltimore
Hell yeah!
-t - Oct 31, 2022 5:22:00 pm PDT #18270 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I read somewhere that planning a vacation is when people are happiest rather than actually being on vacation, so I am leaning into that idea.