Got Diabetes? Stay Away From Amtrak!

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My God - who on Earth would think that course of action was a good one? On the other hand, I guess I know how I can actually get the train to stop where I want it to now!

Oh he's been found, by the way.

And yeah, that was some fucked up bullshit.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0629-12nn-missingmanfound-CP.html

That was my thought as well. Cell phones or no cell phones.

Glad to hear they found him.

"Stay away from Amtrack" is good advice in general.

One more government boondoggle.

I rode Amtrak once in December 1994. I rode it from Charleston, SC to Phoenix, AZ. Of course, that's when Amtrak actually stopped in Phoenix. Now (if I recall correctly) the closest Amtrak comes is Maricopa, which is about 30 mins out from Phoenix.

Anyway, the trip I took was a blast. I can't remember if it was a two-day one night or three-day two-night trip, but I had fun. Hung out with some cool folks in the lounge car. Sleeping was kinda sorry since all I had was my Greyhound Bus style seat. (Sleeper car woulda been great, but pricey).

Anyway, yeah. Seems like this was a seriously fucked up decision on the part of Amtrak.

Nevermind.

Hmm, I never saw anything like this when I took Amtrak from Pittsburgh to Philly this past Christmas. Though... I'm not surprised because 90% of the Amtrak personnel I encountered were assholes, assholes on powertrips I might add. The conductors REALLY seem to enjoy the power they have over you.

It it Amtrak's policy to hire 300-lb giants who can barely squeeze down the aisles?

In all honesty, traditionally, the Conductor is the God of the train, much like the Captain of a ship. He's the man in charge, not the engineer or motorman.

Don't know why Europe can run an efficient and decently priced train system while we can't. It costs more to ride a train than to fly, so why bother?

That wasn't the case when I rode it in 1994. In fact, I rode the train because it was about $100 cheaper.

Times change, I guess.

Come now...this is small potatoes compared to the sins of airlines.

^They just handcuff people causing trouble, or divert and put them off at the first airport they can land.
The don't just chuck them out at 24,000 ft...

I was referring to keeping passengers on the runway until they die of starvation.

Not yet. Just wait until the next guy tells a terrorism joke on a plane. And the applause here will be thunderous

It IS possible to be in charge without treating your paying clientele like shit.

Blasphemy. My applause will be "orgasmic."

Could it do otherwise?

:tarmafire:

When I lived in Oregon I rode Amtrak for a year to and from Seattle. After that I realized that not only is Greyhound cheaper, it's quicker and WAY more reliable.

Fuck Amtrak in its stupid, expensive, bullshit, diabetes hating ass.