OT - Amtrak Sure Doesn't Hire Mensa Members

DerbyDad03 · 2016-08-25T16:22:51+00:00

In an earlier thread I brought up the stupid wording that Amtrak uses in their announcement about where bags are "not allowed" to be stowed. Here's another gem from their website... If you check the status of a train that is running late, they will give you the new estimated departure time. They also include the following statement: "When trains are late, we suggest you arrive at your departure station prior to the estimated arrival or departure time." I'm glad they told me that. I might have planned to arrive *after* the estimated departure time so I could watch the ass end of the train roll off into the distance.

Aug 25, 2016 23 Replies

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Frank 10 years ago

Just looked at this thread as it might refer to Biden being a big Amtrak supporter. He's not a Mensa member and more like a Zika baby.

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DerbyDad03 10 years ago

It might, but T&S would still want them to go faster between the fewer stations. ;-)

Do you know if the folks in the small shore towns have cars that they can drive to and leave at the train stations? I'm just asking, not arguing.

Having grown up in NYC I know that there are many residents without cars and many of them walk to the nearby train stations to get to work.

I can imagine (but don't know) that bus service might be limited in those shore towns, so maybe walking to a nearby station is the only way for them to access transportation. Possible?

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trader_4 10 years ago

Almost everyone here has a car, needs a car to get around. Most of those homes that you could walk to are $500K+. You do see some Mexicans riding bikes to get around, but they are the exception and Trump is gonna throw them out.

Not really. There are also buses for getting around too. But neither the bus nor the train are adequate to survive. They may be viable for a trip to another town, going distances, but not so much for getting around to the supermarkets, dry cleaners, etc. For 99%, it's a car.

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