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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:42 PM Original message |
Oh great. Just great. Just frikkin great. |
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hank1901 (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Never ride those trains. They are an accident waiting to happen. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No and no |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. YUP. I tripped on a broken bit of sidewalk last week... |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 11:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. 'the breaks'?! |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yes, lets funnel more money to the airlines. We should also |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. lol-- my cats of mass destruction likely left it there.... |
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montanacowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Well then should we shut down the airlines |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Nope, don't agree. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. It's spelled Amtrak. Have you never ridden a high speed train? |
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hank1901 (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Big difference is that those are all VERY SMALL countries so trains are |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. "it makes zero sense to take a train from coast to coast" -- unless |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Those of us in the Northeast rely on public transportation |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Yes, there's a REASON it's called the "Great Flyover" |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. LOL-my sentiments exactly |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. Australia, Canada, Germany, France and the UK are small? |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. Canada, Germany, Australia and France are not small. n/t |
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punpirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Don't know how old you are... |
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hank1901 (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Wow, you and I really disagree on this one. |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. You're too funny. Talk about paranoid. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. I thought that Grammar 101 was required back in grade school. n.t |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. "Just how would YOU defend America from the hoards" *sic* |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Easy, sign your college-aged ass up |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Have "YOU" stopped by your local military recruiting office lately? |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. "Alternative fuels will be readily available IF and WHEN we need them." |
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da_chimperor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. Do you rig your doors and windows with claymore mines before going to bed? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. No, but the lights are left on, and there's never a bear out of reach |
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punpirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
52. My first suggestion... |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Then let's shut down the airlines too and stop giving THEM subsidies |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Hey asshole, I think you're on the wrong site. |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. then what are we going to do for trains? |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. LOL.... Welcome to DU! |
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Worst Username Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. SEE YA |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. Nice knowin' ya! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 11:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
56. I never listen to freeptards. They are an accident waiting to happen |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's good to have an angel on your shoulder |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. Ehhhhh |
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mr_hat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. But in your car, you don't have to form a line to jump out. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Sit by a window |
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mr_hat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. The windows don't open, you know. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's because we don't give AMTRAK enough money. As another poster |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. I personally would miss Amtrak |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. So would a lot of other people. That's why we need to fund the train |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. I used to take the Acela once a week |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. I haven't had to take Amtrak recently, |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I-95 is always under construction. the Merritt is usually OK. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
18. Unfortunately we are always seconds away from |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. I took the TJV from Paris to the Pyrenees a couple years ago. |
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da_chimperor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. The TGV is getting kinda old. The German ICE trains are wicked awesome. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. I love the ICE trains! |
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da_chimperor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:32 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. I've taken the ICE quite a few times before. Fast, quiet, convenient. |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
37. since when is the Acela express a "high speed" service? |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. It is pretty damned fast |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. exactly |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
44. I love Amtrak |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
49. Amtrak has a great service from Virginia to Florida. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
55. Throwing my 0.02 in here. |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. There goes one of your nine lives |
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