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Aug 07, 2006 16:36

Never take AMTRAK. Ever. I am still waiting for Becky to arrive. Her train was four hours late to begin with. Because AMTRAK trains now have to give right-of-way to freight trains (it used to be the other way around), her train -- in mid-journey -- proceeded to become eight hours late. It is now TEN HOURS LATE. And I am irate. I have lost a ( Read more... )

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rivkam August 8 2006, 05:14:46 UTC
Yo. What are you and the Beckster doing tomorrow? Can I tag along? Can I bring Erik for some of the tagging?

I do love you!
(the other) Rebecca

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quietjessica August 8 2006, 06:01:17 UTC
Yea, Amtrak tends to do that a lot. The last time one of my friends used Amtrak she was 8 hours late and decided to just fly back. But of course, that's more expensive...

It's a shame really, because travelling by train would really be the nicest form of transportation if it weren't for the delays.

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sweetdarkness87 August 8 2006, 17:21:36 UTC
For some reason when you said "This is unacceptable", it seriously sounds like my father...

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supernebbish August 11 2006, 04:30:51 UTC
I have less cameras and bobbleheads.

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quietjessica August 9 2006, 05:18:27 UTC
Interesting note: there was an article in the Chronicle this morning about how bad AMTRAK is.

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supernebbish August 11 2006, 04:30:27 UTC
Yeah, my mom actually saved the Chronicle for me to read. It came the day after Becky got here. If only we'd known...

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