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Went up to Maryland for the holiday, and took Amtrak like last year. Saw a few sucky customer situations while I was traveling.
Just because it's lip smacking good . . . .
Doesn't mean you have to smack your lips . . . constantly. Guy sitting next to me on the trip up made endless smacking sounds while he was eating his lunch. Then his snack. Then another snack. Then another. Augh! It was disgusting. Clearly his mother never taught him to chew quietly. Every time I thought I could take no more, he'd stop . . . for awhile. Then start up again.
Ready to party
Now, I really like the Amtrak people. They're very nice, and they're also a lot of fun. The attendant of the car made a very clear announcement about cell phone use: "No one wants to hear you yell on your cell phone, so keep it down." I tell you, I was ready to applaud.
Of course, we are on CS, so naturally someone couldn't understand this simple instruction.
Guy starts yammering on his cell phone. He gets pretty pissed. "You're pretty damn selfish, starting without me. Yeah, you just want to sit there and smoke, you don't think of nobody but yourself."
After several repeated references to smoking and partying it was pretty clear he was talking about pot. Then he made it pretty clear that when he got to the party he planned to "do some coke."
Oh good lord. This went on for FOUR hours. When he started talking about coke, and talking about two women he referred to as "those dykes", I'd had enough. I said something to the attendant. She talked to him and he shut up for the rest of the trip; guess he was afraid she'd have the cops waiting for him.
I think he had dope on him, but I didn't think about calling the cops until after he got off the train. Probably better that I didn't, but still.
The Quest
This story isn't sucky at all. An older woman's wedding ring slipped off her finger and into the seat cushions. Her husband tried in vain for quite some time to retrieve it, but could not find it. Other folks also tried reaching into the seat with no luck.
Finally, the attendant found a flashlight and with a little work was able to recover the ring. The whole car cheered when she found it.
Just because it's lip smacking good . . . .
Doesn't mean you have to smack your lips . . . constantly. Guy sitting next to me on the trip up made endless smacking sounds while he was eating his lunch. Then his snack. Then another snack. Then another. Augh! It was disgusting. Clearly his mother never taught him to chew quietly. Every time I thought I could take no more, he'd stop . . . for awhile. Then start up again.
Ready to party
Now, I really like the Amtrak people. They're very nice, and they're also a lot of fun. The attendant of the car made a very clear announcement about cell phone use: "No one wants to hear you yell on your cell phone, so keep it down." I tell you, I was ready to applaud.
Of course, we are on CS, so naturally someone couldn't understand this simple instruction.
Guy starts yammering on his cell phone. He gets pretty pissed. "You're pretty damn selfish, starting without me. Yeah, you just want to sit there and smoke, you don't think of nobody but yourself."
After several repeated references to smoking and partying it was pretty clear he was talking about pot. Then he made it pretty clear that when he got to the party he planned to "do some coke."
Oh good lord. This went on for FOUR hours. When he started talking about coke, and talking about two women he referred to as "those dykes", I'd had enough. I said something to the attendant. She talked to him and he shut up for the rest of the trip; guess he was afraid she'd have the cops waiting for him.
I think he had dope on him, but I didn't think about calling the cops until after he got off the train. Probably better that I didn't, but still.
The Quest
This story isn't sucky at all. An older woman's wedding ring slipped off her finger and into the seat cushions. Her husband tried in vain for quite some time to retrieve it, but could not find it. Other folks also tried reaching into the seat with no luck.
Finally, the attendant found a flashlight and with a little work was able to recover the ring. The whole car cheered when she found it.
The train did have a bubble-top observation car where we spent most of the time. Food was far better than I expected.
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