Recent content by SarahZ

They are. Alaska Airlines will refund the second seat only if the flight isn't sold out. Other domestic airlines don't refund the second seat at all.

Probably both. :) I'm glad it was resolved for you.

This comparison bothers me. "“Amtrak’s performance in this incident is, sadly, very much like the performance it showed in the winter this year when snow storms massively delayed a train in Virginia coming from Roanoke,” Mathews continued." Some people can understand the issues with the...

I could call BoA customer service, but I thought maybe one of you would know. Using fake numbers here: When I opened my AGR account, I already had an Alaska Airlines card through BOA with $10,000 worth of credit. They took part of that credit and used it for the AGR card, so I then had $7000...

Even though my car is in good condition and only has 118,000 miles on it, I really wanted to get an AWD vehicle this year. I keep putting it off, though. New and used cars are both so expensive right now, and I haven't seen very many interest rates under 6%. (My last vehicle loan was 1.9%.)...

I try to get only a few hours of sleep the night before my trip, if possible. That, plus earplugs, wine, and melatonin does the trick. I still wake up if we stop in a brightly-lit station, or when we go over a hard patch of track, but I can usually fall back asleep pretty easily. I'd say I get...

They asked for the math. I provided the math. I am not taking a side.

At 90 mph, it takes 20 seconds to go a half-mile. A fully loaded dump truck takes approximately 35-40 seconds to speed up to 25 mph, and that's on a completely level grade. (Source: Good friend with a current CDL)

I did the math on this a few pages back. Unless you were being rhetorical. :)

You could probably use your suitcase to (carefully) break the glass. Simply shoving the center, with your suitcase as added pressure, might pop it out rather than breaking it. I've never really studied it. You'd want to watch out for other people, of course.

While this is true, the fear of being trapped in there after a crash is too much for me. At least with the roomettes, you generally have a window to escape from (either your own or the one across the hall, depending on how the car ends up).

I'm going to answer you publicly as well since others might have the same question. Basically, I'm just copy/pasting my message to you. This regards Kalamazoo. I would NOT recommend Battle Creek, due to there not being anything to do downtown plus the crime rate. -=- Kalamazoo is perfectly...

I used to take LD trains because my ex-boyfriend was terrified of flying. Now that we're no longer together and I've seen all of the major routes, I no longer use LD trains (they take too long, sleepers are too expensive, and they eat up all of my vacation time). I do take the train to Chicago...

Just some math for anyone who wants to compare. I could see roughly a mile (0.7) down the road earlier. It's a clear day, the sun wasn't in my eyes, and I was wearing my glasses. I also used a straight stretch of road with no obstructions. I noted where a car with its headlights on was and then...

https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/state/2022/06/29/amtrak-train-crash-mendon-missouri-mo-victims-sisters-from-kansas/7770676001/