white rabbitt
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Strangest Things You've seen in Coach
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TimePeace
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My favorite fairy tale is where today's people learn something about spelling, grammar, and punctuation in this day and age. Nobody's perfect but it is nice to see an effort made.
OlympianHiawatha
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Enough of the cat fighting! It's time to kill this topic and close the thread.
NO!
I'm a fan of cat fighting especially when it's mostly men doing it and, I might add, a damn good job of it too.
Seriously, I like the evolving/devolving threads the best.
I always learn something of some kind about something or someone
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Shortline
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Wish I had been there to see you get your award! Seriously, give it a rest.Maine Rider said:
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Ctim2
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This one happened to me in the dining car on Via Rail's Ocean. I was having breakfast with another gentleman discussing trains; the sights etc. then he noticed that I had only taken to slices from my pancakes (some kind of whole grain thing) which I totally didn't like. Noticing that I hadn’t really eaten pancake he ask if I didn't like them, As I answered him that I didn't really like of want them he reached into my plate and took them! Yes, took them! (background on me I am an individual who in past years has had to work on his temper etc).
My first response was to reach back into his plate take them back and knock the Sh%# out of him. I think as he noticed the sharping angle of my eye brows, he said that he was sorry and asked if I did really want them? He followed that with and explanation that where he was from food was special and was not to denied, refused or wasted. OK, so to avoid any further issue I excused myself and considered that moment a lesion while convincing myself not to teach him a less about where I am from and personal space.
Tim
My first response was to reach back into his plate take them back and knock the Sh%# out of him. I think as he noticed the sharping angle of my eye brows, he said that he was sorry and asked if I did really want them? He followed that with and explanation that where he was from food was special and was not to denied, refused or wasted. OK, so to avoid any further issue I excused myself and considered that moment a lesion while convincing myself not to teach him a less about where I am from and personal space.
Tim
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Like I said, no one is perfect. You might try considering how posting a link to "douchebag of the year" is more constructive and/or less critical than anything else in this thread. Pretty lame attempt from a guy saying "give it a rest." Take your own advice.
Gentlemen, please!
Maine Rider said:
Not really wanting to jump into the fray here but I can't resist, besides , it's Mothers Day and I'm a mother in many ways - lol.I agree with Maine Rider throughout this thread.
Weird, sexually wrought , imo, posts made with poor grammar and spelling are that much creepier to my female brain.Posts that are made with blatantly poor grammar and spelling generally just hurt my brain and raise my judgemental hackles, that's just the way it is.
leemell
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Me either. At least learn the correct word, drop the SMS/Tweet acronyms and capitalize. Some times these posts verge on unreadable and sometimes just lead to misunderstandings.
Thanks.
NorthCoastHiawatha
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Well this derailed pretty quick. I haven't really seen anything super strange in coach. I do remember one trip on the Empire Builder where two passengers hung blankets around there seat. One from the luggage rack and the other two im not sure exactly but I wanna say velcro strips.
Not that I don't believe some of these stories but I've traveled quite a bit - all in coach - this past year and I haven't seen anything remotely like any of this stuff.
I can't imagine any of the CAs or Conductors on any of the trains I've been on allowing some of this stuff to happen.
The CAs and Conductors on all of my trains last month were pretty strict, which is a good thing.
The E/B CZ during the Super Moon this month was the craziest.
Young drunk guy who locked himself in a bathroom under the watchful eyes of 2 Conductors - I happened to go down there while they were waiting for him to exit - escorted off.
Drunk woman who ordered the steak dinner (what else?) and then said she didn't have any money to pay for it - I'm so glad she wasn't seated with me
Drunk idiot that was harrassing people in the lower level (that's what my CA said) - through the window, I saw him get arrested, cuffed, and picked up by four officers because he refused to walk.
All of these situations were handled quietly and I wouldn't have known anything if I hadn't been paying attention so they had no effect on my trip or comfort level at all.
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One evening last fall on the SW Chief westbound, we were startled when the LSA in the lounge car announced that if anyone made any hostile remarks about race, gender, religion, national origin or sexual orientation, that person would be put off the train at the next stop. (At the next stop a man indeed was ejected into the arms of the cops.) Turned out that that man was hurling exceptionally ugly anti-Semitic epithets at a fellow passenger in the lounge car. He was not drunk, the crewperson said, just hateful. Amtrak really does not tolerate that kind of crap, and I am glad.
This actually made me laugh out loud.
On a trip on the Autotrain a few years back we slept in the sleeper car that attached to the coach car. Just before bed I walked to the end of the sleeper to look in and see how my fellow travelers were doing and saw two blanket "tents" that were hung up around the seats. I can only assume that some coach passengers take blankets onboard and use them to make a "poor mans" roomette. While there is nothing wrong with this it is a bit out of the norm. I also believe that with blankets surrounding every side of your seat, the oyxgen level in the resulting space may be reduced.
white rabbitt
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maine rider 'if u want to make jokes about my spelling
go ahead i am getting real tired of being the butt of peoples jokes
just becouse i did not graduate hs, if u are the spelling police, then u fix it
if'in u still want to mock me, just grow up this board is about amtrak not about spelling mistakes
No kidding.... crazy!
I see people sleep with blankets over their heads all of the time, I'd freak out covered like that.
On the CONO last month, the guy across the aisle spent the entire trip NOL-CHI with a giant beach towel over his head and body.
I don't understand how people can sleep all day and there are usually a lot of them - that's just me though, seem like such a waste.
How about a fan-like device that clips on the back and bottom of the seat where the hard divider is - that way no one's booty can encroach.
Or maybe a pop-up cube-like thingy - like those pop-up laundry hampers - that fits on your seat and gives you some real estate.
Maybe just get a roomette, huh?
Maine Rider, if you want to make jokes about my spelling, then go ahead. I am getting really thred of being the butt of people's jokes. Just because I did not graduate HS. [incomplete sentence, doesn't work with the parts after the comma] If you are the spelling police, then you fix it. If'in you still want to mock me, then just grow up. This board is about Amtrak, not about spelling mistakes.
Note: Be careful what you wish for.
VentureForth
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...Which is considerably understandable. Was he a foreigner? I have read (and jis & Texas back me up or correct me here) that on India Rail, if you sit in a "community" class, ie: Sleeper Tier 3 (AC or not), you might find your seat mates sharing your Coke & cookies if you set it down. They would expect the same from you. On a very large tangent, I found it ironic that in Japan in the late 80's, it was a gentleman from India who was very offended that we (Tokyo Disneyland) didn't offer bottled water for sale. Back to my original response to Ctim2: As the old adage goes, "When in Rome..." Unfortunately, this almost exclusively means that Americans need to act like their host country when travelling abroad, but doesn't seem to apply when folks visit our country. Part of the problem there is that since our country is made up of folks from so many other cultures, it's real easy to step on other cultures within our own country without realizing it.
That ALL being said, I'm sure the situation would have diffused quite rapidly had the gentleman simply asked for your pancakes.
Anderson - you inadvertently incorrectly corrected the bolded word above.
Wabbit - I appreciate your interest in this forum. I would highly encourage you to NOT be the brunt of anyone's jokes by obtaining your GED or finishing high school. It will serve you extremely well in life. Please bear in mind that probably the majority of users of this forum are seasoned citizens who are very proud our their heritage and their education. It is very difficult to read and understand someone who doesn't seem to even care to make an attempt at making proper communication a priority.
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Ryan
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Everyone spells a word or two wrong from time to time.
Let's start with baby steps, like using the shift key.
It's hard to take someone seriously that doesn't put any effort into making their posts readable.
Let's start with baby steps, like using the shift key.
It's hard to take someone seriously that doesn't put any effort into making their posts readable.
Some of this is pretty mean spirited and not necessary. Wabbit, it is sometimes hard to read your posts. However, I do not think people should be picking on you. That is classless. Suggesting somebody go get a GED or take classes is insulting IMHO in this context. You don't know anything about the person you are talking to. This could be very hurtful.
The moderators have asked you all to stop. Please do. Stick to trains and related topics. Not manners, not spelling, not chivalry, and not the battle of the sexes or any other mess. And treat others with respect regardless of education or background.
The moderators have asked you all to stop. Please do. Stick to trains and related topics. Not manners, not spelling, not chivalry, and not the battle of the sexes or any other mess. And treat others with respect regardless of education or background.
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Tumbleweed
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Do they have sleeper trains in the Mid-East?
Some of those counties are exploring hsr. Egypt has sleeper trains. Iran use to have sleeper trains bit I don't know about now.
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