What job do you think...
 

....Joe Biden will be offered in Hillary Clinton's administration?

I've heard Secretary of State mentioned, but I don't think he wants the
"frequent flyer" miles.

What job do you think...
 

On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:45:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...Joe Biden will be offered in Hillary Clinton's administration?

I've heard Secretary of State mentioned, but I don't think he wants the
"frequent flyer" miles.

Director of Amtrak? Maybe he can straighten out that debacle. He
certainly has plenty of experience as a rider.

What job do you think...
 

On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:45:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...Joe Biden will be offered in Hillary Clinton's administration?

I've heard Secretary of State mentioned, but I don't think he wants the
"frequent flyer" miles.

Of course there is always the VP slot ;-)

What job do you think...
 

On 10/21/15 3:15 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:45:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...Joe Biden will be offered in Hillary Clinton's administration?

I've heard Secretary of State mentioned, but I don't think he wants the
"frequent flyer" miles.

Director of Amtrak? Maybe he can straighten out that debacle. He
certainly has plenty of experience as a rider.


Perhaps he can start by seizing CSX's trackage and modernizing it,
someone CSX has little incentive to do with its slow freight trains.

What job do you think...
 

On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 3:15:36 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:45:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...Joe Biden will be offered in Hillary Clinton's administration?

I've heard Secretary of State mentioned, but I don't think he wants the
"frequent flyer" miles.

Director of Amtrak? Maybe he can straighten out that debacle. He
certainly has plenty of experience as a rider.

Nah... Director of Security. He'll arm everyone with shotguns, and direct them to fire them into the air if threatened. :)

What job do you think...
 

On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:58:26 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/21/15 3:15 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:45:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...Joe Biden will be offered in Hillary Clinton's administration?

I've heard Secretary of State mentioned, but I don't think he wants the
"frequent flyer" miles.

Director of Amtrak? Maybe he can straighten out that debacle. He
certainly has plenty of experience as a rider.


Perhaps he can start by seizing CSX's trackage and modernizing it,
someone CSX has little incentive to do with its slow freight trains.



They have no real need to do it. CSX is a freight company and the
tracks are fine for moving relatively slow freight trains.

Is the government going to buy that track or do you just want a 3d
world "taking"? I suppose we could just trim a little bit off the
constitution.
I am not even sure why they would want to. How much tax money do you
want to waste on this project?
Passenger rail is a boondoggle that does not really make sense once
you get away from the heavily populated North East.

We have a few northerners who came down here and want them to build a
high speed train line from Ft Myers to Bonita (where track already
exists) or Naples.
They haven't really explained how they will get all of those gated
communities the current tracks go through to agree or how they will
deal with 50 grade crossings.
The speed limit on the existing line is 10-15 MPH, mostly for safety
and noise concerns. The track itself would support twice that.

What job do you think...
 

wrote:
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:58:26 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/21/15 3:15 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:45:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...Joe Biden will be offered in Hillary Clinton's administration?

I've heard Secretary of State mentioned, but I don't think he wants the
"frequent flyer" miles.

Director of Amtrak? Maybe he can straighten out that debacle. He
certainly has plenty of experience as a rider.


Perhaps he can start by seizing CSX's trackage and modernizing it,
someone CSX has little incentive to do with its slow freight trains.



They have no real need to do it. CSX is a freight company and the
tracks are fine for moving relatively slow freight trains.

Is the government going to buy that track or do you just want a 3d
world "taking"? I suppose we could just trim a little bit off the
constitution.
I am not even sure why they would want to. How much tax money do you
want to waste on this project?
Passenger rail is a boondoggle that does not really make sense once
you get away from the heavily populated North East.

We have a few northerners who came down here and want them to build a
high speed train line from Ft Myers to Bonita (where track already
exists) or Naples.
They haven't really explained how they will get all of those gated
communities the current tracks go through to agree or how they will
deal with 50 grade crossings.
The speed limit on the existing line is 10-15 MPH, mostly for safety
and noise concerns. The track itself would support twice that.


Like California's train to nowhere. The multi billion dollar Boondoggle
that Governor Brown wants as his legacy. Ticket prices will be near what
an airline ticket costs and then the state will have to subsidize that.
And will still take lots of time to travel to the other end. Would be much
better to have a car train. Put your car on a flatbed car, sit in the
lounge car and 9 hours later you are in LA or San Francisco. Costs about
what it costs to drive and you have your vehicle when you get to Your
destination.

What job do you think...
 

Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1, and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4 provinces) only has about 2 million people.

What job do you think...
 

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1, and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4 provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

What job do you think...
 

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:48:23 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1, and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4 provinces) only has about 2 million people.

It sounds like a wise decision. If the train can't pay it's way, why
have it?

What job do you think...
 

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1, and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4 provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.

What job do you think...
 

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1, and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4 provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

What job do you think...
 

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1, and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4 provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.

What job do you think...
 

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:54:49 -0400, wrote:

The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.

===

Harry is probably on the "no fly" list for one reason or another. :-)

What job do you think...
 

wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1,
and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a
container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't
has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty
well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4
provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.



We fly when the distances or destinations call for it.

--
Sent from my iPhone 6+

What job do you think...
 

On 10/22/2015 5:26 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1,
and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a
container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't
has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty
well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4
provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.



We fly when the distances or destinations call for it.



Flying to Florida is pretty much a "shuttle" service. I am not aware
of any carriers flying from Boston, New York or mid Atlantic states to
or from Florida that offer anything other than cattle car class.

What job do you think...
 

On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:40:38 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/22/2015 5:26 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1,
and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a
container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't
has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty
well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4
provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.



We fly when the distances or destinations call for it.



Flying to Florida is pretty much a "shuttle" service. I am not aware
of any carriers flying from Boston, New York or mid Atlantic states to
or from Florida that offer anything other than cattle car class.

??? American and Delta both offer First Class seats to/from those locations.

What job do you think...
 

On 10/22/15 6:40 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/22/2015 5:26 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half
to 1,
and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a
container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't
has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty
well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to
'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4
provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It
takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the
trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay
asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.



We fly when the distances or destinations call for it.



Flying to Florida is pretty much a "shuttle" service. I am not aware
of any carriers flying from Boston, New York or mid Atlantic states to
or from Florida that offer anything other than cattle car class.



If we're going to NE Florida, we "train" or drive the car. South
Florida, we fly into Ft. Lauderdale.

What job do you think...
 

On 10/22/2015 6:48 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:40:38 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/22/2015 5:26 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1,
and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a
container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't
has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty
well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4
provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.



We fly when the distances or destinations call for it.



Flying to Florida is pretty much a "shuttle" service. I am not aware
of any carriers flying from Boston, New York or mid Atlantic states to
or from Florida that offer anything other than cattle car class.

??? American and Delta both offer First Class seats to/from those locations.



Didn't know that. Last I knew it was all "shuttle" type service.
Of course, I haven't flown commercial since 2002, so I really don't
know what I am talking about. :-)

What job do you think...
 

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:26:09 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1,
and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a
container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't
has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty
well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4
provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.



We fly when the distances or destinations call for it.

In my case, that is not very far out of Florida. I have driven to DC a
couple of times but it was I was carrying about $500 worth of
"illegal" fireworks ;-)

What job do you think...
 

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:40:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/22/2015 5:26 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:19:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 2:45 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:53:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/22/15 1:48 PM, True North wrote:
Trains.......
We used to have 2 a day to Montreal.....then it was cut in half to 1,
and now it's down to 3 days a week.
Cape Breton is losing all trains, yet they want to develop a
container pier to take some of Halifax business. The federal gov't
has already chipped in to dredge Sydney's harbour.
Newfoundland lost it's narrow gauge railway in the late '60s. Pretty
well all the spur lines have been abandoned or converted to 'rails to trails.
Trouble is..the entire Atlantic region of Eastern Canada ( 4
provinces) only has about 2 million people.



We've taken the sleeper train four times to Florida and back. It takes
about the same time as driving by car, plus you get two good meals, a
private compartment, and bunk beds. The downside is that the trackage is
so ****ty and there are so many unprotected crossings that the bumpy
ride and train whistle noise make it difficult to get and stay asleep.

We fly when we have to, but neither of us like it.

Buy a decent ticket and flying can be enjoyable.


The sleeper car costs more than first class on that trip, if memory
serves. Flying is not enjoyable to us, no matter where we sit.

If you prefer clickety clack for a day and a half to get somewhere you
can be in 2 hours, go for it.



We fly when the distances or destinations call for it.



Flying to Florida is pretty much a "shuttle" service. I am not aware
of any carriers flying from Boston, New York or mid Atlantic states to
or from Florida that offer anything other than cattle car class.


Delta will put you in a pretty nice 1st class seat with priority at
TSA and priority ticketing, boarding etc. It isn't quite like the 60s
"friendly skies" but it is close.