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Amtrak - no "quiet car" on weekends
This past weekened I went from Newark to DC on Amtrak. The 12:22 left
Newark 30 minutes late and never made up the difference - guess because if trains ahead are late, there are limited opportuninites for passing. But execpt for that it was a truly comfortable trip. Anyway, the quiet car was virtually empty.The seat set ahead of mine had been revered, making it into a "mini-compartment." So I took off my shoes, put my jacket on the seat ahead of me, put my feet up, leaned back and was able to sleep most of the way. At one point some fool started talking on his cell phone. "Hi - I'm on the train now. Yes we are late. Hmmm, hhmmm. And I . . " At this point people in the car were shussing him and the conductor came from his own quiet car seat (no fool he) and told him to either turn off the phone or go to a non-quiet car. On the way back from Washington Sunday bnight, Amtrak does not offfer a quiet car. The woman behind me spoke on her cell phone all the way from Washington to Wilmington. And she did most of the talking - about nothing. First thing I did on arriving home was google for "cell phone jammers." I found some that promise an effective zone of up to 50 meters. I'm probably going to buy one and use it. Highlight of the trip, my 15 year old granddaughter, a high school freshman, took the gold medal for the girl's 1600 meter (that's also 0ne mile) in 5.38 seconds. That was a regional invitational for schools from North Carolina to NJ and schools with up to 3,000 students. So it was tough competition. CaribeJoe - Moderator Non-commercial My Caribbean.Info Forums Free Caribbean Destination Directories Free advice from Travel Writers Post your own trip reports and photos Hotel and Air Deals and Rough Guide Reports http://www.mycaribbean.info |
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Amtrak - no "quiet car" on weekends
Highlight of the trip, my 15 year old granddaughter, a high school
freshman, took the gold medal for the girl's 1600 meter (that's also 0ne mile) in 5.38 seconds. May i suggest sending her to the olympics in Athen this summer? 1600 meter in 5.38 seconds gives an average speed of 1070 km/h, which is about the speed a jumbo jet comes up to at it's best. In fact, forget the Amtrak - let her carry you. It will be far less expensive and faster than a train. Also, you won't have to worry about people talking on the phone. It might get a bit windy, though. -- Kindly Konrad --------------------------------------------------- May all spammers die an agonizing death; have no burial places; their souls be chased by demons in Gehenna from one room to another for all eternity and more. Sleep - thing used by ineffective people as a substitute for coffee Ambition - a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy --------------------------------------------------- |
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Amtrak - no "quiet car" on weekends
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...my 15 year old granddaughter, a high school freshman, took the gold medal for the girl's 1600 meter (that's also 0ne mile) in 5.38 seconds. That was a regional invitational for schools from North Carolina to NJ and schools with up to 3,000 students. So it was tough competition. Ai carrumba! To cover 1600 metres / one mile in 5.38 seconds is no mean feat for any age class. Unfortunately, you have neglected to tell us what sport this was! Rocket sleds? cheers, Henry |
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Amtrak - no "quiet car" on weekends
On 04/05/2004 11:59 AM Henry wrote:
wrote: ...my 15 year old granddaughter, a high school freshman, took the gold medal for the girl's 1600 meter (that's also 0ne mile) in 5.38 seconds. That was a regional invitational for schools from North Carolina to NJ and schools with up to 3,000 students. So it was tough competition. Ai carrumba! To cover 1600 metres / one mile in 5.38 seconds is no mean feat for any age class. Unfortunately, you have neglected to tell us what sport this was! Rocket sleds? cheers, Henry Maybe it was a spelling bee. :-) -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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Amtrak - no "quiet car" on weekends
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On the way back from Washington Sunday bnight, Amtrak does not offfer a quiet car. The woman behind me spoke on her cell phone all the way from Washington to Wilmington. And she did most of the talking - about nothing. First thing I did on arriving home was google for "cell phone jammers." I found some that promise an effective zone of up to 50 meters. I'm probably going to buy one and use it. Let me know where you're sitting so I can sit across from you! miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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Amtrak - no "quiet car" on weekends
wrote in message s.com... First thing I did on arriving home was google for "cell phone jammers." I found some that promise an effective zone of up to 50 meters. I'm probably going to buy one and use it. wow, you can buy these?! woo hoo! revenge on mobile-phone-shouting-turkeys. ant |
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cell phones on Amtrak and other public venues
On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:04:59 +1000, "ant"
wrote: wrote in message ws.com... First thing I did on arriving home was google for "cell phone jammers." wow, you can buy these?! woo hoo! revenge on mobile-phone-shouting-turkeys. Yep - google the phrase "cell phone jammers" and you will get 4,510 results. I am seriously researching the reviews for an inexpensive one that has a reasonable range and as wide a spectrum of phone types as possible. I'm fed up with the rudeness and lack of social comity. I'm fighting back. Some of the web pages describe how they were developed first for specific venues such as an entire restuarant or theater but now are available small enough to be carried in your pocket, creating a 50 meter quiet zone. Although the devidces are illegal in the USA (interference with FCC-approved communications) one recent posting says that no one has yet been arrested for the crime of causing a zone of silence. On a related topic, earlier this evening, I was eating dinner at a restaurant with an unobsructed view of a busy intersection. After noticing how many drivers were on their handheld cell phones, I started counting. Despite the fact that doing so is a saftey hazard and a blatant violation of our state motor vehicle code, approximately one out of every twelve drivers was yapping away. CaribeJoe - Moderator Non-commercial My Caribbean.Info Forums Free Caribbean Destination Directories Free advice from Travel Writers Post your own trip reports and photos Hotel and Air Deals and Rough Guide Reports http://www.mycaribbean.info |
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cell phones on Amtrak and other public venues
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