Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11866739)

His 'stache is almost as righteous as mine.

Originally Posted by monitor (Post 11866754)

You know what the gamblers say about prizefighters with mustaches. That they spend too much time looking in the mirror and are more interested in enjoying what they see there than getting their faces messed up trying to win the fights.

Originally Posted by Phudnik (Post 11864907)

It's true that Amtrak is not really set up for leisure passengers on their "high-speed" services beyond the Washington-NYC corridor (though I think weekend advanced-purchase fares are much more competitive than they used to be). Real high-speed rail (as in Western Europe or Japan) with leisure-oriented fares would be a winner, but no one wants to subsidize Amtrak to that extent.

Anyone taking the train from Baltimore to Boston would have to love train travel, given the presence of WN and FL at BWI. But coming from where you are, isn't it a 2-1/2 hour drive to BWI? It's over 2 hours for me from the Western Philly suburbs. So really the trip from chez CM or fiancee to BOS is closer to 5 or 6 hrs door to door, depending on how early you want to get to the airport, where you park, where you are going in Boston, etc.

A fairer comparison is flying PHL-BOS, where if you buy your plane ticket enough in advance it's cheaper than Amtrak but otherwise Amtrak saves money. There are several threads in the US f:rolleyes:rum complaining about this route. On the rare occasions I go to BOS on business, I will always consider the train, since it takes only about an hour longer door-to-door (I can get off at the BBY station which is a block from the hotels where I usually stay) and costs 1/3 as much. I also get more work done on the train, if that is a consideration. Even Acela F is cheaper than a non-refundable, non-weekend stay plane ticket from PHL to BOS.

Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 11864949)

R.I.P. George.....we all love and miss ya!

Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 11865604)

Shopping for a wedding band for myself has been seriously :rolleyes:. I think I finally found the style I'm looking for, but gold prices are seriously :rolleyes: and I'm not sure I want to go with any alternative metals.

Originally Posted by IAHtraveler (Post 11865638)

I got a Tungsten carbide ring from e-wedding bands.com a few years ago (wow, time flies) and absolutely love it. I work with machinery on a regular basis and it still looks brand new, without any scratches, nicks, etc. The first one they sent me had a TINY imperfection and they replaced it for free with expedited shipping to ensure I had it in time! If I had it to do over again, I'd definitely get the same type of ring.

Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 11865687)

Thanks for the link! They have the white gold band I want for a very reasonable price. We're ordering it today...

Originally Posted by kingalien (Post 11865798)

Good choice with WN. I made the mistake once of taking Amtrak from DC to Boston thinking I would get some work done. I totally underestimated what 8 hours on a train would do to me even though I was in Acela F. I got the work done but I really wanted to get off the train before I even hit NY.

Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 11865810)

As my daughter's bib says, "Spit happens."

Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 11866120)

Is it wrong that I take extreme pleasure in others' misfortunes on Wipeout?

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11866399)

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Our tug driver had to be replaced, it must have hist first day and he did not realize a 747 makes wide turns. We almost clipped a dl widebody.

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11866409)

I found a link of particular interest to ConciergeMike.

Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 11866525)

With apologies in advance.....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/...bedbe444_o.jpg

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11866535)

That's so incredibly wrong.

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11866763)

You've met me and can tell I spend no time looking in the mirror; I just look "too young for my career" without the mustache.

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11866739)

His 'stache is almost as righteous as mine.

Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 11865810)

Wife and I took a trip IAH-DEN on April 17. I looked in my Onepass account this morning. I saw 3000 bonus miles deposited on 6/4. I was :confused:. Checked the mail this afternoon and saw a letter from CO telling us why they deposited the bonus miles. That day, what should have taken about 2 hours to fly to DEN took 6+ hours. It was all WX related. But, still.. CO apologized and gave us bonus miles. They didn't have to or need to. We understand that WX happens (thunderstorms in IAH, lots o' snow in DEN) It was a nice gesture. Another reason why we continue to fly CO.^

My wife and I did not complain. We never contacted CO at all because of the WX delays. I wonder if someone else did.

As my daughter's bib says, "Spit happens."

Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 11866120)

Is it wrong that I take extreme pleasure in others' misfortunes on Wipeout?

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11866842)

Yours is a bit less porn looking though :D^

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11866854)

...Perhaps I'll get rid of the 'stache and add sideburns (which I did have in the late 90's).

Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 11866851)

Ok....so what do I get for the hundreds of times I've sat on the runway at ROC, BUF, SYR, DCA, IAD, BWI, SDF, BOS, STL, etc. waiting for imaginary weather at EWR to clear?

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11866854)

Seems that I might have been overdue for a trim at CO Do IV, though.

Perhaps I'll get rid of the 'stache and add sideburns (which I did have in the late 90's).

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11866905)

Hmmm, now that you point it out . . .

Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 11866851)

Ok....so what do I get for the hundreds of times I've sat on the runway at ROC, BUF, SYR, DCA, IAD, BWI, SDF, BOS, STL, etc. waiting for imaginary weather at EWR to clear? It once took me 9 hours to get home from PIT in an ERJ.....I could have found an amish dude and hitched a ride in his buggy and gotten there faster. :rolleyes: over....sorry for that.

Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 11866913)

I think it is fine, just compensation for hair missing elsewhere ;)

something I likley don't have to worry about my family has a thick mop of hair till the grave, sometimes it gets old having soooo much hair....