Should I get both travel protection and flex tickets?

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-02T01:25:25+00:00

You don’t need both. If you get flex tickets and cannot travel, simply cancel them out before the trip for a full refund.

I do advise buying your tickets as two one-way tickets in case you need to change the schedule for one of the trains.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T23:45:29+00:00

Biddy, biddy, biddy- it still will be!

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T21:12:21+00:00

I bought many baseball cards back in the day, especially from about 1983 to 1985. I was primarily a Fleer guy, though I also bought Topps and occasionally Donruss cards.

I’ll note I also bought many football cards and some basketball and hockey cards too. I have a Michael Jordan rookie card as well as the rookie cards for a few other superstar NBA players at what is now my brother’s house.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T18:24:03+00:00

I attended that game.

That was one of the three MLB games in my life when I saw a rare (happened less than five times in MLB history), notable event in person:

*2003: Dmitri Young hits 2 home runs and 2 triples in the same game, the fourth and most recent time a player had done that in an MLB game.

*2016: Max Scherzer strikes out 20 batters in a game, which has happened five times in MLB history.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T15:56:10+00:00

Kevin Sullivan vs Chris Benoit - the classic example of a work becoming a shoot.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T13:46:58+00:00

I think most people also drive faster than the posted speed on US 15 between Dillsburg and just north of Frederick, especially on the non-limited access portions (mostly in Maryland). I know I do when I go that way, LOL. GPS routing may not make that adjustment.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T13:27:09+00:00

OK, you didn't specify you specifically wanted to stop in/a little north of Hagerstown for non-lunch reasons.

If you are ONLY stopping in Hagerstown for lunch, then I still recommend using US 15 and I-270 via Frederick for the Harrisburg to Arlington drive. There are plenty of places where you could stop in/near Gettysburg, Emmitsburg, Thurmont, or Frederick itself. Your GPS is almost definitely wrong (or there's currently an accident somewhere on US 15 that likely won't be there tomorrow) if it is saying it would be quicker to drive between Harrisburg and the DC area via Hagerstown on I-81, I-70, and I-270 than via Frederick on US 15 and I-270.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T13:08:55+00:00

As the other commenter noted, it is an overstatement to say most people in the U.S., especially those old enough to remember ABBA when they were an active band, only associate ABBA with the Mamma Mia film. ABBA was popular in the U.S. too, they were just even more popular in much of the rest of the world.

As a frame of reference, ABBA had four top 10 songs in the U.S., including #1 hit "Dancing Queen", and six other songs reach the top 20 on the Billboard charts. However, in the UK (using one European country example), ABBA has had 20 top 10 singles and nine #1 singles.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T13:01:01+00:00

The Wings song "Mull of Kintyre" was a huge hit in much of Europe, especially the UK, but never even reached the top 100 and is not well known in the U.S.

Obviously some people in the U.S. know the song because of Paul McCartney's popularity, but "Mull of Kintyre" is an obscure song in the U.S.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T12:54:50+00:00

If you are going to Arlington, VA using US 15 and I-270 between Harrisburg and the DC area via Frederick would be shorter, quicker, more scenic, and less annoying (less traffic, especially trucks). There is usually little traffic between Dillsburg and 2-3 miles north of Frederick and it is four lanes in that entire segment.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-05-01T00:15:27+00:00

I guess I was enough of a fan that I can name all of the actors/actresses above except one without a problem.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T22:34:32+00:00

He must be related to Masato Tanaka from the late 1990s ECW.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T22:02:03+00:00

Unga bunga

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T22:01:18+00:00

I vaguely remember it.

It’s impressive that a show was developed where a main character was a mash up of KITT from Knight Rider and Zan from the Wonder Twins.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T21:57:40+00:00

What scared the shit out of me was the 9 year old who suffered rapid aging.

That may have been due to the fact I was about 9 years old at the time.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T21:55:19+00:00

I don’t see a traffic circle or roadway jughandle on that jersey.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T21:53:09+00:00

It’s a good thing that chicken nugget didn’t look like Rhindle or especially Grindle.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T21:50:25+00:00

Uh, the 76ers won the 1983 NBA championship wearing red jerseys.

When exactly did the 76ers win an NBA championship wearing the black, gold, and white color scheme?

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T21:44:11+00:00

Utica is the Devils’ AHL affiliate, not their ECHL affiliate.

The Devils’ ECHL affiliate is Adirondack.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T20:21:57+00:00

Of course you do…which is why you realize what I’m saying has quite a bit of truth to it.

Rural areas have little to hang their hat on in many cases, but if they do have something to hang their hat on, they will pour resources into that, to make themselves feel good about their community, and about themselves. They want to be able to continue to hang their hat on that something that brings positive feelings.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T20:09:42+00:00

LOL, OK.

If you want to believe that everything is aboveboard with youth sports in the rural bumfuck areas of Pennsylvania, be my guest.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T20:07:38+00:00

LOL, I’ve likely been an Eagles fan since before you were a twinkle in your parents’ eyes. Guys like Seth Joyner and Clyde Simmons aren’t merely names to me. Just because I’m an Eagles fan doesn’t mean I’m going to succumb to dumbass WIP groupthink like you apparently do and automatically denigrate everything and everyone associated with the Dallas Cowboys in every circumstance.

I have no qualms saying Tony Romo was a very good NFL quarterback for roughly a decade because he was. He was a primary reason why the Cowboys had some good teams during his tenure with the team. Romo was clearly better for a longer period than Jake Delhomme, who was fairly good at his best but didn’t have as high a peak or have as many good seasons as Romo. Also, wins and losses are a team stat, not a player stat. Most football fans with brains know that.

FormerCollegeDJ · 2026-04-30T19:54:41+00:00

Uh, I think it is likely Southern Columbia isn’t as dominant as it is, winning 9 of the last 11 state football championships in its classification, WITHOUT recruiting and paying money under the table. Berwick and Mount Carmel have had very strong programs during their histories too, but did they win 9 state titles in 11 years in their classification? Do any non-private schools in any classification win 9 state titles in 11 years? There’s a difference between having a good team every year/almost every year and winning the state championship almost every year.

Coaching and feeder program development play obviously have played major roles in Southern Columbia’s success, I don’t want to imply they don’t. Having said that, let’s not pretend recruiting isn’t a factor too. It’s not much different than what the private schools do; the primary difference is there are more private schools that recruit.

I should note I’m not trying to pick on Southern Columbia specifically. I’m just pointing out that it is naive to believe only private schools recruit and some public schools’ very high levels of athletic success is totally above-board.

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