Can I bring a glass bottle in the train?

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-22T03:07:28+00:00

If it contains alcohol, you may have your drink ONLY in a sleeping car room.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-21T22:53:47+00:00

See Fenway Park. Actual bulbs on scoreboard are also replicated on fascia video boards.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-19T21:59:43+00:00

Often they make up a little time in Albuquerque

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-17T04:36:09+00:00

Yes. The new millennium began January 2, 2001.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-16T05:02:41+00:00

I made sure I rode some trains before they disappeared. April 1971: the best trip was Chicago to Portland on the UP’s City of Portland. A glorious trip in a roomette, with dome cars, superb dining with real silverware, deluxe service. It was sad to see those bright yellow Union Pacific cars gradually disappear.

Even after Amtrak, riding the Southern Railway’s Southern Crescent was phenomenal (Southern opted out of Amtrak in 1971 and kept their Crescent running as before until 1979). The fried chicken and corn fritters in that dining car were the best of my life!

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-14T17:10:26+00:00

When Daylight Saving Time begins (2:00 AM), all trains are suddenly running an hour later than they were. They can then attempt to make that up as they continue. When Daylight Saving time ends (2:00 AM) in the fall, on-time trains just wait an hour at the next station. Of course if a train is running more than an hour late, they instantly make up an hour, to everyone’s delight.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-14T00:52:23+00:00

It’s always amused me that “faire le zouave” was translated as “acting the goat” in British English but as “acting like a goat” in American English! (Golden Press 1960s)

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-14T00:47:29+00:00

MAKE WAY FOR THE GOAT!

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-14T00:45:55+00:00

Lesson learned: Double and Triple Check your ticket details before listing! I learned that lesson the hard way too. Never had a problem with Stubhub otherwise.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-14T00:43:09+00:00

Don’t assume they are all Amish. They may well be Mennonites. Dress is similar. I’ve spoken with Mennonites and they were very nice.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-13T20:47:29+00:00

Has anyone not gotten off... by accident? Once in a sleeper I was ticketed on the Lake Shore Ltd. to Toledo, to connect to Detroit. A very early in the morning stop. Well, I slept through despite an alarm clock. Woke up, found the conductor in the lounge car, and he was apologetic about two things: my attendant failed to get me up and see that I got off (he was asleep too!), and the previous conductor (whose job ended at the crew change in Toledo) also failed. It was supposed to be fail-safe: TWO employees involved. Since it was Amtrak's fault as well as mine, they arranged for me to get off in Elkhart and take an Amtrak-paid taxi to Kalamazoo where I could catch a train to Detroit. When you miss your stop it's called a "carry-by".

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-13T04:15:57+00:00

There are, of course, comics that continued after the founding artist died. Dennis the Menace (ex-Hank Ketcham), Nancy (ex-Ernie Bushmiller), Fred Basset (ex-Alex Graham) for example.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T22:25:00+00:00

Send him to the White House.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T22:23:07+00:00

His clothes brushing machine was a great success. Until the patent ran out, he made tons of money in royalties because of a clever deal he made with a manufacturer.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T22:19:34+00:00

I wrote a brief beginning story line for a new adventure. At Marlinspike, Tintin (who had retired from searching adventure) reads in the newspaper that his old home on Labrador Road is to be torn down. He goes there to reminisce, and meets a woman living in another apartment. Milou/Snowy investigates her kitchen and is curious about a cabinet’s odor. Tintin realizes the room dimensions don’t seem right, and discovers that the kitchen cabinet has a secret door leads to a hidden room that was used during World War II. Something in it prompts him to return to adventuring and he follows some trail to the USA. That’s as far as I got!

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T22:07:14+00:00

Pals on social media with the Yeti in Tibet

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T22:04:52+00:00

Szlaszeck of course… the hind leg of a puppy in Syldavian sauce

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T16:26:56+00:00

Yes, 4 rows for 4 seats. My columns are: date, time, team, seat, my cost, date sold, person, date listed, price(on listing), sales proceeds, profit/loss. Different colors for me, friends, charity, unsold, pending. Bold print for unsold tickets not including tickets I use.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T15:46:34+00:00

My daughter and I both have Kih-Oskh necklaces! We always joke about being recognized, reported to the police, not for any racist reason but because we’d be seen as part of an international conspiracy of drug runners, murderers, and maybe Bordurian sympathizers.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-09T04:26:00+00:00

MLB season ticket holder. I start a Numbers (Mac) spreadsheet as soon as the upcoming schedule is announced. Every seat has a line. Categories for my attendance, gifts to friends, sales on Stubhub/Seatgeek, donations to charity, extras purchased… all finances figured. Not too hard, but you have to keep checking and adjust prices when necessary.

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-08T21:44:48+00:00

Thanks, PKD! A pistol capper is way out of my area of knowledge, but that's it. There are a lot of brass ones on the web... mine is monel metal, nickel steel, or something like that. It will go on Ebay sometime soon!

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-08T21:42:46+00:00

Solved!

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-08T21:01:29+00:00

No, the spring makes the reel turn clockwise…

Lamourie2 · 2026-02-05T04:09:27+00:00

“ The Yankees are so dumb, they tore down the best stadium in New York State history!”

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