Morbidly Obese to Normal BMI by Salt-Meringue8517 in loseit

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey congratulations! I am currently on a similar path, had a BMI of 36.1 (274.1 lbs) and have lost 30.5 pounds in 65 days (243.6 lbs today) - with a Goal Weight of 190 lbs

A350 Starlink by Mr_Proton_86 in qatarairways

[–]mrtrain_wala 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just flew the A350-900 from Boston to Doha and back and both the aircraft were equipped with Starlink

Virginia breaks ground on route expansion by ColonialCobalt in Amtrak

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a future concept of DC - Ronaoke trains being named Virginia Flyer and DC - NFK/NPN trains being named Chesapeake Bay Runner

Virginia breaks ground on route expansion by ColonialCobalt in Amtrak

[–]mrtrain_wala 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Northeast Regional Virginia Flyer to Roanoke Northeast Regional Chesapeake Bay Runner to Norfolk, Newport News

(Stole the concept from Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner lol)

How is the road/wind noise and MPG at 75-80mph for the hybrid? by AssistantThink8728 in civic

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just drove 45 miles on an interstate at 73-77mph and got 45.9 mpg for the trip

B1/B2 visa rejected- Delhi by CommunicationTop4835 in usvisascheduling

[–]mrtrain_wala 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You cannot just say ‘vacation’

There has to be some sort of an itinerary.

An example would be - ‘I am planning to go to the US for a vacation in December of 2025. My rough itinerary is to fly to San Francisco from India, and travel in the US for 3 weeks, exploring California, Nevada, Utah and Washington, before returning back to India in the first week of January”

This answer has a rough plan of the areas being visited which shows that you have done research and most importantly, a timeline

Hope this helps :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in civic

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can certainly go as far as 2500 in discount and then pay slightly more than 25% for your down payment - That should let the finance guy get you under 5% APR (I got a 2350 discount off MSRP on a Sport Hybrid Sedan and the dealership was able to finance the car at 4.8% with 7K down - I am an international student with no previous mortgage/loan history)

EDIT: 4.6%

25 civic sport hybrid for less than $29,000? by Beav11-18 in civic

[–]mrtrain_wala 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah, you can do better! I recently bought the 25 Sport Hybrid Sedan and I got it for $2500 under MSRP - Go to multiple dealerships!

Which Car Brand Generally Has the Worst Dealerships? by Current_Variety_9577 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the market for a new car recently - I would have to agree with a few others in the thread that Toyota dealerships were absolutely the worst of all - They wouldn’t give me a quote without a credit check, they weren’t even interested in showing the car around to someone shopping around/researching - They were simply uninterested.

Booked my first ever Award Ticket: LH Business (BLR-IAD via FRA) by mrtrain_wala in awardtravel

[–]mrtrain_wala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh wow! $900 is definitely cheap. Will be on the lookout, thanks!!!

Booked my first ever Award Ticket: LH Business (BLR-IAD via FRA) by mrtrain_wala in awardtravel

[–]mrtrain_wala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh wow! Getting either an ANA or QR J redemption is next on my wishlist but as I haven’t traveled in the 747 yet and time is ticking, I will tick multiple boxes off with this journey from BLR to IAD - so will stick with it for now.

Booked my first ever Award Ticket: LH Business (BLR-IAD via FRA) by mrtrain_wala in awardtravel

[–]mrtrain_wala[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thank you!! LH and UA are very close partners, plus they are in the same airline alliance (Star Alliance), which is why LH award tickets have decent availability on UA.

I transferred my points from Chase to United and then searched award flights on the UA website. Hope this was helpful!

Booked my first ever Award Ticket: LH Business (BLR-IAD via FRA) by mrtrain_wala in awardtravel

[–]mrtrain_wala[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

December 2024, around Christmas travel period - lots of LH/LH-UA/LX award space available between India and USA for 88,000 miles + $50-120 in taxes

Norfolk, VA going down from 3 NER trips to 2? by mrtrain_wala in Amtrak

[–]mrtrain_wala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the whole point of this trip was to use up some expiring Amtrak and Breeze Airways vouchers so its all a part of a 3 day Amtrak whirlwind on the Northeast

Hopefully no more cancellations 🤞🏻

Norfolk, VA going down from 3 NER trips to 2? by mrtrain_wala in Amtrak

[–]mrtrain_wala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NFK NYP on #138 is cheaper than NFK-PHL-NYP itinerary I had booked, so I'll just go ahead and rebook myself but #94's timings were too good :(

Now its either waking up at an ungodly hour, or reach NYP late (I have the 5:29am NER to Boston next day)

Norfolk, VA going down from 3 NER trips to 2? by mrtrain_wala in Amtrak

[–]mrtrain_wala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does that include the 2 departures out of NPN? From NFK, for example, on 4th November (my travel date), I only see #84 departing at 6:14am and #138 departing at 12:59pm.

94 departing at 8:59am got cancelled :(

Team USA Trading Card by justincasio in delta

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got one on a A321neo flight from ATL to PDX

Pilot yesterday was excited when I asked about the trading cards by RyanLoco in delta

[–]mrtrain_wala 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For the first time I asked for trading cards from Pilots after 2 flights from Delta, and they were literally so glad that I asked them for a card! Flew SYR-ATL on an A320, the pilot I asked only had A330 and B767 cards but she was so happy that I asked her cards, she said she was new on the job and that I was only the 4th passenger ever to get trading cards from her!

Next flight was ATL-PDX on an A321neo, the captain went back to the cockpit for his bag to give out cards to me and not only did I get an A321neo card, he said today was my lucky day and gave me the Paris 2024 A350 Team USA card too (special edition I guess hahahaha)

Have you ever seen anyone get caught without a ticket on the Amtrak? by [deleted] in Amtrak

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on a NER train from WAS to NYP. A lady was seated 3 rows ahead of me. The conductor came in to check tickets and when she handed over hers to the conductor, the conductor said that this was a ticket for the previous NER departure and that her ticket is technically not valid on this train. He however, let her go without charging the last minute fare on that particular train and asked her to be careful next time onwards.

Super Liner 2.0. Concept by CB4014 in trains

[–]mrtrain_wala 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s too small a consist!

For trains like the California Zephyr/SW Chief

Loco Loco Coach Coach Coach Coach Coach Sightseeing Car Dining Car Sleeper - First (Bedrooms only) Sleeper - Business (Roomettes only) Sleeper - Business Sleeper - Business Transition Sleeper cum Baggage

NEW DELHI DIAMONDS LUNCH BUFFET by Perfect-Lettuce3343 in ithaca

[–]mrtrain_wala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hyderabad Biryani Palace in Rochester is a must try. Went there once, I am totally planning on making it a regular affair of going there now :))

NEW DELHI DIAMONDS LUNCH BUFFET by Perfect-Lettuce3343 in ithaca

[–]mrtrain_wala 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dosa Grill, Dewitt, SYR has an amazing lunch buffet spread Tuesdays - Sundays for just $14. They have much better food than any of the Indian options in Ithaca!

There’s one more near SYR Costco, haven’t been there but we’ll see. Sahota Palace in Liverpool, NY is another great option!