tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post747281096956682927..comments2023-07-03T08:51:01.209-05:00Comments on What Powderfinger Said . . . Observations on Life in the Dying Empire: Home Sweet HomeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-12320876945492999292009-08-07T18:51:25.166-05:002009-08-07T18:51:25.166-05:00Happy you have something positive to report about ...Happy you have something positive to report about flying. I think that kind of makes you an exception in the category of people being subjected to the experience. I'm with you on trains. I love them, and when we lived in Europe, we rode them all the time. If you've ever ridden the ICE trains in Germany, you know that they can be very fast also. I certainly agree that long car trips suck.<br /><br />I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure the highway and airline industries hastened the demise of trains back in the 1950s. I'll post anything I find.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-68281179604088957132009-08-07T18:41:56.296-05:002009-08-07T18:41:56.296-05:00I long for affordable and convenient train travel ...I long for affordable and convenient train travel in the US. I know it takes lots longer than flying. I'm willing to factor that into my travel plans. I travel by train lots when I go to Europe and I love it. There is usually a honest to goodness table so I can spread out my correspondence and I'm told nowadays there is often Internet access. I fly lots because I haven't any other choice when it is just me (driving 10 hours home to Boston for visits with my family is just not a safe alternative when I'm alone, especially in the winter). If two of us are going, we always work it so we drive, just to avoid the hassles of air travel. Although, JetBlue has been very good to me lately....PostMusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577063129345816693noreply@blogger.com