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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] I'm sorry, Mr. Paulshore, but you did make a big thing about [URL=http://www.railforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/11/3080.html#000013] Maple Syrup[/URL] in a posting archived at the Forum; Mr. Resor suggested (possibly private, but it can't be that big a "state secret") that he concurred with your thoughts. But to me, syrup is syrup, and I was simply pointing out what the current Amtrak "syrup du jour" was. It was good enough for me. Now when folk say "wine is wine" around me....? Mr. Slotkin, your poetry represents a great deal of original thought...and not offensive in any way whatever. But I guess to elaborate on a point or two since Mr. Slotkin has joined the discussion, my 2'45" "homeless in Denver" (940A #5(5) arrival to 1225P RTD Route AF Airport Bus departure from 17th & Market - the underground busway) went quite swiftly and enjoyably. First was to go to the RTD computer screen at DUT and identify the route to the Airport as AF, from there to the RTD timetable rack and identifying a departure to get me to KDEN about an hour and a half before flight time (I can live with an hour if I know the lay of the land such as @ KORD). Buying my New York Times from Starbucks allowed me an outside table on 16th St without having to drink their bilgewater - also to hug and be kissed by two loving Labradors whose owner said "Jackson and Honey just might want to stay here with you" "Sorry, can't take 'em on the plane with me, but I'd bet they be better company than the two seatmates I'll end up with". Lunch was at McCormick & Schmick Restaurant in the Oxford House Hotel on 17th St (I heard the term "Lo-Do" for that area near DUT). They first served me a Viognier by the glass, then with my Fillet (it is mainly a Seafood place; something I simply do not eat) an excellent Oregon Pinot Noir (Adelsheim). The Airport Bar was Rock Bottom Brewery in Terminal C where Southwest operates from. You don't ask vintage and winery; you take what they serve up - and pay through the proboscis for it. But whatever, it was superior to whatever the Southwest Captain chose to "comp" his delayed passengers with. To Mr. Presley, I'm not a traveler anymore even though I once was one. The "Waterloo" occurred during 1990 on a trip overseas to visit with friends first in Berlin (military) then in Sevilla (educators). The trains were simply cheap (Eurailpass) starting at EDDF, first to Berlin, then to Sevilla than back to EDDF; however I was zombied for the entire ten days I was over there and simply asked myself "why, why am I doing this?". That did it for me and joyrides of any kind, save this instance . But this journey to Denver was further West than I had been since 2K when I drove to Vegas (I had a girlfriend deceased during 1997 who wanted to go Vegas as her daughter lived in San Bernardino; that was always by air). I was last on the West Coast during 1991. I admire those my age and older who have the "gumption" to get out and travel, but it is simply not me (save this 30 hour sojourn). The thought of any kind of group tour, even upscale ones like Abercrombie & Kent, Tauck, WFMT 98.7, or WQXR 96.3, simply leaves me "cold". With family in New York, there is of course the "oblige' to get out there and visit and make the scene at 'weddings and....(UNOWAT)". And a final thought on air travel "seatmates", hope it goes without saying GBN is "not into" this kind of in-flight conduct. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/business/01flier.html But those two lovely Labradors noted earlier, with Jackson in A, me in B, and Honey in C, would have made for a great flight. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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