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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr. Toy: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by NativeSon5859: [qb] Anyway, while he was there, he asked the agent at the counter about the "Save The Sunset" stickers that I had passed out a couple of weeks back. Apparently, they didn't last all that long. Upper management in D.C found out about it and made sure all of the stickers were thrown away. I suppose that having stickers saying "SAVE THE SUNSET" were too controversial since the powers that be in Washington D.C, for some reason, do not support extending the service back to Orlando. [/qb][/QUOTE]Before you get too riled up against Amtrak management, consider their point of view. The slogan "Save the Sunset" implies that the entire route is threatened with shutdown. I can well understand why Amtrak wouldn't want such a message to be distributed on their property because, frankly it is misleading. Had the stickers said "Support the Sunset" Amtrak probably would have allowed them to stay. To give you a related example: Many years ago I worked in a historic theater, the Elsinore, owned by a movie theater chain. The building was a little tarnished with age and some neglect, but far from crumbling into ashes. A citizens group wanted the city to buy the theater and restore it for a performing arts facility. A group calling themselves the "Save the Elsinore Committee" was formed, and soon after many of our customers were coming in asking "Why do they want to tear this place down?" We had to explain that nobody was planning to tear the theater down. It was still a profitable business. While our company was willing to work with this "Save the Elsinore" group, the misinformation they put out strained relations between them and us. Eventually it was sold to a non-profit group which restored the building and made it into a performing arts center. But it took time and long, patient negotiations. So choose your words carefully. You need to get your message out, but you also need to maintain good relations with Amtrak, or your efforts will be for naught. As for Parlour Car attendants supposedly being stifled, Tom and Nantette added their personal touches and nobody stopped them. Nanette used to put a sign on the door that said "Welcome to Nanette's Pacific Parlour Car." and Tom would bring his classical CD collection and play music on his own portable sound system. He also made announcements about the sights, using the car's PA system. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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