Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:03:59 +0100, D wrote:

On Thu, 19 Dec 2024, Rich wrote:
 

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

I have contemplated ditching planes for trains, but I don't think the
result would be much better.  Perhaps less security theater?

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Here in the US, what little "train service" we have has zero security
theater.  You arrive, walk in with your luggage rolling behind you, and
no one checks you over, pats you down, feels you up, or otherwise does
anything "security check" wise.  You show your ticket at the counter
(to prove you purchased a ticket), go sit and wait, walk out to the
train with your luggage when it is time, and climb aboard.

 
This is very promising! I imagine they have a very beautiful restaurant
where you can enjoy a glass of champagne, and perhaps a delicious 3
course meal as well? =D
 
Or maybe it is the swedish version, where you get to enjoy an old,
plastic wrapped sandwich? ;)

If you're very, very lucky. There is a group in Indiana that had restored
an old steam engine and takes it out for a spin every now and then for
fund raisers They also have period cars and volunteers do serve beverages
and meals. As a bonus the destination was Peru IN and the Circus Hall of
Fame.

A couple of times I took Amtrak from Ft. Wayne to Chicago. It was a
difference experience. Amtrak on the Boston to DC corridor gets a lot of
love; other areas not so much.