Re: Independence Day

On Fri, 19 Jul 2024, Keith F. Lynch wrote:

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

Another advantage with the train is that you can travel like a civilized
man!  The train rolling along, you enjoying the beautiful scenery, perhaps
a light dinner in the michelin star restaurang section of the train.

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I brought my own food, since I know that train food is overpriced.  Also, the
dining car was closed most of the time.
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The scenery is nice, but I can't look at it long without wrecking my neck,
since it's always on the same side.  The trains were quite full, so I couldn't
change sides every few minutes.
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This NASFiC is of course on con standard time, so nothing is going on before
10 am, which is why at the moment I'm wasting my time on the Internet instead
of participating.
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The hotel has an Internet station, which is nice.  But it doesn't have clocks
in the sleeping rooms, or exhaust vents in the sleeping rooms' bathrooms.
I did figure out how to get the time from the room's TV.  And some rooms
(not mine) face a nearby clock tower.
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Sorry to hear that! =( But don't you have a wrist watch? I have one, and it enables me to find out the time and date instantly. The battery also lasts 5 years or so without a change! =)