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06-28-2005, 02:19 PM
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Canal Junkie
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Raynham
Posts: 1,678
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The Acela ties into my last NYC trip when I actually was coming home to Boston during that last snowstorm..
I was coming from DC, we circled Boston twice, tried to land then was rerouted to LaGuardia..
Not a hotel room in the city.. Me and another guy took the cab to Penn station to catch a 3am acela... that we couldnt get on because we showed up at 11:03 and Amtrak closed at 11.
So we waited for the 6am.. (there was some adventure in the middle of finding my boss who just happened to be in NYC etc...) I got back to Penn at 5am... the 6AM acela was canceled.
There was a normal commuter rail type at 6:45 that was on so I took it... 6 excruciating hours later... I was back in Boston.. got a car home.. got to the house... It was like 20F out.. reached for my keys and realized they were on the shelf 2 feet away from me on the inside of the house..
I was not happy that day.
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aim: SaltedBrian
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06-28-2005, 02:26 PM
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Which Way Did They Go
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Blackstone, MA
Posts: 1,147
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Except for the fact that all of the Acela trains have been grounded indefinitely due to structural problems on the cars
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Yikes...I didn't know....I made that 6 hour commuter trip once....if I had a razor blade I would have opened up my wrists right then and there.....absolute HELL.. |
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06-28-2005, 03:03 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,225
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never mind
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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06-28-2005, 04:27 PM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 3,296
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yeah, now that the accella is down, it sux. regular train isn't that bad, though. at least you can walk around, and use your cell, and plug the laptop in, and get something to eat [[or drink]]...
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i bent my wookie
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06-28-2005, 06:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fairhaven
Posts: 351
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They have replaced the acelas with metroliners that are only about 20 minutes slower. Not as comfortable but not 6 hours either.
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06-28-2005, 09:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: NYC
Posts: 104
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If you think its tough to get TO NYC try escaping from it! I've been trying all my life and it keeps dragging me back.
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06-28-2005, 11:10 PM
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Registered LUser
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mashpee, MA
Posts: 643
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Introduce your boss to tele-commuting. It's all the rage these days. Or console yourself with a lap dance at Lucky Chang's after work. Just be warned -- the women...well, they're not really women.  |
The worst day fishing is better than the best day working. ...Wait a minute, my work IS fishing. Sweet.
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