tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867964003210858105.post3815056838498259782..comments2023-11-03T08:37:17.857-05:00Comments on Better Living Through Bacon: Amtrak: Portal to the UnderworldBacon Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846450453525362653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867964003210858105.post-88778374523152834332008-03-09T13:38:00.000-05:002008-03-09T13:38:00.000-05:00hilar squared, child. was the event as entertainin...hilar squared, child. was the event as entertaining as the train ride?Katie Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502953107364624296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867964003210858105.post-86278571380219864102008-03-04T00:18:00.000-06:002008-03-04T00:18:00.000-06:00I used to take the train back east to visit friend...I used to take the train back east to visit friends in Philadelphia. Spalding Grey referred to the train as a "rolling confessional" and I gotta say I had some great times on Amtrak...but that was 25 years ago. After reading your account, all I could think was thank God at least it wasn't the Greyhound bus.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867964003210858105.post-48119931002773968482008-03-03T16:52:00.000-06:002008-03-03T16:52:00.000-06:00I'm so glad you had a good time and made it home i...I'm so glad you had a good time and made it home in a timely manner. How was that bacon BTW?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835911099716058387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867964003210858105.post-33855794816230885982008-03-03T15:44:00.000-06:002008-03-03T15:44:00.000-06:00We've flirted with the idea of taking a sleeper ca...We've flirted with the idea of taking a sleeper car outwest to the Grand Canyon or something.<BR/><BR/>But after reading this...Moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318879290010704973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867964003210858105.post-82442014561597696042008-03-02T17:12:00.000-06:002008-03-02T17:12:00.000-06:00I think those same exact people were all on the tr...I think those same exact people were all on the train the last time I took it from Normal down to St. Louis. We had the same 3 hour departure delay and the same eons long stop on the middle of the tracks. It's good that Amtrak hasn't changed the quality of their service. <BR/><BR/>And, by the way, you will always be the epitome of class!Earth Muffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487422195732102956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867964003210858105.post-30119311716305307032008-03-02T11:29:00.000-06:002008-03-02T11:29:00.000-06:00Every movie I have seen that has a train in it has...Every movie I have seen that has a train in it has people crawling along the side to get away, or to, the bad guys.<BR/><BR/>So how come you didn't do that?SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.com