the_traveler
Engineer
... and maybe eliminate the need for subsidies!Maybe amtrak should set up a swear jar for extra money. They could buy new rolling stock off that guy LOL
... and maybe eliminate the need for subsidies!Maybe amtrak should set up a swear jar for extra money. They could buy new rolling stock off that guy LOL
Was it really worth delaying an entire train of pax over low hanging pants? That seems a little crazy to me.We were on the Northbound SM in February....a young man with his pants worn very low was challenged by the Conductor.....he was told he had three choices.....
1. Pull your pants up so I can't see your butt crack.
2. Pull your shirt down so I can't see your butt crack.
3. Get off my train.
The guy started giving him some lip......we were delayed about an hour waiting for the police at an unscheduled stop. The guy was not seen again.
Agreed. Something similar happened last time I rode the Crescent, during the layover in ATL, one of the passengers was upset with the "assigned seating policy" and the Conductor told him if he didn't sit down and be quiet she would have him taken off the train. He wouldn't, so she had Atlanta police come to the station and escort him off. Now honestly, the guy was being disrespectful and causing a bit of a scene but I still think it was a bit of a power play. In our case I don't think it delayed us since they were having trouble with one of the locomotives anyway, but if we had waited just for that I would have been quite annoyed.Was it really worth delaying an entire train of pax over low hanging pants? That seems a little crazy to me.We were on the Northbound SM in February....a young man with his pants worn very low was challenged by the Conductor.....he was told he had three choices.....
1. Pull your pants up so I can't see your butt crack.
2. Pull your shirt down so I can't see your butt crack.
3. Get off my train.
The guy started giving him some lip......we were delayed about an hour waiting for the police at an unscheduled stop. The guy was not seen again.
But does it work LOLwhat i love and happens at least once a trip (LOL).. in the QC.. someone blah blah on phone or to another passenger.. someone near them will quietly get their attention and point at the QC sign..
Something that Mr. Baggy Pants was probably counting on. It appears he counted wrong.Was it really worth delaying an entire train of pax over low hanging pants? That seems a little crazy to me.We were on the Northbound SM in February....a young man with his pants worn very low was challenged by the Conductor.....he was told he had three choices.....
1. Pull your pants up so I can't see your butt crack.
2. Pull your shirt down so I can't see your butt crack.
3. Get off my train.
The guy started giving him some lip......we were delayed about an hour waiting for the police at an unscheduled stop. The guy was not seen again.
Well said, and I also applaud Hadley. I cannot tell how many times I've been woken in coach on #8 by idiots on their cellphone at the crack of dawn telling their interlocutors that 1) they're on the train, 2) no, they don't know where they are (Ramsey, usually), and 3) no, they don't know when they will arrive in Minneapolis (the train doesn't stop in Minneapolis). Why did you call then, idiot? It's enough to drive me to a roomette when I think coach will be busy.I like your style Hadley! One of the reasons I'm really beginning to dislike coach is the non-stop yapping on the cellphone in a volume that is twice as loud as a regular converstation.
You have to draw the line somewhere, otherwise really bad things will happen, like people wearing white shoes after Labor Day.Was it really worth delaying an entire train of pax over low hanging pants? That seems a little crazy to me.
Sorry...but this clown was a Joe Palooka who probably ate barbed wire for breakfast. He probably ran his mother off years ago with his dastardly behavior. I don't know if the Devil himself would have given him a shovel to keep the fires going.I had one thing in my favor~ he had to get up to get to me and I probably could have run the length of the train before he did so; but then it would have been "throw Hadley from the train" !!! :help:I would have told him his mother was in the next room with a bar of soap which she is going to use to wash out his mouth.I never went to Georgetown School of Foreign Service to learn how to be a diplomat but...the other day I was on # 20 and a booming voice permeated the H room. I walked down the hall and in room 6 is an obvious Brooklyn accented slob tearing his secretary up on his cell phone with almost all four letter words. All the other roomette occupants had shut their doors~ one even stuffed pillows and blankets against the door and window. I interupted this monster, of course his door was wide open, and told him we were getting ready to go through a tunnel and he would lose reception. After scolding his gal he hung up. There was no tunnel, but how would my fellow posters have handled this joker ??? hboy:
But does it work LOLwhat i love and happens at least once a trip (LOL).. in the QC.. someone blah blah on phone or to another passenger.. someone near them will quietly get their attention and point at the QC sign..
Try raging against something that people have actually advocated.Iam going to vent for a few here
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jamming is ILLEGAL..
Domestically that is, it is my understanding that it is "just a matter of time" B4 cell phone usage will be allowed on US Carriers.One of the few things I like about flying is that people can't talk on their cellphones during the flight.
It disables the transmission so you can use your cell phone to play games, look at pictures or anything that does not require external communication.Some cellphones seam to have a option that says airplane mode. Not sure what that does but mine has that.
My iPhone's "airplane mode" allows me to talk to the pilot and Air Traffic Controllers. I got them to swoop down and shadow the CZ from about 1,000 feet above last time I flew to Cali........ I'll post pics someday.Some cellphones seam to have a option that says airplane mode. Not sure what that does but mine has that.
I am!And I know this is unfair on my part, but whenever I hear someone yakking away at the top of their lungs, I immediately assume that person thinks they're better than anyone else
My iPhone's "airplane mode" allows me to talk to the pilot and Air Traffic Controllers. I got them to swoop down and shadow the CZ from about 1,000 feet above last time I flew to Cali........ I'll post pics someday.Some cellphones seam to have a option that says airplane mode. Not sure what that does but mine has that.
I hope it wasn't over Glenwood Canyon!My iPhone's "airplane mode" allows me to talk to the pilot and Air Traffic Controllers. I got them to swoop down and shadow the CZ from about 1,000 feet above last time I flew to Cali........ I'll post pics someday.Some cellphones seam to have a option that says airplane mode. Not sure what that does but mine has that.
Did you get pictures of the top secret pent house sweet that is only rumored to exist? h34r: h34r:My iPhone's "airplane mode" allows me to talk to the pilot and Air Traffic Controllers. I got them to swoop down and shadow the CZ from about 1,000 feet above last time I flew to Cali........ I'll post pics someday.Some cellphones seam to have a option that says airplane mode. Not sure what that does but mine has that.
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