Recent content by nuger93

There was an announcement on the site back in July to change your password to avoid 2 factor. I changed mine as soon as I saw the notice, never had to 2 factor. Likely the people getting caught up in 2 factor are people that haven't changed passwords in who knows how long, and thus present a...

I can second that it would be terrible on staff. I worked in a homeless transitional shelter, that used to open emergency overnight in the winter to anyone without a super violent record, could pass a UA/BZ and wasn't banned. But some would just pee right there on their mat on the floor, some...

I mean it'll be hard to get what we see with states like Maryland, NY and NJ stepping up with the NEC, in a place like North Dakota Montana etc. The Empire Builder could use some upgrades,but without the stronger plans to avoid BNSFs PSR, it won't do much good either. I'm waiting to see a...

I figured out, the trick was to get ones with longer metal pieces in the nose than you get in store bought ones (many of mine are etsy based masks now because of this, then I popped the stitch, put in my legit charcoal filter like you'd find inside an N-95 filter, and then sew it back up. Now...

I mean if you are in Seattle, I'd get the refund, take the light rail from the nearby station to Sea-Tac (goes from UW to Sea-Tac), then decide if you are saying overnight near Sea-Tac or trying to fly out. (I've worked crisis intervention for homeless and sexual assault survivors so I would be...

I got my thread updated over there :)

It did. Like as soon as the ticket showed up. Instead of a QR code to scan, I got a 'Service has been cancelled'. I also canceled simply because I don't trust that BNSF won't mess up in those 4 days (4-5days seems about right for track work to still allow train flow). And I have more of a time...

I agree with You man! I pulled the trigger too fast. But it is what it is. the refund let me make sure i had enough funds to make the upgrade to a roomette going to MSP (ive only ever ridden coach). And we have a confirmed flight out a few days later. so if there really is a service disruption...

My return would only show up on the Bid up side of things, otherwise it just showed up as service cancelled. and i couldnt make changes to it.

THIS!!! like if they know its just a glitch and the route isnt actually cancelled, they could send a message to everyone to just hold on to their tickets and that theyll be honored at the station. Its PR 101. Something goes wrong, own up to it, explain whats happening and make it right. Its...

I did send a tweet to Amtrak, so maybe on of them will send something along to IT to make sure they are actually cancelled vs glitchy mcglitchies. Told them it would help travelers if they knew to wait it out or make new plans.

Agreed!! a gltich this close to departure is dangerous too! 10 days isnt a very big amount of time for the average person to make alternate arrangements if the route were legit cancelled.

I mean if the return is cancelled, I have a few day buffer for alternate transportation (i dont have to be back to Washington until the 15th). But at the same time, it think its definitely good to bring light to these types of glitches, as its these glitches that can prvent new riders from...

Na we used a debit card (I was an idiot right out of college when i got my first cards and racked up a ton of debt that im paying off either straight up, or via debt management plans)

Interesting. Heres what people booked on July 14th are getting: I got a 'Service has been cancelled' message for the 12th, checked and the site still showed booking, but if you modified it with the exchange voucher for the canceled trip the site automatically generated, then the new booking...