Ryan
Court Jester
You'll be singing a different tune when your hamster ball is filled with zebra crap.
I don't think there should be any singing at all. Especially those clowns that sing with their guitar thinking everyone wants a show in the SSL. Terrible!You'll be singing a different tune when your hamster ball is filled with zebra crap.
:lol: :lol: :lol:You'll be singing a different tune when your hamster ball is filled with zebra crap.
I saw someone get kicked off a train for this, more or less. The passenger's definition of "finished my cigarette" differed substantially from the car attendant's definition. The dude threw a fit, and got thrown off. I didn't write to Amtrak, but I did make it a point to tell the conductor how appropriate and professional the attendant had been, and what an obnoxious jerk the passenger had been.Oh, and Exhibit F (people who get on the train smelling like a dirty ashtray).
I agree with this wholeheartedly. All those guitarists say "But everyone always says that they love my guitar playing!" Yeah, and everyone always tells your aunt that they love her fruitcake. It doesn't mean that it's true.I don't think there should be any singing at all. Especially those clowns that sing with their guitar thinking everyone wants a show in the SSL. Terrible!
Having to stab your self with an epi pen all throughout a trip is a joke.Since service animals are already allowed, the issues relative to allergies to dogs/cats/whatever is not really valid. The animals can already be there. Most service animals are well above the 20 pound animal as well. Just because Fido stayed home does not mean the Fido-owner did not have some quality lap time with Mutsky for a goodly time before leaving or give the hound a good hug and experience a good face licking just before walking out the door. Since exposure to an animal that sets off the allergy can be and probably usually is unexpected, the person must always be prepared with an epi-pen or whatever their short acting anti-allergy medicine is. And as noted, the exposure could be second hand, not direct exposure.
The reason that pet carrying ended was two fold: One, the SPCA and others got regulations put in force requiring climate control and other features not practical on trains. The other was slob pet owners. The restrictions on carrying animals in baggage cars is close to being an example of the saying that, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
Sarah, as to not subjecting a pet to carriage in airport baggage compartments, that is not as simple a decision as it may seem. We did it three times. First, was a transpacific move. Our 16 year old dog had never know life with anybody else and was thoroughly bonded with the family. The final decision was that bringing her with us was the better choice. It took here a couple of weeks to forgive us, but she ultimately did. The other was a four hour trip each way after a not so happy for her experience at a pet motel, and not a cheap one, either. Being able to carry her in a cage or on a leash for a 4 hour trip would have saved several weekends of car rental.
Not everyone has someone to stay home with their pets & not everyone can afford to pay for care.I don't think people should take their pets on trips just for the fun of it, but I do understand there are times pets need to travel with their owners.Aside from a true service animal leave the things at home. We have three cats and a dog they are fine with someone at home.
I could say the same thing about having to cover my nose and mouth with a scarf and use my rescue inhaler every hour because some idiot thinks their perfume should be shared with everyone on the train. I've seen people spritzing it in the air because they don't like the smell of the train. :angry:Having to stab your self with an epi pen all throughout a trip is a joke.
I am in full favor of Amtrak allowing penguins simply for the sheer awesome.Also, airlines allow penguins. I wonder if Amtrak will?
And a ridiculous, ludicrous and preposterous requirement for anyone to have to go through just so Fluffy can be close to Mommy.Having to stab your self with an epi pen all throughout a trip is a joke.Since service animals are already allowed, the issues relative to allergies to dogs/cats/whatever is not really valid. The animals can already be there. Most service animals are well above the 20 pound animal as well. Just because Fido stayed home does not mean the Fido-owner did not have some quality lap time with Mutsky for a goodly time before leaving or give the hound a good hug and experience a good face licking just before walking out the door. Since exposure to an animal that sets off the allergy can be and probably usually is unexpected, the person must always be prepared with an epi-pen or whatever their short acting anti-allergy medicine is. And as noted, the exposure could be second hand, not direct exposure.
The reason that pet carrying ended was two fold: One, the SPCA and others got regulations put in force requiring climate control and other features not practical on trains. The other was slob pet owners. The restrictions on carrying animals in baggage cars is close to being an example of the saying that, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
Sarah, as to not subjecting a pet to carriage in airport baggage compartments, that is not as simple a decision as it may seem. We did it three times. First, was a transpacific move. Our 16 year old dog had never know life with anybody else and was thoroughly bonded with the family. The final decision was that bringing her with us was the better choice. It took here a couple of weeks to forgive us, but she ultimately did. The other was a four hour trip each way after a not so happy for her experience at a pet motel, and not a cheap one, either. Being able to carry her in a cage or on a leash for a 4 hour trip would have saved several weekends of car rental.
If you cannot afford to pay for pet care, you have two options:Not everyone has someone to stay home with their pets & not everyone can afford to pay for care.I don't think people should take their pets on trips just for the fun of it, but I do understand there are times pets need to travel with their owners.Aside from a true service animal leave the things at home. We have three cats and a dog they are fine with someone at home.
I'm neutral on the pets issue.
semantics, I love it,,, we need more of it in our morose and mundane world...?
Very few words are directly synonymous.
Ridiculous: deserving mockery
Ludicrous: so foolish as to be amusing
Preposterous: contrary to reason or common sense.
3. Drive.If you cannot afford to pay for pet care, you have two options:Not everyone has someone to stay home with their pets & not everyone can afford to pay for care.I don't think people should take their pets on trips just for the fun of it, but I do understand there are times pets need to travel with their owners.Aside from a true service animal leave the things at home. We have three cats and a dog they are fine with someone at home.
I'm neutral on the pets issue.
1. Get rid of the pet
2. Stay home with the pet.
The traveling public isn't going to care one whit, much like 90% of the other topics we was millions of bits on daily.If we, the self-appointed Amtrak fan club are this divided on the issue, I can only imagine what the larger traveling public will have to say.
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