tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post115721723208982893..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: All About the Mass TransitMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-83861050924553691572013-09-16T05:30:48.939-04:002013-09-16T05:30:48.939-04:00Hi there! great post. Thanks for sharing a very in...Hi there! great post. Thanks for sharing a very interesting and informative content, it is a big help to me and to others as well, keep it up! <a href="http://www.all-pointsairportservice.com/" rel="nofollow">All Points Airport Service</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382333593399181940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1157837304103116502006-09-09T17:28:00.000-04:002006-09-09T17:28:00.000-04:00Not sure what you mean by "comped", anonyman.I pay...Not sure what you mean by "comped", anonyman.<BR/><BR/>I pay for conference travel out of a budget. I usually exhaust the budget, and pay for any overage out of other funds.<BR/><BR/>Since these funds transfer, or carry over to future years, the opportunity cost of a dollar is about 100 cents.<BR/><BR/>Still, I did not pay out of my own pocket, on this trip.<BR/><BR/>But I would have, and will in the future, for pleasure travel. The "arriving in the center of the city" part of train travel is really very convenient indeed.Mungowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1157827571748258872006-09-09T14:46:00.000-04:002006-09-09T14:46:00.000-04:00Mungo, was your $255 comped?I hate to ask such a b...Mungo, was your $255 comped?<BR/><BR/>I hate to ask such a blunt question but it would seem that would have a big effect on the strength of your recommendation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1157653859872339772006-09-07T14:30:00.000-04:002006-09-07T14:30:00.000-04:00Yep, I spent quite a bit of my time at Rick's chee...Yep, I spent quite a bit of my time at Rick's cheesesteak counter in Reading Terminal.<BR/><BR/>But there is other great stuff, too. The fact that the subway is so convenient all along Market and Broad is a plus also. I liked Philadelphia a lot!Mungowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1157652854709664452006-09-07T14:14:00.000-04:002006-09-07T14:14:00.000-04:00Unfortunately, as I learned in my pre-car-owning d...Unfortunately, as I learned in my pre-car-owning days, the trains from NC to points north can be pretty unreliable. Driving can be faster, since the trains go slowly and the route is suboptimal.<BR/><BR/>Trivia question: if you board a northbound Amtrak train in Durham, what is the next stop?<BR/><BR/>Answer: Raleigh<BR/><BR/>Now the great thing about transportation from the Phila Convention Center is that it sits right on top of the regional rail tracks. I was staying in the "Towers" section of the Marriott and basically the trains--including a nice cheap direct-to-airport line--were in the basement of that building. Less than $5 for a train that was MORE convenient to my hotel room than a taxi.<BR/><BR/>The best thing of all about a Philadelphia convention is the proximity of the Convention Center to the Reading Terminal Market. I didn't order a single conference lunch while I was there--just went downstairs and ate better and cheaper than I have at any other conferences.<BR/><BR/>DDDirty Daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908818235405186822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1157514001398471162006-09-05T23:40:00.000-04:002006-09-05T23:40:00.000-04:00I had to read the paragraph about the inexplicably...I had to read the paragraph about the inexplicably emerging British accent about three times, chortling all the while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1157509284096196852006-09-05T22:21:00.000-04:002006-09-05T22:21:00.000-04:00I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe. Thanks.I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe. Thanks.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14769046664779852294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1157309423685164152006-09-03T14:50:00.000-04:002006-09-03T14:50:00.000-04:00Years ago, the rule was, "If you haven't been west...Years ago, the rule was, "If you haven't been west of Chicago on a train, you haven't been on a train." Despite nationalization and mega-mergers, that apparently is still the case, if your experience on the Florida train and my experience on the <I>Southwest Chief</I> are representative.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, you did well to get away from Raleigh that close to time. Amtrak is preparing Federal cases (literally!) against CSX (your Raleigh to the Official Region) and Union Pacific for dispatching freight trains in violation of various Amtrak enabling legislation.Stephen Karlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945914425504935287noreply@blogger.com