Joyce wrote: Probably the Americans would, too -- but we have no trains at all, so the British version looks pretty good.
That might be true of where you are in Indiana but my favorite mode of transport into the city of Chicago is by train. The express takes about 45 minutes and the stopping trains about 1- 1/2 hours, plenty of time to knit, tat or read. I have taken train rides all over the continent but so far not done a longer ride in the States, mainly because it is cheaper to fly and takes less time, plus there is more chance of derailments on the long haul ones by the sound of all the accidents we hear about. Our trains are on time, sometimes even early, and now that smoking is not allowed are a good deal cleaner than they used to be. Our trains have upper seats that the children (and businessmen) like to ride on on either side of the lower compartment. Trains are very common in this part of Illinois and I can even hear the whistle of one now as we live about 1/2 mile from the tracks. Janice P.S. My DH just rode the Orient Express from Vienna to Paris. He attempted to get the bunk bed down just as the attendant knocked on the door. He told DH to put all his stuff back in his suitcase and step into the hall whilst he made the bed. DH had to stand in the passageway only in his pj bottoms. On the next trip he waited for the knock on the door before getting ready for bed. ;-) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
