tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post2615221736270710071..comments2024-03-28T21:32:06.704-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: On the Track to AdventureSusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-44359510452429785992015-08-13T14:31:24.442-04:002015-08-13T14:31:24.442-04:00If you can believe it, there have even been steam-...If you can believe it, there have even been steam-powered airplane engines!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-44237357197637582802015-08-13T14:04:11.125-04:002015-08-13T14:04:11.125-04:00Fascinating pictures! I really enjoyed the joke. I...Fascinating pictures! I really enjoyed the joke. I didn't realize they had steam-powered tractors before.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-79615083318527216062015-08-13T13:07:48.321-04:002015-08-13T13:07:48.321-04:00Yeah, there's definitely something unique abou...Yeah, there's definitely something unique about steam travel. Dirtier, slower, noisier, and MUCH more romantic. :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-37150270910038432942015-08-13T08:36:18.729-04:002015-08-13T08:36:18.729-04:00I've always been fascinated by steam travel. T...I've always been fascinated by steam travel. There's just something so different about it.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-22577910567648498132015-08-11T18:17:41.755-04:002015-08-11T18:17:41.755-04:00As neat as I think it is to look out the window of...As neat as I think it is to look out the window of an airplane at the little bitty stuff on the ground below, I think it'd be a lot neater to move more slowly past stuff on a train and really get to see the scenery. (Without having to drive!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-54570581120739506422015-08-11T15:51:02.509-04:002015-08-11T15:51:02.509-04:00This looks like a cool place *adds it to to go lis...This looks like a cool place *adds it to to go list* I really dig trains. There's just something... nostalgic about it? Plus, I hate planes and can read on a train while I can't in a car. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-70181598152088557812015-08-10T16:05:10.357-04:002015-08-10T16:05:10.357-04:00Hmmm, so I'm thinking you didn't go to Sto...Hmmm, so I'm thinking you didn't go to Stone Mountain Park while you were here, either. I'm guessing you just took it for granite. :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-16113625700229712312015-08-10T15:19:53.447-04:002015-08-10T15:19:53.447-04:00That cross-country writing train ride does sound l...That cross-country writing train ride does sound like writing paradise, but if it were me, I'd better not sit next to the window, because I'd be more interested in watching the countryside go by than in putting my thoughts down on paper. <br /><br />Now, now... no humping allowed! Oh, be a rebel. Toss some cayenne on the tracks. (For a hot time...?)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-2193406309032356882015-08-10T15:08:44.226-04:002015-08-10T15:08:44.226-04:00We're willing to go just about anyplace, and w...We're willing to go just about anyplace, and we try to squeeze as much fun as we can out of wherever we go. We figure, with the right attitude, every day is an adventure, and every place can be fun. (Yeah, we do set the bar kinda low... :) )<br /><br />Me, too! A cross-country train trip would be a REAL adventure.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-76280589652704921852015-08-10T12:41:47.084-04:002015-08-10T12:41:47.084-04:00Great post, although having lived in Duluth for so...Great post, although having lived in Duluth for some years, I’m embarrassed to admit I never visited the Southeastern Railway Museum. Kept passing it on the way to Costco, thinking, I have to check that out. Weird how things work. I lived in Seattle for 12 years and never made it up in the Space Needle either. <br /><br />I once took the Verde Canyon Railroad Wilderness Train with a friend. Spectacular. I also traveled England by rail. So comfortable and easy. Made me appreciate the convenience of a small country. :)<br /><br />Loved the bed bug story!<br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">VR Barkowski</a><br />VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-55570114085659468112015-08-09T20:27:43.358-04:002015-08-09T20:27:43.358-04:00We've both always wanted to take a trip by tra...We've both always wanted to take a trip by train. In fact, a year back they were holding this contest where the sponsors would pay for 2 writers to take a trip cross country on a train, so they could just write the whole time. We didn't win, but that's still something we want to try one day. I bet it's writing paradise. Well, unless you're getting humped or you accidentally spill salt on the track and get put to death...A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-33259906952942771302015-08-09T10:29:19.351-04:002015-08-09T10:29:19.351-04:00You and your hubby sure go to some fun places! I&#...You and your hubby sure go to some fun places! I'd love to travel by train across country.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-88212378272184326002015-08-09T08:45:09.344-04:002015-08-09T08:45:09.344-04:00It's good to hear that you still love trains. ...It's good to hear that you still love trains. Too often, when people do something on a regular basis like you did, they stop appreciating and enjoying it. Sounds like trains took you on some wonderful adventures. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-33203333015651599982015-08-09T08:35:44.665-04:002015-08-09T08:35:44.665-04:00That was quite a lot to go through to get to schoo...That was quite a lot to go through to get to school. It's a wonder you weren't all too pooped to pop by the time you got there. My walk to elementary school was only about a mile, (if I took the shortcut across the creek that I was never, ever supposed to take, it was a tad shorter in distance, but longer in time because I found it absolutely necessary to stop there and fool around) and junior high and high school were both considerably farther away, so I rode the school bus most days, and walked other days just because I liked to walk.<br /><br />And yes, of course, it was always snowing, and uphill both ways. :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-78877369204644490602015-08-08T22:08:12.528-04:002015-08-08T22:08:12.528-04:00I love trains. When I lived in England, I took the...I love trains. When I lived in England, I took them every weekend. I traveled to Scotland, Wales, and other parts of England. Trains were always comfortable, relaxing, and relatively efficient.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724376903454176135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-61641390526372858872015-08-08T21:10:42.926-04:002015-08-08T21:10:42.926-04:00Kids still take trains to school today if they go ...Kids still take trains to school today if they go to a school in another town. I remember getting up around six, had to ride my bike to the train station (15 minutes or so), train ride to the town with my high school (30 minutes or so), and then the walk from that train station to the high school (another 25 minutes or so). I guess it's a good thing kids have a lot of energy!<br /><br />(And of course, all of this was done in the snow, uphill both ways...:-) )Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-29253569171814694752015-08-08T15:21:29.938-04:002015-08-08T15:21:29.938-04:00I think it would have been a lot of fun, too. (Wit...I think it would have been a lot of fun, too. (Without the bed bugs!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-57564344350342320212015-08-08T15:13:53.443-04:002015-08-08T15:13:53.443-04:00Steam engines didn't move nearly as quickly as...Steam engines didn't move nearly as quickly as more modern trains like your Eurostar, but riding on any of them would be quite an adventure.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-17274056088361720432015-08-08T15:11:53.753-04:002015-08-08T15:11:53.753-04:00I didn't realize students actually took trains...I didn't realize students actually took trains to school in Europe. How cool! How long did it take you? If it was a longish trip, you must have had to get up reeeeeeally early. I either walked to school or took a bus, and I had to get up before six. That was plenty early enough for me.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-75867581598763490572015-08-08T14:11:02.018-04:002015-08-08T14:11:02.018-04:00Neat photos and interesting information. It must h...Neat photos and interesting information. It must have been fun to travel in those old Pullman cars.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-6111595624113604242015-08-08T06:46:14.571-04:002015-08-08T06:46:14.571-04:00How fascinating. I vaguely remember seeing a steam...How fascinating. I vaguely remember seeing a steam engine in a museum long ago. They really took off. I enjoy train rides. The fastest I've been on is the Eurostar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-4106299721242028072015-08-07T20:39:08.067-04:002015-08-07T20:39:08.067-04:00I love trains and I miss that we don't have th...I love trains and I miss that we don't have them here like in Europe. With school kids taking public transportation to school (no yellow school buses there), I used to ride the train to school for eight years. Great for doing homework!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-2663301095015180152015-08-07T20:27:33.493-04:002015-08-07T20:27:33.493-04:00You're right.The reality probably isn't ne...You're right.The reality probably isn't nearly as romantic as it is in my imagination.<br /><br />Wow, NY to GA is a pretty long trip. If you'd be willing to do it again, it must have been enjoyable. (sigh) Maybe some day...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-27199383682753111862015-08-07T20:23:05.029-04:002015-08-07T20:23:05.029-04:00Yes, I do love history.After all, as my grandchi...Yes, I do love history.After all, as my grandchildren would happily tell you, I've lived so much of it...! <br /><br />I loved that stove, but I sure wouldn't want to be the poor slob stuck with the job of feeding it coal.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-8581354050638634702015-08-07T19:04:44.678-04:002015-08-07T19:04:44.678-04:00There is something romantic about train travel. We...There is something romantic about train travel. Well, not in reality, but in theory.<br /><br />I traveled via Amtrak from NY to GA in the 90s. Turns out it's much more comfortable than bus travel (and takes about the same amount of time). I'd travel by train again if need be...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.com