I was watching the tube this morning when a commercial came on about a razor that is guaranteed to last a lifetime. WOW I thought, that must be some razor. The commercial went on to talk about the super great steel the razor blade was made from and yadda....
Then they say. If I order right away they would ship me an additional razor if I just pay the shipping charge.
Now they exclaim that's getting a second one free!
So I'm wondering: If this razor is guaranteed to last me a life time why do I need a second one?
Friday, September 14, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Suddenly?
I was watching TV. A couple of guys tromping through the country side were looking for spitting cobras. They took a break for lunch or coffee or something. Then the guy said, "We were interupted when the phone suddenly rang."
How else does a phone ring?
How else does a phone ring?
Friday, January 26, 2007
AMTRAK - The Return Trip
I saw: 2 bald eagles, 1 buck and 1 doe actually swimming across the Colorado River, 1 red fox, 1 herd of elk. I also found out there are exactly 30 tunnels between Denver and the Moffett Tunnel. The Moffett Tunnel is 6.2 miles long and smells (stinks) like diesel exhaust. The Gore Canyon is beautiful. The train travels next to the Colorado River for over 200 miles.
My hat is also off to the engineer who gave infomation about the sights along the way. He obviously was a train buff and also knew his history. There ought to be a book you can buy that will give you the same infomation.
If I had known what I was missing on the trip TO Denver I would have been really pissed off. But seeing the sights on the return trip was awsome. I can't imagine the people digging the tunnels and laying the track through the Rocky Mountains. Even with todays tools and technology it would be a daunting task.
I can only say the trip was inspiring and I would think a summer trip would be nice to see the difference.
For $44 each way it is a good deal.... if your not in a hurry.
My hat is also off to the engineer who gave infomation about the sights along the way. He obviously was a train buff and also knew his history. There ought to be a book you can buy that will give you the same infomation.
If I had known what I was missing on the trip TO Denver I would have been really pissed off. But seeing the sights on the return trip was awsome. I can't imagine the people digging the tunnels and laying the track through the Rocky Mountains. Even with todays tools and technology it would be a daunting task.
I can only say the trip was inspiring and I would think a summer trip would be nice to see the difference.
For $44 each way it is a good deal.... if your not in a hurry.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
AMTRAK... This is different
I took the train to Denver. I was looking forward to seeing the glorious Colorado scenery. Glenwood Canyon, Gore Canyon, Moffett Tunnel... I was excited. The train is scheduled to leave around 10:30 AM so there should be daylight most of the trip.
The morning of the trip I checked the internet to see if the train was on schedule. It was running 3 hours late. No problem, still plenty of time to see the sights. At noon I checked again, it was now running 4 hours late. It seemed like every time I checked the train was getting later. The last time I checked the internet is said it would be leaving 6 hours late or about 4:30 PM.
I went to the train station. Immediately following my arrival they moved the schedule out another half hour. There wasn't going to be much sight seeing on this trip. The train came, I got on, the sun sunk behind the Colorado Monument and we left... 7 hours late.
Inside the coach car that I was assigned the seats were large with plenty of leg room. I'm over 6 feet tall and I could stretch out. For this much room on a plane you would have to pay 4 times the current rate.
We were off. Better late than never. I called my son in Denver and told him to not wait up as it would be well after midnight before I arrived.
I was glad I had a good book, a large jacket to act as a blanket and a couple of sandwiches in my bag. I settled in.
It was a long night. Remember the old saying, "like two passing trains in the night." I can tell you that it is very appropriate. You need to take the train to really understand it. You know they are there but just can't see 'em... like camouflage.
I finally arrived in Denver at 3:30 AM. The weirdest thing happened. In the rail yard the train kept stopping and the engineer would get out of the engine and walk ahead of the train for may 20 yards. He would inspect something, maybe a switch, and then get back in the engine. He did this about 3 times that I could see. Then the train started backing up. I didn't have a clue as to what was going on. Much to my surprise we backed into Denver's Union Station! I thought the engineer must have missed a turn or something. I found out later that all passenger trains have to back in. Apparently when they built Coors Field (baseball) something had to give and the powers that be decided it was railroad tracks. Pretty retarded if you ask me.
At any rate, I made it. Bored stiff, cold, and very late.
About the return trip soon.
The morning of the trip I checked the internet to see if the train was on schedule. It was running 3 hours late. No problem, still plenty of time to see the sights. At noon I checked again, it was now running 4 hours late. It seemed like every time I checked the train was getting later. The last time I checked the internet is said it would be leaving 6 hours late or about 4:30 PM.
I went to the train station. Immediately following my arrival they moved the schedule out another half hour. There wasn't going to be much sight seeing on this trip. The train came, I got on, the sun sunk behind the Colorado Monument and we left... 7 hours late.
Inside the coach car that I was assigned the seats were large with plenty of leg room. I'm over 6 feet tall and I could stretch out. For this much room on a plane you would have to pay 4 times the current rate.
We were off. Better late than never. I called my son in Denver and told him to not wait up as it would be well after midnight before I arrived.
I was glad I had a good book, a large jacket to act as a blanket and a couple of sandwiches in my bag. I settled in.
It was a long night. Remember the old saying, "like two passing trains in the night." I can tell you that it is very appropriate. You need to take the train to really understand it. You know they are there but just can't see 'em... like camouflage.
I finally arrived in Denver at 3:30 AM. The weirdest thing happened. In the rail yard the train kept stopping and the engineer would get out of the engine and walk ahead of the train for may 20 yards. He would inspect something, maybe a switch, and then get back in the engine. He did this about 3 times that I could see. Then the train started backing up. I didn't have a clue as to what was going on. Much to my surprise we backed into Denver's Union Station! I thought the engineer must have missed a turn or something. I found out later that all passenger trains have to back in. Apparently when they built Coors Field (baseball) something had to give and the powers that be decided it was railroad tracks. Pretty retarded if you ask me.
At any rate, I made it. Bored stiff, cold, and very late.
About the return trip soon.
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