OT I want to get back to quilting and sewing!

But stuff keeps happening!

My dad is talking about driving to NY.
He does have some short term memory loss, and recent events have
aggravated the problem, whether permanently or temporarily we will not
know for a while.
The thought of him driving 1500 miles alone right now scares the bejeezus
out of me. I totally get that right now he wants to visit his family
here though.

He enjoyed rail travel when he was young and in the army, so I have
emailed Amtrak and asked them to mail him information on senior discounts
and the USA Rail Pass.
He is a bit tight when it comes to money, and the funeral expenses on top
of the medical expenses hurt a bit.
I _think_ that combining the rail pass with the senior discount he might
be able to travel by train more cheaply than flying, and perhaps
comparably to driving. There would be a two hour drive to get to the
departure station, and an hour or two at the end depending on which
station he could arrange. I would bloody well get kiri to drive me to
fetch him from the station at this end, and drive him to a car rental if
it would keep him from the long drive.

Has anyone had any experience with the Amtrak USA Rail Pass?
My one worry is that using it properly seems a little complicated.

I am now going to prep the fabric for Ash's quilt.
Short of a bomb falling on the house nothing is stopping me!
I have already done the math and ought to check it again, but I need
textiles and dyes and thread and accidentally pinning bits to myself and
all right now.
I shall be generous in my measures, and add a half yard to all totals.
I have decided to do this in aquatic colors, and on the largish side
because he is growing like a weed. Boys do that, one minute they are as
big as a loaf of bread, and the next they are 12 years old and sprouting
up like a beanstalk.

NightMist

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"NightMist"


Has anyone had any experience with the Amtrak USA Rail Pass?
My one worry is that using it properly seems a little complicated.

We have dear friends who are 88 years old and wanted to travel from Florida
to Baltimore where they used to live and where their DS lives. We drove
them to the Amtrak railroad station to check on tickets and they decided to
get a small bedroom compartment because it has a small restroom and he has
problems. He did not think the cost was very much more after considering he
would not have to wait if he "had to go" and they could lay down to sleep
for the overnight trip. They thought about the trip a few months, and made
arrangements to be picked up at the destination. He paid for the tickets
online ahead of time. He has said they would do it again some other time.
HTH
Barbara in SC during the summer and FL during the winter

I'm glad Barbara knew about Amtrak - especially the being able to have his
own restroom. The first thing our high school Spanish teacher taught us was
how to say "Where is the bathroom?" It's important to old folks taking
diuretics, and our bp meds seriously attack our short term memory.
Hugs and sincere sympathy to you NM. It is so very tough to lose your
mother even if she did have serious directions left with her pastor. Tough
anyway; nobody loves you like your mother.
That said, truly sincerely - do share with us how you went about flying
with your photo id being delayed. What guidance can you give us if we get
in that sort of trauma?
What proof of id did they accept in such an emergency? Polly


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"NightMist"


Has anyone had any experience with the Amtrak USA Rail Pass?
My one worry is that using it properly seems a little complicated.

We have dear friends who are 88 years old and wanted to travel from
Florida to Baltimore where they used to live and where their DS lives. We
drove them to the Amtrak railroad station to check on tickets and they
decided to get a small bedroom compartment because it has a small
restroom and he has problems. He did not think the cost was very much
more after considering he would not have to wait if he "had to go" and
they could lay down to sleep for the overnight trip. They thought about
the trip a few months, and made arrangements to be picked up at the
destination. He paid for the tickets online ahead of time. He has said
they would do it again some other time. HTH
Barbara in SC during the summer and FL during the winter

On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:08:41 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:

That said, truly sincerely - do share with us how you went about
flying
with your photo id being delayed. What guidance can you give us if we
get in that sort of trauma?
What proof of id did they accept in such an emergency? Polly

When I found out I was going to have to fly, I immediately went through
and found out what ID I would need, and discovered that my DMV non-driver
ID had expired and nobody, including me, had noticed. The DMV is
supposed to send you notice and forms when it is due to expire, but they
hadn't.
So I scooted on down to the local office and immediately renewed the
thing. If my schedule had not changed the new card would have gotten
here in time. They did give me a paper temporary card, and that is what
worked when I had to go earlier than expected. I gave the proper people
my temporary card paired with the expired photo card, and they were all
perfectly happy with it.

I was more worried about metal detectors, but I didn't have to go through
one. They just X-rayed all my carry on stuff and my shoes, and took
"naughty antler pictures" of me. In other words I got to stand in the
thing and make antlers on my head with my hands, and they took one of
"those" pictures that some people made such a fuss about a little bit
ago.
Oh, and they had to search my hair.
Made me glad I had not put it up the first time, and being forewarned I
left it down the second. I suppose they were looking for a cleverly
concealed garrote or something.

NightMist


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Oh dear. With my hair down, I look like Willie Nelson on a bad day. Polly

"NightMist" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:08:41 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:

That said, truly sincerely - do share with us how you went about
flying
with your photo id being delayed. What guidance can you give us if we
get in that sort of trauma?
What proof of id did they accept in such an emergency? Polly

When I found out I was going to have to fly, I immediately went through
and found out what ID I would need, and discovered that my DMV non-driver
ID had expired and nobody, including me, had noticed. The DMV is
supposed to send you notice and forms when it is due to expire, but they
hadn't.
So I scooted on down to the local office and immediately renewed the
thing. If my schedule had not changed the new card would have gotten
here in time. They did give me a paper temporary card, and that is what
worked when I had to go earlier than expected. I gave the proper people
my temporary card paired with the expired photo card, and they were all
perfectly happy with it.

I was more worried about metal detectors, but I didn't have to go through
one. They just X-rayed all my carry on stuff and my shoes, and took
"naughty antler pictures" of me. In other words I got to stand in the
thing and make antlers on my head with my hands, and they took one of
"those" pictures that some people made such a fuss about a little bit
ago.
Oh, and they had to search my hair.
Made me glad I had not put it up the first time, and being forewarned I
left it down the second. I suppose they were looking for a cleverly
concealed garrote or something.

NightMist


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I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower?