Wilbur ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 9, 2020 But the weather guru's are calling for wind, record rain and freezing rain and snow. I need to get to Montreal during the storm so should I drive, airline or train? What say you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted January 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 9, 2020 When Mrs. Silly and I go to Montreal, we're planning to take the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, Wilbur said: But the weather guru's are calling for wind, record rain and freezing rain and snow. I need to get to Montreal during the storm so should I drive, airline or train? What say you? Borrow the bosses ride.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 9, 2020 Since 1978, I've always taken an airline to get to Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted January 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, jsharr said: Borrow the bosses ride.... Toronto and Montreal airports have already issued bans on corporate aircraft in anticipation of the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted January 9, 2020 To minimize delays, I am thinking train. I haven't been on a train in years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Wilbur said: Toronto and Montreal airports have already issued bans on corporate aircraft in anticipation of the weather. If you borrow it, it is just a joy ride, not some uptight corporate gig. Do a few loops or a barrel roll so the tower guys can see you are just out having fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, Wilbur said: To minimize delays, I am thinking train. I haven't been on a train in years. Yeah like trains run a real tight ship when it comes to schedules... Maybe you Canadians have this figured out but Amtrack takes schedules as recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, jsharr said: If you borrow it, it is just a joy ride, not some uptight corporate gig. Do a few loops or a barrel roll so the tower guys can see you are just out having fun. Next year, I think I will train in Dallas.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, Kzoo said: Yeah like trains run a real tight ship when it comes to schedules... Maybe you Canadians have this figured out but Amtrack takes schedules as recommendations. Amtrak is reliant on coal supply. We have modern trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 9, 2020 "Wilbur, you just did an incredibly brave thing... What you should have done was land your plane in Richardson! You don't own that plane! Your boss does! Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9, 2020 Share #12 Posted January 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Wilbur said: Amtrak is reliant on coal supply. We have modern trains. Amtrak runs on borrowed tracks with antiquated staffing regulations. Ever sit at a crossroads with a gravel road in Iowa for and hour and a half for a new Porter because the current one has worked their allotted hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #13 Posted January 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, Wilbur said: To minimize delays, I am thinking train. I haven't been on a train in years. Don't forget to tweet about your accomodations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted January 9, 2020 Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 9, 2020 Share #15 Posted January 9, 2020 Does the Snowpiercer run through Montreal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 9, 2020 Share #16 Posted January 9, 2020 27 minutes ago, jsharr said: Don't forget to tweet about your accomodations. Did you see the response from the train on this..., where they responded they wished she had of also tweeted about the first class seating they gave her for the rest if her trip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #17 Posted January 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Zephyr said: Did you see the response from the train on this..., where they responded they wished she had of also tweeted about the first class seating they gave her for the rest if her trip She sort of had first class when she staged the pic as I understand it. But the train broke down and they had to take a back up train for a short bit. She just neglected to tell that part until the train company called her bluff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #18 Posted January 9, 2020 My suggestions would be snowmobile, dog sled, fat bike, or snowshoes. You're welcome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9, 2020 Share #19 Posted January 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, smudge said: My suggestions would be snowmobile, dog sled, fat bike, or snowshoes. You're welcome. All good non-political options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted January 9, 2020 Share #20 Posted January 9, 2020 Just keep in mind that you may not be the only genius who ditches air travel for rail. I'd leave early if I was you. My parents may be facing an ice storm in the St. Lawrence River Valley. My Dad is on oxygen 24/7. It generates through electricity. They have two spare batteries that can be recharged with a car battery. Other than that they need to get to a hospital (7 miles away) or a firehouse (1 mile away, I think) to have an oxygen source. Or maybe one of their neighbors has a generator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #21 Posted January 9, 2020 See if @Digital_photog can lend you a couple of dogs and some equipment. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #22 Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Kzoo said: Amtrak runs on borrowed tracks with antiquated staffing regulations. Ever sit at a crossroads with a gravel road in Iowa for and hour and a half for a new Porter because the current one has worked their allotted hours? Hell, we've sat in a pu towing a boat waiting at a crossing for the crews to change for a coal train in Montana. The potential for his happened more frequently as the trains got longer. Made for a long fishing trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #23 Posted January 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Kzoo said: All good non-political options. Heck I was going to suggest he ask bikeman for the method with the smallest carbon footprint, so that he would have the least impact on climate change and global warming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9, 2020 Share #24 Posted January 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: Hell, we've sat in a pu towing a boat waiting for the crews to change for a coal train in Montana. The potential for his happened more frequently as the trains got longer. Made for a long fishing trip. You were trying to catch fish not a connecting train in Chicago... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #25 Posted January 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Kzoo said: You were trying to catch fish not a connecting train in Chicago... The only cars you can catch fish in on a trainer are the tanker cars or maybe the dining car. Were it me, I would just head to the club car for cocktails and some of those gold fished shaped crackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share #26 Posted January 9, 2020 31 minutes ago, smudge said: My suggestions would be snowmobile, dog sled, fat bike, or snowshoes. You're welcome. Please don't take this the wrong way, but.. SCREW THAT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9, 2020 Share #27 Posted January 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, jsharr said: The only cars you can catch fish in on a trainer are the tanker cars or maybe the dining car. Were it me, I would just head to the club car for cocktails and some of those gold fished shaped crackers. That might be your dumbest post ever. Wait, not really but close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #28 Posted January 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: That might be your dumbest post ever. Wait, not really but close. Okay, Mr, Know It All, were is the best place to catch fish on a train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9, 2020 Share #29 Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, jsharr said: Okay, Mr, Know It All, were is the best place to catch fish on a train? Trolling off the back of the last car as it crosses the river. geeeeesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #30 Posted January 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, jsharr said: Okay, Mr, Know It All, were is the best place to catch fish on a train? OK, I added waiting at a crossing, so your craziness can stop. " Hell, we've sat in a pu towing a boat waiting at a crossing for the crews to change for a coal train in Montana. The potential for his happened more frequently as the trains got longer. Made for a long fishing trip. " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #31 Posted January 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: OK, I added waiting at a crossing, so your craziness can stop. " Hell, we've sat in a pu towing a boat waiting at a crossing for the crews to change for a coal train in Montana. The potential for his happened more frequently as the trains got longer. Made for a long fishing trip. " If the train stopped at a crossing, maybe you could see if there was a pond nearby to put the boat in and fish. Much better odds in a pond than on a train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #32 Posted January 9, 2020 33 minutes ago, jsharr said: If the train stopped at a crossing, maybe you could see if there was a pond nearby to put the boat in and fish. Much better odds in a pond than on a train. I really do not have time to explain this to an "Aggie". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #33 Posted January 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: I really do not have time to explain this to an "Aggie". So this couple is out for a drive and see a man sitting in a rowboat with a fishing pole on a hill in the middle of a large pasture. Nothing in site except for a farmhouse on a hill across the pasture, so they decide to stop at the farmhouse and check. They knock on the door and a man in overalls and an A&M cap answers the door. The couple tells the man about the guy in the boat and farmer explains that the man is his Aggie brother and thanks them. He then walks over to a rowboat beside the farm house and climbs in. The couple asks him what he is doing, and the tells them he is going to go get his brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 9, 2020 Share #34 Posted January 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Kzoo said: All good non-political options. And excellent Yooper options! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 10, 2020 Share #35 Posted January 10, 2020 If I had to get there, I'd leave early and drive, or take the dirigible. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 10, 2020 Share #36 Posted January 10, 2020 If there is a train to Montreal with very few stops....it may not arrive on time. It is not Europe. I have taken the Toronto-Montreal train ...in the summer, spring only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted January 10, 2020 Share #37 Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Kirby said: If I had to get there, I'd leave early and drive, or take the dirigible. Dirigibles aren’t lighter than air when they’re encased in ice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted January 10, 2020 Share #38 Posted January 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Wilbur said: Please don't take this the wrong way, but.. SCREW THAT! Hey, I have 3 of the 4. I could loan you skis instead of the snowmobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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