diff --git a/content/blog/2023/09-25-business-travel-on-amtrak/index.md b/content/blog/2023/09-25-business-travel-on-amtrak/index.md index e19c347..c0a7a17 100644 --- a/content/blog/2023/09-25-business-travel-on-amtrak/index.md +++ b/content/blog/2023/09-25-business-travel-on-amtrak/index.md @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Maybe if I do this enough, I can convince a couple other people to do this. And eventually we'll have more ridership, and maybe Amtrak will get better. I wish I were capable of Great Feats in order to help deal with climate change. -It allows me to continue to be employed, while pretty drastically reducing the carbon emissions I am +Taking the train allows me to continue to be employed, while pretty drastically reducing the carbon emissions I am personally responsible for. Maybe undergoing this pain in the rear, and documenting it, will pave the way for others. diff --git a/content/blog/2023/10-21-how-i-get-from-lmy-to-psc/index.md b/content/blog/2023/10-21-how-i-get-from-lmy-to-psc/index.md index a682ce9..88c7a4e 100644 --- a/content/blog/2023/10-21-how-i-get-from-lmy-to-psc/index.md +++ b/content/blog/2023/10-21-how-i-get-from-lmy-to-psc/index.md @@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ There's a nearly-direct shuttle for $80. I could take a series of two busses for maybe $60 and around 2 hours: I haven't looked into this one too closely because 2 hours is a lot. Or I can drive or have someone else drive me for 40 minutes. -So for I always drive. +I always drive. -If I take the Nissan LEAF, I have to charge it in Santa Fe before I get to Lamy, +If I take the Nissan LEAF (80 miles on a charge), +I have to charge it in Santa Fe before I get to Lamy, so that I have enough of a charge to make it back to Santa Fe when I return. @@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ so I'll typically buy a beer and chat with the owner if the train is late. About an hour after I board, the train stops in Albuquerque for a 40-minute service inspection. I could use that time to walk to a nearby grocery store and pick up food, -but so for I've always brought my own food in a little cloth bag. +but I've always brought my own food in a little cloth bag. I like bringing Tasty-Bites: Indian food in plastic pouches. They're okay cold, and they don't need to be refrigerated. diff --git a/content/blog/2023/10-28-your-first-train-trip/index.md b/content/blog/2023/10-28-your-first-train-trip/index.md index e16a734..1205b95 100644 --- a/content/blog/2023/10-28-your-first-train-trip/index.md +++ b/content/blog/2023/10-28-your-first-train-trip/index.md @@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ There is a café car, but the food there is mostly things that can go in a microwave. It does have beer and wine, which is nice: you're not allowed to bring your own on the train. +I've seen people get kicked off at the next station for violating this *federal law* +or for smoking marijuana (another no-no at the federal level): +don't risk it! But you can bring your own food. Plan it like a picnic for your first short trip!