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Are you even reading anything I write? I AGREE that smoking should not be allowed on trains, and not just because of allergies. What I'm saying is that smoking itself (in your private home/car) should not be illegal. The candy bar comparison was to illustrate that just because something is...

Have you been to Union Station? The lounge is off the Great Hall, near the automatic doors to the ticketing area. If you've never been there, it's like walking half a block. If you have mobility issues, you can request a Red Cap. They have motorized carts and drive groups of people to the trains.

And if I were alerted that someone near me were allergic to peanuts, I would not eat a Snickers near them.

You guys are missing the point and making the wrong comparison. It is illegal to smoke indoors for the very reasons you both mentioned. It does not make sense to make smoking itself illegal when smoking in the privacy of your home or car does not affect other people. That is where the line is...

That's my other big reason. When I sit in the lower level, I feel like I'm hanging out in a basement. Between the lack of windows and the number of people, I get claustrophobic, even though it's a large, open space.

The lounge was relocated to a new area of the station a few years ago. It is spacious and gorgeous. I choose to sit in the upper level, where it's less crowded and I have a view of Canal Street. Most people seem to congregate in the lower level, near the televisions. There's also a nice kids'...

Prohibition does not work. This has been proven time and time again. Many things can kill you, so making tobacco illegal is a slippery slope. You could argue that sugary and fatty foods kill people, so maybe we should make Doritos and Snickers illegal too. Tobacco is a choice (just like sugary...

During the day, yes (but be smart about it). You can catch the Q Line (light rail) from the station. As for nearby sights, you have the Motown Museum, Fisher Building, Wayne State University's campus, Detroit History Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, and some other museums. Parts of Detroit...

Years of "smoking sections" proved that's impossible. That's why you can't smoke indoors now.

Yes.

I have a MUCH higher chance of dying in a car crash on the way to and from work every day than I do of dying from Covid. So no, I'm not scared, but I don't see the point in traveling right now since most things are closed. I also don’t want to risk catching it and spreading it to others who are...

25% indoor and 75% outdoor I received an email about it today; I’m signed up for ABQ travel updates. :)

It generally means that someone was either crossing or walking on the tracks and was hit.

I'm so sorry to hear this. Archie was a beautiful dog, and I know you loved him dearly.

Others on this forum have mentioned leaving the bed down for this reason. More commonly, the top bunk is left down so that one can choose to nap or sit.

Mine was taken at a party many years ago. I like it because I had no idea my friend was about to take a picture, so the look on my face is genuine. People who know me well recognize it as the look I get either shortly before or after I make a smarta** remark. In the full version, my friend (cut...

This is one of those junk science claims that came out early in the pandemic. Smokers are not less likely to catch it, and if they DO catch it, their compromised lungs can be a detriment.

They're called ghost signs. :)

I've never done a true quarantine, but I've taken many trips to Chicago where I just holed up in my room for a couple days so I could get some work done while also feeling like I was on vacation. Many of the hotels have a fridge in the room now. If it doesn't come standard, you can usually...

This leaves Kalamazoo with just Delta. AZO is primarily used by business travelers. The rest of us almost always drive to Grand Rapids, Detroit, or Chicago.