How's the Adirondack these days?

[Amtrak Cajun]

Thats strange, English Channels, French guide. Id love to slap the stoner who thought that it would be funny to confuse travelers, no not the_traveler, but travelerssss.....by giving them English channels with French guides.

 

[the_traveler]

The cab driver may "peel" off and burn some rubber?

It was probably that Franco-English that Penny spoke!

Either that, or she tried to speak Floridian!

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

Jinx, you owe me a coke traveler. We both posted at 9:15pm. I will collect said beverage upon meeting you good sir.

 

[the_traveler]

1346811338[/url]' post='391809']Thats strange, English Channels, French guide. Id love to slap the stoner who thought that it would be funny to confuse travelers, no not the_traveler, but travelerssss.....by giving them English channels with French guides.

I resemble that remark, both of them, eh!

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

Ive actually traveled across all of the Provinces with my family. One of the most beautiful spots I feel is St. Johns New Brunswick.

I resemble alot of remarks traveler, we should discuss that at some point. hahaha.

Ive derailed this thread, sorry guys. lets see where were we. Oh yes, Penny, Adirondack..something, something.

 

[pennyk]

Thats strange, English Channels, French guide. Id love to slap the stoner who thought that it would be funny to confuse travelers, no not the_traveler, but travelerssss.....by giving them English channels with French guides.

Fortunately, the channel guide is very easy to figure out, even for a Floridian, Dave. NBC is the same in French and English. :lol:

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

Lucky being of Cajun heritage, I can sort of deal with the French/English mix.

 

[pennyk]

Lucky being of Cajun heritage, I can sort of deal with the French/English mix.

Being from Florida, I am better with Spanglish. :lol:

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

Speaking of Spanglish, funny story for you. Any time you ride a certain bus line of canine persuasion, the English message about "we are arriving at said terminal and if you are going to x you board at gate blah, or y, you board at gate blah" usually takes about 3 minutes. They start this message about 8 minutes out from the terminal!! You may think to yourself, but Ant, the math doesnt add up. Heres why, the rest of the 5 minutes is spent saying that same message in Spanish, and by the time he finishes the message, he is pulling into the gate area. I used to laugh so hard, it was just funny if you think about it. No offense to anyone of course, its just funny when that certain bus line is involved.

 

[the_traveler]

And I'm better at New Englandese. Chow-dah, lobs-tah, etc...

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

You just put ah at the end of everything, not that hard buddy.

When I enter the northeast, and I hear people talk, Im afraid Im gonna get whacked at any second. *KIDDING*

I actually like the northeast, they have some good chowder there, and bread bowls with chowder in them. MMMMM. I will ride a regional train or an acela one day, Id love to experience the Acela, I see them all pretty and fast and it makes Ant go ooooooohhhhhh prettttyyyyyy. Haha.

Anyone wanna take me on an Acela ride the next time I hit the northeast? maybe the next time I plan a trip up, Ill leave some time for other train rides, like the acela, or something.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

And I'm better at New Englandese. Chow-dah, lobs-tah, etc...

When we met at NTD, did you think I was from New England? People are always asking where I'm from as I sound, to them, like I'm from Boston or England.

I spent my first 11 years in GA then the rest has been here in DE. I keep saying that I need to go to Boston to find out what I sound like.

 

[the_traveler]

And I'm better at New Englandese. Chow-dah, lobs-tah, etc...

When we met at NTD, did you think I was from New England? People are always asking where I'm from as I sound, to them, like I'm from Boston or England.

I spent my first 11 years in GA then the rest has been here in DE. I keep saying that I need to go to Boston to find out what I sound like.

To speak true Bostonese, you can not pronounce any "R"s, If a word has an "R" in it, substitute "ah"!

I grew up in upstate New York, moved to Nevada and Arizona before finally settling in Rhode Island, Still people think that I do not speak American!

 

[AmtrakBlue]

And I'm better at New Englandese. Chow-dah, lobs-tah, etc...

When we met at NTD, did you think I was from New England? People are always asking where I'm from as I sound, to them, like I'm from Boston or England.

I spent my first 11 years in GA then the rest has been here in DE. I keep saying that I need to go to Boston to find out what I sound like.

To speak true Bostonese, you can not pronounce any "R"s, If a word has an "R" in it, substitute "ah"!

I grew up in upstate New York, moved to Nevada and Arizona before finally settling in Rhode Island, Still people think that I do not speak American!

Hmm? How does one handle the R if one tends to pronounce her R's like W's and her W's like R's? Doesn't help that my maiden name starts with an R and my married name starts with a W. :blink:

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

Thats a bit of a predicament there AB. Haha.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Thats a bit of a predicament there AB. Haha.

Yeah, it is. I got in the habit a long time ago just to spell my last name for people. Of course, now that I've been learning ASL, maybe I should just fingerspell my name...think that would work?

 

[the_traveler]

Only if you use BSL (Bostonian Sign Language)!

Much involves using only 1 finger!

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Only if you use BSL (Bostonian Sign Language)!

Much involves using only 1 finger!

Good thing you clarified the BSL, which, in reality, is British Sign Language.

I think the 1 finger sign is universal. Though my first ASL teacher told us (in sign because our classes are voice-off) that she learned NOT to use the ASL for the letter T in France.

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

Oh, Im sure Penny will come back and smack us with some sweet maple bacon or something.

I love sweet maple bacon. Best...stuff....everrrrr.

Sorry for the Adirondack derailment *see what I did there?*

I hope the REAL Adirondack dosen't derail!

 

[the_traveler]

Me too. The REAL Adirondack is a mountain range with many mountains above 4,000 feet! It would take a MAJOR MAJOR earthquake for all of them to derail!

I hope the Adirondack (train) doesn't derail either.

 

[Donctor]

Me too. The REAL Adirondack is a mountain range with many mountains above 4,000 feet! It would take a MAJOR MAJOR earthquake for all of them to derail!

We'd probably get splashed over here on the other side of Champlain.

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

Evidently, you all saw what I did there. Haha, good comebacks. I love AU.

Anthony

 

[guest]

You know that you can walk underground from the Montreal train station to the Rue Peel exit literally across the street from the Residence Inn at the corner of Sherbrooke! Not really necessary this time of year but it sure is nice to do when you are in Montreal in the winter!

 

[pennyk]

You know that you can walk underground from the Montreal train station to the Rue Peel exit literally across the street from the Residence Inn at the corner of Sherbrooke! Not really necessary this time of year but it sure is nice to do when you are in Montreal in the winter!

I can be a bit directionally challenged at times :lol: and I would be afraid of getting lost underground. I arrived back in Montreal this morning from Halifax and rain was predicted. In asked the locals about walking underground and they told me it is a much longer walk and could be confusing. It was not raining when I arrived and I made the walk above around very easily.

One of the locals told me that it gets colder in Montreal than it does in Moscow in the winter. Could that be true?

The Adirondack was just getting ready to board when I arrived in Montreal. I am on Sunday's (tomorrow's) train, which is almost sold out. I guess I will not have 2 seats to myself.

 

[AlanB]

One of the locals told me that it gets colder in Montreal than it does in Moscow in the winter. Could that be true?

Not sure about that one, but I can tell you that it can get very cold there. However, I think that Timmins still beats Montreal in that department.

The Adirondack was just getting ready to board when I arrived in Montreal. I am on Sunday's (tomorrow's) train, which is almost sold out. I guess I will not have 2 seats to myself.

And if you want a window seat, get there at least an hour before departure so as to be near the head of the line. It grows very fast! Or pay the hefty tip for a Redcap to take your bags down early and secure a seat for you.

That said, the train isn't sold out out of Montreal, it's sold out as of Albany. I can still buy 8 tickets between Montreal and Schenectady for tomorrow. I'm sure that there will still be a considerable crowd crossing the border with you, but it won't be a sell out until Albany.