Roomette Etiquette

[dabrilloman]

:lol:remember no hanky panky in the roomettes there is no mile high club on amtrak lol lol lol :lol: :lol:

Says who? With the nice roomettes and bedrooms I am sure there will be many members of 'mile long club' or something like that

I guess the "60 Minute Man" could then also be called the "60 Mile Man"?

 

[lthanlon]

Speaking of baseball caps, I have often wondered why so many men do not take them off while dining on the train and in restaurants. Same with those wide brimmed Western hats. It seems so declasse.

I've never, ever worn my Stetson in a restaurant or while in a dining car. I do wear it in the Sightseer Lounge and while I'm in the station and in bars. In some romantic situations I've been told, "You can leave the hat on," but it would be inappropriate to provide details here. :blush:

 

[debmep]

Always heard it was the "80 Mile per hour club". I will neither confirm or deny that we became members on our anniversary celebration SWC roomette trip last month.

 

[fillyjonk]

Once on the EB a Canadian oil field roustabout appeared in the diner one morning dressed in wife-beater T-shirt, pajama shorts, baseball cap and bare feet. The lead SA sent him back after she caught her breath. The entire diner cheered. The night before he had boasted at length about his career in Big Oil and the boasts grew louder the more he drank.

Speaking of baseball caps, I have often wondered why so many men do not take them off while dining on the train and in restaurants. Same with those wide brimmed Western hats. It seems so declasse.

Interesting: I live in Oklahoma and a number of the men (not just the older generation) wear Stetsons, and every one of them that I know takes them off in restaurants/at the table/when they go into a church/ so on and so forth.

I guess their mommas raised them better than the guys you are seeing?

 

[amtkstn]

It's the 79 mph club.

 

[lthanlon]

It's the 79 mph club.

My employer once rejected a cartoon that showed a smiling couple alighting from a Superliner car as the woman exclaims, "Just wait till I tell my girlfriends I've joined the 10-feet-high club!"

 

[pennyk]

I go "au natural"!

I wonder why people run away?

NOW we know why Penny makes "wrong" turns.... :giggle:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Those turns would be right/correct turns. :giggle: :giggle:

 

[City of Miami]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

Henry, the reason I wear a baseball cap in the diner is the same reason I wear one anywhere: to keep the sun out of my eyes.

 

[GoldenSpike]

...older fellow in bunny-patterned PJs.

Add to that the one I saw late at night on the way to the restroom: tshirt and skivvies only.

 

[Shortline]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

And THAT folks, is why I think it's a bad idea to put sinks, but no toilet in the new Viewliner sleepers.....not everyone remembers to bring their jug.....Either leave the toilet in there, or take it AND the sink out. Or, they might as well plan on replacng the hand soap bars with urinal cakes.....

 

[pennyk]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

And THAT folks, is why I think it's a bad idea to put sinks, but no toilet in the new Viewliner sleepers.....not everyone remembers to bring their jug.....Either leave the toilet in there, or take it AND the sink out. Or, they might as well plan on replacng the hand soap bars with urinal cakes.....

So sinks double as urinals for men.

YUCK!!!!!!

 

[AmtrakBlue]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

And THAT folks, is why I think it's a bad idea to put sinks, but no toilet in the new Viewliner sleepers.....not everyone remembers to bring their jug.....Either leave the toilet in there, or take it AND the sink out. Or, they might as well plan on replacng the hand soap bars with urinal cakes.....

So sinks double as urinals for men.

YUCK!!!!!!

Any tree, I mean ...

 

[ColdRain&Snow]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

~TMI~

 

[zephyr17]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

~TMI~

Reminds me of signs at some rest areas in Washington, specifically at Ryegrass Summit on I-90. A picture of a gallon milk jug title with "THIS IS NOT A URINAL!"

 

[white rabbitt]

I go "au natural"!

I wonder why people run away?

:lol:

:lol:

i would give a million bucks to see u walk into the diner'

au natural with just a stetson and a smile that would be so funny

:lol:

 

[ColdRain&Snow]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

~TMI~

Reminds me of signs at some rest areas in Washington, specifically at Ryegrass Summit on I-90. A picture of a gallon milk jug title with "THIS IS NOT A URINAL!"

I'll tell you what...if I ever catch a guy walking through my sleeper with a container full of urine, I will confront and excoriate him on the spot. Need to pee that bad in a Superliner Roomette overnight and too lazy to use the lavatory? Then spring for a bedroom for chrissakes. The shameless degeneracy of some people is truly baffling.   

 

[JayPea]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

~TMI~

Reminds me of signs at some rest areas in Washington, specifically at Ryegrass Summit on I-90. A picture of a gallon milk jug title with "THIS IS NOT A URINAL!"

I recall seeing those signs as well. I remember the one you specifically mention at Ryegrass Summit.

 

[Ryan]

Happy Anniversary Ryan!!

Thanks!

It's the 79 mph club.

Not on the Southwest Chief!

 

[leemell]

Once on the EB a Canadian oil field roustabout appeared in the diner one morning dressed in wife-beater T-shirt, pajama shorts, baseball cap and bare feet. The lead SA sent him back after she caught her breath. The entire diner cheered. The night before he had boasted at length about his career in Big Oil and the boasts grew louder the more he drank.

Speaking of baseball caps, I have often wondered why so many men do not take them off while dining on the train and in restaurants. Same with those wide brimmed Western hats. It seems so declasse.

Interesting: I live in Oklahoma and a number of the men (not just the older generation) wear Stetsons, and every one of them that I know takes them off in restaurants/at the table/when they go into a church/ so on and so forth.

I guess their mommas raised them better than the guys you are seeing?

I never wore hats until I went into the service. The etiquette there was very simple, if you are under cover, your cover comes off. I've adhered to that ever since (about 50 years now). Works for me everywhere.

Edit: Spelling

 

[bryan9]

I'm most comfortable sleeping in a big, roomy, extra-long T-shirt and sweat pants... positioned at the roomette's doorway, and ready to go, are a pair of flip-flops. Nothing lewd, nude, or crude, mind you -- just efficient and comfortable. I'm out and back with a minimum of fuss, and right back to sleep.

 

[john6185]

I have started keeping an empty jug (large-mouthed ) in the roomette.

~TMI~

Reminds me of signs at some rest areas in Washington, specifically at Ryegrass Summit on I-90. A picture of a gallon milk jug title with "THIS IS NOT A URINAL!"

I remember the time the wife and I took an 8,000 mile trip across the northern tier of the US and people of all type were on the train. It was cold and people were covered with blankets and I swear the next morning when everyone got off, there were several clear plastic disposable cups that didn't have lemonade inside. As a matter of fact, some of the cars smelled real bad...