Climate Change

[synistar]

Same shit why fast internet and 4G isn't everywhere: not cost effective to build the infrastructure for so few customers.

[Niiro]

tl;dr suburbia was a mistake

[Salodin]

tl;dr suburbia was a mistake

When you realize the city folk are browsing with fiber, and were here stuck on stupid cable, you begin to agree with this.

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[archibaldcrane]

I live like a mile from downtown Los Angeles and still have no fiber options

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[Zetanio]

very accurate train talk.

All true, we are basically specifically supposed to NOT have fast trains.

It's really shitty that all the rail outside the northeast corridor is owned by freight lines because even scenic fun train rides like the Cardinal, Southwest Chief and Empire Builder are subject to huge delays and stoppages due to track rights.

[Restrat]

I live in Manhattan and have only one option for internet, and it's not fiber

[synistar]

It's really shitty that all the rail outside the northeast corridor is owned by freight lines because even scenic fun train rides like the Cardinal, Southwest Chief and Empire Builder are subject to huge delays and stoppages due to track rights.

Thanks for recommending my next train trip vacation. I enjoyed the Coast Starlight run and wanted to either do Southwest Chief or Texas Eagle going LA to Chicago.

[Zetanio]

I live in Manhattan and have only one option for internet, and it's not fiber

Where do you live? Every building I've been in has had FiOS or at least Time Warner fiber.

[Zetanio]

Thanks for recommending my next train trip vacation. I enjoyed the Coast Starlight run and wanted to either do Southwest Chief or Texas Eagle going LA to Chicago.

The Chief is incredible by all accounts. I was planning on the Empire Builder sometime next spring but it's too variable of a run without internet. Can't be out of touch for work for that long.

[Zealot]

Where do you live? Every building I've been in has had FiOS or at least Time Warner fiber.

My Dad works for Verizon and spends months every year in the city replacing old cabling with fiber so this is surprising to me as well. Then again, it is a lot of cable to replace.

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[Zetanio]

My Dad works for Verizon and spends months every year in the city replacing old cabling with fiber so this is surprising to me as well. Then again, it is a lot of cable to replace.

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True but the process began a longgggg time ago. Most places at least have a 100 down option these days.

[Zealot]

They also give him like $50-80 a day for food when he gets sent there and he makes baloney sandwiches in his room and pockets the rest. I know the savings probably work out to a lot but it drives me crazy every time I think about it.

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[Fondue]

The Chief is incredible by all accounts. I was planning on the Empire Builder sometime next spring but it's too variable of a run without internet. Can't be out of touch for work for that long.

I've been on a train one time from Cincinnati to denver, trip over there was 5/10 meh. On the way back though it sucked some lady standing too close to the edge of the platform under it and ran her over, the baby she was holding miraculously bounced under the train between the tracks.

The train was stopped for hours before they made us all get off and ride a greyhound bus back to Cincinnati and this was all on thanksgiving.

0/10 trip will never ride a US train again

[Zetanio]

Jesus christ. I wouldn't after that.

[Xno Kappa]

I live in Manhattan and have only one option for internet, and it's not fiber

Damn bro. Even my cousin in Washington Heights has fios lol.

[Roranora]

I'd like to ride some of the lines in the west of the country, but you do really need to be free and unburdened for longer than most of our lives presently allow.

A former coworker hopped on that Empire Builder west from Bismarck and loved it.

[Zetanio]

Damn bro. Even my cousin in Washington Heights has fios lol.

Exactly. Harlem is up on that FiOS game too.

[Athas]

They also give him like $50-80 a day for food when he gets sent there and he makes baloney sandwiches in his room and pockets the rest. I know the savings probably work out to a lot but it drives me crazy every time I think about it.

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Politicians' father defrauds Version out of thousands of dollars? That's going in the Day folder.

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[archibaldcrane]

Per diem is per diem, they don't actually require you to spend it.

[Restrat]

Hells Kitchen