Author Topic: John Lannan's on the slooooow train to Florida (Read 4653 times)

imref · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2011, 01:27:41 pm »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on February 09, 2011, 01:05:06 pm

at least on the NE regional, Amtrak food is inedible

the food is pretty bad on Acela too (microwaved burgers), but hey, they have beer!

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #26 on:** February 09, 2011, 02:24:43 pm »

The dome car is the place to be on long domestic train rides...just pack some booze and a picnic.

There are some pretty fly passenger trains elsewhere, though. The Blue Train in South Africa could make a Rockefeller blush.

John · « **Reply #27 on:** February 09, 2011, 05:26:35 pm »

Quote from: machpost on February 09, 2011, 10:20:39 am

How does it compare to airline food?

Except for the snacks it's been decades since I had airline food.

RL04 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 09, 2011, 05:54:04 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on February 08, 2011, 07:04:36 pm

If he has too many cheeseburgers and Doritos, he'll show up to camp looking like Shairon Martis.

I recently took an Amtrak train from NY to DC and ordered one of the cheeseburgers.

It comes in a plastic bag and the guy put it in the microwave until it was 10,000 degrees.

It looked and tasted like sh-t.

Never again.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #29 on:** February 09, 2011, 06:01:53 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on February 09, 2011, 09:29:58 am

Channeling your inner Woody Allen?

Classic. Annie Hall is where I heard it but I think this is an old Borscht Belt joke.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #30 on:** February 09, 2011, 06:03:31 pm »

Quote from: RL04 on February 09, 2011, 05:54:04 pm

I recently took an Amtrak train from NY to DC and ordered one of the cheeseburgers.

It comes in a plastic bag and the guy put it in the microwave until it was 10,000 degrees.

It looked and tasted like sh-t.

Never again.

Had these. Probably the worst thing I ever ate in my life. But it was at a hospital dining room in the middle of the night. From a vending machine. It was that or starve.

Nathan · « **Reply #31 on:** February 09, 2011, 06:09:13 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on February 09, 2011, 06:03:31 pm

Had these. Probably the worst thing I ever ate in my life. But it was at a hospital dining room in the middle of the night. From a vending machine. It was that or starve.

On days when I forget or just am too lazy to pack lunch, that's what I end up stuck with out of the vending machine at work. They aren't too bad if you just pull the patty out and heat it separately. If you heat the bun too, it doesn't turn out well.

blue911 · « **Reply #32 on:** February 10, 2011, 06:50:20 am »

Quote from: Nathan on February 09, 2011, 06:09:13 pm

On days when I forget or just am too lazy to pack lunch, that's what I end up stuck with out of the vending machine at work. They aren't too bad if you just pull the patty out and heat it separately. If you heat the bun too, it doesn't turn out well.

Take raman noodles to work. I'd rather eat China's industrial waste, then whatever that crap is in a vending machine.

John · « **Reply #33 on:** February 10, 2011, 07:47:34 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on February 09, 2011, 09:29:58 am

Channeling your inner Woody Allen?

Honestly, no. I do not recall anyone saying that before so I didn't steal it.

I'm not much of a movie buff.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #34 on:** February 10, 2011, 09:19:20 am »

Quote from: John on February 10, 2011, 07:47:34 am

Honestly, no. I do not recall anyone saying that before so I didn't steal it.

I'm not much of a movie buff.

He says it in Annie Hall, quoting an old vaudeville line about two old ladies complaining about the food in the hotel. He then compares it to life.

imref · « **Reply #35 on:** February 10, 2011, 09:43:53 am »

Quote from: John on February 09, 2011, 05:26:35 pm

Except for the snacks it's been decades since I had airline food.

living in D.C. and flying mostly United, the only snacks you get are the ones you bring or from the $5.00 snack box they sell you on board. I was shocked when I flew Jet Blue recently and they handed me two bags of chips.

Potomac Cannons · « **Reply #36 on:** February 10, 2011, 10:19:59 am »

Quote from: imref on February 10, 2011, 09:43:53 am

living in D.C. and flying mostly United, the only snacks you get are the ones you bring or from the $5.00 snack box they sell you on board. I was shocked when I flew Jet Blue recently and they handed me two bags of chips.

Jet Blue, and even Southwest to a certain extent, is what flying should be. It's all about not using a hub system. Keeps costs down and gives you amenities that the old guard have to charge for just to try and stay afloat.

blue911 · « **Reply #37 on:** February 10, 2011, 10:38:14 am »

Quote from: imref on February 10, 2011, 09:43:53 am

living in D.C. and flying mostly United, the only snacks you get are the ones you bring or from the $5.00 snack box they sell you on board. I was shocked when I flew Jet Blue recently and they handed me two bags of chips.

We know how to treat our customers

Nathan · « **Reply #38 on:** February 10, 2011, 07:21:43 pm »

Quote from: blue911 on February 10, 2011, 06:50:20 am

Take raman noodles to work. I'd rather eat China's industrial waste, then whatever that crap is in a vending machine.

Usually they have "home made" things like chicken salad on 7 grain bread, which is good. But sometimes it's just Dale Earnhardt Jr. Burgers or Pierre Burgers

Or maybe a Big Az Rack-o-ribs

blue911 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:04:00 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on February 10, 2011, 07:21:43 pm

Usually they have "home made" things like chicken salad on 7 grain bread, which is good. But sometimes it's just Dale Earnhardt Jr. Burgers or Pierre Burgers

Or maybe a Big Az Rack-o-ribs

Ah Pierre Burgers, the finest in french cuisine.

And what the hell is that Big Ass thingie .

Nathan · « **Reply #40 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:06:28 pm »

There's also the Big Az Chicken

The Big Az Bubba Twins

And, though I've yet to have the pleasure, the Big Az Fish and Cheese

blue911 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:10:57 pm »

I don't know which is scarier, the fish or the cheese.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #42 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:11:18 pm »

hahahaha this thread is awesome.

Nathan · « **Reply #43 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:14:13 pm »

Quote from: blue911 on February 10, 2011, 08:10:57 pm

I don't know which is scarier, the fish or the cheese.

Just for you, I chose the Big Az Chicken for lunch. I'll try to sneak some pics with the iPhone....

PANatsFan · « **Reply #44 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:15:08 pm »

It looks like it says "flesh and cheese"

Nathan · « **Reply #45 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:24:27 pm »

Glorious.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #46 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:28:27 pm »

Your plate is the bomb.

Nathan · « **Reply #47 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:29:03 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on February 10, 2011, 08:28:27 pm

Your plate is the bomb.

I tried to make sure I got enough of the plate in the shot

My last one though

blue911 · « **Reply #48 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:43:38 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on February 10, 2011, 08:29:03 pm

I tried to make sure I got enough of the plate in the shot

My last one though

I'd eat the plate. probably tastes better anyway.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #49 on:** February 10, 2011, 09:00:40 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on February 10, 2011, 08:29:03 pm

I tried to make sure I got enough of the plate in the shot

My last one though

It's the old logo too