hardly a surprise
Posted on 11/27/2014 4:56:05 PM PST by Swordmaker
Yesterday, my girlfriend and I borded an Amtrak passenger train in Stockton to travel to visit her friends in Visalia for Thanksgiving. Amtrak offers its passengers free WIFI as part of their amenities on the trip. As part of the log on, it specifies that Amtrak block access to "offensive" web sites, but otherwise allows free access to the Internet. I agreed to their conditions and found myself connected.
Four attempts to connect to FreeRepublic resulted in being notified that my browser could not connect to the server! Thinking FR might be down, I turned off my WIFI, and reverted to my cellular connection, and was instantly connected to FreeRepublic. Turn on WIFI, no FreeRepublic. MSNBC, there. CNN, likewise. There. But FR, is BLOCKED as an offensive website! I am offended.
I'm stealing that. BTT
Feel free.. I did.. ;-)
Nor a Rock Island 5100 trailing a mile of merchandise tooling across the plains at 80 per.
In my estimation, the best way to travel was a good train. The worst way to travel was a bad train.
And that's it in a nutshell.
This is the reason my next kindle will have 4G LTE as well as WiFi.
CC
Having done it yesterday for the first time since I was four years old, some 61 years ago, and noting the lack of rude staff at boarding and TSA screeners ( but I repeat myself), it's the only way to fly!
La Quinta is apparently totally American, from it’s start to today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Quinta_Inns_%26_Suites
You know that state politicians can do a pretty fine job of that, too. A couple or so years ago, a California State legislator with a (D) behind her name, introduced a bill to require trains to swerve to avoid hitting people and animals on the tracks! I kid you not. . . and, no, it was not introduced on April 1st.
TN just barely makes it."
They missed South Dakota too.
Let me guess...
The bill passed and Gov. Moonbeam signed it.
http://twitchy.com/2014/11/27/nothing-says-safe-travels-like-joe-biden-at-the-helm-of-a-train-photo/
Nothing says ‘travel safe this weekend’ like Joe Biden at the helm of a train
No it failed in committee.
Lol, a classic!
Northeast Corridor
Not if they’re blocking the closest thing we have to a real news network. Flawed though it be, and though it sometimes disappoints; FNC is the closest thing we have to a real news network. NO...if the bastards are SO far to the left that they block FNC from their TV lineup, I consider it my DUTY to not not support them financially.
I am really disappointed, too; because when I fly out of Baltimore I stay the night before at LaQuinta by the airport the night before, but never noticed the blocked channel. But there are a dozen or more other hotels right there, as well. If LaQuinta wants to do something so assinine and penny ante; while not humongous, it shows me where their heart is, and it’s too blatant to ignore.
I have been attempting to get a phone number for LaQuinta Hdqtrs and let them know how I feel about their choice. Their national website has no phone number at all. They obviously only want impersonal contacts via the internet. Most other businesses have, at the bottom of their Home Page have a “CONTACT US” link. Not this outfit. Can you tell I’m riled?
hardly a surprise
Guess that's why they can't afford cars...;-')
Good catch. I missed that.
Well, an interesting change. Today I went on the AMTRAK WIFI on my return leg, different kind of passenger train, a low-riding coach, and I was able to connect to FreeRepublic. BUT, no DU. LOL!
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