Weekly Tweets 2012-08-19

  • Glacier National Park is incredibly beautiful. Congress needs to fund NPS better. #
  • Whitefish is a fun town and a good base for exploring the area. Also, GREAT BEER. #fb #
  • We saw a bear by the road yesterday. A BEAR, people. Munchin berries and ignoring us. #fb #
  • We've also seen 2 Gee-whiz cars on park roads. Like Pringlemobiles for bears: self driving snack cans. #fb #
  • Glacier National Park won't have any glaciers by 2020 at current melt rates. #climatechange http://t.co/YXdO2Vwb #
  • Mosque shooter: does this mug shot make me look crazy? http://t.co/ZmMz4bu3 http://t.co/GkFdCCkF #
  • Future travel: book flights UNDER 300 seconds for best results: WaveRider hypersonic jet targets Mach 6 http://t.co/1gfH9TUm #
  • Hey, NPR fans, @PubRadioSlave appears to be hacked. @spam #
  • Yesterday's critter report: mountain goats, bighorn sheep (by @fallingrock) and many ground squirrels. #SQUIRRELL #fb #
  • Vacation ending soon, but not before a long train ride #ILoveTrains #
  • #Amtrak8 delayed, now leaves at 10:26am so hanging out at Grouse Mountain Lodge for breakfast. #fb #
  • RT @AP NATO: Helicopter crash in Afghanistan has killed 11 people including 7 international service members. http://t.co/N3SMgzhf – VW #
  • RT @BlueDuPage Republican Lingle promotes candidacy with photo of her and President Obama http://t.co/7l6otQsU #4jobs #2futures #p2 #tcot #
  • Ah. Failed to note #Amtrak8 doesnt have baggage service at BOTH departure and arrival stations, so must haul aboard. #
  • #Amtrak8 station agent noted that they will start charging for excess bags soon. Schedules show a little bag graphic. http://t.co/o5Uj6o44 #
  • #Amtrak8 coming down the track 3 1/2 hours late – typical for summer. #
  • ON THE TRAIN. Some confusion due to last minute change but in our economy double. Our world for 26+ hours #Amtrak8 .. http://t.co/IfuTODHh #
  • Underway at 11:39 am MDT, only 4 hours late… On our way. #Amtrak8 #fb #
  • Ugh, nasty tasting Kocha Kola again. RT @truthout Jim Hightower: Koch Brothers' Moonshine http://t.co/x5WJQC5h #
  • Losing signal soon, tweet ya tweeps later. #Amtrak8 #
  • Smoke stop in Havre, MT. Golden wheat fields and endless blue sky, and a lonely mountain range called Bear Paw. #Amtrak8 #fb #
  • Have Roadside Geology [Insert State Here], Will Travel. #Amtrak8 #fb #
  • If David gets up later will try to swap bunks so he can watch the stars – we have a "roomette" (AKA a "phoneboothette") #Amtrak8 #fb #
  • I couldnt figure out how to get up there, watched how he did it. #Amtrak8 #fb #
  • Is Amtrak essential? It seems to me it is to the towns we go through (and to the people it employs). Now in Glasgow MT. #fb #
  • Welcome to the geographical center of North America – Rugby ND (7 hour delay, le sigh) #Amtrak8 #fb #
  • Delay #FAIL We're currently delayed 9 hours. Were offered a bus from Minneapolis to Glenview, an 8 hour ride. No. #Amtrak8 #
  • We're booked on a flight, will argue refund for difference and taxi later. Problem was freight delays and track work, maybe wildfires. #
  • In a way, it's not Amtrak's fault, they dont own the tracks, the freight lines do. I blame Eisenhower. 😉 #Amtrak8 #
  • We started yesterday with a 4 1/2 hour delay, some long holds and very slow speeds overnight doubled it #Amtrak8 #
  • They are rerouting the train around track work, nonstop Minneapolis to Chicago, but very slow. Arrival 3am, yikes! #Amtrak8 #
  • A lot of pax understandably upset, including elders and youngsters. Amtrak agent doing his best to calm fears. #
  • So now, we're in St Paul, headed to the airport. Bye, #Amtrak8 people! #fb #
  • CHICAGO WE ARE IN YOU. What a crazy plane car train almost bus plane trip its been. #fb #

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