[lbo-talk] French set new rail speed record

[Jordan Hayes]

> If I have a 9Am meeting in Chicago, I
> would need to leave Baltimore before 6 AM to barely
> make it by plane.  Or take a fast train that leaves
> say at 10 PM, sleep confortably overnight and arrive
> at 7AM - and walk to the meeting well rested.

I'm all for it.  Call your travel agent!


> If such a choice at a comparable price were available ...

Ah, there's the rub: a lousy night's sleep on a train (I'd say that I've 
slept overnight on about as many trains as I have planes -- which is to 
say: a lot -- and I'll take a plane anytime) costs far more than you'd 
care to pay for a hotel room had you flown the night before.  If you're 
willing to leave in the evening, by all means fly and get there in time 
for a decent night's rest in a reasonably priced hotel.

You'll save time AND money :)

Not to mention you won't be rumpled in the morning.

/jordan