I can't find the reference, but I believe it was an English matron who declared that airplanes were an invention of the devil, that people should take trains as God intended.
Brad DeLong appears to be snowbound at Dulles. I, on the other hand, am on the Acela from Boston to NY, which appears to be headed for an on-time arrival. That said, let's see if New Jersey Transit gets me the remaining distance ......Update: I made it fine. But they were making announcements on the train to the effect that if you were planning to connect to SEPTA, you were out of luck -- not running. So trains aren't always the answer ...
Brad DeLong appears to be snowbound at Dulles. I, on the other hand, am on the Acela from Boston to NY, which appears to be headed for an on-time arrival.
That said, let's see if New Jersey Transit gets me the remaining distance ...
...Update: I made it fine. But they were making announcements on the train to the effect that if you were planning to connect to SEPTA, you were out of luck -- not running. So trains aren't always the answer ...
