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PITTSBURGH TO ERIE
Since I was only 135 miles from Erie I planned on paying a visit to my dad and sister who both have houses there. To rent a car was going to cost me way too much since I only needed it one-way and most car rental companies rip customers off on one-way rentals. Enterprise said they don't even offer one-way rentals and Hertz wanted $150 ... and that's without gas. All I needed the car for was three hours so I decided to take Greyhound. After all, I just finished attending a green conference. So, I did the green and cheap thing ($26) by taking the bus. The Hilton offers guests a free shuttle on a first-come, first-served basis. The ride took seven minutes to the station and when I arrived, the ticket line was 10 people deep. The only person working behind the counter was one young kid who looked like he'd just gotten out of middle school. Not surprisingly, the line moved painfully slowly and on top of that, there were a bunch of thugs in front of me, looking to buy a one-way ticket to L.A. I'm sure these gangsters were looking to put a cap in someone's arse out on the west coast but fortunately, the $211 fare the agent quoted them was over their budget.
GREYHOUND
As you can imagine, the Greyhound bus station in Pittsburgh was like a scene out of a bad movie. There were people of all kinds and some were carrying enough baggage for a small army. BTW: Each passenger is offered one piece of luggage to check free of charge. For one additional piece it's $10. After that you pay Greyhound's Package Express rates. Gas prices being so high, I wasn't surprised that the bus was packed. The only open seat was shockingly a window seat near the front of the bus. What a relief; it's usually more sane up front and I really didn't feel like getting in a gang fight. After all, I was wearing blue and red, which I'm sure wasn't cool with my homies. The bus driver was an older African American gentleman who wasn't going to take any nonsense. He greeted us by making an announcement: No talking on your cell phone except for two minutes to tell people you're coming. Yikes! What was I going to do for three hours and 20 minutes? Good thing I had my laptop and wireless card so I could surf the Internet. The trip was so long because we stopped in Zelienople, Meadville (where Sharon Stone is from), and Edinboro. The good news: we arrived right on schedule.
ERIE
Greyhound has moved their old depressing Erie bus station on Peach Street to a brand new bus terminal along the lake. It's a hundred times nicer and what a difference it makes. Right when I stepped off the bus my dad was there waiting for me like I was back in middle school. It's always great to spend time with him, my sister, niece, nephew and brother-in-law on the lake. However, they have so many animals at their house, it's a combination of a zoo and a funny farm. Can you believe they even have a rooster? I thought I was dreaming when the thing woke my tired arse up at the crack of dawn. Just doing his job, I suppose.
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SOME OF LAST WEEK'S READER AIR-eMAIL
Thanks for jetting on JetBlue to PIT and it is great to hear you had in over all good experience. I am one of the In-flight Crewmembers working on JetBlue panes and I wanted to thank you for recognizing us for our effort to do what is the best for the customer in today’s New Airline World. E-190 jet is one of the greatest jets I have seen (I have been flying since 1993 for other carrier before) and I agree with you it is exceptional aircraft. I wanted to mention, that a lot of suggestions you had in your article are actually in working stage at our airline (food for sale, in-flight Internet, new snacks). Our company deeply cares about what customers say and is very flexible with new additions to make our product even more attractive. What is the most important are the people with passion (which is actually out company value). We treat our customers the way we would like to be treated and that is what makes us quite unique in today's new reality. It is a true pleasure to work for Jetblue, as it is to jet on Jetblue. Caring value is passed not only to the customers, it is also passed from the management to our crewmembers, open door policy is in place since we started to operate and I can honestly say I am so glad I have chosen to work for JetBlue, not any other carrier - because they care for me, the customers and the product. Stay tuned for our new innovations - you are going to love it. And do not forget to visit our new JFK Terminal in October - it is going to be smashing hit at this airport. Thanks again, Tomasz G - JetBlue In-flight Crewmember
After seeing your website all I can say is WOW! That's amazing all the places you have been to. I don't how you are able to do so much travelling. How you get the time and money. It must be your business and you get paid for the trips. I haven't done any travelling at all, but after seeing your website I am going to make it a goal to start. Believe it or not, I am your age 39 and have only been to FL, NV, NY, PA, Washington DC, and NJ(where I am from). My wife is from Costa Rica and is always busting me about how we need to travel and see Europe and other places. She busts me about how her friends just got back from this place or that. But, I told her I saw your site and want to get flying. I showed her your Costa Rica pics. She lit up! It's hard as I work for myself and if I’m not there no money will come in, but we can start making some travelling time. She has a trip planned to go to Costa Rica for 10 days to see her family and I told her I might go with her to check out the country and get my first real trip under my belt. Thanks for the inspiration! John T – New Jersey
I still enjoy reading your newsletters even though I have really cut back on my travels. The euro/dollar exchange rate is a real "downer".
Murray H – Los Angeles, CA
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