Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:30:35 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Amtrak Security ? Yeah, right.
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

So . . .a few weeks ago I was in NYC.  Bought some books and decided to =
send them to Baltimore ahead of me.  Packed 'em up in my suitcase, lugged =
it over to Penn Station to Checked Baggage and was told that only =
passengers with reserved seating tickets could check baggage through to =
their destination.

Peons like me, with a non reserved seating ticket, could leave the =
suitcase at Checked Baggage to pick up later - for a small fee of $4.50.  =
(I'm sooooo glad they didn't say "convenience fee"  . . . )

So . . . how many "security" holes can *you* poke in this.

Y'now, I wouldn't mind most of the security hassles if they actually =
accomplished anything - other than aggravation.

mjw
I got your $4.50 right here buddy . . .