'Let's use wind(power)mills for energy🤓'
CAUSES ILLNESS IN HUMAN AND KILLING MARINE LIFE
great job jackasses!
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This is a post complaining about the lack of feasible travel options in the US beyond car or plane.
I live near Austin, Texas. I have family near Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is about 700 miles.
This is a shitty drive in a car. About 11.5 hours (not including stops), and that slog through west Texas is rough. It's a lot of wear and tear on the car, and even in the hybrid, a lot of gas.
When we need to get there quickly, we have generally flown. Southwest has some direct flights, about 1 hour and 45 minutes, for about $175. (Plus renting a car when we get there.) But airport security sucks and is a bit of an environmental disaster. You spend more time in the airport than in the air. It's annoying, but is a decent tradeoff for time when that's important.
Riding a Greyhound bus is CHEAPER than flying (about $120 a ticket) but you are either going to Dallas, waiting for a new bus, to Amarillo, waiting for a new bus, to Abq (21 hours), or To Dallas, to Oaklahoma City, to Abq (25 hours.)
But Rosie, you might ask, why not take *the train*?
More environmentally friendly, and it can't take LONGER than driving, right? Or maybe a liiiitle if we are going to Dallas first? So it cant be longer than the BUS right? And it's a train, how fun!
This is a map of Amtraks tracks.
Suggested route 1: 30 hours
You can take a train to Ft. Worth, change to a different train to Oklahoma city, then take a bus to Kansas, THEN a train to Abq. $250 a ticket.
Suggested route 2: 54 hours
Take a train to ST LOUIS, then a BUS to Kansas City, then a different train to Abq. $300 per ticket.
And you still have to rent a car when you get there.
Listen, I know this isn't like... Amtraks fault. Amtrak has been intentionally sabotaged again and again, but holy Jesus. I *want* to ride the train. I would gladly *double* my travel time if the cost was reasonable and the route didn't involve having to switch to a bus halfway through?! But how can I justify 2 hours/$175 vs 54 hours/$300 AND A BUS TRANSFER?!
Again, not Amtraks fault directly.
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Uhm, uhm- Carter- uhm-
No, but like actuallY
'oh yeah, the victims are your average, run-of-the-mill individuals'
*Carter has entered the chat*
a literal serial killer
oh, that was so funny, I died when I saw that, thank you so much <3
can't wait for RO POVs
oOpSiE ! ! 🥴🤪
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Plans for 2023 🎉
Since a few people have inquired about my writing plans now that the holidays are over, I figured I’d just make a post for anyone interested.
I’m taking a wee break (a brief week or two) to rest my brain after the sheer amount of writing I did for BangsGiving and Ficmas. It was over 52k words in 2 months for those events (on top of my Petals and LITW updates in Nov), and I’m tired 😂.
I’ve got 4 WIPs that need my attention:
Like Petals Falling
Lost in the Wind
Where Amorous Kisses Dwell
Paved With Yellow Stones
And as soon as I finish WAKD, I’m going to start writing As Blithe Tomorrow, the 7th and final story of the 1000 Kisses (Basia Mille) series. This 7th installment means so much to me, and I think it will wrap up the series nicely.
I must say that plans sometimes change when inspiration pulls in another direction, so you can’t hold me to this plan, but these are the stories I intend to work on over the next few months.
Thanks to Lina for the amazing art for these stories.
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