But stuff keeps happening!
My dad is talking about driving to NY. He does have some short term memory loss, and recent events have aggravated the problem, whether permanently or temporarily we will not know for a while. The thought of him driving 1500 miles alone right now scares the bejeezus out of me. I totally get that right now he wants to visit his family here though.
He enjoyed rail travel when he was young and in the army, so I have emailed Amtrak and asked them to mail him information on senior discounts and the USA Rail Pass. He is a bit tight when it comes to money, and the funeral expenses on top of the medical expenses hurt a bit. I _think_ that combining the rail pass with the senior discount he might be able to travel by train more cheaply than flying, and perhaps comparably to driving. There would be a two hour drive to get to the departure station, and an hour or two at the end depending on which station he could arrange. I would bloody well get kiri to drive me to fetch him from the station at this end, and drive him to a car rental if it would keep him from the long drive.
Has anyone had any experience with the Amtrak USA Rail Pass? My one worry is that using it properly seems a little complicated.
I am now going to prep the fabric for Ash's quilt. Short of a bomb falling on the house nothing is stopping me! I have already done the math and ought to check it again, but I need textiles and dyes and thread and accidentally pinning bits to myself and all right now. I shall be generous in my measures, and add a half yard to all totals. I have decided to do this in aquatic colors, and on the largish side because he is growing like a weed. Boys do that, one minute they are as big as a loaf of bread, and the next they are 12 years old and sprouting up like a beanstalk.
NightMist