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Judi Lynn

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4. Wonderful! What a great idea. n/t

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:35 AM

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New bunk bed-lined 'Sleepbus' drives riders from SF to LA overnight for less than $50 [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2016 OP

I LOVE this idea~! I would take that bus~! nt MADem May 2016 #1

What level? Floor level would be weird. Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #2

No seat belts? milestogo May 2016 #3

haha. ForgoTheConsequence May 2016 #7

Wonderful! What a great idea. n/t Judi Lynn May 2016 #4

Amtrak should have been doing this for decades Mike__M May 2016 #5

Amtrak HAS been doing it for decades FBaggins May 2016 #15

Amtrak can be just as expensive as flying IronLionZion May 2016 #16

Amtrak is often much more expensive than flying... 1monster May 2016 #25

No it hasn't oberliner May 2016 #17

I just looked and it was $225pp for two in a roomette FBaggins May 2016 #34

It's smaller than it looks, costs twice the price of flying and does not go to San Francisco. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #28

I can't tell how large it "looks" to you, but it's MUCH larger than a bunk of a truck conversion FBaggins May 2016 #33

I'd prefer just the bunks if they're cheap Mike__M May 2016 #37

I've done the same thing in Italy and much of Europe FBaggins May 2016 #38

Yeah, No. Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2016 #6

While the SFGate article was a wonderful embedded ad, Crash2Parties May 2016 #8

So technically, keylargo May 2016 #10

Zzzzzzz Hekate May 2016 #9

The drive to Los Angeles from San Francisco is one of the most beautiful rides in the country TeamPooka May 2016 #11

I don't get how this is a business model. truthisfreedom May 2016 #12

I figure 6mpg diesel, 64 gallons one way truthisfreedom May 2016 #13

maybe there is a hold for carrying a small amount of valuable cargo somewhere eShirl May 2016 #14

You Win! lol jomin41 May 2016 #18

Ah, The Azul. Iggo May 2016 #22

Republican economics... jomin41 May 2016 #19

Your wage scale may be a little off. Xithras May 2016 #31

They also likely get better than 6mpg FBaggins May 2016 #35

The article also says they're already raising rates. Xithras May 2016 #36

MegaBus and Bolt do Boston->DC for $8 on weeknights (or did, a few years ago) Recursion May 2016 #20

They've been doing the LA/Bay Area run for awhile now, too villager May 2016 #21

Jesus, that's cheaper than the Fung Wah Bus. name not needed May 2016 #29

I was once riding the Fung Wah, and the door fell off. Recursion May 2016 #30

Need one where I live-Sign me UP randr May 2016 #23

The Big Bus. (For no other reason than I love this movie.) Iggo May 2016 #24

That's different yourpaljoey May 2016 #32

These were rather common in China when I lived there about a decade ago... Marengo May 2016 #26

this allan01 May 2016 #27

It should be a blimp! elljay May 2016 #39