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13. White Karens Not Dining In Reservation-Only Dining Car Don't Let Black Employee Push Them Around

Thu Mar 16, 2023, 12:32 PM

Mar 2023

Better headline most likely.

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Two 85 and 95-year-old sisters were kicked off Amtrak train 500 miles from home [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 OP

Except only one of them was kicked off Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2023 #1

true, but NJCher Mar 2023 #2

I havea feeling there's a lot more to this story. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #3

If you book a sleeper on Amtrak Effete Snob Mar 2023 #10

I have taken Amtrak from Santa Fe to Portland, OR, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #15

They cut back a lot of services during covid Effete Snob Mar 2023 #16

Right. The changes during Covid were profound. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #25

I hope I have the energy to get kicked off anything when I'm 85. Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #4

I'll be happy to make it to 85 (n/t) PJMcK Mar 2023 #7

I never get the point of including age in stories like these Effete Snob Mar 2023 #12

All of your responses in this thread are merely conjecture. hippywife Mar 2023 #19

Ah but everyone else's conjecture is fine, right? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #23

"Shit on service workers all the time" PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #26

Why would Rebl2 Mar 2023 #5

That was my Q. Amtrak has a no card-playing policy? Grins Mar 2023 #6

The dining car for sleeper service is by reservation during meal times Effete Snob Mar 2023 #11

Amtrak could use some compassion snowybirdie Mar 2023 #8

First off Effete Snob Mar 2023 #14

Guess snowybirdie Mar 2023 #17

I have oodles of compassion for abused customer service employees Effete Snob Mar 2023 #18

I Faux pas Mar 2023 #9

There is nothing indicating a racial component to this story at all. hippywife Mar 2023 #20

That's right Effete Snob Mar 2023 #21

Maybe, maybe not... hippywife Mar 2023 #22

Too funny Effete Snob Mar 2023 #24