Originally Posted by
venturi95
Perhaps you are right. But, perhaps you, more than any of us, need to rub elbows with the new world everyman.
OK, maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, maybe the few brave souls who throw caution to the wind and board a bus are the exception to the rule. But it is on this very sub-forum that I got the idea to ride the grey dog. It is easier to get on a plane with a bike than Amtrak. In the 1980s I got my bike boxed and got on the bus in Minneapolis, and had a nice early winter bus ride back to Michigan. I believe that, in theory Greyhound (and Amtrak) should be a fantastic alternative to flying. A man can dream...
I am the everyman, basically poor, I just don't like Greyhound. For you to imply that I am some elitist, is offensive to me. I probably spend more time rubbing elbows with the masses than you ever will, in many third world countries, as well as in my own back yard. That I do not like Greyhound has nothing to do with insulating me from the masses. I have spent time rubbing elbows with the masses in countries you will probably never see, in Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe, though the Europeans probably do not qualify as your everyman, and I enjoy my time spent with the people I encounter. My job takes me to these places, not my wallet, and I do it often. Go ahead, continue to prejudge. You took a joke post of mine and turned it into something other than what it was.