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SleepAgainAgain t1_j7rof51 wrote

Reply to comment by GBJGBJGBJx3 in i want to come home by 99hailstorm

You're making the rather wild assumption that the train would be going top speed the entire way. Between theexpense of acquiring a sufficiently straight route (280 miles seems to run over Long Island Sound, not around it, and through multiple densely inhabited areas), the ridiculousness of non-stop between DC and someplace as small as New Haven, and the likelihood that they'd have to slow down simply to reduce noise pollution if they didn't go far out of their way to avoid human habitation, there's exactly zero chance of a 90 minute train from DC to New Haven.

Fun to imagine, though.

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MattFantastic t1_j7r7ngw wrote

Edit: we’re open again as of Friday morning! Boiler is running and we’re inspected and clear. Yay!

(I’m gonna repost what I just put in another thread…)

Thankfully the damage was minimal, right now the hold up is getting the repairs/new boiler inspected and signed off on. We should be back at it in a day or two. Hopefully.

It certainly sucks, but we’re just so happy no one got hurt and the damage wasn’t crazy. Things could have been way way worse, and being closed for a week isn’t that bad in context. Plus everyone has been so kind and supportive, from the gaming community to neighbors to the fire department and everyone else, we’ve gotten so many good vibes.

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