This morning (Friday 2nd December) I was awoken by my phone ringing at 4.05am. It was a recorded message from Amtrak to say that my train had been cancelled!! Yup, I was wide awake. First things first, get a coffee! Second, think things through, yeah right, at 4.00am in the morning? I'm a morning person but 4.00am is pushing even my boundries. Thirdly make the call to the number provided, yeah good idea, find out what is really happenning. Phew!!! The woman on the phone (a real woman that talked to me) tells me that the train is running late and just go to the station a couple of hours later that scheduled. Hmmm, that's good news but now I'm really awake. OK more coffee, rebook the shuttle. I'm thinking that I'll sleep later... after dark....
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