Sunset Limited

Hello Again ~

Just a bit more about day one before I move on to day two.
Have any of you ever seen the movie Foul Play with Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase? There is a scene where Chevy Chase grabs a taxi in order to get to the bad guys before they kill the pope.
Anyway, he grabs this cab and starts driving like a maniac, then realizes that there is a little Chinese couple in the back seat. Well, he tells them to hang on, and they go for a crazy ride through the street of San Fancisco. My ride was a lot like that...seriously!!

Day 2:

Remember I said this trip was going to be an adventure? I called the same cab driver to take me back to the train station. Still a wild ride, but not an insane one like the night before.
My train, the Sunset Limited ( I would soon find out what an appropriate name that was) was late, so I spent 3 hours in Union Station. The station was very busy with lots of interesting people to watch. I want to be careful not to sound prejudiced, because I'm not, but only 10% of the people I saw were white (God was preparing me for another adventure in a few days). Again, I didn't feel nervous or uncomfortable, just different.
While I was waiting, I got to watch a film crew shooting footage for some kind of show. They had everything decorated for Christmas. I didn't go up and bother them to ask any questions, but I'll recognize it if I see it on tv.
We were told that we were the last train to leave on the southern route, all others were being canceled because of Ike. Before we could leave, the engine died, so we had to wait another hour while they changed engines. The woman in the room next to me complained about this, so I said, "at least when the train engine dies in route, they just give you a new one. When an airplane engines dies in route, so do you." She laughed and agreed, and we started chatting. The guy next door to her heard us laughing, so he came over too. Her name was Carol from Houston, and his name his is Louis (think French, Louie) from London. We instantly became good friends, not knowing what a blessing that would be to us in the coming hours. We had all our meals together, and spent most of our time together during the next couple of days. Louis is in the production side of show business working on the British versions of the Apprentice, and Law & Order. His main job right now, is bringing the British show Top Gear, to the US. This guy is a kick, and kept Carol and I laughing.
Day 2 ended with all of us going to sleep and missing the whole state of Arizona. Oh well...
Blessings,
Matt

PS Tomorrow I hope to figure out the picture thing.