My Occupation can be a lonely one. The Truck Stop had Thanksgiving dinner for 13.75 cents but no takers yet. Its 11:30 and I am now checking churches to see who has a free dinner. Many people decided to have Thanksgiving early with there familys so that can get in line for “Black Friday”. Since when is having a holiday that celbrates mindless consumerism trumps being with loved ones? As for me and sadly many others our family is either far away or we have peeved off everybody else so its to the local “Dive Bar” for shots of “Wild Turkey”. Maybe I will call Mom in Vermont.
Yesterday on my freight train (with TCU union permit and DD214) heading W passing the N Syracuse platform I saw a few shivering passengers on the platform. However the IM Syracuse yard in Dewitt had trucks backed up waiting to get in or return containers. Seems that CSX is running extra sections of IM trains. Most of the Amtrak cars I saw were half empty.Roads are empty here in Buffalo and the NFTA Bus Station is empty as well. Perhaps folks got together on thed internet and decided to stay home