In Seattle (briefly)
davidmoffitt | September 8th, 2009 | Travel | Comments Off
Well, props to Jet Blue – we got in almost 40 minutes early, flight went smoothy, crew was friendly and they actually knew how to make tea (with cream and sugar). I’m only in town for about an hour – at this point some people are probably asking “why are you in such a rush, do you have a train to catch?” – and the truth is, I do!
The gate agent suggested following signs for the baggage claim and then ground transport (I didn’t check any bags) and I’m glad I did a bit of Googling beforehand as it turns out you have to go to the 3rd floor of the main parking garage to find a taxi… Yeah, uh, because that’s intuitive, right? Anyhow, they have a queue managed by a guy with a Motorola and within 30 seconds a white Prius rolls up. I just about burst out laughing, but hey, a cab is a cab. At least I have something to do to pass the 25-30 minute ride (in moderate to heavy traffic thus far) to the AMTRAK station downtown – I’m watching the LCD “charge-o-meter” (yes, that’s it’s technical name) go between 99.9mpg under regeneative braking down to 17mpg under acceleration at freeway speeds when traffic clears up 
UPDATE -
$40 cab fare and about 25 minutes later, I got to the King Street Station with enough time after picking up my sleeper-car tickets to go get a sandwich. Walked around the corner to find the “Kingdome Deli” and snagged a turkey bacon club (and a Red Bull). As tasty as the blue potatoe chips that Jet Blue offers are, they don’t make a meal – and my body thinks it’s 6:30PM Eastern. Very much looking forward to relaxing with a glass of wine on the train in an hour or two.
