The Empire Builder George, I remember it well - and the journey through Montana. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: George Elting To: GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 11:05 PM Subject: RE: [Gen-Friends] Vicky's terrible fall!! Having been to England, via rail from Dover to London and from Belgium to Dover by ship... I know the size differences... it was a nice trip from Dover to London on the train... don't remember exactly how long it took but not long. Flying from Seattle to New York is a 4-hour flight... Train is 5 days... There are places in the west where the nearest hospital big enough to do major surgery is well over 200 miles away... Heck, driving across Montana is a day all by itself... One state... Just another soggy Seattle Sysop. -----Original Message----- From: Jim SHARPE [mailto:sharpe@britishlibrary.net] Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 3:42 AM To: GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Friends] Vicky's terrible fall!! We Brits don't appreciate the vastness of North America and on our little island we also don't appreciate the convenience of our National Health service, bad as most people say it is. By British standards the pennines are fairly remote but we have every medical discipline you can name within 20 miles. The problems to be mostly in the home counties but that must be balanced against the advantages of living near London. Perhaps everyone should move north on retirement or perhaps not. Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== Please remember, commercial advertising is NOT allowed on this list. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.309 / Virus Database: 170 - Release Date: 17-Dec-01

Rode the Empire Builder between Chicago and Seattle many times... Lovely scenery! :) Driven I-90/I-94 through Montana several times too... Just another soggy Seattle Sysop. -----Original Message----- From: mikemail [mailto:michael@ae.net.sa] Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:49 PM To: GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Friends] Vicky's terrible fall!! The Empire Builder George, I remember it well - and the journey through Montana. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: George Elting To: GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 11:05 PM Subject: RE: [Gen-Friends] Vicky's terrible fall!! Having been to England, via rail from Dover to London and from Belgium to Dover by ship... I know the size differences... it was a nice trip from Dover to London on the train... don't remember exactly how long it took but not long. Flying from Seattle to New York is a 4-hour flight... Train is 5 days... There are places in the west where the nearest hospital big enough to do major surgery is well over 200 miles away... Heck, driving across Montana is a day all by itself... One state... Just another soggy Seattle Sysop.