One of my life's ambitions is to journey across the continent on the Canadian or the Union Pacific Railroad. Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. ----- Original Message ----- From: George Elting <justgeo1@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:05 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 > >

If you use the Canadian rail system, it should be a lovely trip... Not sure the US trip is as nice... Just another soggy Seattle Sysop. -----Original Message----- From: Jim SHARPE [mailto:sharpe@britishlibrary.net] Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:20 AM To: GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Holidays One of my life's ambitions is to journey across the continent on the Canadian or the Union Pacific Railroad. Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. ----- Original Message ----- From: George Elting <justgeo1@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:05 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...

You and me too, Jim although I think we shall have to settle for Amtrack nowadays ! David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim SHARPE" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:20 PM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Holidays > One of my life's ambitions is to journey across the continent on the > Canadian or the Union Pacific Railroad. > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George Elting <justgeo1@attbi.com> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:05 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 > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply > changes. > > ============================== > 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 > >

Nowadays in Canada you go by VIA Rail. It is still possible to cross Canada by rail starting out in Halifax. The train goes by way of Moncton and the Mirimichi to Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto. After Toronto it goes north across the top of Lake Superior across the prairies and the Rockies to Vancouver. Then you could go down to Washington state and come back across through the US to the East Coast. Hmm Maybe we should try it too. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "davspark" <davspark@ntlworld.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Holidays > You and me too, Jim although I think we shall have to settle for Amtrack > nowadays ! > > David > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim SHARPE" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:20 PM > Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Holidays > > > > One of my life's ambitions is to journey across the continent on the > > Canadian or the Union Pacific Railroad. > > > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: George Elting <justgeo1@attbi.com> > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:05 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. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02