Visited states

[rsc]

I hve an idea that I did this one a year or two ago, but what the hell. I've included states that I've passed through by train in sufficient daylight to have some impression of them. Arguably I should restrict this to ones in which I've actually exited the train (however briefly), which would eliminate Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Delaware, and one or both of Ohio and Indiana.



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[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this one went around a year or two ago.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Of course, it's possible that some ro all of us have added states since then.

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I added two or three.

[phornax.livejournal.com]

How is it that you missed Maryland?

[rsc.livejournal.com]

The whole question of Maryland and Delaware is a little confused in my mind, to tell you the truth. I've passed through both of them by train on two separate trips from New York to Jacksonville, one in 1954(!) and one last year. I have essentially no memory of them from the earlier trip, and to tell you the truth I'm not 100$ certain what time of day we passed through them last year (although I could probably check). I could explain my choice by saying that the sun set while we were in Delaware, but on reflection I don't think that's likely.

The same sort of consideration applies to South Carolina, since I'm really not certain whether we had yet crossed into Georgia when I woke up in the morning.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

It's not like either of them matter

Delmarvans might disagree.

is there any chance you know David Shapero?

Doesn't ring a bell. Of course, there are about 100,000 people who live in Cambridge. Then again, most of them are not gay opera singers.

[bratman.livejournal.com]

States you pass through by train, plane or automobile *DON'T* count!!!

[rsc.livejournal.com]

John's rule used to be that you had to engage in some form of commerce, I think later modified to requiring that you venture further than the station (if traveling by train) or actually get out of the car.

My rule is that I can count whatever I feel like counting. I do not count airports, which are not really anywhere.

(How do you "pass through" a state by plane?)

[bratman.livejournal.com]

the airspace belongs to the state.

and I like John's rules, he's such a sensible man.