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Amtrak Trains Now Serving Up Upscale Menus


Passengers riding along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor enjoy ritzier dining and beverage choices while aboard the trains. The new service is called Corridor Café Menu, with average price for a ham sandwich with a Coke at $10. As reported by USA Today, the meals are more healthy and varied then those previously served.

Your elderly travel4seniors.com editor has train memories that go back to the 1940s and the food available on Amtrak’s predecessor, the Pennsylvania Railroad. For example, the basic ham sandwich with a Coke then cost 25¢. The sandwich consisted of two lean pieces of soggy white bread with a single slice of ham inside that was so thin it was almost transparent. Let’s hope today’s menu is a bit more appealing and generous.

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New York City: Mobile DNA Lab IDs Bio Dads PDF Print E-mail


Sober-up trucks in Las Vegas, hooker trucks in Rio, and now just when we thought we’ve seen all varieties of street vendors, there’s a new one. It cruises the mean streets of New York City, offering help for people who seek to confirm their paternity and for other services.

Called the Who’s Your Daddy truck, for about $350, you can have your DNA tested. The organization called Health Street now offers a mobile clinic for clients who want DNA, drug and background testing procedures on the spot.

The mobile truck is available around Manhattan by phone or email reservations, or simply by hailing it as you would a taxi. The truck also offers background checks and court-ordered drug screening. The DNA truck provides cheek swabs from each person involved in the testing, and results are available about two days later.

If you’re curious about your ancestry, and usually roam around Manhattan or will be a visitor, for more information, go to health-street.net

 
Grand Canyon AZ: Why Did The Elk Cross The Road? PDF Print E-mail


This photo taken near the South Rim begs the age-old question. However, the image does prove that the young elk calves won’t stop on the other side, and are complying with the no parking sign. Let’s hope human tourist drivers on the road will learn from the elk example.

 
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