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elizardbeth's avatar

To the guy who would take loved ones out for dinner with the windfall, a story that is not hilarious but sweet: My dad had a job that he used to love but had grown to hate, was at retirement age, and announced his intention to leave. His bosses asked, what would it take to keep you until we can find your replacement? He said, part moonshot part joke, "double my salary." They did! A year later, still not having found someone with all the qualifications and also the willingness to do the job, same question same answer. They gave it to him again. (And they finally found a replacement after that.) He took his kids, grandkids, sister, and niece out to dinner. In Paris. It was **great** -- my dad is strange dude, but really sweet, too.

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JefCon 1's avatar

I answered "Nothing" in the poll because I rejected the premise. There is no direct Amtrak rail service between Scranton and Washington DC. You have to take a bus from Scranton to Philadelphia first and then board a train.

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