From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 10-Apr-15 15:33, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 1:34:59 PM UTC-4, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   >> Granted, if I woke up in the middle of the night, I'd be slightly   
   >> annoyed at having to get at least minimally dressed to do that, but   
   >> I'd still prefer that over trying to get back to sleep knowing the   
   >> toilet I just used was mere inches from my bed.   
   >   
   > Lots of people need to 'go' more often when they travel, especially   
   > older people, who may need to go several times overnight.  A toilet   
   > in the roomo helps.   
      
   Still, it takes only seconds to pull on some pants and a shirt, and it's   
   not a long walk down the hall.   
      
   >> What's a "section"?   
   >   
   > A "section" is the old style Pullman accomodation.  It had two large   
   > seats facing each other for two passengers.  At night, the upper   
   > berth was lowered down and the bottom seats were converted to a bed   
   > for the lower berth.  A heavy aisle curtain provided privacy. The   
   > upper berth was the cheapest accomodation, but it was rather   
   > claustrophobic (no windows, tight fit).  By the 1930s, it became very   
   > unpopular and hard to sell, thus the roomette was born.   
      
   That sounds exactly like my roomette from a few years ago, aside from   
   having a locking door rather than a curtain.  What other differences   
   were there?   
      
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