[nabs-l] Amtrak and bus company sites giving me a hard time, ... how much does it cost?

[Joe Orozco]

My method of dealing with travel websites is picking up the phone, having
the agent do the research for me so that later I can just go to the website,
plug in the data and take advantage of the online discounts.  I don't always
have time to navigate the sometimes confusing layouts of airlines and
trains, and so this method has usually gone a long way toward minimizing
unnecessary frustrations.  There are times when I can talk the agent into
waiving the telephone fees and selling me a ticket at the same rate as I
would have gotten by going to the website myself.  This may not seem like
the most independent method possible, and if I have more time to plan my
schedule I don't mind sifting through several windows to compare prices and
departure times.  Time is money.  I'd just assume take steps to maximize
both.

Best,

Joe Orozco

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Beth
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:22 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Amtrak and bus company sites giving me a hard 
time,... how much does it cost?

Hi, guys.  I've been lately trying to find out how much it would cost
me to get from Denver to St. Louis, but not by plane since it's so
darned expensive.  I tried the Amtrak site, but it looks like I'll
have to transfer in Chicago.  I don't know exactly how to do the fares
thing on the web.  The Greyhound site likes to mess up my computer
AND, as luck would have it, the desktop I am composing this email on,
located somewhere at CCB.  So if there's any suggestions I should
take, please write me off list.  Thanks.
Beth

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