[TML] "Coffin hotels"

[Leslie Bates]

--- On Wed, 7/30/08, Jerry W Barrington <jerry.barrington at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jerry W Barrington <jerry.barrington at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [TML] "Coffin hotels"
> To: "TML" <tml at travellercentral.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 2:10 AM
> On 7/30/08 1:23 AM, "GDWGAMES at aol.com"
> <GDWGAMES at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > We actually wrote "coffin hotels" up in
> GURPS Traveller: Starports.
> > 
> > That said, this is very similar to the way things used
> to work on a Pullman
> > sleeper railroad car. During the day, you sat in a
> seat, and at bedtime the
> > porter came by and made the seats into bunks. The
> train had observation cars,
> > lounge cars, diners, club cars, and so on, depending
> on how far the train
> > travelled. When you weren't in your assigned seat,
> you could hang out in one
> > of 
> > those. Some trains had barbershops, showers, and
> stenographers available for
> > travelling businessmen.
> 
> Having once traveled Greyhound for about 24 straight hours,
> I can say that
> the showers would be appreciated.  :)

I have to agree there.