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[TheUltraElite]

Nah, it's too expensive when compared to other trains.

Expensive sure, but quick travel and decent food with good service indeed. Cheaper than a flight, of course. I think if the routes are optimal they are a good choice. You should try them if get then chance anywhere in the country. Just make sure you plan accordingly, often they will start very early in the morning and end before lunchtime so that the number of meals they serve is reduced to just morning tea and breakfast, skipping the lunch.

I mostly prefer travelling in 3A/3E train.

3A is fine, but 3E, are you serious?

The SL and SU are the best seats for me.
SU is like your own private bed, nobody is ever going to even place their butts on it except you. SL has the window but your will often find people rushing the aisle and brushing against your elbows, or even certain groups of people who will sit on your seat and have a big red smile, "thori der ki liye baithne dijiye"

But 3E with its SM seat is a hellride. I would never ride in that side.

Gareebi nikalti he nahi hai, kya kare.

Yeah I feel you. It is important to be satisfied with things that we get then you will not feel bad.

I simply didn't have the opportunity in my early days due to not availability of train in my local and later I get used to the Bus Journey for longer distances, No I won't recommend domestic flight unless we can't have an option because it's shitty most of the time and you will be pissed instead any experience..

Flights are good for emergency transport and also if you plan long time back for a tour and buy those tickets. They average comes out close to the 2A train ticket fare during the same time.


With bitcoin stagnating at 105k USD what are your expectations? I think the Elon-Trump issue and the inflated price leading to selling pressure is going to lead to a downtrend soon.

[pawanjain]

Nah, it's too expensive when compared to other trains.

Expensive sure, but quick travel and decent food with good service indeed. Cheaper than a flight, of course. I think if the routes are optimal they are a good choice. You should try them if get then chance anywhere in the country. Just make sure you plan accordingly, often they will start very early in the morning and end before lunchtime so that the number of meals they serve is reduced to just morning tea and breakfast, skipping the lunch.

I mostly prefer travelling in 3A/3E train.

3A is fine, but 3E, are you serious?

The SL and SU are the best seats for me.
SU is like your own private bed, nobody is ever going to even place their butts on it except you. SL has the window but your will often find people rushing the aisle and brushing against your elbows, or even certain groups of people who will sit on your seat and have a big red smile, "thori der ki liye baithne dijiye"

But 3E with its SM seat is a hellride. I would never ride in that side.

Yeah, I mean, there's no major difference between 3E and 3A except for that hellride of SM seat.
My all time preference is the Upper berth, I prefer it over SU because the length is more in Upper berth when compared to SU.
It's like my own bed. No disturbance from anyone.

Coming to food in Vande Bharath I have read so many complaints from people saying that the food is pathetic.
Did you seriously liked the food ? If yes, what's your opinion on such huge number of complaints from other people.

[TheUltraElite]

Yeah, I mean, there's no major difference between 3E and 3A except for that hellride of SM seat.

That is the biggest difference. During the day can you even think about getting down from SU to SL and stretch your legs? I cant bear it.

Coming to food in Vande Bharath I have read so many complaints from people saying that the food is pathetic.
Did you seriously liked the food ? If yes, what's your opinion on such huge number of complaints from other people.

I think a lot of this has to do with what the passenger is expecting to have compared to what they actually have.

Personally having taken railway meals since the days I remember traveling in trains, compared to that the VB train lunch/dinner meal is an upgrade. The dal is thick, the rice is good and the veg/non-veg item is decent. They always include chapati-paratha hybrid and one cup of curd and one ice cream which are both from good brands.

However if you board with expectations of a gourmet meal from a Marriott like service, then you will be disappointed.

I remember one of my colleagues said that the food was horrible and that the ice cream was very bad. I was supposed to board the same train a week later and when I did, the ice cream was the best part of it and the food was good like I described.

[pawanjain]

Coming to food in Vande Bharath I have read so many complaints from people saying that the food is pathetic.
Did you seriously liked the food ? If yes, what's your opinion on such huge number of complaints from other people.

I think a lot of this has to do with what the passenger is expecting to have compared to what they actually have.

Personally having taken railway meals since the days I remember traveling in trains, compared to that the VB train lunch/dinner meal is an upgrade. The dal is thick, the rice is good and the veg/non-veg item is decent. They always include chapati-paratha hybrid and one cup of curd and one ice cream which are both from good brands.

However if you board with expectations of a gourmet meal from a Marriott like service, then you will be disappointed.

I remember one of my colleagues said that the food was horrible and that the ice cream was very bad. I was supposed to board the same train a week later and when I did, the ice cream was the best part of it and the food was good like I described.

Makes sense. The comparison is actually a big differentiator here. Food in normal trains is not good to be honest.
May be Vande Bharat would be serving better food when compared to normal trains.
It also depends on the price though. Does the food quality justify the price is what the bigger question should be.

[JSRAW]

We are 6 months in aur yeh 2025 year is turning out to be big panuti and distarous for India.

Terrorist attack, Mahakhumb stampede, railway station stampede, stadium stampede and now plane crash. Fuck benchoo...

[TheUltraElite]

We are 6 months in aur yeh 2025 year is turning out to be big panuti and distarous for India.

Terrorist attack, Mahakhumb stampede, railway station stampede, stadium stampede and now plane crash. Fuck benchoo...

Thank our luck that we are still in one piece, cant believe what it may have been for the last moments of the souls on board and the resident doctors/students in the hostel on which it crashed.

I have my opinion set on technical failure and not terrorist angle, but let us see what the black box ends up giving. Lets not speculate on the cause, it will take time to uncover.

Just for those who want to help, local blood donation camps have been set up and able bodied are requested to donate, so any of you are nearby please do.

[LucyFurr]

I have my opinion set on technical failure and not terrorist angle, but let us see what the black box ends up giving. Lets not speculate on the cause, it will take time to uncover.

Just for those who want to help, local blood donation camps have been set up and able bodied are requested to donate, so any of you are nearby please do.

Experts believe that both engines lost thrust immediately after takeoff could be the reason. And it went fatal due to the full fuel tank, which is around 90 tonnes.

[pawanjain]

We are 6 months in aur yeh 2025 year is turning out to be big panuti and distarous for India.

Terrorist attack, Mahakhumb stampede, railway station stampede, stadium stampede and now plane crash. Fuck benchoo...

Thank our luck that we are still in one piece, cant believe what it may have been for the last moments of the souls on board and the resident doctors/students in the hostel on which it crashed.

I have my opinion set on technical failure and not terrorist angle, but let us see what the black box ends up giving. Lets not speculate on the cause, it will take time to uncover.

Just for those who want to help, local blood donation camps have been set up and able bodied are requested to donate, so any of you are nearby please do.

Even I feel it must be a technical failure. May be some staff/technician didn't do his job correctly which would have resulted in such a drastic crash.
The plane had just landed from Delhi to Ahmedabad and then immediately it was scheduled for London.
Could be that the staff skipped the maintenance check or something but whatever it be, the lives are lost and nothing can revert that.
We are paying so much money for these flights and yet we receive nothing but negligence, irresponsibility and lack of accountability.

[TheUltraElite]

We are paying so much money for these flights and yet we receive nothing but negligence, irresponsibility and lack of accountability.

I would not say that, considering the big time gaps between two airline accidents in our country I think they are doing a fair job. This does not justify the lives lost, but should keep confidence that such incidents are rare and it will take time to uncover the details of what happened.

New media seem to propagate their sensationalized headlines as much as possible, they appeal to the people's destructive mindset.

Right now they are having a field time, since the start of the year, not having to search for news.

[JSRAW]

TRP race took all media houses to gutter level. No one actually care about reporting anymore and main focus is on breaking news every minute and to achieve this they are touching new low everyday.

When this crash happened, Air India released a helpline numbers with a disclaimer and basically saying media walo tum apna chutiyapa na karna inn numbers par.

Aur ek ajeeb sa trend chal rakha hai. Desi reporters desi news ke liye foreign news outlets ko quote karne lage hai.

[TheUltraElite]

Right now the digital paranoia regarding airlines is at a peak level. This should be controlled on a personal level as well to control mental issues that might crop up.

There are more news coverage with airlines right now. But these are mostly bogus news that need not need your attention. It is a method by which news media tries to keep our attention on the problem instead of the solution.

[JSRAW]

Saw couple of news regarding British Airways with same Boeing aircraft so darr ka mahol toh hai but overall, it's pretty safe. Regarding news channels, someone needs to take class of news editors sitting in AC rooms because clearly they are not doing their jobs and anchors are running riots.

Meanwhile one good news in all negativities. Need more PLIs in more sectors. That's why I say, don't mind screw driving (assembly lines) tag because you have to start from somewhere. Toh bas start karo ur value addition time ke sath apne aap aa jayegi. Final destination would be our own products.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Saw couple of news regarding British Airways with same Boeing aircraft so darr ka mahol toh hai but overall, it's pretty safe. Regarding news channels, someone needs to take class of news editors sitting in AC rooms because clearly they are not doing their jobs and anchors are running riots.

Boeing got some dirt in their history too, they have paid multiple lawsuits which is mostly about silencing the quality control and two of their senior most quality control officers were thrown out for speaking out. But there's only two major players in this industry, Airbus and Boeing so if we are gonna stop all Boeing flights because of security concerns then it literally means 50% of all the flight has to be stopped.

And the one that crashed Boeing 787 is retrofitted model and had similar ones in the past too. Boeing should take some blame instead of Air India or Tata because they are just operators and they have no control over these things.

As a result Air India cancelled 66 Boeing 787 flights post Ahmedabad crash; no safety concerns in fleet: DGCA

[TheUltraElite]

With the incoming monsoon the market seems to be stagnant at 105.9k USD, finding it difficult to cross because of selling pressure above.

How are the rains starting to affect different areas? Lets hope no floods happen anywhere but who knows? Things get unpredictable and we have to be prepared for the worst.

Has anyone tried to sell their crypto at this stage? if so which exchange are we using now?

[JSRAW]

Ish Mansoon mein BTC ki toh koi tension nahi but infra breakdown ki jyada tension hai.

Aajkal Mera Gurgaon aur Ghaziabad ke chakkar lag rahe aur Ring road jam on countless chokepoints rula deta hai, mansoon aane par bhagwan bhi nahi bacha payega.

[TheUltraElite]

Ish Mansoon mein BTC ki toh koi tension nahi but infra breakdown ki jyada tension hai.

Aajkal Mera Gurgaon aur Ghaziabad ke chakkar lag rahe aur Ring road jam on countless chokepoints rula deta hai, mansoon aane par bhagwan bhi nahi bacha payega.

North India side roads were developed and are improving with new highways and roads from what I have heard in the news but I guess ground realities often vary.

Heavy rains in the Eastern part of the country already, lets see how this goes. Bitcoin price on the other hand seems to be dropping at bit.

[JSRAW]

Ish Mansoon mein BTC ki toh koi tension nahi but infra breakdown ki jyada tension hai.

Aajkal Mera Gurgaon aur Ghaziabad ke chakkar lag rahe aur Ring road jam on countless chokepoints rula deta hai, mansoon aane par bhagwan bhi nahi bacha payega.

North India side roads were developed and are improving with new highways and roads from what I have heard in the news but I guess ground realities often vary.

Heavy rains in the Eastern part of the country already, lets see how this goes. Bitcoin price on the other hand seems to be dropping at bit.

Don't get me wrong, there are tons of improvement as far as expressway goes but problem comes when you enter into the cities, that's where mansoon season play it's part.

Intercity travel is huge pain, every entry/exit point frustrate you and then we have relentless honking with virtually no lane desicipline. In North if you are on highways ( no one maintain lane tho) or newly built expressway then its smooth riding.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Ish Mansoon mein BTC ki toh koi tension nahi but infra breakdown ki jyada tension hai.

Aajkal Mera Gurgaon aur Ghaziabad ke chakkar lag rahe aur Ring road jam on countless chokepoints rula deta hai, mansoon aane par bhagwan bhi nahi bacha payega.

North India side roads were developed and are improving with new highways and roads from what I have heard in the news but I guess ground realities often vary.

Heavy rains in the Eastern part of the country already, lets see how this goes. Bitcoin price on the other hand seems to be dropping at bit.

Don't get me wrong, there are tons of improvement as far as expressway goes but problem comes when you enter into the cities, that's where mansoon season play it's part.

Intercity travel is huge pain, every entry/exit point frustrate you and then we have relentless honking with virtually no lane desicipline. In North if you are on highways ( no one maintain lane tho) or newly built expressway then its smooth riding.

Lane discipline is a joke in south too.

Intercity and intracity travel that's something that our government really should concentrate because every developed countries got fast connection like metro that enables moving from point A to Point B in minimal time.

And this is also helpful in many ways, like people doesn't have to rent in the prime locations, they can go for near and still get to their work places in time which will helpful in reducing the population density thereby reducing all kinds of pollution and increase in the usage of will decrease traffic, fuel consumption, better safety for travellers and then the other side like real estate will grow wider not just concentrate on particular range.

[JSRAW]

Arey Delhi metro ka toh fan hun. Top notch and par with the koreans and other metro system if you ignore complete automation criteria. Back in the days i used to be daily rider and it was a life saviour during peak hours.

Not just lane every sort of decipline and civic sense is joke to all of us desis and it would be weird thing to say but being honest, I feel if someone following every rule all the time and that too in our system and environment then they will be left behind because we have too many people lol and competing for literally every freaking thing.

[LucyFurr]

Not just lane every sort of decipline and civic sense is joke to all of us desis and it would be weird thing to say but being honest, I feel if someone following every rule all the time and that too in our system and environment then they will be left behind because we have too many people lol and competing for literally every freaking thing.

Desi Mindset: Anyone who follows the rules is just stupid.

Everything is so normalized, from cutting the queue, bribing to get a signature and the system is completely broken, while the population makes everything so competitive, which is why even if anyone who has the intention of following rules can't do it forever.