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My wife was hiking in the high mountains here in Oregon, above 2000 meters, and received a video call from her mom who was in Florence, Italy.

I am old enough to remember rotary phones and I am not that old.

>>davidw+(OP)
Sitting in the Intercity Express, not on one of it's maiden (record) runs, but right when they went into public service,

or very shortly before that on a promotion, on the new high speed track between Cologne and Frankfurt.

Gently sloped up- and downhill, sometimes right next and parallel to the Autobahn A3.

At 331 to 333 kph. Not shaking at all, and relatively silent.

Looking out of the window, seeing Porsches, Mercedes-Benz, BMW

trying to overtake slower traffic permanently blinking left, flashing their lights.

Appearing almost stationary.

Thinking: Who needs Transrapid?