For those Knoxvillians who are unwilling to play “grope-a-thon” with the TSA, but who still want to get to D.C. and points beyond, Megabus.com has an interesting proposition for you:
Megabus.com will operate from the Knox Area Transit’s new transit center at 301 E. Church Ave., and will run three buses to Washington and three back to Knoxville, each day. A one-way trip takes about 10 hours.
These are double-decker buses with rest rooms and free WiFi and power outlets available for riders. The buses will make short rest stops as required by law, but otherwise proceed nonstop. Moser said Megabus.com emphasizes low-fare service and each bus has a number of $1 seats on a first-come, first-served basis.
The earlier a ticket is booked, the greater the chance of getting this fare. Ticket prices rise as they are booked closer to departure time.
Apart from the Smithsonian and Washington Naval Yards, I can hardly think of any overwhelmingly good reason to set foot in that particular hellhole, however, the folks at Megabus seem capable of getting you anywhere beween Kansas City and Boston, and Minneapolis and Charlotte, so for people looking to travel around the western part of the NorthEast into the eastern part of the MidWest, the wheels on the bus might be an all-too-tempting alternative to the blue gloves on the TSA weenie. Just a thought.
(And, again, no one paid me to write this post, as evinced by it not being categorized under “for hire”.)
If I’ve said it once I’ll say it a million times. I love capitalism. I suspect they’ll be seeing quite a bit more money as the TSA goes more draconian.
And that is, indeed, the joy of an open market – if you go and do something stupid that pisses people off, someone else will undercut you, and will take your business away from you.
Of course, the government has a history of blocking competition: see “USPS”.
If only they ran from DC to Gunsite…
Or northern Idaho…
[...] little over a month ago, I presented Megabus as a welcome potential alternative to being groped-and-poked by the TSA; however, it would appear as though the wheels on the bus do not go ’round and ’round: [...]