The death of "a moment's notice."

Impetuousity is dead. It died because nobody can afford it anymore. There is no such thing as "spur of the moment" these days, because it would be too costly. You have to book airline tickets weeks, maybe months in advance. If you don't get to use them, you lose the money. Why? Because we Americans are complete saps and give into these insane rules. I happen to hate flying and often take the train. The Amtrak price seems to go up every passing day, so if you don't book six years in advance, it becomes very expensive. The trip from Miami to New York is about 26 hours. Try doing that in a seat next to a stranger. You can't. You have to reserve a roomette or sleeper, which are wildly overpriced. I always ask the other passengers if they take the train because they're afraid of flying. They always insist, that, no, they like taking the train. Sure who wouldn't like spending 26 hours on a rattle-trap train.  But it's not just trains. It's everything. Unless you're a millionaire, you can't just suddenly decide to go on a trip,
book a flight , a train, a cruise. We're supposed to be a can-do nation, but I wonder what other country's
citizens allow themselves to pushed around and financially bullied as much as we do.