The only thing NOT slow was the flight!
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canyonwalkerPleasant Prairie, WI - Sat, 8 Jun 2024, 9:30am
We got in to Wisconsin late last night. Late, as in it almost wasn't Friday night anymore; it was nearly Saturday morning. Our flight to Chicago was on time. Thankfully. And surprisingly. But everything else seemed to be running behind.
We just missed the shuttle bus to the rental car facility. We had to wait for the next one.
Once the next bus came, the "4 minute" ride to the depot took more like 15.
At the rental car station, I had to wait in line to talk to a person, for no apparent reason, instead of my preferred membership allowing me to bypass the counter and go directly to a car. I think the issue was they were almost out of cars.
Dinner was late. We knew that was unavoidable with the schedule. We picked a Sonic Drive-In in Cicero. We were eating fast food on a metal picnic table in a parking lot at 9:30~10pm.
Traffic getting around Chicago was slow. There were jams near the city— yes, people still going to Chicago at 10pm— plus construction.
We arrived at the hotel around 11:40pm. At least check-in wasn't slow... though it wasn't exactly fast either. And then neither of us could get to sleep right away. I was up until about 2am. This morning I swatted snooze on my 8am alarm until almost 9.
Well, it's time to get going. We didn't travel all the way to Wisconsin to relax and sleep in; we're here to visit family!
We got in to Wisconsin late last night. Late, as in it almost wasn't Friday night anymore; it was nearly Saturday morning. Our flight to Chicago was on time. Thankfully. And surprisingly. But everything else seemed to be running behind.
We just missed the shuttle bus to the rental car facility. We had to wait for the next one.
Once the next bus came, the "4 minute" ride to the depot took more like 15.
At the rental car station, I had to wait in line to talk to a person, for no apparent reason, instead of my preferred membership allowing me to bypass the counter and go directly to a car. I think the issue was they were almost out of cars.
Dinner was late. We knew that was unavoidable with the schedule. We picked a Sonic Drive-In in Cicero. We were eating fast food on a metal picnic table in a parking lot at 9:30~10pm.
Traffic getting around Chicago was slow. There were jams near the city— yes, people still going to Chicago at 10pm— plus construction.
We arrived at the hotel around 11:40pm. At least check-in wasn't slow... though it wasn't exactly fast either. And then neither of us could get to sleep right away. I was up until about 2am. This morning I swatted snooze on my 8am alarm until almost 9.
Well, it's time to get going. We didn't travel all the way to Wisconsin to relax and sleep in; we're here to visit family!
