Jenette and I planned on helping Angelina out with her kids this weekend in Chicago but her hubby surprised her with a much needed visit. Thank goodness because we wanted to blow off the kid-sittin' thing and race in Downers Grove in the pouring down rain. Yeehaa! Ice skating in August on a technical course with brick-lined pedestrian walks and construction barriers.
For me - the racing was a bust (dnfs both days) - oh, well. Although, we had awesome hosts, a beautiful suburb, fabulous breakfasts (egg Benedicts and crepes @ Dali's Cafe on Main), loads of coffee and scones and four loads of laundry in two days, that's bike racing for you.
It was just tough spending my hard earned money to deal with the crazy PHL and Midway airport security, fees for flying a bike, delays and vacationing families. No, I really do not want to talk to you. I am so sold on my nano ipod. I barely know how to use it. It drowns out the noisy engines, loud talkers and screaming babies. My one teammate is right, you can save a lot flying SW but you put up with a lot of hassle with the other travelers - it is like the Walmart of airlines.
One of my experiences while I was socked in at Midway because of the weather - People would walk up to the counter and expect the attendant to help them as a long line wound around the gate. Hello. There is one attendant where there SHOULD be two. Do you think she is going to jump from one gate counter to another to help YOU standing at the empty counter? Arrogance. Then the people mouth off as they walk away about how rude the attendant was. Excuse me?! She was just telling them that here is a line of people. They all have questions, too. Please go to the end of the line. Thank goodness my other experience killing time at the airport was a pint of beer and a greasy burger with fries, all while watching re-run sports because of the rain delays or canceled games. Mmmm. Beer.
