So I haven't posted anything this week, as my time has been spent getting caught up on Jericho (I must mention how magnanimous Speed Racer is for letting me use his beautiful television).
Tomorrow, we are taking a little trip to the Poconos. Third Son and three of his friends are going to the Invasion of Normandy at Skirmish in Jim Thorpe, PA. Speed Racer and I in our well-practiced roles as chauffeurs are driving them up there, and then spending the night in a B&B nearby, while they paintball their brains out. It promises to be a beautiful weekend, and Jim Thorpe is (I have heard) a very nice town to hang out in for a day or two.
We had to rent a van for this expedition, and I decided not to rent from Budget after my last experience with them. So I rented from Hertz instead. When we got there to pick up the van, the office was closed, and the rental agent was nowhere in sight. Also there was no van visible in the parking lot, which Speed Racer thoughtfully pointed out. Eventually, the guy turned up (some story about having to take a car to the body shop because the renter got in an accident.) Then he announced he didn't actually have a van there. Speed Racer was all "I told you so," and the guy said he had to go down to the airport to get a van for us. He promised he'd be back in 20 minutes. Which, believe it or not, he was! We entertained ourselves by going to the liquor store. The van was unwashed and unvacuumed (not a big deal when you're going to put four teenage boys in it.) But, I didn't to have drive to King of Prussia, so I guess it was a better experience than renting from Budget. Also, the guy gave me two 15% discounts, which was really nice.
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