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July 16, 2004
Road trip, Day 1
Kieran shouldn’t have mentioned this movie called After Hours just as we were departing NYC. I’ve never seen it, but apparently this poor sap is unable to leave lower Manhattan.
“Umm, shouldn’t we turn onto 1/9 North? Didn’t you say 280?”
“No, just stay on 1/9 and we’ll find it.”
Suddenly we're characters in that blasted movie. The exit for 1/9 North passed as easily as Metamucil, and we made our merry flawed and mapless way to downtown Elizabeth, N.J. It was very good that we left early, as it took us over an hour to find our way back to the correct route. Eventually I programmed the car’s navigation to get us back to the route, and her wonderfully mellow voice politely guided us back to the correct route. Since we were in a sketchy section of Elizabeth, we were waiting for the guiding lady to tell us to lock the doors, but she never did. She’s just so nice! Please this, please that, and always happy. I think she lives in the trunk, as we are having a hard time with the automated trunk thing.
Everything on this car is automatic, even system memory for a driver that automatically adjusts the seats, the mirrors, the temperature, and the radio stations for their preferences. However, the automatic trunk is refusing to budge. I used the button on the remote. Nothing. I used the release on the door. Nothing. I verified that there wasn’t a code on the keychain for disabling the trunk lock. Still nothing. Finally learned how to use the manual key to open the trunk, but it is a heavy metal object. It still closes automatically, by the way.
Finally got to New Columbia, PA for the night. Night desk lady recommended the blueberry muffins in the morning.
Posted by G at July 16, 2004 09:19 PM
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Comments
YES! See "After Hours" when you get the chance. I kinda call it "Alice in Wonderland On Acid".
Posted by: Lee at July 17, 2004 02:42 AM
Taking recommendations from the ladies of the night desk?
Posted by: PatCH at July 18, 2004 09:19 AM
oh oh oh! take a trip down to Houston and take 1-10 back east! ;)
Posted by: BJ at July 18, 2004 10:24 AM