In Transit: Scottsburg, IN
Update: Tragedy! The Detroit game is being shown online tomorrow night. No hockey for me!
I'm currently in Scottsburg, Indiana, and working on my calculus homework is going to be the most interesting part of my day. I can't complain too much, mind you; it is still true that a bad day on the road is still better than a good day at the office.
I drove, this trip. Air fare out of CHA was too much, and driving to any other airports to then fly out would ultimately have taken more time than just driving up here (about a 5.5-hour drive). It wasn't a great day for driving; overcast, and occasionally rainy. But it wasn't bad, either.
Best road sign of the trip: You know those road signs that list the restaurants, gas stations, etc. at a particular exit? At one of the signs in Kentucky, it proudly listed the "KY ACTION PARK". All you would have to do is hyphenate that first part to make the innuendo complete.
I don't want to go to that park.
There are, allegedly, Places Of Interest nearby, but I've looked at the list and there's not a lot going on. And even if there were, the weather would preclude seeing much. It's not even real rain; it's that mist that somehow makes everything wet without it actually seeming to rain at all, despite the clouds.*
So, here I am. On the plus side, the internet connection here at the hotel (Hampton Inn and Suites**) seems quite good, and I should be able to watch the Chicago/Detroit game online without it looking like a slideshow. In the mean time, I've got Shoutcast for tunes, study material to work on, an eBay auction to watch closely as it runs down***, and a small bottle of scotch.
Tomorrow, I visit a customer in Salem, IN, about 15-20 miles west of here; we'll see if the weather improves.
*(Most lakes and ponds still seem partially frozen-over, legacy of the very cold weather that the area has endured lately. But not now: highs in the 50s.)
**(I stay at Hamptons a lot, for two reasons: reward programs, and free hot breakfasts.)
***(Pentax K10D camera body. Never mind that I'll have to go out and get a lens for it. Drool.)
I'm currently in Scottsburg, Indiana, and working on my calculus homework is going to be the most interesting part of my day. I can't complain too much, mind you; it is still true that a bad day on the road is still better than a good day at the office.
I drove, this trip. Air fare out of CHA was too much, and driving to any other airports to then fly out would ultimately have taken more time than just driving up here (about a 5.5-hour drive). It wasn't a great day for driving; overcast, and occasionally rainy. But it wasn't bad, either.
Best road sign of the trip: You know those road signs that list the restaurants, gas stations, etc. at a particular exit? At one of the signs in Kentucky, it proudly listed the "KY ACTION PARK". All you would have to do is hyphenate that first part to make the innuendo complete.
I don't want to go to that park.
There are, allegedly, Places Of Interest nearby, but I've looked at the list and there's not a lot going on. And even if there were, the weather would preclude seeing much. It's not even real rain; it's that mist that somehow makes everything wet without it actually seeming to rain at all, despite the clouds.*
So, here I am. On the plus side, the internet connection here at the hotel (Hampton Inn and Suites**) seems quite good, and I should be able to watch the Chicago/Detroit game online without it looking like a slideshow. In the mean time, I've got Shoutcast for tunes, study material to work on, an eBay auction to watch closely as it runs down***, and a small bottle of scotch.
Tomorrow, I visit a customer in Salem, IN, about 15-20 miles west of here; we'll see if the weather improves.
*(Most lakes and ponds still seem partially frozen-over, legacy of the very cold weather that the area has endured lately. But not now: highs in the 50s.)
**(I stay at Hamptons a lot, for two reasons: reward programs, and free hot breakfasts.)
***(Pentax K10D camera body. Never mind that I'll have to go out and get a lens for it. Drool.)
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