America the Beautiful - Day One
Posted by marshall Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:00:00 GMT
Today began our driving trip across the USA, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Redlands, California. First stop: the Elfstrand household in Chicago, Illinois.
We packed the car this morning with our luggage, a few things we didn't trust to the movers, and my initial entries in the Elfstrand Computer Museum, which will be living at my parents' house until we have a more permanent place of residence. We enjoyed a tasty brunch with our good friends Jim and Laura Sloat, said our good-byes, and started out.
Unfortunately, there was one remaining errand: we needed to return the cable modem to Adelphia. I had called Adelphia earlier in the week to make sure they would be open today, and I was assured that I could stop by anytime between 8:30am and 7pm today to give them the modem and stop our service. Well, we showed up at the Adelphia offices, and there was a sign posted saying they would be closed for 12/25 and 12/26. So we're going to have to mail them the cable modem and deal with the closing of our account remotely.
Thankfully, that annoyance was the only low point of the day. The weather was clear and beautiful for our drive to Chicago, traffic was light, and we arrived around 10pm CST. We'll be spending the next couple of days here with family before starting on the next leg of the journey.
