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Okay, so, major planning SNAFU of the year...
In September, Karasu and I are going back to New Hampshire (for kimuracarter's wedding). I had it all figured out. The train leaves here Saturday morning at 5 AM. It gets into Chicago 3 PM Sunday aftenroon. At that point, it has a 7 hour layover. It departs Chicago 10 PM Sunday night and gets into Boston 10 PM Monday night. So I (who am of course a genius) said to myself, "Let's rent a car in Chicago and drive the rest of the way." This is a great idea, because not only do we not have to sit around Chicago for 7 hours for no reason, but we'd get into Nashua directly (rather than Boston), several hours earlier than we would arrive on the train.
The SNAFU?
Car rental places AREN'T FUCKING OPEN SUNDAYS.
The only ones that *are* open are at the airport, which really is a problem because we'd have to take a taxi to the airport (with all our stuff), which is 20 minutes in *good* traffic. Then we'd have to pick up the car at the busy airport stations (instead of a quieter city location). So it would probably take us at least an hour after departing the train just to get the damned car.
Which doesn't seem like a big deal. Isn't, really. Except who the fuck figured that car rental places wouldn't be open Sundays? Not even the one in bloody Union Station!
I am very annoyed.
In September, Karasu and I are going back to New Hampshire (for kimuracarter's wedding). I had it all figured out. The train leaves here Saturday morning at 5 AM. It gets into Chicago 3 PM Sunday aftenroon. At that point, it has a 7 hour layover. It departs Chicago 10 PM Sunday night and gets into Boston 10 PM Monday night. So I (who am of course a genius) said to myself, "Let's rent a car in Chicago and drive the rest of the way." This is a great idea, because not only do we not have to sit around Chicago for 7 hours for no reason, but we'd get into Nashua directly (rather than Boston), several hours earlier than we would arrive on the train.
The SNAFU?
Car rental places AREN'T FUCKING OPEN SUNDAYS.
The only ones that *are* open are at the airport, which really is a problem because we'd have to take a taxi to the airport (with all our stuff), which is 20 minutes in *good* traffic. Then we'd have to pick up the car at the busy airport stations (instead of a quieter city location). So it would probably take us at least an hour after departing the train just to get the damned car.
Which doesn't seem like a big deal. Isn't, really. Except who the fuck figured that car rental places wouldn't be open Sundays? Not even the one in bloody Union Station!
I am very annoyed.