Tampa (again)

 I'm Baaaaaaaaaack.

This time I'm doing the 4-day in a row class.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday.

I drove over on Thursday afternoon.

Left my house at 12:15 and got here at 4:20.

I'll be testing students until 9pm on Monday night

so I'll stay the night and leave EARLY (5) on Tuesday.

Hoping the trip goes smoothly because I MUST

be at the church by 9:30 to pick up

the Thanksgiving turkeys from the

Bishop's storehouse for some members.

I have a couple of older gentlemen who 

might appreciate a meal, so we will

probably cook them for those guys,

but everybody else is on their own.

Anyhow.

Then.... while I was driving, my boss called

and asked how I liked the Tampa class and

how the drive was (brutal) and if I had any

interest in taking over the site.

I said no. And I'm not even sure I want to do

the Boynton Beach class I had already agreed to.

Bottom line, I would need to buy a car.

We don't want to put that many miles on Rod's

new truck since we might sell it before we move.

And I am just not interested in buying a car.

He said, so rent one.

I said, I tried! It was going to be $318 for 

ONE WEEKEND and I need it for two each month!

And he said, so? The company has to pay

for the rental AND the fuel.

Just keep receipts and the rental agreement.

Oh, by the way, stop staying in Days Inn.

Find a NICE hotel!

(Nightly rate cap is $250!!!!!)

So, yeah.

I'm going to teach the 2-weekend class in

December because he is desperate and I

am incapable of saying No.

And then starting in January, I'm going to do the 4-day.

The 3rd weekend each month, so it doesn't

interfere with RS (2nd and 4th Sundays).

And I get to rent a nice car.

And I get to stay in a nice hotel.

And I still have to do the brutal drive,

but books on tape make it less awful....

So.

2023, here we come!