The glass of wine, that is. The boss paid for the first round, and I had one round. Which was quite enough. I walked to the bar and back, and on the walk back I had a little buzz -- on one glass of wine! Not much of a drinker.
So I still have $20.
I should really get an oil change before I travel to Minneapolis, and it would make the most sense to do it on Saturday. But that would mess up my challenge. I could do it Wednesday morning just before I leave, but you never know how much time it will take. Maybe I should make an early Wednesday morning appointment. The drive is only 6-7 hours; I could still get there at a reasonable time.
I looked into parking up there yesterday. Looks like it's $23 for valet parking and $13 to park at a nearby lot. I'm assuming that's per day. Naturally, I'm going to go with the lot, assuming I can find it.
Just did another Pine Cone survey, so I can look forward to another $3. Does anyone ever hear of a winner of the $500 drawing? The statement about it is always there when I finish, but I never hear about a winner.
I finally got my $83 deposit back from the antique dealer. That will go into savings.
I also got a small bill - $21 - for my physical therapy. I don't count doctor bills in my challenge, and I'm going to call that a doctor bill!
It was free!
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If you have the name of the parking lot or cross streets...print a map for yourself MapQuest from on-line. you don't want to be driving lost in an unfamiliar city.
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English Castle -- I may have misread or misremembered what Mapquest said. I thought the trip was calculated to be between six and seven hours. I don't drive fast; I'm a little on the slow side on the highway!
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I remember Mpls-->Chicago being about 6 hours in theory, a bit longer when you factored in Chicago traffic (which seems to be there day or night).
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I too, have wondered about the Pine Cone drawing. I may try to find out about it. They really should post it somewhere.