odd driving day today...

[Goldie]

so I had to go down to So.Cal today for work. Left Portland on a 630am flight for Ontario (LA area) and drove east to Cabazon, about an hour drive - nearly to Palm Springs. pretty un-eventful morning.
After finishing in Cabazon, I start driving toward Palm Springs - where my flight home is leaving from - 25 minute drive or so.
1/2 way there I pass "life" sized concrete dinosaurs next to a burger king and some little museum. So since I had a spare hour or so before needing to get to the airport, and hadn't had lunch yet, decide at the next exit I would turn around and go back . so I go about 5 miles and there's an exit. I get off the freeway and back on again. Not 1/4 mile onto the freeway I notice the other direction (that I had been going) is at a stop, and then notice p against the concrete median is two totally smashed caved in cars that each look like they rolled a couple times
Go get a burger eat in front of the brontosaurus and watch to see if the freeway is backing up - after 20-30 minutes it looks to be ok, so get back on going toward Palm Springs. Traffic was totally clear, but the cars were still there being loaded onto wreckers and were a total twisted mess.
Get to the airport around 3pm for my 422pm flight and find out at checkin that it's delayed until 5pm. get to the gate and find out it's delayed until 630pm!
Finally get back to Portland around 9:30 and remember I need to get gas before I get home - ugh
Oh - but better than the flight that was delayed going to seattle... it's plane had a bad battery, which they did not have a spare at this airport, so were having one driven from LAX (in 6pm traffic) and they were looking at an extra 3 hrs delayed beyond the first 1 before they figured out the issue was a battery

my head hurts


oh - and my rental was a cookie

[freednighthawk]

They couldn't just give the plane a jump? Sorry, I had to... And sorry your day sucked, or , unless you enjoyed it, at which point, good job...

[ND4SPD]

Originally Posted by Goldie

1/2 way there I pass "life" sized concrete dinosaurs next to a burger king and some little museum.
Go get a burger eat in front of the brontosaurus

sounds like the best parts of the day right there!

I actually went --> when you sent me the picture of the T-rex! That was awesome! I wish you had more pictures!!

[Goldie]

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

sounds like the best parts of the day right there!

I actually went --> when you sent me the picture of the T-rex! That was awesome! I wish you had more pictures!!

[ND4SPD]

Awesome!!!! *claps hands with glee*


I need to come out west... look at what I'm missing out on!

[Rhino]

Originally Posted by Goldie

oh - and my rental was a cookie

I'm guessing that comment was for me

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

I actually went --> when you sent me the picture of the T-rex! That was awesome! I wish you had more pictures!!

That's funny cuz I actually went "what the ****" when she sent that picture to me

[Comando489]

they have a lifesize t-rex in heartford CT near my grandmas house, the eyes even glow red!

[ND4SPD]

Originally Posted by Rhino

That's funny cuz I actually went "what the ****" when she sent that picture to me

I said someone should have had their NECO Calendar picture taken with the dinosaurs! That would have been great!

[Goldie]

Originally Posted by Rhino

I'm guessing that comment was for me

and everyone else would be thinking "wtf does that mean"

link

[ND4SPD]

...................I still don't get it