Up early today, we had packed last night, and were ready for the limo to the airport when it arrived 10 minutes early. We left at 6:30, and were through security and at the gate by 7:07. With a 2 bag per person allowance, and a 50# per bag limit, we almost maxed out. As usual, our Southwest flights were on time, and reasonably comfortable--no screaming babies this time! Excellent!
We arrived in Seattle at about 2:30, grabbed our bags, and were picked up by the hotel limo shortly. We walked from the hotel to a 7-11 and picked up some snacks and a few beers, and went back to the room to relax. At the 7-11, I cracked to the (Pakistani-born?) clerk that $5 for a bag of chips was highway robbery. He said something like: "Yes, you guys probably remember when chips were $.25 or something like that." I didn't want to know how old he thought we were... I don't think he understood that $5 for a small bag of chips IS ridiculous...Later, we walked over to a sub shop for dinner. Tomorrow, we will pick up the car (the hotel will shuttle us over there), and set off for Portland. We are amused that people here think the weather is HOT. It was about 85 degrees and dry here today, what we would consider quite lovely. The weather lady on the local TV station described the day as something like "oppressive". YIKES! I guess everything's relative...
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