Midland, TX — When was the last time you drove a car without power locks or power windows? Those have become standard features these days, but not for my rental car. I’m not complaining, I just hope I don’t forget to lock one of the doors allowing some lucky guy to score the clothes that I am supposed to be wearing for the rest of the week. It has a surprisingly large trunk for a small car and if it wasn’t for the 300 pounds of my baggage and I weighing it down, it would probably get 82 miles per gallon. When I first sat in the driver’s seat I halfway expected to find a brake pedal on the passenger side as well. It would be the perfect car for driver’s ed with the speedometer in the middle of the dashboard, three feet to the right of the steering wheel. It is conveniently placed for the whole world to see. Slow down Todd, you’re driving too fast!
When was the last time you went to your hotel room, slid in your key and the door didn’t open? I know, that happens, right? But, when was the last time that not only did you have the wrong room, but you had the wrong hotel! It seems a bit far fetched, but it happened to me last night. Let me explain: three hotels back into the same alleyway. I arrived after hours and had to go to one of the other hotels to pickup my room key because the lobby was closed at my hotel. It was dark and I thought there were only two hotels because two looked alike. One hotel was smart with 4 digit room numbers, but the other two were very similar. It was a good thing no one was home!
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