Day 6: Chicago to Davenport Iowa
Helen’s navigation once again failed on route to Davenport, Iowa from Chicago. Not only did this miscalculation of direction cost time – but money. Lots of Money. That made Maryanne very unhappy.
Maryanne, being the safety-first sister, wanted to get her routine 5,000 miles oil change and inspection on her car. Despite getting a check up in Jersey to make sure the car was ready to go on the roadtrip, Maryanne was given the devastating news that three of her tires were dry rotting. She could visibly see where they were splitting!! Being in an unfamiliar town – buying new tires put her back $470 and she still needs to get one more tire because only two were in stock! How awful. Good thing we have triple AAA in case we don’t make to our next destination in Sioux Falls, SD.
After an afternoon and s
orrow and budget depletion, Helen friends from college, Tiffany and Mark Hamilton, who we were staying with gave us Beast Light to drown our sorrows and we headed out the door to go to Boosies. This was a delectable decision. There was dollar drafts and Maryanne soon forgot about her tire travesty. Cheap beer, 40 cents wings, and the award winning Boosie burger made for a great evening in Davenport, Iowa. We went back to Tiffany and Marks new house to watch the fake reality show “The Hills.” Maryanne wisely pointed out an inconsistency in the background proving the shot was not “reality”. This is the second week that fate has forced Helen and Maryanne to watch “The Hills” This trend needs to stop because both of us feel like we never needed to know this much about the fake lives of others.
Helen’s navigation once again failed on route to Davenport, Iowa from Chicago. Not only did this miscalculation of direction cost time – but money. Lots of Money. That made Maryanne very unhappy.
Maryanne, being the safety-first sister, wanted to get her routine 5,000 miles oil change and inspection on her car. Despite getting a check up in Jersey to make sure the car was ready to go on the roadtrip, Maryanne was given the devastating news that three of her tires were dry rotting. She could visibly see where they were splitting!! Being in an unfamiliar town – buying new tires put her back $470 and she still needs to get one more tire because only two were in stock! How awful. Good thing we have triple AAA in case we don’t make to our next destination in Sioux Falls, SD.
After an afternoon and s
orrow and budget depletion, Helen friends from college, Tiffany and Mark Hamilton, who we were staying with gave us Beast Light to drown our sorrows and we headed out the door to go to Boosies. This was a delectable decision. There was dollar drafts and Maryanne soon forgot about her tire travesty. Cheap beer, 40 cents wings, and the award winning Boosie burger made for a great evening in Davenport, Iowa. We went back to Tiffany and Marks new house to watch the fake reality show “The Hills.” Maryanne wisely pointed out an inconsistency in the background proving the shot was not “reality”. This is the second week that fate has forced Helen and Maryanne to watch “The Hills” This trend needs to stop because both of us feel like we never needed to know this much about the fake lives of others. 
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Don't worry about The Hills. They'll be no Hills Watching once you reach CA, as our cable service doesn't extend to those shows.
In the meantime you can publish a reality show about The Flats, and what goes in in the life of Oaklanders who live in the flats and ride the 47 bus or take BART. Now that would be a good show.
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