Trip From Hell Just Won't End

Things here at my parents house are going very well. Both at getting better everyday and it is time for me to start thinking about how I going to get back home. As you all very well know by now, I am a goof and actually booked my flight down to my parents by flying into the wrong Springfield. There is one in Illinois and one in Missouri…… I was supposed to be going to Missouri, guess which one I went too?

Okay, so, all of that is over with but, how do I get back home. The trip down here ended up taking me 25 hours!! That is from Seattle WA to Mountain Home, AR. I can fly to Europe faster! The big question is, how many hours will it take for me to get back home? Can I break a new record for the longest trip between the two states? I am pretty certain I must be the record holder at this time as it is. Can I break my own record? (I surely hope not!)

It doesn’t look good for me though and I haven’t even started the trip yet. My family thought I should just drive up to Springfield MO airport (2 hours away), catch a flight to Springfield IL where my flight is leaving from and everything would be okay. So, I called the airlines to see what a flight would cost, $825! What?! I didn’t ask for a flight to Italy, I just want to fly the 1 hour from one Springfield to the other. Okay, now I am not making enough money on the Internet yet to think nothing of paying $825 for a one-way trip to Springfield IL.

I called the rental car company to rent a car and make the one way 7 hour drive to Springfield IL, the first company told me they would not rent to me because they would have to go up to Springfield to get the car back and it wasn’t worth it to them. The next company Hertz, told me they would rent to me but it would cost me $350 to drive their car up their. Hmm.. I see a new business don’t you. Rent your car to me for $350 dollars, I have to do all the driving. This is a great business, even with cost of car care…. I am pretty sure I am not going to put $350 worth of maintenance work on that car for this one trip.

So, at this point it looks like getting home is going to be another adventure. Stay tuned, I am sure there is a story waiting to be written.