Spring flam
Feb. 16th, 2012 10:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoLike flim flammery. I know, the Woodstock ground hog predicted springlike weather in two weeks, and here it is two weeks and we have sunny days and temperatures well above freezing. All the snow is gone, and replaced by mud.
Drove Gary to his optometrist appointment this afternoon since they would dilate his eyes so he couldn't see to drive home. And they did, and he couldn't, so that was a good thing. He's back to normal now and passed all his tests. Only a slight change to one eye after four years.
Discussion with friends I plan to meet with at FCN led me to check into train schedules and fares to Kalamazoo, which is conveniently close to their farm. To my astonishment, since I haven't looked at Amtrak schedules for some time. There are four trains a day each way between Chicago and Kalamazoo, and the fare is just $22. That's competitive with the price of fuel to drive there. In fact, if the price of fuel goes up this summer as it usually does, the train will be cheaper. I'd have to take Metra from Woodstock to Chicago, then switch stations (just a block or so apart) to get Amtrak. It's quite workable. Timewise it's competitive as well, because though the train ride is slightly longer, I wouldn't be driving and could write or read or whatever (sleep!) on the way. I'd like to go visit them for a weekend, but I hate the driving. This is a good discovery.
And after tomorrow, comes a three day weekend. Yay!
Drove Gary to his optometrist appointment this afternoon since they would dilate his eyes so he couldn't see to drive home. And they did, and he couldn't, so that was a good thing. He's back to normal now and passed all his tests. Only a slight change to one eye after four years.
Discussion with friends I plan to meet with at FCN led me to check into train schedules and fares to Kalamazoo, which is conveniently close to their farm. To my astonishment, since I haven't looked at Amtrak schedules for some time. There are four trains a day each way between Chicago and Kalamazoo, and the fare is just $22. That's competitive with the price of fuel to drive there. In fact, if the price of fuel goes up this summer as it usually does, the train will be cheaper. I'd have to take Metra from Woodstock to Chicago, then switch stations (just a block or so apart) to get Amtrak. It's quite workable. Timewise it's competitive as well, because though the train ride is slightly longer, I wouldn't be driving and could write or read or whatever (sleep!) on the way. I'd like to go visit them for a weekend, but I hate the driving. This is a good discovery.
And after tomorrow, comes a three day weekend. Yay!
