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Hi guys. Just made it to Joliet a half hour ago and HOLY CRAP, does that Chicago I-80 interchange SUCK!!! I left purposely to get there at about 3:30 Central time to miss most of the rush hour. Man, what a nightmare! I'm sporting a huge headache for which I immediately slammed two JW Dundee's Honey Brown Lagers to try to make it go away! Denise took the kids to the pool for a pre-dinner dip. We actually came to the Comfort Inn South in instead of the other place we had planned. Once here, I just said I'M STAYING! So we are three miles from where we intended to be, but no biggie in terms of planning. Back to the Chicago I-80 thing (let me know when this descends into whining). I sat in bumper to bumper traffic for over an hour just so I could get to a tollbooth and give the guy.... wait for it... 60 CENTS! Can you imagine the productivity lost while folks from both directions sit in that mess for an hour for 60 FREAKING CENTS? It boggles the mind!!! I'd have gladly paid them 6 DOLLARS to get out of it! They should offer THAT as an option. Not only lost productivity, but lost sales, etc., because there is no way I'm coming back this way. The people down on Route 70 are getting my bucks on the return trip... OK, even I think I'm starting to whine now so on we go... Just left Rocky a voicemail... he'll be at the restaurant at 8:30. Pro70 and Bandit should be en route, I'm guessing, or at least about ready to head out the door. I'm going to wrap this up, slam another Honey Brown, and go get Denise and the kids so they can wash off the chlorine before we go out to eat... I need to figure out something to make Denise's birthday special tonight. Maybe a little hot tub action when we get back... it's open until midnight for adults. I figure we lock the kids in with Comedy Central and they'll be golden!

THIS THING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN!!! BP