Ok...so I called and sent an email to Scott the President of Vista because I now know more about wireless than I do about my son's video game preferences. I am being very pushy about this which is a real first for me job wise. Usually employers come hunt me down. And as we all know...I never chase men. So here I am chasing one for a job...oi.
Kinda fun tho.
So I promised more KB and Cath road trip stories and am thinking about the Chicago trip where she got rear ended in my rental car. The guy who hit her, pushed her accrss this huge intersection. Once he came up to the car to see if she was alright, he left his name and information and the left her there and drove away. She called my cell.
I was in the branch training when she called me. I walked down to the intersection and the local police officer was already there. I really liked him...much different than California cops. First, he was very concerned for KB. Then, he was extremely pissed off that this guy left KB, a woman from out of town in a rental car on the side of the road to fend for herself.
The funny part was...this cop knew who the guy was. I love small midwest towns and this was Libertyville. Better yet, this cop knew the guys phone number and calls him from his cell. He begins chewing the guy a new one and tells him he had better come down to the station in an hour for a "little chat". Otherwise he was coming to find him at his hangout and arrest him.
With that he followed us to the rental drop off where we were given a new car. He wished us well and advised KB to go to the hospital. I drove her to the local emergency room. They were very kind and treated us like guests in their home. KB got some pretty killer pain pills and we went back to the hotel to make her rest.
The next day I told her to just stay in bed and I went into the branch office to train without her. She was stiff and sore and her back was bothering her. At the end of the day I returned to the hotel and KB was hungry and anxious to get out of the hotel room.
Northwest of Libertyville is this massive killer outlet mall - the biggest I have ever seen. I suggested we go there, where there is also a restaurant known as The Elephant Bar. And, away we went. After a couple of great margaritas and lettuce wraps we are off to find the Nordstrom's outlet in this mall the size of a small town. I think they should give shoppers golf carts to drive around in...
As we are walking to Nordstroms we pass a shoe store that has a two for one sale every thing half off sign in the window. I love shoes. So in we go. I liked just about every pair. The sales girl informs us that for every 4 pairs - we get one free....oh hell we are combining this order now! I got a hot pink pair of slip on dress shoes, a leather pair of black boots, a cool wooden and brown leather sandal; a black pair of pumps, a red pair of dress sandals, slip on suede Nikes, black dressy sandals with a bow and a pair of running shoes. KB filled in the rest so that we had a total of 16 pairs. SO get this...every other shoe is free cause of the two for one and half off that one pair and 4 extra pairs free. So essentually we bought four pair of shoes. The grand total was eighty something dollars and we spit that bill. I think I had an orgasm right there.
Now...16 pair of shoe boxes had to go, and the sales person put the shoes in these big bags. Out the door we go - straight to the luggage outlet where KB bought a rolling suitcase for our shoes. While piling the shoes into the rolling bag in the middle of the mall, KB notes to one pair of mine, "Wow...these look like they might hurt...they are pretty...just don't wear them all day your first time" and in the bag they go.
Fast forward to the next day. We train all day and drive into downtown Chicago to stay the night and take in the House of Blues.
Until next post-
C
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