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Plans
My roommate Rob [1] was watching me make all these calls with amusement.
Since we're all computer geeks we usually tend not to keep such early hours
but I figure that since this is a once-a-year event, it's not that bad.
We finally got the plans worked out. Kelly [2] would drive down with his Dad,
and Mark, JeffK, Rob and I would meet at my house and we'd drive down.
Around 11:00 am Mark and JeffK arrive. We pile into my car (it being both te
cleanest and the largest) and after a short stop by an ATM and gas station,
we start the hourish long drive to west Miami.
We got off at the wrong exit, getting off at 41^ST St. instead of U.S. 41,
but we were only detoured for less than a minute. And as it turned out, we
were only a few blocks north of our intended exit anyway. As we neared the
fair grounds, Kelly called, saying there were good parking spots in the
second row.
We pulled in, found a close parking spot and met Kelly and his Dad just
outside the fairgrounds. There was some confusion at the ticket stand as a
rumor spread that the booth had run out of dollar bills so we were trying to
figure out a way to pay for all our tickets with a exact change. But it
turned out that the rumor was just that—a rumor. We all got in with change
and proceeded inside.
[1]
http://www.tragic-smurfs.com/
[2]
http://www.din.net/~kelly/
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