There are some newly learned lessons now that I've taken my first road trip to KC. The KC turnpike costs $6 going towards KC and $6 returning, which isn't bad (was led to believe it's double the amount each way). The turnpike accepts both credit card and cash. In addition, in a Ford Escape (a SUV), it roughly takes about 3 tanks of gas each way to get to KC; you should also add another tank while you're driving in the city, just in case.
I have also learned who I can travel with and who I cannot travel with. I cannot travel with people who decide to have a bad attitude the entire trip. My roommate either had a bad attitude or bitched the entire time. As a result, I barely talked to her and really didn't wish to be around her, even though things had been find on previous trips (although previous trips went smoothly without any hiccups). My goal for a vacation (no pun intended) is to visit the city, hang out at good bars and restaurants, see a great game (hopefully win), and most of all, have fun.
My roommate had decided to ride home in another vehicle because she didn't want to ride "cheek to cheek" in ours. [We were offering a ride to someone in ours.] She then proceeded to be pissy and resentful the entire weekend due to shuffling vehicles, but I cannot feel sorry for people who make their own choices. The person who had an empty backseat wasn't offering to help the people whose vehicle broke down (same guy who got mad at OK Joe's); I don't think I am that kind of person.
I drove my roommate at 7AM on 08-Jul-2012 to the other driver (since he was staying near the stadium), and the car ride was completely silent. I said, "I may need your help with the GPS." <silence> I worked the GPS myself, and even though I swerved a couple of times, she did not bother to help me drive HER to HER destination (which by the way, I figured out what hotel to bring her to - she had no idea). When we arrived at the hotel, she did nothing but grumble and then slammed the door shut. I was going to text a passenger in the vehicle to let them know she was in the lobby, but I decided to refrain. I refuse to aid ungrateful people. Later she apologized via text for being upset, but given that she was livid while with me to the point of putting us in jeopardy (even though I did nothing), I will not travel with her again.
Furthermore, it is my opinion the owner of the vehicle decides who rides in the car and who doesn't. Thus again, I could not feel sorry for my roommate, especially when she wasn't offering to help drive in the first place. At least the passenger from the broken vehicle drove most of the way home.
In addition, I found out at breakfast (after dropping off my roommate) that there was some drama the previous night. We took care of one of the passengers from the broken vehicle. The other three passengers went with a friend of theirs. As a result, there was an empty double bed in one of the rooms. MF told a couple, who initially was going to sleep on the floor in her room, to take the empty bed in another room. The couple felt as if they were being kicked out and were quite offended for some reason. This couple failed to bring bedding, pillows, sleeping bags, etc. so I am not sure why they became so irate. In conversation, they had made some sort of reference to the slight when I was talking about my roommate. The couple said, "Well she's not the only one that's mad." I had no clue about the drama until MF explained later.
Traveling with people is a tricky business because you are always then tied to them in a certain way, especially when going together as a group. It's a fine line. You don't want to be away from the group too much, but you also don't want to be a part of the group too much. Hopefully when I get my promotion at work soon (will be traveling 4-5 days/week), I will be able to stay in hotels, rent cars, and book flights for free!
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