We made it to sunny Chicago (from what I hear, it's STILL raining in Austin, so we're happy to be here). We met Eric for dinner last night and saw his new place -- VERY cool. We're all quite impressed with his new location. So much so that Rick and I actually ARE seriously considering the condo available in his building. He'll just have to put up with us. As long as I promise to not secretly stock his fridge with mayonnaise (as I threatened to do yesterday...), hopefully Eric won't mind if we're neighbors. Of course, we still have no idea if Rick will get the Chicago job, and we haven't actually SEEN the available condo yet, so for all we know, it's nothing but a beat-up cardboard box. Who knows. Hopefully we'll get a chance to check it out this weekend...So this is the first chance I've had to sit and down and write something for my blog. Our road trip up was pretty uneventful... we left Dallas early on the 4th, and drove toward St. Louis. On the tollway in Oklahoma, there's a big McDonald's restaurant that spans the highway, and every time I see it, I want to stop and check it out. So we finally decided to stop this time. On the side of the building, a big banner proclaimed, "World's Largest McDonald's." Well, hey, how nifty... how often do you get a chance to check out the world's largest McDonald's? We parked and went inside, and we were immediately unimpressed. The building looked very old and neglected, and not nearly as large as I would've assumed the "world's largest" McDonald's would be...
Before we ordered any food, we decided to use the bathrooms. And this was when we realized that the world's largest McDonald's had the world's worst bathrooms. They were seriously in need of a good scrubbing -- although even a tub full of bleach wouldn't solve the myriad of problems in the dank restrooms. Some sort of explosive device would probably help... because then they would have no choice but to completely refurbish the facilities. I especially found it amusing that a sign was posted by a switch next to the door which read, "we take pride in our restrooms -- if this facility is in need of attention, flip the switch." I thought about it, but it really seemed like a lost cause. We eventually decided that the "world's largest" sign hanging outside the building must've been hanging there since sometime in the 1960s, which, interestingly enough, was obviously also the last time they cleaned the world's worst bathrooms...
So today Rick is off meeting a bunch of Chicago people he may or may not get the chance to work with soon. Mom and dad and I are waiting to meet Eric for lunch, and this weekend we may check out some condos. I need to take more pictures so I have something more interesting to post, but here are a few from the trip up:
World's Largest McDonald's!! (In 1963...)
"Jury duty -- serve with pride" sign outside St. Louis courthouse. Yeah. Really proud about that jury duty... kinda like McDonald's is proud if its restrooms...
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