WELCOME FROM THE FUTURE!

Heidi and I made it in to Chicago on Amtrak, then Bellwood by Metra, and then picked up by Noe on his lunch break where we ate at a greasy burger joint (I had my last Italian beef and sausage combo for a while), and then he dropped us off at the airport. We flew through check in, and now we have about 3 hours to wait before we take off on Aer Lingus flight ei126. The plus is that the weather is super nice and clear, plus it’s A/C’d down to about 70 degrees inside where we’re at, while being smokin’ hot outside. Also, our plane is already docked at the terminal. It’s been a fun and only a slightly busy day.

Hello Again,

Heidi and I arrived in Shannon Ireland where it’s 6 hours ahead of Central and obviously 5 hours ahead of Eastern time. We were expecting to head to Dublin and then go to London from there, but there was apparently a change in flights. Either way, we’re enjoying our time here. The delightful Irish accented flight attendants brought us a wonderful meal including tea. I don’t think I’ve ever had a hot beverage on an airplane before, they sure were polite though. Heidi also enjoys the fact that the Shannon airport has a shower in the bathroom along with a vending machine that sells chewable toothbrushes. The “Gents” bathroom has a nice tile wall… atleast that’s what I thought it was until I saw a little boy come up an start peeing on it…then I realized that the wall was actually a unique urinal. I took a picture, and am posting it for you. The silver pegs that you see actually have a constant flow of water and the drainage flows from left to right down one single drain…yeah, I thought it was awkward too.