Rescue in Syracuse

[skreidle]

Last night, around 7:45, I was packing when the house phone rang. A boarder answered it, and then came looking for a brother--I was one of about two in the house at the time. Turned out to be Pat Davis, calling from the Syracuse train station.. needing a ride back to Ithaca, as there were no further buses. I didn't realy want to, as a) I was packing, and b) I had plans to meet Katia at Chapter House at 9:30. But, since I was the only person available to go get him, I did so (after sending Katia an email telling her I'd be late, and trying to call her apartment but getting a busy.)

Turns out he'd taken the train from Seattle, bound for NYC.. and there were delays, and then he got massively dehydrated and had to be hospitalized for a bit (if I remember his story correctly) and he ended up not getting to Syracuse until a few hours later than planned. (His other option was to take the train to NYC, wander around the Port Authority and subways at 2am, and find a bus back to here.)

Took me about an hour to get there and an hour to get back, putting us back in Ithaca around 10. Pat paid me for my troubles--he was planning to pay me what bus fare would've cost, $50, but he didn't have it on him--and I wasn't expecting payment anyway, so that was nice. :)

Got to Chapter House around 10:15, paid the cover (Wingnut was playing.. loud, okay, not great), found Katia, had a few beers each (including Conway O'Leary (I think) Celtic Stout, ratd one of the best in the world, and for good reason :) Then walked back to her apartment, hung out with her, Sean (with a shaved head), Bola (who remembered me but was aloof), and Tlaloc (Tony's black lab/shepherd mix who's now enormous).. watched some TV, I fell asleep on the couch, woke up at 5am, walked back up to my truck (near Chapter House) and drove home. And that was my night.

Soon, I get to go pick up my trailer from UHaul, and hope they agree with the truck's manual when it says a step hitch qualifies as Class 1.

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Skreidle: I didn't know you were in a fraternity...

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

That I am.. have been since Fall '98. A Greek frat, though not your stereotypical drinking, partying, womanizing frat. We only do those things occasionally. :)