I arrived at Orlando airport. It\u2019s an enormous airport with different terminals. After you get off the plane, a train takes you to the baggage claim area. Luckily my baggage showed up. I had pre-rented a car from Budget. After a hike past and then back, I found the Budget counter. Lordy, there was a line! Ick. But the line moved faster than I thought even though people being waited on appeared to stand forever with a customer service agent. I stood in line to get my rental car. It didn\u2019t take forever till I got to see the agent. Eventually, I was cleared to get my car. I knew the make and what parking space number it was. The agent casually gusted to the parking garage. OK! Walk a hundred miles to get the car, dragging my suitcase. I didn\u2019t understand on what level in the parking garage. I went back in airport and got better directions. The car was parked at the far end of the parking lot. I drug my suitcase 100 miles that day.<\/p>\n
Found the hotel just fine.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Parked and tried to get the key out of the car.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>It wouldn\u2019t come out.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>It was stuck in the ignition slot.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Some people were standing around the parking lot and I asked if they could help me.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>They thought I was crazy and locked myself out of the car.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>I finally convinced them to look at my car.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>One of them got inside the car and removed the key.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>She tried and failed the first time.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Then she started the car, turned it off and got the key out.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>She couldn\u2019t tell me the secret.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\u201cThe key just came out after I turned it off.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/span>When Nathan came, he figured out the secret.<\/span><\/p>\n Thursday, Went out for a wonderful dinner with the conductor and Tosca (the woman Star). Oh my, downtown Orlando is filled with a million shops and at least 500 restaurants.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>We waited an hour to get seats in an Italian place.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Food was fabulous.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>We ordered lots of different things and shared the food.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Plus a few drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n Friday, I took a driving tour of where the opera was and found the close by parking garage.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Friday night I managed to get to the opera place.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>The building is a newer Kauffman Center and the hall had way better acoustics than the hall at the Kauffman Center.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>I chatted with the ushers and we talked about our volunteer roles.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>I had my normal two wines, before and during intermission.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>They had a double shot selection.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Party for performers and I managed to find my car and drive to hotel just fine.<\/span><\/p>\n Saturday – dinner with Frank and Nathan who provided lodging for Nathan.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>He works for charity housing.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>No story<\/span><\/p>\n Sunday afternoon performance, I had my two wines at the performance and got drunk.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>I was forced to drink tea at the cast party.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>(We didn\u2019t know I was drunk until the performance ended and I staggered.). Jamie had arrived late Saturday night, and was there for the Sunday afternoon show.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>She was alarmed at my staggering.<\/span><\/p>\n Nathan, Jamie and I walked into the restaurant just as the Chiefs game was ending and they lost.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>I started screaming and Nathan hushed me.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Sigh<\/span><\/p>\n I didn\u2019t feel well enough to drive to the Vaught\u2019s stable on Monday, so I just slept in.<\/span><\/p>\n Monday, I decided to investigate the rental car return.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>I turned into a little road that went into<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I arrived at Orlando airport. It\u2019s an enormous airport with different terminals. After you get off the plane, a train takes you to the baggage claim area. Luckily my baggage showed up. I had pre-rented a car from Budget. After a hike past and then back, I found the Budget counter. Lordy, there was a line! Ick. 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