Last Day

[kevin_standlee]

I had $2.50 left on my Clipper Card, so I used it for an excursion to go get dinner via the light rail bus bridge. I'm a little bit annoyed with Clipper: I have over $70 stranded after the lost-but-found card, and despite Clipper customer service saying they could transfer it to another card (that I did buy and that I did provide a card number), the system still after over a week still shows the balance on the "new" card that they issued when I canceled the "lost" card. I expect that when I get home I will find a new card with that balance on it. And they still charged me $3 for a balance transfer than never happened.

I have most of my stuff packed except what has to get done in the morning. Staying this long in a hotel meant I was able to get broadly settled, but it also means extensive lodgecombing to make sure I get everything put away and ready to travel again.

Anyway, my alarm is set for around the time I normally get up for work anyway so that I will be packed and out of the room to check out of the hotel and catch the 5:45 AM shuttle to SJC airport. I'll call Lisa when they start boarding the flight. That should be enough time for her to get up and ready to drive to Reno, as the flight time is only an hour.

Today was a nice quiet day, but I'll be glad to get home.

Comments

[garyomaha]

"lodgecombing"

First time I've heard the word, and I like it.

[scott_sanford]

I'll be glad to get home.

So will several thousand people stranded in the desert not that far from Fernley.

To be fair, "What if it suddenly rains buckets for days on end?" is not a question that comes up a lot in the Nevada desert.

[kevin_standlee]

Given the number of road trips we've taken, it is a standard part of our lexicon. We've left things behind so many times, so we tend to get a bit obsessive about it. I was pleased that we apparently didn't lose anything important during the Canada trip, despite moving in and out of hotels, trains, etc. so many times.

[belak]

Usually it is unending wind and dust that plagues the desert dwellers this time of year in that mudflat!

[belak]

Have you had any resolution from Clipper Card folks and/or has a new card arrived in Fernley? I'd ask for at least the $3 back.

[kevin_standlee]

Yes, there was a new card waiting for me when I got home. As I am going back to San Jose in a couple of weeks (for a much shorter stay), it will be useful then. I need to go through my credit card receipts and see if there are three $3 charges. If there are, one of them is superfluous.