Day 3

ok, so today was really not all that. I only got one store done. I drove an hour to Fedex to pick up some packages that they decided to return to sender on Monday. Idiots. Then I drove about another hour to the store. I got three machines done before the store decided to have a fire drill. although it was a beautiful day out and the sun felt just right when I was outside sitting on a guardrail. It was funny just how mad some people got. One guy had to leave his stuff at the SCOT and when he got back, he rang it out and cussed out the cashier. Because of the drill for the first few minutes, they had someone outside checking receipts. the guy threw his stuff on the ground and cussed out that guy too.

So for each store I have to fill out a checklist. Today I used my last one. I had my laptop so I drove all around quicy looking for a hotspot to try and download it not knowing exactly how I was going to print it out. I couldn't find a single free/unsecured one. I found a couple starbucks but they now use Tmobile and you have to pay for the connection. I wound up driving back to the hotel for a connection only to be able to find the checklist anywhere on the company network. I had to email my boss to get a copy which I then printed out at the hotel.

Went out to the Providence Place today. It's a giant 3 story upscale mall. Macys, Nordstrom, Crate and Barrel, Williams Sonoma and such. Had dinner at Dave and Busters which wasn't bad, but it wasn't all that either. I did have some wonderful Ben & Jerry's afterwards.

So I got an email back today, it turns out that one of my favorite restaraunts in Newport is long gone. East Side Marios is now a TGI Fridays. YUCK! I wonder what other changes I'll find when I eventually get down there. I also don't know if Sam and Tammy Kanai are still in the area. Tammy used to work at NWC and Sam was one of my navy coworkers. they got married shortly after I left. But I guess they have different jobs and moved a little closer to Boston.

I haven't really seen anything good to take pictures of. This place is relatively flat compared to home and I have't really been around any historic spots yet. Although I did see a church today that looked pretty old.

Well, maybe I'll get some tomorrow.