AAA and Great Clips

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Yesterday a freeway fire on Atlanta I85 made us nervous about Sunday, the first day of our drive back to Minnesota. After much discussion, we decided that it would be wise to change our route and go through Alabama rather than Georgia. We know from experience that Atlanta's ability to withstand any challenge to traffic volumes is, at the best, tenuous. A simple fender bender once Sunday afternoon a few years ago set us back at least an hour.

We dropped into AAA in St. Petersburg to discuss our proposed route. It was not our home AAA in Roseville, where the service is earnest but sometimes lacking. Agent Gail Walker is first rate: both knowledgeable and personable. She understood that Bob likes to support the GPS with a paper map. Gail printed and bound a TripTik on the spot and explained every page before sending us on our way with advice and AAA books for Alabama and Illinois. While we were at AAA, we even saw luggage that would meet our needs. AAA is really good resource for us in the St. Pete area.

After six weeks away from home, we both looked a little raggy around the face. We ducked into the Great Clips shop around the corner and had our hair trimmed. I feel so much better without the mop of curly hair on my head, most of it matted after a day in the wind.

We completed our errands at Publix and now it's time for a little dip in the pool.