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What a week!

I’ll spare you Lovelies the details (for now), but since my aunt died last Saturday, I spent two long hours trapped in a bus, sitting next to a man plagued with verbal diarhea. When I was finally back home, we had a plumbing incident, that will require some fixing sooner than later… And this evening, I got an email from Costa Rica (from my landlords… I’m not that special) telling me that a suspicious man is wandering around our building, despite warning signs about 24-7 camera surveillance that would make U.S.’s Area 51 army base envy us.

And it is only Wednesday.

But that doesn’t mean that I can take a break, and this afternoon, I was looking for bus rides (hopefully freak-free this time, but there’s no option I can pay for, to garantee it) to get me to my aunt’s funeral, if Chéri can’t take that day off.

So, obviously, I turned to my good friend Google. Hence the above screenshot.

By car, the trip between Montréal and Trois-Rivières is about 1h30 long. Maybe 1h45 if you’re unlucky with traffic.

Most of Google suggestions were reasonable, and ranging between 1h40 and 2h10.

BUT…

I did spot a suggestion that seemed like a good idea. At first.

See, my aunt’s funeral will start on Saturday at 11h. So arriving in town by 9h30 am would be top notch! But I would have to leave Montréal at 9h30 pm on Friday. A twelve hour-long trip? Really???!?

Apparently, Google thinks that I might be interested in driving WAY passed my original destination, spend the (rest of) the night in Québec, to then drive back to Trois-Rivières in the early morning. Obviously paying (at least) twice the price to get there.

Are you kiddin’ me??

Seriously, if I was working for the bus company, I’d keep a real close eye on anyone willing to buy that trip.

I’m not going to do it… Sorry! Because I value my time and my savings. Or maybe just because I am a little smart.

Maybe not above average, but intelligent enough not to get screwd. Especially if Chéri and I escape from home-invasion tonight.

But I wouldn’t bet on that. I’m pretty vulnerable while sleeping, and Chéri can’t hear a thing once asleep. If we don’t make it through the night, I appologize in advance for this being my last post.

Night night Lovelies! (Maybe for the last time).