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Carol Perkins: Austin, part 3 Previous Column: Austin, Texas (Part 2) By Carol Perkins I need to backtrack. Jon asked where our paper wristbands were as we prepared to leave for another basketball game. "In the trash," Guy said. Jon had paid a premium for those bands, so I drove back to the hotel, hoping the trash was in the room. It wasn't. I located a housekeeper. She couldn't speak English. Another housekeeper came, speaking better English. She disappeared and returned with our trash bag. The two of us rifled through and found them. "Keep them on," Jon said, and we did. Continuing: We left Austin for a three-hour drive, headed for Galveston, where we were going to board a ship for warm weather. After mapping the route on Google, I chose the shortest one. "We aren't supposed to go through Houston," Guy said as we drove along the skyscrapers and endless traffic. "Jon said we could go around them." Of course, Guy hadn't asked Jon for directions. "Want me to drive?" I asked. He looked at me like RIGHT NOW? "I think we're going the wrong way," he insisted until we saw the city limits sign of Galveston. "I hate it when you're right." We arrived at our prepaid parking lot and joined the shuttle line. "Have you checked in?" the lady asked. She explained we were to go to another building for check-in first. Guy was eager to explain how stupid that was, but I touched his arm, and he bit his lip. Back in the truck, arrows guided us to the drive-thru check-in LINE. Another line took Guy's temperature up to 104! "Be patient," I said. He had left patience in Edmonton. "Should I tell them how dumb this is?" he said as we neared the window. "NO, they're just doing their job." We returned to the building, got back in line, and watched another couple be told they had to do the same thing. "Can I walk from here?" the older man asked. "Yes, you can," the girl replied. I wanted to yell from my shuttle seat, "NO, it's a long walk, and I bet you have heart trouble and knee problems." I kept quiet as I watched his wife sit on their luggage, waiting. Her behind was going to get tired. Another line awaited us at the terminal, and my grumbling husband mumbled into my ear. "Someone needs to come up with a better way of doing this," he said. "Yes, while we're in line, why don't you come up with an idea?" We circled that line as I people-watched. Men carrying cases of soft drinks, women with carry-on bags, hats, wraps, flip-flops, and shorts seemed out of place in Galveston's 40-degree weather. When I looked ahead and saw ANOTHER line, I needed a nerve pill, not for me but for Guy. I was sure someone in line had one, but I didn't ask. Share your thoughts with Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com, or with CM readers using our Comment Form. This story was posted on 2026-02-17 08:51:04
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