We arrived back in Oakland around 9:30 PM PDT. We left Indy around 3:30 PM EDT. We arrived at the Indy airport around 2:00 PM and left the Oakland airport around 10:00 PM, 11 hours. Our layover at Midway airport, in Chicago, was over 3 hours. Midway is a pretty nice airport. We each had a sandwich there, at a place called Pot Bellies, and split a salad. It was the best airport food I think I have ever had. On top of that it was reasonably priced, especially for an airport. I think someone with brain damage layed out the new Indy airport the way you have to ride up and down escalators to get from place to place.
We had rented a car while in Indy. We (mostly Kathy) put nearly 1,600 miles on it while we were there. The difference in the cost of gas between it and my pickup almost paid the total rental fee. In case you think we don't pay enough taxes. The actual charge for renting the car was quite reasonable, less than $100/week. Then there was Indiana's 7% sales tax, a CFC(customer facilitation charge, another fee for the airport) charge of $4/day (for us this was equivalent to a 29% tax), and airport tax of 11.1%, Marion county excise tax of 4%, and a state excise tax of 4%. Bottom line, to rent a car for a week at the Indianapolis airport we paid the rental company less than $100 and the we paid the damn government agencies over $53 for the privilege of the government letting us rent a car. And Obama wants more of my money!
Drew picked us up at the airport here in Oakland. We will soon be in bed.
Good night to all and may God bless you and yours.
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