Florida Conference
So the first leg of my trip is now complete. I was down in West Palm Beach, Florida at a 3-day conference. It’s been a lot of information to soak up, but definitely a fun time to date.
It’s been neat to hook back up with some old friends and meet some new ones as well. I landed in Florida around 6:30pm and was hoping to get to the hotel and checked in in time for the 7pm meet and greet. Unfortunately for me, the cab hit some massive traffic on the way. Of course it doesn’t end there; once he got through the traffic, he just drove slooooow. You know how when you get off the planeand you’re on your way, you just want to get to your destination now? Add to that, as we’re sitting completely still in the traffic, I’m watching the meter just keep rising and rising. That seems shady to me. We’re not even moving, and you’re charging me. I think you should only be charged per unit of distance.
Anyway, I asked the cab driver why he kept slowing down (he’d drive, then put his foot on the brake, and repeat - with no one in front of him). He didn’t like the question …
From that point, he didn’t know where the hotel was, so that took a bit more time. Then I realized that I didn’t know where the hotel was either.
Eventually I made it in around 8pm. Then, he had problems processing my credit card - his machine was causing problems. So I had to stand outside his cab for another 10 minutes patiently waiting. Not so patiently mind you.
Thursday evening I had a chance to mingle, meet some new people, recount some funny stories from the past with some old friends. Fun evening overall.
Overall, a great 3-day seminar. Made some good contacts, some new friends and came away with some new ideas to apply to my business.
Now I’m in the second leg of my trip -Hotlanta for Thanksgiving.
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