Sat
-- 12:00a Rain starting for 5 mins.
-- 12:10a Moving to bed.
-- 1:01a Up
-- 1:20a Leaving to drive 67 mi to Hebron.
I think I came close to hitting a coyote on the tollway.
-- 2:47a Parked on a driveway on Il/WI Stateline Rd, a little west of IL-47
-- 2:55a A cop stopped to talk to me through our car windows.
He thinks I was the 10th person he talked to who was looking for the Northern Lights.
Neither of us was sure what we were looking at. There was no color, but the other
parts of the sky were clear enough to see stars. If I was looking at clouds, they weren't moving at all
and weren't shaped like typical clouds. But, if it was the aurora, it wasn't worth the drive.
-- 3:33a Stopped @Shell in Woodstock to use washroom.
I first stopped @McD across the street but the dining room was locked.
Luckily, the gas station was open and had a public washroom.
-- 4:45a Home
-- 5:45a Bed
-- 9:42a Up
-- 10:05a Leaving to bike, then get breakfast: 2 sausage/egg burritos; Also went to Dollar Tree.
-- 11:18a Inside after biking 2+3
-- 12:06p ... "Good Doctor, The"
-- 12:39p "Will Trent"
-- 2:45p Nap
-- 4:06p Up
-- 4:29p Leaving via bike for dinner @Taco Bell in Villa Park: 3 beef tacos
I was going to bike in my shirt sleeves, but decided to wear windbreaker.
On the way back, it seemed even too cold for that.
-- 5:44p Arrived for lentil soup @Naf Naf
The app congratulated me for my previous points having successfully transferred to
their new rewards program, but then it acted like it didn't know me and wanted me to
enter my credit card info, which I did, but then it said it doesn't except that type
of credit card. I don't think they realize that I'm probably never going to go there again.
-- 6:58p Inside; Total ride: 8 mi; Also talked to neighbor
-- 7:26p I signed into Naf Naf website in order to enter the receipt number to get points
for the order that I couldn't do at their restaurant but I couldn't find that choice.
So, I clicked on [Contact Us] and told them that they'll probably never see me again.
But then I saw the [submit receipt] on the app, so I did that, however, if I never go there
again, the points won't matter.
-- 7:41p "Young Sheldon"
-- 8:39p "Grey’s Anatomy"
-- 10:15p Skim Ch5 news
-- 10:40p Sky is totally clear, so I'm going to head west to Sugar Grove, even though I'm probably wasting my time.
-- 11:20p Parked on Seavey Rd (a gravel road) just east of IL-47.
There was a lot of cars parked on the side of the road. I talked to one driver who confirmed
that he was there for the aurora but was not part of a group.
After 15 mins or so, I decided there was nothing to see.
I stopped at a gas station in Aurora and there was a sign on the door that the restrooms
were out because of a water main break. I didn't really have any time to spare.
I got to the gas station across the street. A man had just gone into the single-use
men's room. There was no one waiting for the women's room so I used that.
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