Forget gas stations, find an Office Max!

This is Sarah's official "moving disaster narrowly avoided" story...

I had a little adventure the day of the closing on our house. I had looked up directions to the title company's office, where we were meeting, very briefly on Mapquest. I decided that I knew a better way to go, so I didn't print the map. So, you know what's coming next, right?


To make a long story short, I was wrong, and got completely lost in Glenview. There are no square intersections in Glenview. Apparently, no gas stations either -- and yes, I am a female, and not afraid to stop and ask for directions. So, I was starting to panic, and came to a shopping plaza that had an Office Max in it. Okay, I thought, Office Max sells maps, maybe I can figure out where I need to go.


When I realized how far I'd gone, I very nicely asked the guy behind the desk if I could use their phone to call the lawyer's office and ask them to please wait for me. (Nope, no cell phone with me -- oh the horror!) After the call, I kind of offhandedly asked the guy if he knew where the intersection I was looking for was. He had no idea, so he went to the computer, entered the address on Mapquest, and printed out both directions and the map for me. No charge. Wow, what service!!


It still took me another 45 minutes to get to the title company, thanks to a nasty traffic jam on the Kennedy, but at least they were still waiting for me! I owe that guy at Office Max a big thank you -- and no, I am NOT going to miss Chicago traffic jams, AT ALL!! I'm ready to move to Oklahoma now!