Frank's Escape

Welcome to the 6th floor.

Today's contributors are: Ann, Sara, Tabitha, Billy and Scott.

Subject: Frank's Escape

“I'm so tired of the cold!” Tabitha shouts from the couch, curled up in a ball in a blanket and drinking hot chocolate.

“Relax Tab, it's not that cold out.”

“I hear it's well below freezing in Buffalo today.”

“Contrary to belief, knowing that's it's colder elsewhere doesn't make it warmer here.”

“That's very deep. Maybe you just need another blanket.”

“If you give her more blankets, she may drown!”

“At least Frank's warm.”

“Frank's warm? Wait..where is he?”

“Vegas.”

“VEGAS?! And no one told me? You know how I hate being left in the dark.”

“Sorry, he made us promise not to tell you right away.”

“I shouldn't be surprised. Can I call him and berate him? He's probably still asleep given west coast time.”

“Go for it, he'll probably get a kick out of you being annoyed.”

“Sometimes I think he goes on these trips as much to get a rise out of you as for any other reason.”

“Ugh, so when is he coming back?”

“Dunno. Later?”

“You never ask the important questions.”

“I'm sure he'll be back for the Super Bowl.”

“Well Tabitha, you don't look cold anymore.”

“This really gets the blood boiling huh?”

“If Frank keeps pulling stunts like this we may be able to save on heating.”

Rest Stops

Welcome to the 6^th floor.

Today's contributors are: Ann, Sara, Frank

Subject: Rest Stops

“I've got to use the bathroom. Can we pull off here?” Sara asks, as they near a rest stop on the thruway.

“Sure. I'm getting hungry anyway, we can get some food here.”

“Wake up Ann!” Sara says, nudging Ann.

“We're there?”

“No sleepyhead. Just a rest stop, food and bathroom break.”

“Oh..okay. I guess that late night shift I took last night might've been a bad idea.”

Ann and Sara head to the bathroom and Frank heads to the store. They meet in the lobby in a couple of minutes.

“Here, one of you carry this one.” Frank says, handing Sara one of three bags.

“Yikes! How much stuff did you get?”

“Just some snacks for the ride.”

“It's not even that far! What's in here?” Sara asks, peaking into the bag as they head to the car.

“Beef jerky? Why do we need beef jerky?”

“I dunno. Every rest stop seems to have it though, so it must be good.”

“You've also got a crappy rest area mug in here. Did you really need to buy this?”

“That's for Sara, so she doesn't have to drink her coffee in the room out of Styrofoam.”

“Thanks..I think.”

“Two big bags of chips, one barbecue. I guess I can get on board with that...but did you really need a map of eastern Pennsylvania?”

“You never know where we'll end up, and I don't have a map of Pennsylvania.”

“You've got a GPS. All the maps are preloaded.”

“Valid point. I probably didn't need the bag of trail mix either. I don't even like trail mix.”

“Oh, dibs on the trail mix.”

“Hey, there are shot glasses in here too. I guess you intend on doing shots in the hotel?”

“I can so get on board with that!”

“Just have to find the liquor store when we get up there. Shouldn't be hard, what else is there to do around there right?”

“Drink drink and more drink.”

“Cow tipping?”

“Cow tipping is more of a daytime activity. Then they retire to drink the night away.”

“Remind me why we're going to the middle of nowhere again?”

“Got anything better to do? Now open up those chips.”