MISSION: Travelin’ Treat

If you live in Pittsburgh, you know how stressful it is to get around. The joke here is that we have five seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Construction. You literally need to allow an hour to go 3 miles in this town. It’s really the only thing I dislike about Pittsburgh. Public transit and getting around are not its strong suits. Last night, as a matter of fact, it took me an hour and a half to drive from my apartment in the neighborhood of Shadyside to the neighborhood of Bellevue, which is only 6 miles away.

An hour and a half.

When I finally arrived at my destination, I just sat in the car for a few minutes and cried.

So this mission hits home today. Any little bright spot that can be found during traveling is a bright spot indeed!

DATE:
Tuesday, 30 August 2011

OPERATIVE:
Affiliated Agent C

LOCATION:
Great Lakes Service Plaza
I-80W in Ohio

TIME:
9:40 a.m.

After visiting with family in my hometown, I was headed west through Ohio, already missing Pittsburgh. Stopping at one of the service plazas in Ohio I thought of this mission as a way to brighten my day and I hope another travelers day as well.

I had blank cards with me, so just needed to purchase a gift card at the Panera Bread located in this service plaza, and then returned to my vehicle to write a note. Sorry Secret Agent L, I did NOT have one of your cards to include, so I added your website to the bottom of the note instead.

After putting all into an envelope, I wandered back into the service plaza, looking for somewhere to leave this. The only place I could find where I would be unobserved was the women’s restroom, and so I left the envelope on the counter. Hope someone found it – I did place it where there was an arrow to direct attention to the envelope.