It certainly doesn't always work out this way, but sometimes putting off a decision ends up working out.
As I planned for my trip to Syracuse next month, I looked into renting a car, and was surprised at how many airport fees were stacked on top of the base cost. Probably the same thing was true when I last rented a car five years ago, when my grandmother died, and honestly I was not worrying about the cost then. This time, I put off making the reservation, and contemplated the idea of taking a cab to and from the airport, and getting the rental at a location in the city instead, which was a lot cheaper.
However, I get in late on a Thursday, and decided that I wasn't sure I would be able to get a cab to go out to my aunt's house at that time, nor how much it would cost. Today, I just went ahead and rented it to get at the airport, going by the idea that if you have a problem that can be solved with money that you have, and it will make things easier, just do that.
And lo and behold, for some reason it was a lot cheaper than it had been when I looked into it last month. Like, from $575 to under $450. I'll take it!
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In other news, I took an online vocabulary test, because that's just the sort of word nerd I am, and woohoo, I am full of words! If you can't brag on your own blog, where can you?
Still, one wrong out of 50? I will pat myself on the back all night.
Nice job on the vocab, but I'm not surprised! Also - love it when procrastination pays off!
ReplyDeleteI do love words!
DeleteI love vocabulary tests! I used to rent cars frequently when I traveled but they have gotten very expensive.
ReplyDeleteSo expensive! But I need one on this trip, and it will pay for itself in terms of that satisfaction.
DeleteGo ahead and brag. (I've never, ever heard the term Avulse, and I'm a word nerd, too.)
ReplyDeleteRight? That's quite a word!
DeleteWow - that is an amazing vocabulary repertoire!
ReplyDeleteI am full of words, for what it's worth (which is of course context-dependent).
DeleteSeparating one person's land from them and joining it to another's by flood, was one definition I just found. Another was ripping off a body part (let's not?)
ReplyDeleteI also love when procrastination pays off. At work I had a project that I didn't want to work on, too boring, too big. Then the client decided that they didn't want it anymore. Whew!
ReplyDeleteA few years ago we went to Maui, and the price for rental cars was SO expensive. I went ahead and reserved one, but didn't lock into it. A couple of weeks before we went, the price had come down SO much, I went ahead and booked a cheaper rental, and cancelled the expensive one. Beautiful.
Saved! Nice one.
DeleteRenting a car is SO damn expensive. I remember when I rented one for my Niagara Falls trip in 2022 and I was astounded at the prices. Thankfully, my mom had a discount through her work, which REALLY helped!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I want to take this vocab test! All that editing work has paid off!
The test is here: https://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/
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