2025-04-22

What you probably don’t know about me is that I love old signs. On Sunday while driving out for the Silver Comet Easter ride I saw a sign I’d never seen before — Arrowhead Campsites, which apparently used to be across I-20 from Six Flags Over Georgia. Even though it’s huge, I can only assume that I’ve never previously noticed this sign because there seems to be a fallen tree in front of it which now allows one to see it while traveling west.

Wordle: three, my starter was CLAIM

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23 Responses to 2025-04-22

  1. Steve says:

    Wordle in 5.

    A quiet evening. We finally made it to the end of “Elementary” and are now adrift, looking for a daily watchable series. That was so well done, it will be hard to compete with.

    I thought about going for a run last night, but stayed in my recliner until the feeling passed.

    Somehow the house programmable thermostat had the house at 78 when we went to bed. Needless to say, I slept like crap and feel it this morning.

    -FP

  2. In the eyelid world, I’m hoping the phrase “it has to get much worse before it gets better” is applicable, since last week it has gotten much worse. I considered calling the eye doctor to see if I could move my appointment to this week; I may do this today.

  3. Jenka says:

    Watched my various friends run the Boston marathon yesterday via the BAA app. My childhood friend Bill finished in 2:54!

    Went to Ocean wave for sushi as usual, then home to watch the Braves win.

    The ATL Business Chronicle is reporting that starting May 1 parking prices at the airport are going to go up dramatically. That surprises me considering they are building that HUGE new parking garage. I stopped parking at the airport years ago and this means I will continue to use Lyft.

    • Barb says:

      gotta pay for that deck, I guess? We took MARTA from West End – cost $5.
      I haven’t parked at the airport in years & years.

      • You have a unique parking advantage.

      • Steve says:

        We’ve used the shuttle long term parking for years and only recently has it not been worth the price. There used to be busses waiting to take you back to the lot on return, but the last few times they have been pretty scarce. Maybe we hit them on a bad night.

        Uber/Lyft aren’t really options for us, living in BFE as we do.

    • Yeah, given the length of time I travel, since I fly so infrequently, I stopped parking at the airport years ago. The price of Lyft, even these days, is less than paying to park, and I get to leave my car in the carport, giving the appearance that I am at home.

    • Jenka says:

      Especially since, if you do park at the airport, you have to pad your arrival time by at least an extra half hour to account for 1. driving around looking for a spot; and 2. walking or taking the shuttle from wherever far distance you managed to find a spot.

      The international spots are going to be $100 PER DAY.

      • Barb says:

        what the hell – $100/day ???

      • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is hiking its prices for parking at airport-run lots and decks, more than tripling hourly rates and significantly increasing other prices.

        The airport says the increases are its first in eight years and come as the world’s busiest airport is in the middle of a yearslong program to modernize its parking facilities.

        Rates will go up effective May 1, with hourly parking rising to at least $10 an hour from $3 an hour. Those who leave their car for multiple days in the international hourly lot would pay as much as $100 a day.

        “We believe that these price increases are necessary,” Tyronia Smith, the Atlanta airport’s assistant general manager, said at a Monday media briefing.

        Daily rates in the parking decks next to the domestic terminals will go from $19 to $30 a day.

        The ATL West deck will also cost $30 a day starting May 1, up from $16 a day.

        Economy parking will increase from $14 to $20 a day.

        Domestic park-ride lots will increase to $15 a day for uncovered parking, up from $10 a day.

        The international park-ride deck will go from $14 to $30 a day.

        “We will be still one of the lowest in the country” for daily parking rates, Smith said, referring to prices at similarly sized airports.

        She added that inflation has driven up costs significantly since the last time the airport increased its parking rates across the board in 2017.

        The airport is also seeking more revenue to pay off debt for construction of new parking decks under construction and planned for the future, as it prepares to handle as many as 125 million passengers a year by 2030.

        “Anytime there’s a change there’s obviously, you know, some reservations” among customers, Smith acknowledged. “But I think once the customers see what’s being offered — additional capacity, we’ll be introducing new services, the new technology — I think they’re going to be fine with it.”

  4. Might be one of the few who welcomes rain. I’m ready, hopefully it passed over, and falls upon, WLF.

  5. CoA gave me an opportunity to do a quick chore today. I heard noise coming from the street and apparently the City is cleaning storm grates by opening nearby fire hydrants. After they left I took the opportunity to shovel the remaining crap from my curbside.

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