Sloop John B

Shawn had a class that he wanted to take in North Carolina that was only offered twice a year and one was this week.  He signed up a month in advance.  There was a flight that went through Minnesota, that he decided NOT to take because of all the snow conditions.  Instead he chose a flight that went through Texas.  Guess where it snowed?  The Texas airport closed down.

Shawn left Saturday morning at 8:00  and was suppose to arrive at his destination later that afternoon, but FINALLY arrived in NC at 8:00 Sunday morning. His luggage didn't follow him, so all he had to wear was what he had on. He got to experience what it was like to attend church in jeans and a t-shirt:) The ward was great and super friendly!

We tried to talk on the phone but there was horrible reception in his hotel, and we lost the connection.  I texted and asked if he could call me from somewhere else.  He texted me a picture of himself wrapped up in a blanket and said, "I would love to, but I'm doing laundry." Yesterday I got to talk to him while he stood outside in the rain...

Yesterday he texted me, "Pulled over by police.  Sloop John B".

You know, the Beach Boy's song:
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, let me go home
This is the worst trip I've ever been on....

Apparently the rental car he was given didn't have plates.  Shawn made small talk with the policeman while he tried to get through to the rental office which had put him on hold. When the policeman finally got hold of the rental place, they had no record of Shawn OR the car, so they wondered if it was a stolen car? They asked if the policeman could escort Shawn to their office?

By now, the policeman had decided he liked Shawn, and told the woman at the rental place that she was 20 miles outside of his jurisdiction.  He told Shawn that he could keep driving the car for all he cared; that he wouldn't pull him over again!

Shawn took a two hour or more loop out of his day and went and exchanged cars.

Hopefully his trip will start looking up because he finally got his luggage this morning after three days without!:)