Mission NJ: Overnight in Ohio

Last night we made it to Springfield, Ohio (home of the Simpsons?) where we stopped for the night at a Quality Inn. The whole place reminded me of the setting for the film "Cedar Rapids" but we had a surprisingly good dinner at their near-empty cafe, watched some comedy on TV then got some sleep.

We heard back from the office management and the situation is not good. 7 World Trade Center has 13ft of water in the basement, and have only been able to pump out 1ft of it out due to more seeping in through the bedrock. The office is not expected to be back open until Monday, November 5th at the earliest, so those who can work from home will be doing so this week. Of course our bosses have reminded us that our own personal safety and situation is the primary concern ahead of work availability.

This morning we ate nice breakfast sausages at "Bob Evans" and drank a bunch of coffee, ready for the road again. We are expecting snow en route so will take it easy; we may stay overnight again so we can get into Jersey City in the first hours of tomorrow's daylight.