

"Baptism by Fire!" . . . . . I must share this story from last Saturday's return trip from the Columbus airport. After safely dropping Cecilia and her family at the Columbus Airport, we said our goodbyes and I ventured west back to Tipton with my new GPS "Greta" Garmin programmed for Indiana. Unfortunately, I erred during a "keep right" command, and found myself on a downtown Columbus exit ramp. With "Greta" repeating her "recalculating" command, I noticed thousands of fans dressed in scarlet and gray filling the entertainment district of the city. Yes, I was in the midst of OSU's celebration of a home football victory versus Navy at the "Shoe"! I was told earlier that you don't want to be downtown during a home football game! Well . . . , Here I am! Streets are barricaded and the party is going on! "Greta" is telling me to "turn right, turn left, etc . . . " but the local police were not sympathetic to my wishes. Plus . . . a full scale Greek Festival was taking place in the same area. Everyone was having a blast . . . except Ted & "Greta"! Luckily, I observed a street sign indicating HIGH STREET! I knew from a previous trip that High Street was the main drag, similar to our Meridian Street in Indy! After following High Street north for one hour of bumper to bumper traffic, I finally came to the 270 loop exit, "Greta" came to her senses, and we departed for Indy unscathed except for the remnants of elevated blood pressure and high anxiety! Oh, and OSU won the game . . . . . . barely! Welcome to Buckeye Country!
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