Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

When Glitches Happen

We just had a short trip down to Columbus GA, which overall was uneventful, but the trip down literally had us stuck & stopped in traffic for over 10 hours. How we handle the glitches.

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Brian W. Sykes
Mar 11, 2026
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My wife and I are both patient people, but being stuck for 10 hours on the interstate was a test we hadn't anticipated. It became a powerful reminder of something we'd only vaguely understood before: that no matter how well we plan—car filled with gas, leaving early, having a route, staying flexible—things can and will still go wrong. The real test isn'…

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