Logistics

[ravan]

*sigh*

Fortunately, I come from a family that *tries* to plan things. The plan at hand is my Grandmother's 90th (yes, ninetieth) birthday in July.

Currently, I looking at:

airfare from SFO/SJC (CA) to JAX/GVL (FL), only one stop please. I might consider Orlando, too

rental car, from a place that takes debit cards (I don't do credit any more, I hate being a slave to an interest rate.), so I can drive around without trying to manage a stick shift.

hotel nearby, so I don't make a pest of myself with my kid sister, her family, gma, mom, et al.

cash for food, etc, plus figuring out what to get gma for her 9th decade.

The problem, of course, is that if I don't have a "credit" card for car rental, they want to "check my credit" (WTF!!!), and thus make my already bad (due to 20 months unemployed in a very expensive area) credit *worse*.

Edit: The nearest hotel I can book online is in Gainsville, albeit they have some with rates less than $50 per night. Aren't there any nearer? Argh!

Comments

[lysana.livejournal.com]

Hertz also accepts debit cards. Expect to have a batch of money locked in your account as their little safeguard, but the amount is easily found out with a phone call.