After reaching the interstate, the drive wasn't significantly better (except there wasn't any lightening) - lots of trucks throwing spray from the road, heavy rain followed by lighter then heavier and so forth. After Joliet the rain diminished to light showers all the way to O'Hara. I changed into my "interviewing costume" in the parking lot. I was early (15 minutes actually).
The person I was scheduled to see was not there - family emergency. I talked with an accountant for 10 minutes or so and then the lead environmental person for Chicago came in. We talked for about an hour and that was it. I drove home. 454 miles and $6.40 in tolls, no expenses paid.
Interesting information. The stormwater detention "ponds" at O'Hara have at least one that is as deep as a 7-story building. The airport has permission to "mitigate" all wetlands on the property (that is fill them in and "purchase" quality wetlands in a bank located in northern Illinois). The job would be to monitor contractor performance in the area of stormwater control, as well as obtain required permits. Responsibility covers both Chicago airports.
The trip reminded me of one of the reasons I wanted to leave Chicago in the mid-90s. The traffic is horrible. The commute, no matter where you go, is energy sapping.
I worked on the fish pond today. The pump (new last year) has quit. I need a filter. I will get one tomorrow. The fish are more important than traffic, noise, and all the urban hubbub. I like the country and its sounds.
"It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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