Grounhog Day ... again

Last year, I wrote a lengthy post about surviving the Groundhog Day marathon. And whatever any other merits that post had, there was one effect: my 13 year old son read the post. So we decided to go to this year's marathon together. Last night, we got in the car and headed an hour away to Columbus and the Gateway Film Center. The plan was to but our tickets, head across the street for a final meal at Five Guys before the marathon, so we could have some protein before being dependent on concessions all day.

We arrived at 10:15. Unfortunately, I was unable to buy tickets in advance because I did not go to Columbus once last month for movies.Nothing in the January list made me head to Columbus, not Gangster Squad, not The Last Squad, not Texas Chainsaw 3D. This turned out to be a major flaw, as it turned out at 10:15 they were already sold out.

To add insult to injury, Five Guys, which used to stay open to 3 am on Fridays and Saturdays, now closes at 10 pm. So there went our planned late dinner.