Since the prep work for Kathy’s surgery included a 12 hour GI cleansing, we decided to head for our motel room in Detroit and do the prep there. Arriving at our room at 11 AM, I setup my PC while Kathy began drinking her prep solution.

The desk in our room was right next to the window, so I could work on the PC and look out the window. And, being able to look out the window, I could see that the parking lot was EMPTY.

Well, around noon, a Corvette, with a loud booming radio, pulled into the parking lot right next to our car. “Good” I thought, a car thief will steal the vet instead of my car.

A 40ish man, wearing an OJ sports outfit, climbed out and headed for the lobby. I noted that he was not carrying any luggage. Odd, I thought.

About 10 minutes later, a second car pulled into the parking lot. It was driven by a 40ish woman wearing a business suit. She too headed for the lobby without any luggage. Again, odd.

Now, since checkout time was noon, I figured that these people were stopping in to pick up their luggage. But, when 1 PM arrived and they both left without luggage, I concluded that they must have just stopped in to return their room keys. After all, why else would they be at the motel at noon?