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Game #15 GameThread: Twins @ Jays
TL;DR
The Twins are playing their third game against the Jays. A traveler faced delays at the border and found limited hotel options in Minot, North Dakota due to an oil boom, resulting in high accommodation prices.
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Game three of three with the Twins.
Yesterday, I mentioned driving to Minneapolis , that we were slowed at the border. Because of sitting at the border for two hours and kind of being mentally tired after the grillign, we didnāt get as far afterwards as we hoped. We ended up stopping at Minot, North Dakota.
We found a hotel fairly quickly. It was new, just built, but the room price seemed very high to us. So we spent some time looking for something cheaper. There wasnāt anything, all the hotels were full. Minot was in the middle of a oil boom and hotels were filled with oil workers. So back to the first hotel, paid more for a room there that you would in downtown Toronto at that time.
Anyway, by now it was 7 or 7:30 and we hadnāt eaten since lunch in Canada. There was a steakhouse in the parking lot of the hotel. Went in, and we were told they were closing. They didnāt sit people after 7:00. I was confused but off we go looking for somewhere else to eat. We found the same news at several places. Finally found an Applebeeās still open. It wasā¦.well, I havenāt been to an Applebeeās since, and wonāt ever again.
Again, the problem was it was hard to find people to work for restaurant wages with oil jobs aplenty.
Anyway, Go Jays Go
Q&A
Why were hotels in Minot, North Dakota full?
Hotels in Minot were full due to an ongoing oil boom, attracting many oil workers to the area.
What challenges did travelers face when heading to Minneapolis?
Travelers faced delays at the border, which resulted in them stopping in Minot instead of reaching Minneapolis as planned.
How did hotel prices in Minot compare to those in downtown Toronto?
The hotel prices in Minot were higher than those typically found in downtown Toronto at that time.
