Stut, perhaps he wanted to walk to the Tower -- and to start doing so in a half hour?

I've gotten my share of "oh, you live in Miami? Do you know Maria?" Yes, I know hundreds of Marias. Did you have a specific one in mind?

I love the reaction in the UK for driving distances, though. When I mentioned to new friends in the UK that I was driving 5 hours from Gainesville to Miami to visit friends for the weekend, they were aghast! Even more so when I explained to them I wasn't even leaving the state of Florida.

Evidently, the difference between Americans and Brits is this: to the Americans, 100 years is a long time. To the Brits, 100 miles is a long way