Two months ago, my boss informed me that I was going to be taking a trip to Houston. He said there were a couple of meetings that I needed to attend on behalf of our company. Although I had been to Dallas twice before, this was going to be my first time to go to Houston.

After my boss told me I needed to go, he asked if I would mind making my own travel arrangements. Since he said I could charge whatever I needed to the company account, I said that sounded fine. He let me know that in addition to getting a flight and hotel, I should definitely get a rental car. He told me that Houston is a really large city (in fact, it’s the fourth largest in the United States), and that trying to get around without a rental car would be a nightmare.

Since my boss is a pretty smart guy, I followed all of the instructions he gave me. Once I arrived in Houston, I was quite glad that I did. Even though I was only there for three days, I had to go to several different meetings, and I doubt I would have been on-time for all of them without my rental car.