Moving

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Snowcaving

We're going snowcaving tomorrow with the Scouts. This should be really a lot of fun. Brady and I hiked up above PC and checked out the spot yesterday. The snow is super firm and ready to go. This should be a lot of fun, especially for these boys as many of them haven't spent a lot of time outdoors. I'll let you know how it goes.

Why love Brian Reagan

I had a moment today where I wanted to scream:

"You're stupid. Shut up you stupid person."

If you don't know who Brian Reagan is, or how difficult it is to say suffocating during a prank call, then you have no clue what I'm talking about. If you do, then you too are laughing your pants off. (Now go put them back on before the neighbors see.)

Back in Action

So, admittedly I'm not the best blogger. Or even close. But, that's what is so funny about social media. It is incredibly transparent. I don't have to tell you what a bad blogger I am, or how disorganized I am, or what a hard time I have with consistency. You already know that based on the fact that I haven't posted since Alberto Gonzales was still forging signatures in office. Good times, good times. Similarly this blog is a but "unfocused" if you will. Very much like my own life. I am trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Communications/Branding consultant sounds pretty good. We'll see how it goes. I have great people skills. I'm a good writer. I'm an a fairly, if not neurotically, talented designer. So we'll see where this goes. Hopefully as I become more focused so will this blog.

I love TOP GEAR

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TIRES!!! revB

So I went to get the new tires again on Tuesday...and guess what? No tires at Costco. I was livid. I couldn't believe it. So I told Costco I was going somewhere else and I would return the tires later. I took the car into Big O and by four o'clock I had brand spankin' new Falken ZIEX STZ 04. These tires rock. They have a stiff sidewall, it makes the car drive like it's on rails. Body roll has been noticeably, NOTICEABLY, reduced. The ride is smoother, quieter and the traction is better. It's a whole different car. If anyone is looking for Hyundai Tucson Tires, Falken ZIEX STZ 04's are the way to go. I'll let you know about on snow traction...but so far I'm sold. So what pray tell, happened to the Costco tires: It took me an hour to take them back and get a refund. Plus I still had to pony up the four bucks for disposing the original tires. If Costco wasn't so cool, I probably wouldn't EVER shop there again. But alas, the big box treasure hunt will surely continue. At least the service desk rep who did the refund was nice. She at least seemed to feel bad...

TIRES!!!!

We bought a 2005 Hyundai Tucson for Linzy last year. She has loved it, except for the tires. It came with BF Goodrich Traction T/A spec. I put some Traction T/A H's on the Avalon and loved them. I thought Linzy had the same tires, until she slid off the road by my folk's house. My Dad had to pull her out while I waited helplessly in a meeting. Long story short it turns out the Traction T/A is a cruddy OEM tire with hardly any traction. I spend three hours the next day trying to find better all terrain tires for the car. It has such small wheel wells that I wasn't sure if a light truck tire would fit. So that left me with passenger car tires. The low profile, wide tire size was nearly impossible to find. I finally ended up at Costco where they special ordered the tire for me. They ordered the T speed rating b/c the SUV doesn't need the H. Fine, whatever. So I wait two weeks for these tires, through two more snow storms. The day arrives and I merrily spend 3 hours at Costco waiting to have my tires put on. And when I get outside, what do I find on my car: oh yeah the T/A specs. I could have killed somebody. So the manager and I go the rounds. He agrees to refund my purchase and then has to SPECIAL ORDER AGAIN, the H rated version that have the right tread pattern. (Just so everyone knows, the H and T have the same tread EXCEPT for my tire size...which only comes in spec). It was supposed to be in on Friday. I called Costco, can anyone guess what they told me? "Sorry sir, your tires aren't here. They won't be in until Tuesday." I was floored. I give up. If I didn't have Costco's tires I would go somewhere else.