Blogging

Today at the gym I had a moment that made me realize I need to keep this blog going because the world needs to know about the problems I encounter. Today I was up at the Ranch, in RoseTown, just minding my own bizness. Riding the bike, reading a book, enjoying my workout. I can successfully ignore the music they play in there as my book generally keeps me interested. However, today what did I hear? Some dude singing! A half hour later he was at it again!

MEMO TO 45ish year old, tall, hunched shoulders, big truck driving, dude: IT'S NOT OK TO SING AT THE GYM! What the heck are you thinking? That really should be grounds for losing your gym membership!

So, I need to keep this blog alive. Let me quickly tell you about Jack. I really wanted to see the difference in size of the trunk between the Altima hybrid and the regular Altima. I thus went over to the local Nissan dealer in SacTown at lunch time. I rolled up in my still nice sounding G35, backed my ride into a stall, and was eagerly greeted by "Andy." I use quotes because I have a hunch that his an Americanization of Andy's real name but whatever his real name is I liked Andy. Nice guy, knew the car pretty well, was friendly and threw in the occasional car sales lines (with a laugh) like, "you want one or two of these today?"

Andy I rolled around the block in the hybrid. First reaction: I do NOT like that delay when you hit the gas. I like to hit the gas and GO. The trunk is substantially smaller and the lack of get up and go when you start makes it a distant #2. I can't get over the 35 MPH though so who knows....

Andy and I got back to the dealership and he went to "get the keys" for the regular Altima. He then came walking up with "Jack." Now Jack gets quotes around his name because he is like those toys from the 1990's of real life "characters" like the guy with the long mullet from Riverside, guy with the mustache from Jersey, etc.... "Jack" is 45, mustache, tight pants, shirt unbuttoned, gold chain showing, nice head of hair guy. Only he is real and I saw him yesterday in SacTown! WOW, he was a piece of work!

He continued the barrage of talking me into the "four banger" rather than the hybrid. He told me the hybrid costs $4,000 or $5,000 more than the four banger, gas mileage isn't that much better, you would have to drive it a long time to recoup your money, blah, blah, blah.... Jack was defintely a deal killer for me. I liked Andy but not Jack!

When we got back to the dealer Jack asked me if Andy had my phone number. I told him that he did not but "that was ok as I would call if I was interested." Jack jotted down his cell phone number (a 714 number - but I am saying he is from the old 714 - now the 909 or 626 or some such inland empire metropolis) and told me that he could give me a call this weekend as they have sales every weekend. I again told him I would call him if I was interested. He mumbled some other stuff about their sales and then AGAIN asked for my phone number. At that point there was no way on earth he was getting it because it was just a game for me.

In the end, I don't know what the heck to buy but I will try to keep on blogging!