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Half Way There

With more than a third of this seasons Nascar races over already we head in to the summer with Fantasy Racing looking like this.

Tanner Dog is towing Lucian by 4 points. Saintsurfer is just surfed by the Tallone with 3 points.

GCS has a Comfortable 62 point lead over yours truly.  StormDancer and Hispanic Mechanic round out the last 2 spots 8 and 900 points back. Wondering if they are pulling a start and stop race. 

We are 46% in the standings not to bad for our small group.

I have heard of a horses behind before but horses wearing breathing strips on there nose! 

Headed into the Preakness (should be called the Freakness) California Chrome (aka Jimmy Johnson, not really) will be allowed to wear nasal strips. I wonder if that would help Ryan Newman?

Football is on the way, after last year I gained a new respect for Florida, those guys play hard! 

I will still have to root for the VOLS and anyone who beats The Crimson Tide. 

So lets go into the Summer with a blast and I want to know who is going to Bristol and Talladega this year?

I am trying to decide which race to take my son to, you guys leave a comment on which race you are going to. That will help me decide. 

Remember to check out Tanner Dogs Site looks like they have an event coming up in June

Jun 6-8 Summit Point HyperFest

  

Its finally Nascar Season!

 What races are you planning on going to this year?
Myself I would love to go back to the Bristol night race and Talladega. One place I have not been is Atlanta Motor Speedway Might try that this year.

Not sure why but I love the look of this car a 1949 Oldsmobile

Reading Nascar Tweets from Tweetchat.com Tim Clagg @Clagger01 posted Danica Patrick Expletives(cant say I blame her) http://t.co/vjiOz3z4yR

More air woe's

As you know I have been battling the heat. The last article was published on the July 6th. Now the compressor blew up!
I called another heat and air business to come out. With all the troubles I have had with the last two I thought I better look them up on the BBB. Good thing I did to because they had over 200 complaints. So I called and cancelled that appointment.I looked at BBB acredited companies in my area and found Sandrell Heating & Air. They have an A+ Rating with the BBB and  0 complaints.
This is there statement. "Here at Sandrell, we set ourselves apart from all other competitors by raising our standards, doing "Whatever It Takes" to make a 100% satisfied customer."

So let me tell you about my customer experience with Sandrell.
In short I couldn't be more pleased!

 Now for the details. The Lady that answered the phone was very personable and genuinely had empathy for me and what I had to say and of course I told her everything so far.
She worked with me to get the technician to my residence after I got home from work.
The tech's name was Chris he was very polite and professional. Chris listened to what I had to say. By the time he got here we had a different issue on our hands, the neighbors came over and said they heard a big bang and a loud hissing noise. I am thinking the compressor blew  up. I was close, it blew a hole in one of the pipes. Chris explained that it was going to be about 450.00 to fix this. Chris soldered the pipe, pulled a vacuum on the system and charged it up. Chris also replaced the wires that burned  up as that is what caused the whole problem to start with.

This also burned up another capacitor when the wires shorted, so a second capacitor was replaced  and  now the fan is turning at the proper speed again. It is 4 hours later and we have dropped 5 degrees so far. I will be curious to see how things turn out but I have a good feeling that Chris fixed the "actual" problem and didn't leave me with a bunch of excuses and empty promise's, as a matter of fact Chris told me that they guarantee there work for a year and if he has to come back out on the issue there will not be another service fee.


Signed,
 Burnt and Toasted more than once.

Keys by Case Logic

I bought a bluetooth keyboard for my iphone from Case Logic. It has some neat features as far as hot keys, however there is no way to do a button press for the send button on a text message. There are several other negitive features I thought it was going to be a lot bigger. I will give it a fair shake and report back.

Air conditioning Disrepair!

During the winter our heater was making a horrible noise outside. We called a repair company they came out and had us fixed within 24 hours. The problem was that the fan came loose from the motor and both had to be replaced. A month or 2 later I came home from work and hear another noise It was the fan hitting the wires from the motor. I had to tie them up to keep them from being severed. I tell you this as it is important for the rest of the story. Late June in the last 2 weeks the temperature in middle Tennessee was very hot. Upwards of 109 degrees and of course this is when you will notice problems with the air conditioner. With that being said the AC unit quit. Being a rental property I called the landlord and they called someone out and they replaced a capacitor. They also stated that the fan was on upside down. This was told to the Landlord and they called the previous repair company they came to fix the fan correctly.

After everything that I am about to tell you I am in the belief that the repair people simply reversed the polarity on the motor causing the air to be pulled in the correct direction but not as efficient as it needs to be, because they didn’t reverse the blades just the polarity. Again look at the picture the Orange wire should go to Orange and Yellow to Yellow not the other way around. So With this being said the AC is not cooling very well the compressor is cutting out in the middle of the day with the ac unit still running inside and the desired temp not reached. This is a Brick home with the newer double pane windows. The repair company comes out only to say that its fine, I explain what it is doing he states he will send another guy out on the 5th of July i say OK great. The morning of the 5th around 8:30 a guy named Wayne shows up and hooks the gauges up and everything shows normal. I explained that it starts acting up in the afternoon. Wayne gave me his number and said to give him a call when it starts acting up. I called 3 times leaving voice mail once. I Called a 4th time from my wife’s phone with no answer. We called the landlord and they called the repair people and they said they were not coming out because a 10 degree variance was normal in the heat. I was and still am furious. I can understand a variance but the compressor will shut down when the house is still hot. This AC unit is only 2 years old. The filter is clean we have done a vent check by blocking the return air and yes it stops the output air so the duct system is in good shape. My next step and by the time you read this is to file a complaint with the BBB! I am going to hire another AC repair company and probably take the previously company to court for the difference. BTW there is a 90 yr old grandmother living here that has COPD and cannot tolerate the heat. I think 2 weeks to fix a AC unit is plenty fair. here is the link to watch the Ac acting up. And one more BTW not only did the man not answer my phone after he told me to call back he also left the screws out of the unit and the cover loose, I hope they don't vibrate over to the fan and they fly out of there injuring someone. I really recommend not using Browns heating and Air. Lets Count the ways. 1.Fan on upside down. 2.Fan hitting the wires 3.Reversed the polarity 4.Not returning customers calls. 5.Making excuses instead of fixing the problem. 6.Leaving a open AC unit exposed to children. Would you hire this company?

Signed Hot in Columbia.

OTTER BOX

In a world full of bad news and stress I wanted to share a welcome sigh of relief.

I purchased my I phone 4 about 6 months ago just before Verizon decided to cap the "unlimited package" . They also recommended a phone case that was sub par I dropped my phone within 2 days and chipped the glass on the corner. I returned to the Verizon store told them what happened and they recommended the Otter Box 50.00. Since I opted out of the insurance 50.00 was a pretty good deal.

So far I love this case it offers superior protection, it clips in very nice and clips out just as well, while remaining securely in place until you need it. The button functions work perfectly, this case is well designed. However the clip on the back of the case broke. I went to the Verizon store and they did not have a clip in stock but handed me a phone number. I called and it was the weekend and their "Otter-iffic" voice mail told me to call back during business hours. So i did. Let me tell you I was shocked. Let me preface this by saying i have been in customer service for 12 years.

A young man answered the phone and told me his name,  Josh. As it turns out Josh is a welcomed breath of fresh air in customer service! I explained what had happened and Josh informed me that he would take care of it. The only questions he ask was my name, my address, and my email address for shipping conformation which I received within 24 hours. Josh was very professional but not boring. Josh had a relaxed but reassuring tone in his voice and  from his attitude you could tell he loved what he was doing and that Otter Box was a great place to work.

Otter Box is a great product and their customer service is the best product of all.
I had an Otter-iffic Day!

The world’s most extreme Par 3

Remix Nascar Prayer

The original Is posted below which was great, now someone took this to a whole new leve at songifythis.com



I know there has been a lot of comments on this good and bad, Tell us what you thoughts are.

Nashville NASCAR Prayer

 

Bad Weekend

Let me preface this story with this. I have the utmost respect for  law enforcement officials, they put there life on the line every day to try to make this a safe place for all. With that being said this guy messed up what would have been a great start to a great weekend.

I went to play golf today the temperature was around a perfect 70 degrees. The rain held off and made for a great day of golf. So I drive back to town about 20 miles, Yes there are closer courses but I like playing at this course. So I cut through a side street and as i approach the stop sign I hear a siren and see the blue blue blue. The way he did it I wasn't sure if he wanted me to pull over or wanted me to get out of his way, as far as i know I have not done anything wrong. He finally gets out of the car, all 5'3" of him, I watch him in my side mirror he wrenches his nose one way and the spits on the ground then he wrenches his nose the other way and spits on the ground again. he finally gets up to my side window and says "how do"
I think I say ok I dont remember at this point he had me so nervous the way he did everything.
 So he says "You just leave Mc Donalds" I say no. He says " You just leave Wendys" I say no.
Im thinking he is hungry at this point ( Idid stop at Sonic 20 miles back) So I tell him no I left the golf course in Summertown. He thinks for a few seconds throws his up his thumb in a get out here motion. I waited until he got back in his car and turned of his lights before I pulled off, I was sitting at a 2 way stop.
So now I have headache from the stress and pretty shot the rest of my day as now I do not feel like doing anything. Am I wrong in thinking they are supposed to tell you why they pulled you over?

Any attorneys out there with a opnion please reply.

Signed
Disappointed with a headache

Ice Cream Truck

Christopher Titus: Love Is Evol
This guy is funny! Could be because it is a true life experience for him and most are to some degree but I laughed the hardest near the end its worth the watch.

Denny Hamlin Stepping Out!

Did any one else think Denny Hamlin was lying when he stated he could have put Newman in the stands but chose to stay low. Kind of like a boy falling down on a bicycle and looking up afterwards to see if any one saw him and saying oh I meant to do that.

Congrats to Kurt Busch it is about time he got back in the spotlight. Don't get me wrong I'm not a Kurt fan but at least he will get to rub a little back in Kyle's face for a week. Congrats to my man Ryan for working it to the front I just hope his season is better than last year. I know all the JR fans are bummed that he didn't do well but there are always the duals Thursday.
Mark Martin was doing well until they lost the air on Kyle's car and things went south from there. The feel good vote for Michael Waltrip went out the window along with the grass his car was mowing. All in all it was an exciting shootout and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season.

If your from Tn. you know who Bill Dance is but I have never seen his bloopers.
This is the hardest I have laughed in a while.

Monster Jam Tailgating

Do you ever wonder why we don't tailgate at Monster Truck events?

Could it be that Monster Trucks are not as popular? Maybe but I dont think so. Could it be there is really no place to tailgate at these events? Naa a parking lot is a parking lot. I mean we tailgate for days at a Nascar event, we do pre game tailgating at football games. One of the things I noticed at the most recent Monster Jam I went to is the fact that it is really more family oriented than an ball game or a Nascar race.Lets face it there is a lot of beer consumed at the tailgate. Sure kids can go to games and races but last night at this Monster Jam there was not a parent who did not have a child with them. I believe the monster Jam events are more about the kids and the kids at heart than the tailgating.

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Up Grade!!

I just upgraded to Windows 7. There several pros and cons just in the first 2 days.

First the reason for the upgrade. Western Digital 120 Gigabyte hard drive developed what is commonly known as the “Click of Death”. First things first, do I have a spare hard drive anywhere or am I going to have to go out and buy one?

Well I found one in a computer that I was not using so I decided to try that drive and it did work, only problem is that it is only a 60 gigabyte. So I decided that it would do for now.

Now what operating system am I going to put on it? I have XP and works well. I have tried Vista and want no part of VIsta. Windows 7 is out and I have heard a few good reviews so far. That’s it Ill try Windows 7.

Windows 7 is loaded on a DVD. I do not have a DVD player on this computer. I know I am stuck in the old days but I just use this computer for blogging and surfing the net nothing fancy. So that is something to consider when upgrading. Is your hardware able to support the new software?

So I get a DVD player and start the install of Window's 7 , I notice that it is taking for ever to load the files. Finally it is done about 2 hours later. The reason for the slow load is that I didn't have enough ram I only had 512 meg, again it was plenty in XP.

I could not get online. Windows 7 did not recognize my network card. I went to the manufactures website on my laptop to see if there was a new driver for Windows 7. There was not, so back to the store to get a new network card. I was in for a shock. Of all the places that had network cards in the past had none. Wal-Mart They had wireless usb cards but not PCI Network cards. Finally I found 2 at Office Max. 1 was a Linksys and the other a D-Link. The D-Link was the only one that said it was compatible with Vista and neither said anything about Windows 7. So I went with D-Link. I also picked up a gig of ram. I install both the ram and the network card. The ram made all the difference in the world on my computer like new. The drivers that came with the network card did not work. Plan B back on the laptop to D-Links website and I download the latest driver. dfe530TX+_drivers_700 This driver worked.

Now I am on the web once again. Now to get the rest of the drivers. The Creative sound blaster audio card I have is not compatible with Windows 7 you have to use the XP drivers. But for now I have a set of Logitech USB speakers I hooked them up and they work fine. so next is my Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse they also worked.

So word to the wise check your hardware for compatibility before upgrading. Now as far as the Operating system itself so far I like it. It is very responsive. One of the first Things I noticed is that when you shut it down it doesn't ask you to restart or cancel or shut down it simply shuts down. Kudos for that.

Now on to email where is my Outlook Express. It doesn’t exist anymore. You have to download a program from Microsoft called Windows Live mail. It wants you to set up a hotmail account but you don't have to. You can bypass that and set up you pop accounts just like Outlook Express.

There is another cool tool called Snipping Tool. It allows you to select the area you want to capture and save or copy only that area. It also integrates with your email.

There is also something that you use almost daily Sticky Notes.

Another cool thing they have included is something called Gadgets much like Macs Widgets. I like the weather gadget. As you can see it is cloudy and 39.

The folder view for pictures is neat, It kind of gives you a preview of what’s inside.

Windows Media player has an upgrade as well with sorting by song, artist and genre. With the Genre view the player will give you how long of each that you have. As you can see I only have 17 minutes of Classic Rock and 11 minutes of Classical. Interesting note Ted Nugent strangle hold started playing as the second song under Classical. Looks Like I need to spend some serious time sorting out my music.

That's about all I have for the first impression. A ton better than Vista. Still waiting on manufactures to write drivers for everything else. IF you have to buy all new hardware it is not hardly worth it.

Just Deserves

You cant bump draft here you cant pass below the yellow line, the speed limit down pit road is 55 mph now go out here and put on a good show.
What?
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