Recent content by Schutzie

Glad it worked out for you. The last time I used Thrifty I got a $225 addition to my bill a week after the rental for a traffic violation. When I called about it I first got the run around, but got pushy and finally talked to someone who knew more than "we already charged your card, deal with...

Not Jenny's dad, but suspend..........sanity.............yes. Actually, daughter did a good job holding the line on costs; might have had something to do with giving her a credit card with a $10K limit and telling her; when the card is rejected, we're through paying. Wife's idea. As noted, my...

RIP Kramer Tailgate; know that Kramer had a happy and safe life, and that you'll see him again someday. It's a hard thing, to say good bye to a trusted friend.

So our plan has always been to retire with a paid off mortgage. The idea was that we'd always have a roof over our head and a handy nest egg to fall back on. We are on track to be mortgage free in two years, right when we retire. We're planning to move "home" and expect that we can sell the...

Quick story for you to consider. I worked for the same company for 25 years, from virtually the day it opened it's doors and right up to the day it was sold to a competitor. A large percentage of the growth was my direct doing and I directly managed a healthy percentage of our large client...

50 things I learned when my daughter got married Schutzie is compelled to share his lessons learned from his daughter's wedding.See, my daughter got married to a real LIVE NAVY PILOT.....a real HERO.......the real DEAL! I was so happy for her, and so damn glad someone else was willing to be...

ok Fine. you don't like Solar roads. I have another idea I found As it turns out, Arizona Public Service was tasked with building a 20 MW power plant, without fueling it with fossil fuels or nuclear. They considered one of those mega solar farms. It would be expensive, and you know, it kills...

Q: Why did the dog sit in the shade? A: Because he didn't want to be a hot dog! *snicker* A blonde walks into the library. She walks up to the counter, SLAMS a book down and screams at the librarian, - "This is the WORST book I've ever read!" "It has NO plot and far too many...

Then your dad's brother was in a special kind of hell. Even when they let the LST's land, I understand the fighting was still brutal. Those LST's were supposed to be unsinkable, but we know that wasn't true. I rang dad's telegraph for your dad's brother.

Well, it was me, I'd ride the train. But then, I always liked trains. If the Amtrak runs through much of the Colorado river corridor (you run from Sacramento into Colorado? If you go to Chicago first, never mind) I'd be especially ready to ride the rails. The Colorado river corridor is very...

Well, since we're doing product endorsements.................... Cutco knives. Carried one for years when I ran river, still have it and it still cuts anything, including incautious or inebriated thumbs. Expensive but very much worth it. Never dealt with ceramic knives, seen them, just can't...

And we have a winner!!:dance::dance:

We had NAV as an option when we bought our last 2 Toyota's. I mean, thousands for what you can buy for hundreds? NAW Glad we just bought a Garmin and stuck it in the armrest compartment. But, we do like that bluetooth thingy that hooks up to the phones. Cause of that I named my car Gladys...

Here's the thing about the government; They aren't designed to be efficient and there isn't much motivation for them to do so. But, they never, ever forget. Anything. Sooner or later they remember.

The Grand Canyon is indeed a fine vacation destination, but to truly experience it, you gotta be looking up from the bottom, not down from the top. A Grand Canyon river trip is a life time experience. Figure to do it right you want 2 weeks for the entire trip, and you want a small group...