And the winner is......

I bought the Malibu. Bigger car, nicer sales man. I might just get the pic on here tomorrow, if it's not raining. Nothing like buying a car in the rain. I test drove it in the rain too. Now I will be able to take this trip of mine for sure.

Malibu or Civic

For the past week or so I have been looking at new cars. I had it narrowed down to either a Cobalt or a Civic. Monday I drove the Civic and heard about how much greater the resale value of it is than a Cobalt a few times.

On Tuesday I went to drive the Cobalt. There was not a Cobalt on the lot at the time so I drove a Malibu. It was a nice car. Bigger than the Civic, six cylinder as opposed to four, and after the discounts and things, still roughly a grand more. Not too bad considering all of the features it has. Adjustable pedals and built-in remote start.

Went to the Chevy dealer today and went from $1,800 for my '96 Cavalier with 190,000 miles on it to $2,100. That was a plus, considering I paid $2,000 for it a couple of years ago. The guy at the dealership is a nice guy I guess. He isn't as pushy as most dealers I have dealt with.

After the Chevy place I went back to the Honda place and drove the Civic one more time. And I heard how much more the resale value of the Civic is over the Malibu quite a few times in the two hours I was there. That seemed to be the only thing the dealers are trained to tell people. They also want to give me a whopping $200 for my car. That won't happen. This guy is pretty pushy, like he won't eat if he doesn't sell this car. To hear him boast and brag you would think he should be more laid back. I told him that I wasn't worried about the resale value because I'm planning to drive the hell out of whichever car I get. I'm probably going to put massive amounts of miles on them. It was a typical car dealer experience.

I think I'm going to go with the Malibu. It's more car and just a grand more. Oh and the guy wasn't a pushy kind of car dealer.

I'm not really not into the height of the middle console, and I think the controls for the radio might be a bit far, but it is a better car for not much more. It does also have 3,000 miles on it. Had a few dollars taken off for that though.

Today also marks my sixth year in the Air Force. Not sure I'll do another 14, but if I do I sure hope they go faster and a lot smoother than these first six have.

Half the days off

So, I was planning to get 30 days for this little trip I'm planning to take. Today they told me I will get 15 plus whatever days for travel.
I still plan to visit these places, I guess I just won't spend as much time in a couple of them as I had planned. Fun will still be had. Currt-Dawg is known for having fun.

It will be kinda tricky with the dog in the car and all. So far I have it figured out to between 50 and 60 hours of driving time all together. I'll figure it more exact as the day to leave gets closer.

This being a writer thing is kinda fun. Today I took care of my travel voucher for school and worked on my orders out of here. After lunch I got to replace ceiling tile. I also got to put a key box onto a block wall. Man, I'm glad I became a writer.

Guess who's going where

Well, on October 19 I will be the newest member of the public affairs shop at Robins AFB, Georgia. Guess that's not so bad, it was my second choice on my second Base of Prefference list. Technicaly the third, I suggested going to Alaska again.

Too bad I wasn't a big fan of the humidity in Maryland. I'll get used to it. At least I won't be a carpenter and working outside all of the time.

Does it snow there? Guess we'll find out.

I can go and get that car now though.

Can't think of what to put here

So, I'm still a carpenter waiting on a phone call. With the recent conversation with the PA assignments lady I have decided to wait and see where I will go next before getting a car. That sucks cause I'll miss all of these sales.

If I stay in the states, I will do a road trip and see a couple of people I know, Currt - that means you. I already have plans so far for the Laborday weekend. Think we will be in Seatle for that. I will see about making Salt Lake a stop if I have to go overseas. Should be no problem, I seem to fly through there when I'm going to Indy.

And yes, I'm still planning to get to Arizona. Too bad someone probably won't be there by the time I come down.

Think that's about it for today's thoughts.

I"m done!!

Well y'all, I'm done with school. Yeah, I passed. Would have had this up Wednesday at the airport, but the website was down for maintenance.
There is the pic of the five of us. From me over = Angela, Scott (front), Bethaney, and Farva.

So life here is still pretty good. I got back to see my dog, Pedro. Speaking of my dog, his whole name is Pedro Enrique Hernando Gonzalez Andre Holmes. And no he isn't named pedro after that guy in Napolion Dynomite. Had the dog long before the movie came out.

I'm here and still a carpenter. That's a terrible thing. Guess I'll be one untill I get my orders to another place far away from here. Should happen by December. Hope it is earlier than that cause I would hate to have to drive cross country in the snow.

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What I've done

Well it's been a while since I've posted on here so I'll do a quick break down of my time here since Saturday.

Saturday-Went to D.C. with Farva. Rode the train there. Met up with Todd. Went through Little China. Ate at Hooters in Little China. Great wings. Got back in town and seen a movie.
Sunday-Went to the mall for a while. Went to Wendy's. Not the greatest service ever.
Monday-Did the school thing and paginated all day. Hung out in Bethaney's room with the others and had adult beverages.
Tuesday-Did the school thing and paginated. Got told what team I was going to be on for the class paper. I'm on the news team. Hung out in Angela's room with the others and enjoyed adult beverages and pizza.
Yesterday-Wrote my last feature for this school. Went to the gym and swam. I think I did a total of 5 laps the entire time I was there. Hung out in Angela's room and enjoyed adult beverages while finishing my feature.
Today-Wrote a couple of news stories for the paper. Went to chow hall for dinner. We took a 12 pack to the softball field to watch the Air Force kids play the Navy. Game was ended in like 3 innings because one of the Navy ran over the Air Force catcher at the plate. Hung out in Angela's room and finished the 12 pack.

That's a summary of those days.

By the way, I'm done with this place on Wednesday. Yay Me!!

I did pick up the new Garbage CD, and it does rock. It's like they didn't take all those years off.