Mariners Game Sunday

Jaime and I had the fortune of spending Sunday afternoon with Ryan and Michal at the Mariners game. We headed out on the Elliott Bay water taxi and had a great time enjoying the sunshine at the game. We were in the very first row in right field, about 20 feet from Ichiro. Great seats! Big thank you to Michal and Ryan for inviting us! Too bad beer is $8!!!!

Customer Service Still Exists - Sometimes

Geoff here - I'm going to have to redact most of this post, as Enterprise and Virgin both pretty much screwed us with prices for the changes we made. Enterprise wasn't willing to budge at all on their drop charge, not for a frequent renter, not given the situation. $100 bucks from San Diego to LA. And Virgin ended up charging us more than we were quoted over the phone...an extra $330

Alright, so its sort of been a crazy week for the Forbes. We were all planning on traveling to L.A. for my brothers wedding, YAY! Unfortunately our plans changed and we all are going to divert to San Francisco first for my Nana's funeral on Wednesday and Thursday. Needless to say the whole family had a lot of planning to do to make this work and its been a bit of a stressful week.

I'd like to give a little public THANK YOU to Virgin America Airlines, and Enterprise Rent-a-car.

Geoff and I had no trouble changing our reservations and they made the process as easy as possible. Sure we had to pay money to make some of the changes, but the charges were by no means excessive. The associates I spoke with were super nice and easy to work with, which was much needed in my emotional state.

I was planning on a huge fight with the airlines after hearing what my mom and sister had to go through with Continental. They are still dealing with the continental agents a full 24-hours after their initial phone call. They have spent a total of almost three hours on the phone with the agents who have been rude and un-helpful. They have spent hundreds of dollars to make a few changes. I'd also like to point out that my parents are frequent travelers and have some sort of crazy elite status with Continental, and it didn't make a shred of difference.

So, you my ask, why am I posting this? Because in a time when we are all watching our money fly out the door for fewer items and worse service, I wanted to give you the chance to make an informed decision before you book your next trip. You never know when you are going to need to make last minute changes.

Virgin America and Enterprise = two thumbs up!

Git'R'Done!

Um....????

Score - Jetta/Skidplate 1 - Concrete - 0

So I was out running errands last week...specifically on SR900 between Renton and Issaquah. Just driving along, minding my own business, sunroof open, tunes on the stereo. Suddenly the car in front of me swerved, and just as I was reacting, I saw what it was he was swerving to avoid - a chunk of concrete about the size of a softball. Without time to avoid it, I ran smack into it at about 45mph. I cursed at the top of my lungs, pulled the car over immediately and shut the engine off, assuming that this prison softball may have penetrated the aluminum skidplate I have protecting the oil pan. I waited for a break in traffic and peered my head underneath -

No fluid spills apparent (yet). Thank god! I let the car sit a minute and then fired it back up. No strange noises either, I think we're ok!

As I was about to pull onto the road again, I paused, got back out, and scrounged through the bushes for the assailant. I brought it home as a memento, and now we've got ourselves a nice redneck doorstop!

Behold the (lack of) carnage -

Are you excited about the presidential election?

I know I am...and so are these guys!

In case you can't put it all together...

Here's a nice Venn Diagram for you...
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Mmmm, Cold, Frosty, Hoppy, Fermented Goodness...

So I headed on over to the Mac and Jacks Brewery on Monday to finally pick myself up a pony keg. $80 later I'm headed home with the Northwest's best brew! I got the keg installed and gave it a while to settle. My first pour was still a bit foamy. The documentation that I have said to set the CO2 at about 12psi. I've got it down to around 8 to see if that will kill the foam a bit (though I can live with it). But if Kevin were here pouring, it'd be a major problem...who taught that guy to dispense beer?

Foam or not, when I come home from work my Mac and Jacks is cold and fresh! This, my friends, is living! And major thanks to my lovely wife...remember, it all strictly environmental/economical!



Come on over for a beer anytime!