Rain, late night runs to JITB, and dumb ass cops

Welcome to bog 1.010 (wow we made it to double digits =) ), this time around some late night adventures to JITB and San Diego drivers & rain, not a good combonation.

Well, let's start withthe rain, becasue it came first! On a normal day, according to the CHP they get between 25-35 accidents, between 7 & 10 last night they had 88 incidents, two words to my fellow San Diego drivers when it rains "Slow Down"! If you slow down, you will not get into accidents. Even I slow down when the roads are slick, and I don't slow down just because I see a police vehicle, unless they have thier lights on and are behind me!!!!

Late night runs to JITB can be quite hillarious. I just got done with one, we have a JITB (Jack In The Box in case u couldn't figure it out) right around the corner from work and they are open 24 hrs on the drive thru. I pulled up and ordered the Steak & Egg burrito, no Chipoltle sauce. At this the gal taking the order says, "do u want eggs in that?" I respond with a sure, whatever. I pull around to the window to pay and the guy doesn't even say anything he just holds out his hand. Maybe its me, but I'd be asking why I was up, in a conversational tone. This guy didn't even say "Hi". I gave him the money, and when the burrito comes up, he doesn't even ask if I want the salsa, he just puts it in the bag (even with me looking at him and shaking my head no). The amazing thing is that it was right!!!!!!!!!

Last night I was in PB (Pacific Beach for those of you not in San Diego), and was going from Longboards to Moondoggies. Maybe a 5 block drive, and I leave Longboards parking lot, turn onto Garnet go about a half a block and a SDPD is going the other way. He passes me going east, I don't even look then all of a sudden I see the tattle tale Red & Blue lights in my rearview mirror its the same cop. I pull into a parking lot, turn the car off and roll down my window. The cop comes up and asks for License and Insurance. He asks how I am, and I say I'm fine (and brownie points were earned by) and I asked him how he was. He was kinda shocked by my asking how he was. He then asked why I was driving with my brights on, I informed him that my regular beams had burned out on my way down to PB from my home in Mission Valley and I had yet to get to a auto parts store to get them fixed. (The truth is that I have been running with only my brights for about 2 weeks) He asked me to put just my regular beams on, I did, he went to the front and checked them out. He came back and said, well, you have a plastic cover on your plates, get the plastic cover off and fix your headlights. I say yes sir (while I was thinking, ok dumbass, you chose to pull me over instead of going after drunks or folks speeding?). He just let me go with a virbal warning.

That is it for this early morning/late night entry. Oh, I got my grade for Elementary Statistics, and I got a "C"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)))))))

Til bog 1.011 see ya! T- minus 2 days and a few hours until GB & I are back in the same building!!!!!!!!!!!

Never bet against the Patriots in 2007-08

Wow, it's been a week since my last bog. My bad. Welcome to bog 1.009!

It's been a very profitable day for me. Let's rundown all the bets, and then we'll get to some news that might just make you shake your head and say "WHAT?!?!?!?!"

Bet #1 - Matty - Keeping in mind that Matty & I work together at the home of the Chargers, and we bet all the way back in week 2 the loser would get a car wash, I finally got my car washed on Friday - the loser buys the winner a new visor. I would like a championship visor sir!

Bet #2 - Elizabeth Carpenter - She started the trash talking in week 15 of the regular season. So since she is only 16 I thought I would give her a break. She doesn't have a job so I had to tame this one down, a McDonald's double cheeseburger from the $1 menu, No Ketchup, No Onion, extra pickle!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bet #3 - Heather, my niece - She is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, why I have no idea, but she started talking trash as her Cowboys were losing to the Giants. I ratchet this one up just a smidgen, but knowing that my sister will probably end up paying for it, I figure I will never get this bet. The bet was: If the Chargers win, I would get her a pair of the boots with a fur lining on the top. If the Patriots win, and since they did, I will be getting a brand new Patriots blanket.

and the last bet.......

Bet #4 - Cathy Washbourn - Every year, I usually get an extra copy of the Chargers media guide and give it to my good friends Kevin & Cathy, they are huge (no pun intended) Charger fans, so I'm nice & get them a media guide. We were at the SDSDA 3rd Saturday roundup on the 19th and they were talking some crap about the Patriots, and then they remembered that I'm a Patriot fan. I looked right at Cathy and said, would you like to place a wager on the game? She looked back at me and asks how much, this is when I told her that unless I'm in Vegas I don't bet money, I bet property!!!!!! She asked what I had in mind, and I asked her the same, she offered a $5 Arch card from McDonald's, I accepted, and will be using it for dinner before my night classes that start next week.

So, now on to the NY Giants. I have at least one friend that is a devoted Giants fan, and I started the trash talking when the two teams met just about a month ago. I will be giving Ryan a ring probably on Wednesday to see if he wishes to place a property wager on the game, hell, this is the "Roman Numeral Classic" (Can't use the term Super B...., because I don't want to get sues by the NFL) I might even bet $$$$$$. Remember kids, I'm a trained professional don't try this at home, unless I come a knocking!!!!!

Other news from this week, I took my final in Elementary stats, I have no idea what my final is, because my instructor has yet to e-mail me the grade, even thou I asked me to do so after he graded it. I was also installed into the SDSDA Executive board as Representative to the Back Country Association (first meeting is tonight).

OK, now for some weird news...........
Courtesy of the AP and the San Fransisco Chronicle

Pullman police said a WSU student was arrested twice the same night for
smoking marijuana. The 20-year-old was arrested Tuesday night with two other men for smoking in a parking lot, police said. They were cited, fingerprinted and
released shortly after midnight.
Less than two hours later, an officer saw three men passing around a pipe in a pickup truck and arrested the student again and the two others for possessing marijuana.
Police Commander Chris Tennant said he hopes the student isn't kicked out of WSU because it seems he needs a bit more education.

well................................I've never done pot, but I'm thinking that if you already got caught once, you would make sure not to get caught twice in the same NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! some more "huh????" news.

Again, Courtesy of the AP & the San Francisco Chronicle

A man accidentally shot himself in the groin as he was robbing a convenience
store Tuesday, police said.
A clerk told police a man carrying a semiautomatic handgun entered the Village Pantry demanding cash and a pack of cigarettes. The clerk put the cash in a bag and as she turned to get the cigarettes, she heard the gun discharge.
Police say surveillance video shows the man shooting himself as he placed the gun in the waistband of his pants. The clerk wasn't injured.
A short time later, police found 25-year-old Derrick Kosch at a home with a gunshot wound to his right testicle and lower left leg.
Kosch was released from the hospital Tuesday and booked into the Howard
County jail on a charge of armed robbery, criminal recklessness and battery. He
is being held on a $100,000 cash bail. A jail official did not know if he had
retained an attorney Wednesday.

Ummmm, last time I checked, if you are going to have an automatic or semi-automatic weapon, in the waistband of your paints, you should really put the SAFETY ON!!!!! As Walter would say, "dumbass"!!! If you don't know who Walter is, check out youtube and search for "Jeff Dunham & Walter"

Until apparently next week, when I get to tell you all about the fun of learning how to be the studio engineer for an Aztecs Basketball game, Garth Brooks in concert, & the Buick Invitational final round. See you in bog edition 1.010 (WOW, I've made double digits).