Way Too Drunk To Walk

Found this video on Drunkation.com. Try, try again. This drunk man is having a really tough time getting up and getting on his way.

You can see the video here…

Plumbing Disaster

So we replaced all the carpet in our basement suite last month. Looked great and we even re-painted the room. Just in time for my parent’s visit 2 weeks later. I looked at the job with great pride knowing I did it all myself.

All good until I decided I should replace our old water softener system with a brand new water softener system. Our water softener is an ancient old system that was leaking and had chemical damage through the core.

I disconnected the hoses, turned off the water, and got ready to take it apart and chuck it out. All fine. I took great attention to cleaning up all the lines, hoses, connections etc. After I had it all installed I filled it with softener salt, and turned on the taps.

I let my wife know that is was all going fine, and she thanked me with great affection. We went out shopping and went to Canadian Tire for some more household improvement “stuff”. When I went walking past the hard-ware aisle, and passed by some water hoses. I gasped, and ran back to my wife in the gardening section.

We got home as soon as we could. I ran downstairs and the damage was done. There was water everywhere. The spare room was COMPLETELY flooded and the new carpet was under water. The water softener was bone dry and the floor was soaked. What a huge MESS!!!

Took two weeks to dry everything, but the carpet is pretty well ruined. Lesson learned and a price of an education. 

Google Stock Overpriced or Inflated?

There has been some recent noise regarding Google’s stock price, and earnings. Some say that Google’s stock is overpriced and others say that their stock is simply inflated. Some very respected stock market, and business analysts have added to the Internet noise. (read Geoff Colvin’s article, Don’t Go Ga-Ga for Google) 

The byline for the article was; “The business is a dynamo. The stock is a pipe dream, says Fortune's Geoff Colvin”. These are big words, and in retrospect the wrong words. Read one.

One of Colvin’s most interesting quotes, as far a I’m concerned is:

“Of course, any company's wealth creation rises and falls with its stock price, which raises a huge question in evaluating Google's achievement: Is today's price sustainable? I must report that there's just no way it is.”

The article above was dated July 24^th, 2007, and the today’s date is September 17^th, 2007. In the article Mr. Colvin suggested that Google’s stock price is indeed overpriced, at the same time he goes on to point out these stock facts:

“Google's figure is $149 billion and rising fast, pushing the company past most of America's biggest, most successful, most respected corporations. With Google (Charts, Fortune 500) at its recent record stock price of over $500, only three companies have created more wealth: General Electric (Charts, Fortune 500), Exxon Mobil (Charts, Fortune 500) and Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500).

According to Yahoo! Finance Google’s stock price is presently at $525 per share, which is higher than the date of Colvin’s article. So where is the rapid correction in Google’s so-called inflated stock? I’ll tell you where…NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. Why you ask?

To fully understand the staying power of Google’s wealth and their business model, you need to be intimate with the bread and butter of their business. Paid Search Inclusion, or Adwords. I am intimate with Adwords and this is why I believe Colvin’s theory is way down the road.  

I live in a city that just hit it’s one million mark for population (Calgary, Alberta), and I’ve been doing business for some local companies, in which I use PPC advertising to promote their businesses. The level of competition I have from other companies in town is next to nothing. The simple fact is that only a scant number of companies (percentage wise) have been introduced to pay-per-click advertising via the Internet, and thousands of companies a month are rushing to their local SEO companies to sign-up for Adwords, and start spending mo-money.  

The saturation level that Colvin is suggesting for Google’s earning ceiling and inevitable decline in stock price makes sense for a bricks & mortar company, that requires great investment to increase their customer base. In the Internet world you grow a business at a breathtaking rate, and there is no need for a large investment.

I believe that Google’s stock is going hit a ceiling someday, but it won’t be anytime in the near future. Their growth is just beginning, as the percentage of companies still using standard advertising methods, and not Google PPC advertising is between 85–90%. Google Adwords is still a strange word to the overwhelming majority of businesses around the world. There is room for growth.

All the records of the past will one day be broken. Sports professionals break old records every year, and Google has already proved their model is one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) business model since the dawn of post industrial revolution business.

But then again…….what do I know?           

         

How To Choose Rifle Scopes Online

How To Choose Rifle Scopes Online 

The task of choosing a new rifle scope isn't the easiest thing in the whole world. Over the last few years there have been so many new scopes released to the market it can make choosing a new one very, very tough. Each new scope claims to be superior to all other scopes in terms of precision and accuracy. On top of that a good rifle scope doesn't come cheap - many of them are several hundred dollars. Just remember a high price tag does not always equal a high quality scope. There are some simple tips you can follow to avoid being taken for a ride when buying your new scope.

Advertising – Bushnell Elite 4200 6 24x50 30mm Rifle Scope

Always be on the lookout for slick advertising when it comes to making a purchase. That glossy cover photo on the magazine says nothing about the actual product itself. Always read the fine print in the sales material before making any decision. Watch for accurate comparisons when you're reading any scope reviews or scope tests. Just like you can’t compare an apple with an orange and get an accurate comparison you definitely can’t compare a 32mm objective lens scope with a 50mm variable power scope and get an accurate idea of whether one is necessarily better than the other. Look for scopes that are comparably reviewed based on price, objective size, intended use and power range - these are critical factors.

Advertising – Mid-Grade Rifle Scopes

A key item on any scope shopping list should be the warranty itself. Never assume that all warranties are created equal - this is so very far from the truth. Most scopes come with what's called a limited life warranty but make absolutely certain that you know exactly what is covered by this type of warranty in case something does go wrong (which eventually it will). Also check exactly how long the warranty is and whether or not you need to be the original scope owner in order to be covered by the scope warranty itself.

Advertising – Compare Rifle Scopes

It's also worth paying attention to the amount of internal adjustment that a scope can offer. Most people don't think about this until after the purchase and are then disappointed. Also look at the type of rifle you're going to fit the scope to. For example, if your rifle is particularly hard to mount, you may find yourself in a situation in which you don’t have nearly the amount of range that you thought you did. When you’re not able to mount the scope straight on, you lose a lot of range. Look for scopes that provide a wealth of adjustment, preferably at least 60 inches or more.

Advertising – Night Vision Rifle Scopes In The UK

Last but not least don't forget to seriously consider the actual assembly of the scope body itself. Bear in mind that your scope is most likely going to be subjected to rough treatment on a regular basis. Taking the time to take this into consideration now will serve you well and save you money later on.

If you want your rifle to be truly complete then look for tactical rifle scopes online for great deals. You can find more information on rifle scopes and discount rifle scopes @ ScopesGuide dot com.

Jewel Thief Has Really Bad Day

I laughed my ass off when I read this story. It’s great to see a thief have a really bad day for a change. Gutsy young men with a story to tell for the rest of their life.

This summer my wife and I went on holidays to Alaska. Took our brand new RV for a test run and all was well. About two weeks into the trip we got a call from our daughter with some bad news. Our house had been broken in to, and we had been robbed. Of course that put a damper on things for a few days, but the police were on it, and we knew our home insurance would cover the loss. The only thing we were sad about was my wife’s engagement ring, and my expensive antique wrist watch collection.

The engagement ring was priceless to us, and the watch collection would be impossible to replace. I asked my son to run down to the pawn shops and take a quick look around to see if he could spot some of my watches or his mom’s engagement ring under glass. He did this, being the good son that he is.

Two days later I got a surprise phone call from my daughter Julie saying that my son Matt had some surprising news. He had been cruising the pawn shops looking for our jewellery, when he actually spotted a young woman wearing an exotic engagement ring similar to his Mom’s (it’s a very special engagement ring, with an extremely setting, and band)

He saw her sitting in a car in front of a local pawn shop. He’s a pretty smooth operator, so he asked her for a light on his cigarette, and started chatting with her. As he was talking to her he took a good look at the ring to make sure he was certain it was my wife’s ring. As he was doing that he looked in the back seat and noticed a bag as well. He assumed the bag was likely to have other hot items in it. 

Not knowing what to do he just kept the conversation very short, and thanked her for the light of his cigarette. Just as he was leaving, the girl in the car was waved into the pawn shop by a guy in the doorway. She got up and ran inside. My son, who was by now 40 feet down the sidewalk, doubled back to see if she remembered to lock her door. She didn’t.

Matt opened the car door, quickly opened the bag, and saw various items, and he recognized some of my antique watches in the bag. He especially noticed my display box, and now he knew that was his mother’s engagement ring on the girl’s finger. He grabbed the bag, and ducked away. Then it gets better.

Matt walked back to his car, and drove around the block. He parked again where he could see the car which now had the girl and guy sitting in it having an “animated discussion”. It was obvious that they were distressed about the missing bag of goodies from their back-seat. Eventually they drove away, and Matt followed them.

They drove about 7 miles to the other side of town, and Matt kept his distance. They pulled into a driveway, and got out of the car. They were still arguing loudly, as Matt watched on from down the road. By this time Matt had called a few of his friends to tell him about his adventure. They cooked up a scheme, whereby his friends would back their truck into the thieves driveway like they were just using their driveway to turn around. They would lightly bump into their car, and then be the good citizens and go to their door to let them know of the small fender bender. Sounds clever right.

Within minutes Matt’s three buddies showed up with their beat up pickup truck that one of them used for work. They backed the truck up into the driveway as planned, but they were a little too heavy on the gas pedal. They completely caved in the back-end of the small compact car. The impact made enough noise to bring the unfortunate thieves running out of the house. The guy came first, and the girl came after. The fella was losing it – swearing at the top of his lungs, and at one point said,

“This day couldn’t get any worse!!!!”  

Matt’s friends continued to play along with the story, that they were just using their driveway to turn around in. They apologized and asked to trade information for insurance, but for some reason the thieves didn’t want anything to do with the police, or insurance companies.

As the guy thief became very angry, Matt’s friends began to get annoyed with his level of obnoxious noise. They grabbed him, forced him to the ground, took his wallet, his keys, and his cell phone. The girl came after the boys, one of them took her arm and twisted it behind her back. While they had her arm behind her back, they ripped off the engagement ring from her finger taking some skin with it in the process. By the time the boys were done with our unfortunate thieves, they with pretty banged up and upset. They ran back in their house while at the same time screaming out profanities, and threats of revenge.

The boys jumped in the truck, slammed it into reverse, and finished caving in their car a few more times. They drove off and met Matt and our daughter at her apartment. She took all of my watches, and my wife’s engagement ring (after removing the skin from it….yecchhh) and put it back in our house. 

Matt, and his two friends went to the ball-game that night and had a great time re-living the exciting events. Laughter was abundant, but I was not happy to hear that they had even approached these unfortunate thieves. A simple license plate number and address would have sufficed.

Anyway, we got our stuff back, and couple of young thieves had a REALLY bad day.     

Kenneth Johnson
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

P.S. – the police contacted us a couple of weeks later to let us know that they had no news regarding our stolen property. I told the police that we were not worried about it any longer, and we told the insurance company that our stuff was just cheap and replaceable. We have not recieved a check from them yet.   

 

Welcome to WFS Financial

WFS Financial products and services are becoming very popular due to their customer service quality. Here is a little blurb on their corporate mission.

Wachovia Dealer Services, Inc., the sixth-largest auto finance company in the nation, is a subsidiary of Wachovia Bank, N.A. In addition, Wachovia Dealer Services is the number one used car lender in the nation. With 48 regional offices serving 46 states across the country, we provide a broad credit spectrum of lending to the auto, RV and marine industries. Commercial, real estate and floorplan financing and an array of banking services are available to dealers through Wachovia Bank. We also offer competitive refinancing programs directly to consumers.

Wachovia Dealer Services has established relationships with over 14,000 auto, RV and marine dealers, a consumer loan portfolio of $22.8 billion and a commercial loan portfolio of $4.1 billion through Wachovia Bank.

At Wachovia Dealer Services we are committed to exceptional service. If you have any questions, please call us at 800-289-8004. Personal service is available to you Monday through Friday, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT.

You can use the phone number for contact. It’s the latest number we’ve been able to find as of this writing.  

 

 

 

 

WFS Financial Products & Services

We’ve been seeing allot of information these days for WF Financial products and services. Becoming very popular due to their customer service quality. Here is a little blurb on their corporate mission.

Wachovia Dealer Services, Inc., the sixth-largest auto finance company in the nation, is a subsidiary of Wachovia Bank, N.A. In addition, Wachovia Dealer Services is the number one used car lender in the nation. With 48 regional offices serving 46 states across the country, we provide a broad credit spectrum of lending to the auto, RV and marine industries. Commercial, real estate and floorplan financing and an array of banking services are available to dealers through Wachovia Bank. We also offer competitive refinancing programs directly to consumers.

Wachovia Dealer Services has established relationships with over 14,000 auto, RV and marine dealers, a consumer loan portfolio of $22.8 billion and a commercial loan portfolio of $4.1 billion through Wachovia Bank.

At Wachovia Dealer Services we are committed to exceptional service. If you have any questions, please call us at 800-289-8004. Personal service is available to you Monday through Friday, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT.

You can use the phone number for contact. It’s the latest number we’ve been able to find as of this writing.