FHR Group + Colorado = PICTURES!!! :D

[SOLO8thGenSi]

hello all... rather than clutter the handful of chat threads i post on regularly, figured it'd be better to just start my own thread.

this is my first REAL decently long trip. left Orlando, FL October 30th & rode a 4-hour Southwest airlines flight out to Albuquerque, NM with 1 other co-worker (Denise) & my bosses wife (Lynn).

picked up our rental car ('08 red Chevy Impala sedan 4-cyl for the gas mileage) from Alamo & began our trek north from NM into CO about 350+ miles or so.

we are staying barely 12 miles into suuuper south Colorado in a lil mountain town called Trinidad--basically the foothills of the Rocky Mountain range. i guess its a historically significant city from what i've seen & read. meh, whatever. seeing REAL mountains & surrounding terrain is just simply awe-inspiring. all i've ever seen before this would be the Appalachian Mountain range in the southeast United States. anywho, ive been super busy with this new start-up contract here in Colorado @ the Mount San Rafael Hospital a couple miles from our hotel. however... tomorrow (Sunday) we are traveling about 2 hours north of here to visit Pikes Peak, CO for the day which should be pretty freakin' amazing if i'm honest. 14,000+ feet of vertical elevation.

well, here's the pics for now. first set is my iPhone 3G & second set is from my Nikon CoolPix 4300 point & shoot.

enjoy & comment if you like.
my co-workers fly back out Wednesday November 5th & im gonna be sticking around by myself to work @ the hospital establishing the new account & training a new hire permanent employee that lives here locally until November 25th.

~Joey








pics coming soon.. almost done uploading.

[07Rredsi]

ahhh no pics yet..

[SOLO8thGenSi]

pictures...........

iPhone
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imma dork... yeah basically. this is the kinda stuff i have to wear Monday thru Thursday (casual on Fridays i found out)

[07Rredsi]

I'm disappointed Joey.

[SOLO8thGenSi]

Nikon pics
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[07Rredsi]

I see them now...Noice!!!! So you being away means your car is up for grabs then...

[SOLO8thGenSi]

my favorite so far... shot this just before sundown entering back into Colorado. hence, the mile marker 1. crappy American rental in the background ftl. hahahha!!!

we went to New Mexico for dinner tonight. the Raton mountain pass was fun tho.

[SOLO8thGenSi]

Originally Posted by 07Rredsi

I see them now...Noice!!!! So you being away means your car is up for grabs then...

yeah man.... if you drive up to Holler Honda where its being basically held captive while they work out how f*cking retarded they are for trying to DENY my HFP sports-suspension warranty claim.

loooooooooooooong story & if you want details research the Orlando chat thread over the past couple of posts by myself & Angel for example.

im sad & i miss the SH!T outta my beautiful RRFA5 already.

only seen ONE single Civic Si while ive been over here. crazy!! & go figure, it was a RRFA5 bone stock upon leaving the Albuquerque Sunport in New Mexico. looked very dusty & was parked in a business office complex it looked like. haven't seen an Si since & pretty much this Trinidad town is full of those st00pid-ass skittles (Dodge Neon SRT4-thefails)... in ONE night last night i spotted EIGHT of them in all the "taste the rainbow" colors.

[07Rredsi]

AHHH poor RR!

[SOLO8thGenSi]

yeah i went with the RED Impala in memory of my RR.

[07Rredsi]

Lol, there you go!

[SOLO8thGenSi]

im gonna go peruse the other threads ive been posting this CO-trip type info in so far & copy/paste here. for those that want to read.

[SOLO8thGenSi]

from the TWFA5 chat thread:

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

morning. shirt & tie for today FTL... but all the "mommys" here @ work are loving it.

work party later today to early-celebrate Halloween plus myself & Denise (co-worker) going off to CO tomorrow. im waaaaaay nervous, anxious, & a weee bit stressed feeling @ this point but i have to keep my head on straight & think positively to make it thru the process & ill be alright.

*woooosaa*

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

dead-thread y0



update on the FA5 @ Holler... my HFP struts are bad which is what's making the noise when turning the wheel. NOT the clock screw in the steering wheel.





oh dear. talk about your WORST timing EVER!
i think its being warrantied & parts will be here Thursday. & i think Ron is allowing Angel to be authorized to take care of things while im gone.

i just dunno how my struts can go bad & me not notice. im not a complete MORON.

Originally Posted by 0720Steve

what happened to them? what was "wrong"?

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

I HAVE NO INFO ON THAT STUFF... i have NO idea cuz they didnt tell me. i know what blown shocks feel like though & given its the FRONT, thats just absurd it would go unnoticed.

i literally HEARD my shocks go (all 4) on my EM2 one night & it was like gun shots. then obviously the ride quality went to hell-in-a-handbasket from there. painfully obvious over speedbumps too.

very strange.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

Colorado = 2 states EAST of Las Vegas/Nevada.
it is located in the mid-west of the U.S. & is 1700 miles north & weeeest of Orlando, FL.

i will be staying in hella-south & slightly east Colorado. just barely 30 minutes from the New Mexico border.

i fly into Albuquerque, NM & will take the 3.5 hour drive on the meandering interstate system into CO.

p.s.- finally completed the packing ordeal. took about an hour & 30 minutes but wooo, im all done.

i just wonder WHAT i forgot?

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

update on the Holler Honda situation:

my HFP struts have gone bad apparently? it was NOT the clock screw they think... so, sadly my car sleeps outside tonight until parts arrive tomorrow overnighted. then Angel takes my FA5 back to his place, washes it up, & puts it away in his garage (his mom is in PR for 2 months+ woot!!)... he will start it up & let it run for a bit every couple of days.

it really could NOT be in better hands honestly.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

wooooooo random st00pid pics. notice the RED on there
& my change of clothes for tonight after my last shower in FL for quite awhile

Originally Posted by jackolee

Oh Joey is on!

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

LOL yeah.. Abq by 11 our time and cruising north to CO now.. Ears are popping with the elevation LOL and both women are smokers FTmfL

Originally Posted by jackolee

lol that sucks!!

what time will you get there?

double post? ftl lol

Originally Posted by Sle

but iphone ftw? internet in alot of places. i hate it when it boots you though.
like when im on any online thing.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

who knows?? Bt cigs and stops I have no idea

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

yeah battery bout to die
Not much 3g network out here and already tired of new mexico and it's boring colors haha.. REAL mountains and stuff is cool tho

Originally Posted by Sle

^haha. dude i barely get 3g in sc but when i was in fl
oh man that thing was everywhere.

You know they had a call back on the chargers right?
maybe you bought a new one in time for them to switch em.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

Yay cig break Aka joey gets his cell charger

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

DLO. brand is what I have. I am driving now tho. Bosses wife started getting dizzy.. Talk about scary!! Almost went off road!!!

Originally Posted by jackolee

DAng. and your Iphone messaging while dring? now thats dangerous lol

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

off to the hospital guys... just got into the hotel. safe & sound all things considered. tty all laters.. i have NO idea HOW much later. lol

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

sorry haven't been on... its been a hectic past hour or so. had to switch rooms ALREADY & i was almost COMPLETELY unpacked; so yeah, its been a maaajorly huge inconvenience.

some unknown bug (read: MULTIPLE) were found in my room & the other 2's room as well. 1 we're like okay sure... 1 in my room.... a bit odd.

over the course of the last HOUR 3 in my room & 4 in their room. we got switched to rooms next door.

im pissed cuz i want to SLEEP & its already 1220AM my time here & i have to be up & outta here WORKING @ the hospital 10/15 minutes away for 8AM my time. thankfully bosses wife personally knows some1 @ HP Corporate & is going to get a new cord for me heavily discounted she says. its overnighted. im here TOO long to be without any connection to the outside world. if it were just the weekend, i wouldn't even worry about it until i got home back to FL.

sooooo crappy y0!






p.s.- i will have NO laptop as of the end of this battery's charge. the first bug in my room flew RIGHT past my ear when i was sitting enjoying "The Office" freaked me the f*ck out & i dropped my laptop. it was charging & OF COURSE it landed charging cord down & f*cked up my jack on the charger. so im up a sh!t-creek ATM w/ no charger for the laptop. phone is too slow here w/o 3G & the wireless here is funny on the phone but perfect on the laptop. go figure.

/endsuperpissedrant

g'night all! i wish it were snowing cuz that runs ALL the bugs out of the area. it is currently 51 degrees outside here.

Originally Posted by jackolee

What kind of bugs do they look like? How big?

Isnt it like 10:26 over there right now?

So no labtop for your whole trip?
=( I cant believe your having such bad luck dropping labtop and breaking your charger.


HOld on you said it flew past you? It must be those big flying cockroaches

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

that's another thing, both my laptop & the iPhone keep SWITCHING (i guess?) b/t timezones... wtf time IS it anyway?


FL should be 2 ahead of me
eastTN/LA should be 1 ahead of me
NV should be 1 behind me

ridiculously bad first day... to say the least.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

i took a pic... but it was blurry as fawk.

they FLY... are about the size/width of a common roach (i guess?) has a lil pattern on its back & maybe look SOMEWHAT similar to a grasshopper.

idk man, i sound like such a p*ssy & i know this... but Joey does NOT do bugs. never has, never really will.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

in OTHER news... The Office tonight was f*cking amazing!!
Dwight totally pwned Andy w/ the whole "Cornell" prank (). & the Jim & Pam drama is starting all over again ()

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

k, thanks homie. appreciate it. im sitting here ironing my shirt/pants for tomorrow. constantly looking around the room cautious.

im srsly THIIIIS f*cking close to sleeping out in the Impala in the parking lot even tho its a bit chilly-ish out there currently quite breezy.

Originally Posted by jackolee

HAHAHA dang dude that sucks.

its cool nothing wrong with that.

i got freaked out the other day. idk how this giant cockroach got into my room and i saw this black thing moving near me and came out from under teh desk.

right when my mom came up i looked down and i freaked and jumped onto my chair and onto my bed lol. My mom helped by grab it lol.

um usually dont freak like that but it was so unexpected lol
but i think it could be a cockroach. why you staying in such a sucky place?

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

i think Jackie's right Steve... cuz i recall when i was in Orlando & i would talk to Jen for example, she's THREE hours behind me. when im ready to go to bed (late) is about when she'd be like watching tv or whatnot.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

crazy story Jackie! whoaaa id be freaking the hell out too! OMG!!

believe it or not this LaQuinta is FOUR MONTHS old yet... LOL!!
its super nice too! i took pics of the room & when i find the time i will post them up.

2 beds
microwave
fridge
plenty of lighting
roughly 30"-ish LG flat screen
free wireless high-speed/broadband internet (unsecured)
2 nightstands
big drawers in a dresser type thing (rem. im here 25 days!)
big full size mirror
closet
real nice larger than expected bathroom/shower
iron & ironing board
all the amenities & toiletries you can shake a stick @.

its very nice... its just my luck i guess.

i still cannot believe we almost DIED today in NM tho sh!t was insane!!

the short story is Lynn (bosses wife) was driving & i guess getting tired/tunnel-vision. she was going almost 105mph not realizing she's coming up on a car in our lane PRETTY quick, we mention to slow down (there is the left lane blocked ahead due to construction but no ppl around... cones slowly closing off the lane over a few thousand feet) she SPEEDS up to go past 2 other cars on the road PLUS a f*cking u-haul.

it seriously must have been an inch to either side of a barricade or the cars we passed. she freaked out after coming-to & realizing what happened. started to get dizzy from the adrenaline-rush i suppose & the car started to drift into the "rumble strips" on the shoulder

by this time Denise & i are like LYNNNNNNNNNNN WHAT THE F*CKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!?????

she slams on the brakes & comes to a stop. gets out & starts crying. needless to say, i drove the last 200 or so miles thru NM & 11 miles into CO to our hotel. it was a bit "quiet" the rest of the trip.

that's the kinda sh!t i cannot ever txt cuz of the signal fading in & out plus the Safari browser shutting off randomly over & over.



INSANE NO?
& ppl usually worry about AIR-travel. *sheesh!!*

p.s.- Jen is confirmed alive. she txt'd me about 3 miles into Colorado to say hi on a quick break @ work.
txting while driving thru mountain passes is a biiit tricky

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

THANK GODDDDDDDDDDDD IM NOT THE ONLY GUY THAT DOESNT DO BUGS. *whew!*

me too Steve... but wanna hear the SH!T-story about the Chevy HHR mid-size before???

Originally Posted by jackolee

WOW that sounds nice. Its only 4 months old and it has all of these bugs already? man.

Whose paying for your stay there dude?
New room no bugs right?

dang dude thats crazy. she was crusing at 105? no cops?
why are the 2 ladies there again?

man thats intense dude. sucks alot tho. glad your okay

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

the other 2 are here for support w/ the new contract. one for billing, the other to oversee me & making sure we BOTH understand the deal here before we start to do the hiring process for a prospective perm. employee here @ Mount San Rafael Hospital.

dude, if you're ever in the mid-west you'll see what i mean. road as far as the eye can see & further. after a few hundred miles without breaks you tend to catch "tunnel-vision" & distorts your perception. sometimes we'd go for like half an hour without even SEEING another car on the road anywhere. lots of cops but seemed like they weren't overly concerned. weird.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

The Alamo Rental story
=================
we get off our flight, grab our stuff & board a shuttle to the rental car bldg. sign up for a mid-size rental for 25 days w/ me as the primary & Lynn as secondary. we were told the options to CHOOSE from in the lot are:
*Pontiac G6 (my choice out of ALL the options)
*Chevy HHR
*Chrysler PT Cruiser
*Kia Rondo

we get out to the lot LOOKING for a Pontiac G6 sedan... NOT EVEN ONE (usually first choice we were later told)

Lynn picks the Kia Rondo (OMGGGGGG FAIL!!), i protest as does Denise.
we settle that the PT is terrible & HHR was lesser of all the evils. plenty of dings & scratches/chips to document. we do so & are leaving the lot when the lower dash trim under the steering wheel just all of a sudden drops to the floorboard onto Lynn's feet.

turn back around & loop around the airport back to the rental place. show it to the guy on-duty... he apologizes laughs a lil & offers to upgrade us to the full-size Impala free of charge (didnt mention any other full-size so we didn't push our luck much here). mind you, the sh!t-HHR BARELY fit everything in the trunk & the backseats as it is.

i picked out a 4-cyl (for gas purposes) red (i looked for white to be non-descript but no dice kids ) Chevy Impala (2008) w/ a spoiler... wrote down all the scratches & the chip in the windshield & we were on our way. ALL of our luggage fit in the trunk w/o issue.

little did i know the Impala on the highway was rattle-ly, vibration anywhere near 80mph, & drove like a sinking ship... the car could not take turns for beans. it was hilarious.

& my co-workers WONDERED why i asked if we coulda gone Enterprise or Hertz (they rent Hondas!!!!)

Hondas > *......... even in the rental car world.


man, this trip has been one adventurous-catastrophe after another. *yikes!!*

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

oh boy i cannot wait until November 5th (Wednesday i think?) when i get to drive Lynn & Denise BACK 300ish miles or so to Albuquerque Sunport for their departure back to Orlando... then get to do the drive back to Trinidad, CO by myself another 300+ miles.

lol dealer trade type of drive from HELL much?!? hahahahhahahahah chevy fail. LOL!! i still think it will be 10x better by myself... no cigarettes, no breaks, no pullovers unless i absolutely feel i need to stretch or just chill for a bit. will be nice.

i JUST heard tonight that i will have that ENTIRE day off. *whew!* thank GOD cuz im gonna need it!

Originally Posted by jackolee

I would ot picked the G6 too.
When I got a rental from enterprise when geting my 3rd gear fixed I was going to get that too but they ass gave it to this old man at the last min even tho they did all of the paper for my to get it arleady. I ended up with a versa

LOl you protest? what you say?

OMG!!! it dropped out of no where??? dam!!!

you would pick a red 4 cyl

it vibrated that much? that sucks dude reminds me of the versa. started to vibrated violently once i hit 70. and the steering wheel would shack alot and i had to counter steer constantly cause of the huge turning angle it had

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

Denise & i protested that we didnt want ANYTHING to do w/ a Kia. & i reiterated that <I> would be the one having to suffer the most for 20 days longer than them... therefore i have to at least STAND what is picked out. which sucked cuz i hate the HHR just as much as the PT & the Kia. LMFAO! FAIL ontop of FAIL i tell you.

yeah i think suspiciously of either the alignment and/or the tires. lol!
the car is TRASHED already on the exterior. thank GOD its NOT a Honda or else id feel pretty bad for the poor car.





seems as tho there will likely NEVER be a dull-moment in the duration of this trip for the 3 of us & then just me alone here. i want a guest...

poor Jackie & a Nissan Versa... FIT FTmfW! too bad like NO ONE rents those.

Originally Posted by jackolee

Dang dude 600+ miles by yourself? that sucks dude.
thats like what? 3 and a half hour drive?

are you going to have to drive there by yourself when returning home?

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

yeah that's right i guess i do technically get to do that sh!t THREE times in total forward & back.... all of this to SAVE money from being flown into Colorado Springs instead of ALB, NM.





p.s.- forgot to mention but Lynn/Brian (boss) decided to WAIVE "coverage & roadside" on this car regardless of how long we're renting for & that i will be BY MYSELF 20 days.


wow! just wowwww amirite?!?

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

all per diem... $30.00 per day in food/expeditures
a set (dunno yet) amount for gas for the duration of my stay + any overages covered by me then written up on an expense report, keep the receipt & reimburse me.

what i THINK Brian was saying on the conference call earlier was to get my accnt # to my WaMu/Chase accnt & deposit funds into it so i can just use my debit/credit card as usual keeping the receipts as proof of purchases.

idk homie, its all new to me.
as for Memphis to Colorado... dude, i wouldn't if i were you. that sh!t is gonna be faaar!!

to give you an idea its 1700 miles from Orlando to Colorado & 2700 miles from Vegas to Orlando. insanity!!

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

damn homie... seems as tho ive got all of 30 minutes left on this laptop & then im STUCK (except for slow sporadic viewing/posting via iPhone until Lynn can get me a new cord hopefully overnighted for Saturday).

tomorrow (today) better go smoothly but again, in retrospect, i think the only thing worse than CAN happen would be certain death. sh!t's just flat out NUT y0!!!

Originally Posted by jackolee

wow.... too intense of a drive.
i cant handle that alone lol
unless im blasting my trance/techno

but at least you will get reimbursed.

hey you get my text?

Originally Posted by jackolee

Death??? death by bugs?

jk jk.

but cant you go to best buy and have them check it out? or is it dmaged that bad?

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

yup, sure did. the phone is charging & playing "internet radio" cuz its TOO quiet in here & its all the way across the room.

charged that silly b!tch THREE times in the last 24 hrs.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

Trinidad = small historic town along the mad-old-school "Santa Fe Trail" aka COVERED WAGON PIONEERS DAYS. there is a super WalMart right next door to the hotel & a couple food places here but that's about it for "commerce" related businesses. lol

not even so much as a "bank" that ive seen. very weird. just those shady ass $3.00 fee + your bank's fee "ATM" like machines in the ghetto gas stations.

we tried to shove the jack back into the cord to make the metal on metal connection.. no dice.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

i have the contrast turned allllll the way down on the monitor.

almost 2AM Orlando time so its midnight here which would be Friday morning. i have to be up in 6 hours. shower, get dressed, then be downstairs to grab some breakfast w/ the women & off to work for prolly all day. prolly will leave around 5ish our time? then dinner is planned @ some italian restaurant here in town.

emphasis on the term "town"

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

ELEVEN minutes left on the battery... so IBthatmeans5inreality

i guess this is goodbye until i get replacement parts


goodnight Jen & Jackie & any/all lurkers within the next couple of minutes. ill try to keep tabs on the 8th w/ the iPhone from time to time but its not nearly as easy or reliable as a desktop or laptop. Friday will be the first REAL day of work @ the hospital. we'll see how that all goes i guess in a few short hours.

byeeeeeeee!!

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

p.s.- i hold out hope & faith this new room will work out.

lol! so far, so good *knock on wood*

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

found the 3G network is mostly Metropolitan areas... for here in CO for example:

Colorado
Avon, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Denver, Grand Junction


im about 1.5-2 hours south of Colorado Springs. its been b/t EDGE, GPRS, and WiFi intermittently here depending on exactly where i am.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

went here~> Southern Colorado Golf Resort Lifestyle

for lunch today w/ the co-workers & the girl (Nicole) who is the supervisor of the business office today. it was pretty good & of course, PERFECT signal out there w/ the EDGE network outside & free WiFi inside. food was on-par (pun intended) & wow, Nicole is a super-cutie.

found out some things today tho:
*very attractive in a "girl next door" sorta way; she does not look even REMOTELY close but she's 32
*married, 2 girls (cute lil girls too... saw them trick or treating @ the hospital lobby on our way out this evening)
*originally from right here in Trinidad, CO, moved to North Las Vegas for three years but is now back out in the mountains about to close on a house in a week outside of the "town" of Trinidad.
*LOOOOOOOOVES rock music & attended many concerts w/ her oldest daughter while living in Vegas. (especially Rise Against, Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Metallica, Bullet for my Valentine... the ones she mentioned)
*barely over 5' tall
*brown hair & big brown eyes

the BAD news is... after going out to lunch this afternoon thanks to Lynn & Denise; she is a "closet smoker"
didn't do it while pregnant, doesn't do it at all @ work or carry anything around, only in the comfort of her home. unfortunately having 2 other smokers around, she was urged to "have one" and that is exactly how i found out... the hard way

suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper unattractive to me. nice girl but definitely not interested now.

im picky when it comes to your healthy or unhealthy habits. its just how i roll i guess.

Originally Posted by jackolee

Wow that resort looks nice.

And go talk to that girl. Might find some common ground. It never hurts right?

Hold on all of those things were describing Nicole right?

Joey lol dont be so picky. At least be her friend, maybe she will introduce somoene to you or soemthing.


And man I'm lame staying home on Holloween. There are tons of parties but I'm just not in the party mood these days. Guess cause my party buddies all left me =( And went to Orlando.


Oh Joey my friend that is there for college was telling me how Orlando law on modding your car is pretty strict. They give ppl tickets for having too loud of a car. Apparently my friend has been pulled over a few time for hi bike already. But he told them he doesnt live there so cant apply tto him. So they let him go.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

the other guys' contract has been revoked already by the hospital so idk anything about this "Nov. 7th" business cuz that's 2 days AFTER the other 2 girls are SUPPOSED to leave me here for 20 more days. he works literally 40 accnts a day to our over 100 a day. otherwise he sits & chats or goes on fantasy football websites, checks myspace (FAAAAAAAAAAAAIL!!!), or other non-work related things. he's shady as hell.

the reason Denise prolly WONT be leaving is cuz things arent going smoothly & they will likely assume/know that im not 100% confident in being here alone to work + training the perm. FHR employee that lives here & will work @ the hospital M-F.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

Jackie... lol SMOKER + Married = off limits.
smoker & single would ruin it too. i DO NOT like to kiss a smoker. my previous ex STARTED smoking right before she broke up with me/was a cheating b!tch cuz she knew i hated it. kissing her was LITERALLY (pardon the cliche cuz i know it is) like kissing a f*cking ashtray. not only that but when we'd go to sleep & stuff if i'd like lay on her stomach or be somewhat close to her i can hear all that SH!T in her lungs & crap. total turnoff no matter what.

not to mention co-workers = a big time no-no. i was just sharing b/c i thought it was a small-world w/ all the common interests we shared & LOL @ her being from North LV for that matter. hahahhahahaa

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

yeah i do too. i technically "live" with 2 of them now. ugh its such a huge inconvenience to sit & wait for them to "have one" before we go anywhere, do anything, leave the car, get into the car, etc....

she also said she doesn't do it in front of her kids. which was nice and considerate of her if she MUST feel she needs to smoke.

i will be nothing but nice to her no doubt. she's a mad cool chick & has a great personality... she's definitely worth looking @ that's for sure. lol but that's where it ends.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

lol i figured it out!!

this is AT&T's coverage here in Trinidad. "red" dot is the hotel. wouldn't that figure right?!? just outside of the coverage area...




the best coverage in this area is with Alltell Wireless & Verizon Wireless. AT&T hasn't picked up the slack around here as of yet i am told. booo!!

brb. shower.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

aww that's super cute.
receptionist downstairs on the overnight shift is pretty cute.... & i just went out to the car to grab some medicaid paperwork i forgot about & saw her in her "sexy pirate" costume (hotel staff is all dressed up, as were the hospital staff today) & what do i see.......... tokin' up on a cig.

ugh, does ANYONE around here NOT smoke but me?!??
the thing to do in this part of CO im noticing: smoke, drive a truck or other 4x4 vehicle, NEVER EVER EVER wash it (LOL!!), & i dont see too much in the way of TURN SIGNALS either. hardly ANY cops on a good point tho.

but yeah Steve, i wish i were at LEAST in Colorado Springs... cuz then i could trek north a bit to see this beautiful Mt. Evans you speak of. i googled it & its 3.5 hrs north me.

the so-called mountains around this part of CO are merely foothills of the BASE of the Rockies it seems to me. elevation is a mere 5,000ft on a sign i saw. 5000ish i should say... i dont recall exact.

Mt. Evans is like 14,000ish or so IIRC. i googled it & there a scenic mountain pass paved road that goes like 28 miles & climbs some ridiculous elevation in such a short period of time. just like you said the HIGHEST "paved road" in all of the United States. that's pretty f*cking cool if you ask me!!!

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

i r in the "white space" aka little to ZERO coverage (i guess i rely on a stiff breeze to catch bars around here?? lol!!). funny thing... the ladies' room i have b/t 3-4 bars. i walk into MY room & its zero to 2 bars depending on whatever factors. lame.

i had to give the Compaq charger back to Denise (she needed it) & the HP hookup Lynn has is on vacation for a month outside of the U.S.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

i took a bunch of pics of the hotel room tonight lol bored. i took the pics AFTER i cleaned up the place a bit tho cuz that's just not becoming of me otherwise. clothes EVERYWHERE cuz i never really "unpacked" after moving rooms about 25 hours ago. (no bugs ftw still!!)

anywho, just watchin' Carson Daly Last Call (why you ask?? i have no idea). he looks like a giant douchebag dressed like grapes for Halloween. lol fail.

thanks for the comment Steve... im sorta hoping for that as well. this Colorado stuff isn't as easy as "they" made it out to be when i was considered first for the job. figures... there's regular Colorado Medicaid, Commercial Insurance if they have it, setup a payment plan with the patient for balance after insurance has paid, & a 3rd program for assistance here locally called Colorado Indigent Care Program & so far, its maaaaaad confusing.

so im hoping Saturday (sooo ga_y to have to work on a Saturday cuz normally its business hours M-F) i learn a lot more & start to get comfortable using the program called HMS to work these accounts that keep piling up each day that "Kevin" is still around but doing nothing of any consequence so far as work is concerned. anything but really. waste of breath @ this point.

so sleepy. yuck!!

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

<~working on a Saturday blahhhhh!!

but, going to PIKES PEAK in the morning Sunday with the group wooooooooooo!!! i can't believe i didn't remember that was located in CO as well. yesssss!! so excited!

its 2 hours north of here & i already know there is signal & 3G up there. yayyy!!!

[SOLO8thGenSi]

from the Orlando chat thread:

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

good morning every1
Off to the airport already...

And spotted arissa or john when leaving my neighborhood

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

Fwak Holler... If they dont fix joeys car im never going back there again.

Originally Posted by azndawei

what happened to joeys car?

Originally Posted by jrotax101

Is joey having issues with his car?

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

Dont start talking too much a bout it. I dont want Things to go out of control like what happend with mario and his 3rd gear issue.

His car sounded like it was making a weird noise when the steering wheel was turned so he took it in.

Turns out the Manager "forgot" having the conversation with him a bout having the car serviced. Well it winds up being his HFP Suspension. They say they need receipt for it to proof and will order new one. I provided that for them since Joey is in CO. Then they call back and ask where we had it installed. I asked why does that matter? The kit is plug n play what would ne one do to it to cause it to be defective? hes like oh well Honda doesnt want to pick up the tab for someone elses mistake. IM like WTF.. a 5 yr old could do this with his eyes closed, you take the old one out n put the new one in, its plug n play.

If they dont wind up covering this im going to the parts manager and telling him they will never get my business again. and trust me I bring them a lot.

I will be going to classic from now on or just to Billy and buying my parts else where just to piss them off

Originally Posted by azndawei

thats uber ***. bro coggin is pretty good man.

Originally Posted by jrMartinez24

that sucks about Joey, but that's dealerships for ya.

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

The service advisor n tech are being cool.. its the service manager being a DICK a bout it.

Originally Posted by jrotax101

The problem is - ( coming from a service manager for 20 years) that each dealership has to keep the cost per car down when it comes to warranty stuff, on average. So if someone has a $2000 warranty claim ( engine, gearbox etc) then they have to offset that with say x amount of $40 or they get audited by HOA.

Those are cliffnotes, it'd take me too long to explain.

The S. advisors don't have to deal with this, they still get paid at the end of the day, whereas the service manager has to keep these costs down as it's his job.

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

Its starting to seem that way right now.



IM sure we can do that



I under stand that.. BUt I talked to him when I had my 2000 accord. The car was modded and never been serviced by Honda and was 3500 miles over the warranty and got me more than half off on the tranny installed with labor.

I think he can afford to replace two shock top mounts. All it is is the top mounts not even the struts or springs

Originally Posted by jrotax101

then he's just being a douche.

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

Yeah man.. its not like joeys a dick either and he never had talked a bad a bout ne one there and he usually gets along with him just fine.

But two upper mounts is just beyond my comprehension how anyone can make the barings go bad on install and not be a covered item. just replace the damn things and not the shocks plain and simple

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

reading all this sh!t about my car just pisses me off even more each time... and sadly, there isn't a GODDAMN thing i can do about it right @ this present moment. angers me so much grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

to make matters worse, it has been anything BUT smooth here on this new contract. i won't go into it but its just bogus. add to that the TERRIBLE signal even for AT&T Wireless of all ppl.... the ENTIRE trip here was awesome. never had an issue w/ signal landing in ABQ. got our rental & started driving thru NM CO-bound... full bars (no 3G network whatsoever out here in the mid-west i guess?) the "EDGE" network was active so it was alright. then we get into CO & everything is business as usual. time/timezone is correct & everything, signal is fine too.

sometime around sundown Thursday night everything went to sh!t. had to move MY room around 11PM my time cuz of some unknown flying/biting bugs (this hotel is FOUR months old only!! tho there is a LOT of construction & the state SHOULD be covered in snow @ this point in the calendar year but it has been unseasonably WARM for some strange reason *coughglobalwarningcouhg*), it got PRETTY cold & windy here last night. couldn't sleep for sh!t. broke my charger cord for the laptop when one of those bugs flew by my ear while i was on the laptop watching The Office..... which ROYALLY sucks cuz i have to be able to pay bills & whatnot. about the time i went to bed the signal was like a bar & "GRPS" is the only internet connection network available (one step below EDGE & 2 steps below 3G)... the wireless is great here but it was acting up as well.

woke up Friday morning (today) & i haven't been able to get a signal to save my life (we're not "IN in" the mountains either mind you. barely 11-12 miles into CO at all. my timezones are all f*cked up & keep switching so im not even sure the correct time w/o a hotel clock or tv handy.

its just been a mess. the hospital's previous client STILL hasn't moved all his sh!t out so we have NO phone or office to make calls from. DAY three is coming soon. first day "OFF" if you wanna call it that will be Sunday.

likely the 2nd person will be staying another week instead of leaving on the 5th with Lynn (bosses wife) which pisses me off cuz i want alone time to just BE ya know; drive around, explore, find mountain roads to cruise, just enjoy being myself around myself kinda stuff. oh & she's a heavy smoker, older, very hard-headed personality.

oh lord, i could go on and on and on forever... but i just wont. this Holler business sh!t is just the icing on the sh!t-cake of my life as of current. im just over it. period!

peace, off to the ladies' room to order dinner i guess. hope you all are having a nice Halloween & be safe out there.

Originally Posted by 02civicsi

Dang Yoey that sucks you're having such a rough go @ it out there. Sounds like it might be time to hit up the hotel bar for a few cocktails.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

drinking never solves any of my problems. just gives me a headache & more problems in the short/long run IMO.

but thanks for the thoughts.
i cant very well say im "homesick" by any means yet but things just are ABSOLUTELY not going according to plan in any all aspects presently. PAIN IN THE F*CKING ASS if im honest.

im using a "Compaq" charger @ the moment from one of the co-workers. oddly it fits. my "jack" was bent & broken when i freaked out cuz of the bugs. it was sitting in my lap while i was watchin' tv & landed on the floor jack-side down.

sh!t's ridiculous.

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

Damn O town is a lil dea...

BTW it was Joey and I who installed his suspension. He wanted to learn and we did them at my house. There is nothing to it. Honda is just being a *****.

Ne ways... Tomorrow Ricky is coming into town, Nick and Tuan will be at my house too and then were r chillin washin cars n takin pics.. ne one who wants to come ur more than welcome to swing by

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

my CAR won't even be a part of this much less myself. im pissed... at this point its almost like my f*cking car is being held hostage & i bet completely unprotected/unlocked even in the middle of goddamn PARKING lot where cars move around all day. im THIIIIIIIIIIIS close to going paranoid of others LACK of care of the cars around mine. driving me nucking futs!!

i swear to EVERYTHING HOLY if there is anything even REMOTELY wrong or different about my car the next time i see it, im going to be livid with Holler Honda & more personally, with Mr. Aaron Barta.

that's all im gonna say on that. i know that Kyle is cool with everything & i think so is Ron.

the end. im going to shower & cool off a bit. im so heated just even slightly thinking about this bullsh!t.

Angel, if you can do me a SOLID & next time you go deal with them or drive by the area can you PLEASE just go by & be absolutely certain the car is locked and/or in a "safe" place like an end spot or curb. i absolutely hate being utterly powerless in this situation & "just a car" may not mean much to some but it means the WORLD and beyond to me personally.

i know you understand without hesitation as im sure Matt does too for example just off the top of my head.

& honestly, had i KNOWN in advance this was going to be such a f*cking nightmare i wouldnt have even given a 2nd thought to dropping the car off there at all. im sorry about this. i would have rather left the car in my garage @ home with my semi-trusting roomie caring for it & MAYBE remembering to start it. the LEAST of my concerns at this point i think in retrospect.

im gonna blow a head gasket soon on this sh!t.

Originally Posted by SOLO8thGenSi

driving 2 hours north w/ the group Sunday to FINALLY see something other than this po-dunk no 3G barely any service lil town.

going to visit Pikes Peak!!
damnitt i wish i had my car here lol... this is would be siiiiiiiiiiiiick otherwise..

[jackolee]

LOL Joey love the suit bro lol (no hom0)

great pics love the coffee pot in the bathroom lol.

and wtf is up with all of the MDs!!!!!

[squidmaster]

holy **** joey
the first 5 posts contain more information than I REMEMBER about this ENTIRE last YEAR of my life.

On a more serious note, looks like you're having a good time, and that's all that matters! You look like Jack from LOST haha

[SOLO8thGenSi]

lol!!! thanks Jesse... it took THREE solid days to finally start to loosen up & things are finally getting a bit more on track w/ the MSRH contract thank God. we are HIRING the new employee (female apparenly...) Monday morning but she has to give her 2-weeks @ her current teacher-job. so here's the even BETTER news now.

BOTH Lynn AND Denise will be leaving as planned it looks like at this moment on Nov. 5th. which is doubly awesome cuz i get to do my weekend driving around free of any smokers and/or backseat drivers... i only have to drive back out to Albuquerque 2 more times (once to drop them off, the other to go home myself) instead of THREE if Denise had to stay another week with me.

[jackolee]

^ Jesse is right!!! you look so much like Jack with that stash!!!


And let me ask whose that girl in the avatar?

[SOLO8thGenSi]

Originally Posted by jackolee

LOL Joey love the suit bro lol (no hom0)

great pics love the coffee pot in the bathroom lol.

and wtf is up with all of the MDs!!!!!

dew be dew be do....
do the dew Jackie... and dew work s0n.

-y hahahahha!!!

yeah & still dunno wtf the coffee maker is doing in the bathroom... that still befuddles me to the greatest extent of reason. LOL!!! i dont drink coffee tho so i barely really even notice it in there.

the hotel room is pretty ballin' tho compared to the stuff ive ever stayed @ in the past trips & vacations w/ family & my church when i was much younger. im decently impressed.

[SOLO8thGenSi]

lol craving some pie now?? amirite?! hahaha

apparently the farmers of New Mexico prefer to farm in a bit of a circle rotating their crops i found out. interesting from the air. looks like pie-charts. hahaha!!