Jason Clock's Blog

2008-11-162021-01-26

Sold out James Bond!!!

So…today was a little rainy, a perfect one for dinner and a movie. We headed to Chinatown for some Chinese food and to see the newest James Bond as it was showing almost every half an hour.

We finish with dinner around 6:00 and head over to get tickets….Sold Out at 6:30 and 7:30. Not a big deal, we can catch the 7 PM show and browse Bed Bath and Beyond for a while before getting in line. Just as we were about to get to the counter, “Sold Out” shows up on the screen! AHHH. The next available showing was at 9:40 PM. Since we needed to get up early tomorrow, we decided to catch Madagascar 2 instead.

2008-11-162021-01-26

1700 mile tuneup

So, I have been riding for close to 7 months now and took my bike in for a free tuneup at Hudson Trail Outfitters. Not everyone gets a free tuneup, but if you buy your bike from them, you get them for life!

Up until this point I was making minor adjustments. I believe I had adjusted my front derailer 3 or 4 times and recently needed to adjust my rear. Since I ride everyday, it was hard for me to part with it for a few days, but when I went out of town for a few days, it was the perfect time.

I picked up the bike and it was so quiet 🙂 They really know what they are doing and I highly recommend them.

2008-10-222021-01-26

CHASE BANK = UNETHICAL CROOKS

So I called Chase, the new holder of the Circuit City Credit Card. Apparently in the fine print in the 100 page booklet you are given when opening up an account, the lowest interest balances are paid off first and there is NOTHING that customer service can do about it.

I thought this was no longer permissible by law, but according to the customer service rep, which was not being helpful, is not. This is definitely definitely a shady business practice, so I hope that some good comes from my post. Since I was not able to apply my payment towards my interest bearing balance, I asked if she could lower my interest rate. The answer was “I don’t show any offers available at this time.” How nice and convenient.

DON’T DO BUSINESS WITH CHASE!

2008-10-122021-01-26

20 Year Goal: 1,000,000 Volunteer Contacts

It has been a while since my last update…here it is:

Today was a big day at the Air and Space Museum for the season. 649 persons.

To date….

51237 National Air and Space Museum

15402 National Zoo

27 Tours at the National Zoo

488.5 Total Hours

and the total is ….. 66639

Current Estimate 22 total years….. 18 months down and 20.5 years to go!