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Location:

UT,USA

Member Since:

Feb 27, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

(2008) 5k Magna Classic (15:18)

(2007) Ogden Marathon (2:29:31)

(2007) St George Marathon (2:25:18)

Masters PRs:

17:09-2nd place Masters-

Draper Days 5k (2013)

1:16:58-2nd place Masters-

Utah Valley Half Marathon (2013)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 at Deseret News Marathon. Never quite conquered that beast yet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a good marathon again in the future.

Personal:

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	404.70
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles:						1193.31
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles:						1031.20
Saucony Fastwitch A-5 Lifetime Miles:						617.50
Skechers Go Run Lifetime Miles:						496.50
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles:						816.50
Brooks T-7 (used) Lifetime Miles:						1113.00
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles:						542.50
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles:						922.90
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles:						1051.50
Saucony Fastwitch Blueberry Lime Squeeze ) Lifetime Miles:						788.00
Nike Pegasus Lifetime Miles:						1008.10
Reebok Running Shoe Lifetime Miles:						442.35
Under Armour Black Micro Lifetime Miles:						463.00

Fri, Aug 07, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Off today. Went and lifted weights instead both upper and lower body this morning. \

Later on my son accidentally locked the car keys in my wife's Taurus while cleaning it out. So we had to call a locksmith who initially quoted a $20 call out fee. Yeah right... Some flyby night "locksmith" in an unmarked car came out and in less than five minutes popped the lock, and then presented me an invoice for $175 dollars! I handed him his clipboard back and laughed.. I then explained what the original dispatcher had quoted my wife. He said that was just the call out fee but there was also "labor" involved. Umm.. NO. He called his boss and then so graciously offered to cut the quote to $75. Disgusted I took it and forked over the money and then sent him on his way. What a racket I thought to myself..

PM-No run. Helping to get the family packed to go and visit with in-laws. It was made known that it would not be a good idea for me to go because of opposing beliefs. I'll miss them but I'll survive:) Tough week ahead..

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 11:06:05 from 64.3.4.210

oh, cripes!! i'm sorry. this has happened to me. unmarked van...stay far away from those guys.

i was stupid and signed the clipboard without first confirming the price (it said $160 in very scratchy writing and i figured it was $16...because why would it be $160? that is outrageous!). as i was handing the clipboard back, the guy said "okay, so that's $160" and swiped my card. "wait, there is NO WAY i will pay that, that literally took you 10 seconds." he told me tough luck since i had already signed and that is when i went full-on postal -- it was the first time in my life i dropped an f-bomb directed at an actual person.

i called in to complain and they did the same thing -- said they would reduce the price and they were sorry about the confusion. biggest scam ever.

now we know...

From steve ash on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 11:11:56 from 67.2.75.46

Interesting Allie.. So it's an industry practice and ethic with these guys to gouge and be deceitful. Time to log on to the BBB. Not that it will do a whole lot of good except help me feel better..

I'm sure there are some reputable companies but this was not one of them.

From Jake K on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 11:22:01 from 199.190.170.22

Depending on how desperate you are to get into the car, sometimes you can work the price down, but you have to play their game... my best story involves the same backstory - locked keys, called the locksmith and got a decent quote ~$25, then someone showed up and gave me a price in the $150 range.

I said "no thanks, you either do this for the phone-quoted price or leave." The guy made the call to dispatch, got a 50% "discount" for me, etc (part of the game). I then explained how I didn't really need my car unlocked urgently, as I rarely even drive it, and since it was a crappy jeep I could just monkey around for an hour and probably unlock it myself. So the guy left, but actually just drove around the corner - he didn't realize I could still see him - to call his boss (at this point it was a waste of HIS time, he already drove over and we both knew he could pop the door in 5 seconds with that little pump tool). The dispatcher called me and offered to lower the price again, but wouldn't do it for the original quoted price because NOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND SOMEONE ELSE OUT. I said I COULD STILL SEE the original locksmith guy around the corner, sitting in his car no more than 50 yards away, and that they should instruct their drivers to find better hiding spots as they run the scam.!

Finally they obliged, and I got it unlocked for $25, which I paid with as many coins as I could find.

That was my one small win against the locksmith industry. Other times I've gotten totally hosed when I was in a time-crunch.

From steve ash on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 11:27:08 from 67.2.75.46

Nice.. I only wish I could of paid him in small coins:) I had to settle for driving out of my way to a distant ATM while he waited.

From Yasir on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 14:59:25 from 99.20.240.157

Thanks for the tip I will try it.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 19:11:26 from 24.10.247.181

Too "dang" bad that people can't learn to respect, or at least tolerate, opposing beliefs.

From Bob on Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 08:30:50 from 163.191.36.14

Wait until you lock yourself out of the house. Then they really got ya by the yarbles.

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