HazzardAyre

Saturday, July 7, 2012

At home in Hazzard Idaho, the Story of Dixie Toewing

It never started out this way, but I’m glad it still is and will be.

That said, My towing company, Dixie Toewing(mis-spelled on purpose) is one of the oldest originally owned by the same person towing and emergency road service companies in all of Idaho. What started out as part of the original Hazzard County Garage of Hagerman(aka-Hazzard) Idaho is still snagging and dragging trucks of all sizes from Bliss to Pocatello to Rigby Idaho. In Utah Dixie Toewing rolls as BlackSheep Toewing, In Wyoming Dixie rolls as SpeedWrench Towing, and in the Treasure Valley of Idaho (Boise-Nampa) Dixie Toewing runs as the original, Highway Hooker Towing . But all are Dixie Toewing.

With 40 trucks total, that’s 5 trucks in 8 locations from heavies to light duty truck and truck only towing, Dixie does it Hazzard County style. And at Good ole boy old skool rates.

Nobody is going to say including me, that Dixie Toewing’ rigs are beauty queens, but all of em will still get the job done, and done right without damage of the vehicle to be towed or rescued.

In fact in the 34 years we have been in business in Idaho , Utah and Wyoming, not one of our trucks including LexiBelle, has ever caused damage or had a damage claim levied against us. None.

Last we are the last ones in Idaho that will still come out at night without an additional after hours charge, we still toew for $60.00 anywhere in our respective geographic areas, for me that means anywhere in the Mini Cassia area, Yes we are proud to be remotely associated with A1 out of Twin Falls, but make no mistake, we are absolutely DIXIE TOEWING of Idaho. Part of Hazzard County Choppers 1939 West Main Highway 30 Burley Idaho. Still doing it the way Cooter would do it.

Just thought ya’ll ought to know.

L8R Ya’ll

Psalm 18:30“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.”

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Knytes to ride to help a teen with a bad heart

A recent discovery by the club, about a teen here in the Mini Cassia area who has a heart defect due to a sexual molestation charge has caused the club to post a call for action notice.

A hangaround prospective member is the teens current boyfriend. Although he didn’t cause the malady that is at the point of this.

So the Knytes of Anarchy will be doing a benefit dinner here in the area to raise funds for this teens medical expenses. I’ll pass more along as I get it.

Now to a bit of levity. Got a reply from one of KMVT’s bunch on the story on this computer Internet malware story. Amazingly they responded at all.

I dare, I mean dare, KMVT 11 to just once in their news department to do a story on our club. I know that will never happen as Chris the manager over there has a disdain for anything Knytes-of-Anarchy, and or anything me, but hey it’d be something if they took me up on the offer.

So what makes us so damn special?

From the very start of the club, at what was then the Polish Palace now Snake River Grill , the Knytes have written more books on public service and attracting new business’ and people to look at not only the Magic Valley of Idaho , but the entire state.

When myself and one of my best friends one of the founding 9 of the club discovered a aging 70 Dodge Charger here in Paul, and transformed it into the illustrious General Lee, we started something that has lasted nearly 30 years. What started out as a simple marketing tool for the real Hazzard County Garage of Hagerman aka Hazzard Idaho, went from 15 grass roots gearheads to nearly 150,000 members coast to coast as well as Canada and Australia. With Gy Waldron, the creator of the MoonRunners as well as the Dukes, of Hazzard to the entire cast the relationship has lasted nearly well, 30 years.

From up to 1990 , the Hazzard County Nationals aka DukesFest West, to all our runs the then Hazzard County Knytes, now Knytes-of-Anarchy, has been an unofficial Dukes of Hazzard fan club as well as ambassador for Idaho. But do we even get a thank you? No. When Chris took over the reins of KMVT, I went over to bury the axe and attempted to smooth over wounds. I suggested that year that the Knytes wanted to have a Daisy Duke look alike contest at the Magic Valley Mall, along with getting some eye candy for our clubs ads on KMVT as well as the CW that KMVT runs here. So I called Chris, he got a salesperson on the phone, but was told purtty quick, that KMVT didn’t want anything to do with exploiting women. Okay, and we were fine with that, but. What did KMVT do? A month or so later came out with a audition gig at the MVM for Americas Next Top Model, show. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

But I dare KMVT’ news department to once do a story on the club, bury the axe once again, and try to work together, but alas I know that ain’t going to happen. Its not our problem, hey if KMVT wants to keep loosing advertisers fine, as many members of the club have business’ that might sign on as advertisers with a TV station here or newspaper if just once one really pulled their head out of their britches .

Any way, will let all know on the benefit dinner. You wont hear it anywhere else cause KMVT and our area news media don’t care about the Knytes, or the public , just dollars and ratings.

Again aren’t ya’ll glad YOU have HazzardAyre and KDXB FM?

L8R Ya’ll

Psalm 18:30“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.”

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Thank goodness you have HazzardAyre and the Knytes.

So on my dinner hour 23:45 hours to be exact, I looked up more info on this FBI Internet bot crackdown thing. Like many other things involving the Internet and technology I was a bit concerned as we here at AyreWolf Aviation depend on our computers. So at first, I went to the web addy that KMVT said to go, of course it was wrong. They said it was , www.dcwg.gov , not. The correct web addy is www.dcwg.org . The reason I got further into this was that KTVB did a diddy on it during their 17:00 hour newscast. Of course they said the link was on their website, www.ktvb.com , no link there. So I did a quick Google search, found the correct site, scanned my computer, all is well. But for some of ya’ll this could be a disaster. Monday is the deadline to see if your computer is infected with the killer dns changer. If it is, a red flashing page with a warning will appear. For those not infected , you’ll get a happy looking page all green.

Now aren’t you glad you have HazzardAyre and the staff here of the Knytes keeping track for you. When the bumbling idiots of Idaho’s news media can’t seem to get it straight?

Ever notice how cats and women are similar? Notice how the first two letters are the same, FEline and FEmale .

Friday, July 6, 2012

Back but not entirely happy, ready to go some more

So at 11:00 Hours I get dropped off here at the Powers. Getting ready for some slumber, when boom , boom, boom, Terry my neighbor racks on my door. Ain’t no one ever teld this guy that ya’ll don’t knock on a Wolfs door? Any mile seems he ain’t got none money to pay his rent. Seems as ole Terry is going to have to bunk at mom & Dads place. But he ain’t the only ones. At this hour the neighbors that shunned me, about being none good such a bad guy, is also out the door come 17:00 hours.

So with that in mind, want to apologize to a gal up in Blackfoot Idaho that now takes care of my finances. Sure at first I was quite put off at her performance and the fact she wouldn’t bend a few rules and ease up on protocol. But as I have gotten used to her and understand she ain’t Cuzzin Bud, doin this, I’m quite content.

I even more content, knowing my shop rent is paid, my apartment rent is paid, I have food money, Skoal Money and so on, and yet there are those who ain’t got(I know bad grammar, but it fits here),. All those who pointed a finger at me and discounted me, are now thinking hey he ain’t such a bad guy, some are even rubbing my leg wanting to buddy up since they ain’t got money. Guess what? I ain’t giving. I can be as smug and stuck up as they were to me. When some of them say , we’re sorry and show it in real, sure I’ll help. It’s just like mid month April, when I was so hungry and out of it , that I could have ate a horse and chased the rider, so bad off Skoal wise , I was willing to commit serious crimes just to get some, and having to snitch toilet paper from the Laundry Mat, and not one person could see their way except for two that have been paid and has a couple of free toews, this winter, the rest that could not show some compassion, when the toew time is nigh , they’ll wait, plus when I do snag em and they always end up on back of old LexiBelle, they’ll pay dearly. When they want to negotiate, it’ll be , oops wait a minute weren’t you someone I asked for a $5.00 for Skoal last April, and you wouldn’t? Guess what you pay full price.

Same way with a few newspaper reporters and owners.

But getting back, again I want to say I’m deeply sorry to Becky up at our accounting office, and thank you for all you do, your kindness will not go un noticed.

Watch my neighbors squirm out of being given the boot, but I’m watching , cuzz I’ll be cheering it on.

Guess they ought to practice a bit of the lessons in that bible they read and keep thumping on, huh?

Speaking on Bibles, The weekly service of the Church of Dixie here in Burley will meet next weekend as many of our congregation are out of town, as well as at 14:00 Hours the monthly meeting of the AyreWolvez takes place.

So keep that in mind, but my lungs are filled with black gunk from the fires, I need a shower, food and sleep.

L8R Aviators and fellow Confederates,

Matthew 24:35“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”

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Once again having to go out of state

Still under winds and humidity at this hour , but the moist conditions helped in getting areas 402 and 307 under control. Sitting here at AW Command I am all alone, with just a short drip of a coffee maker and the silence of west Bountiful.

Saw allot of things yesterday morning and earlier Thursday afternoon. Had the opportunity to chat with a fellow who along with being a pro firefighter is also a consultant with a professional website building company who says they can build the HazzardAyre/AyreWolvez website. Complete with the ability to stream HazzardAyre and AyreWolfFM , over LIVE 24/7. But alas it means taking our business out of Idaho. Which is no big surprise.

In business as well as even the club, time is not a commodity to be wasted. For nearly 8 years we have bounced all over trying to find just one person to build our website. Without having to drive or fly all the way to Portland Oregon to do it. Forget trying to find ANYONE in Idaho to do this task. Sure many in Idaho can build a simple site, but the streaming audio/radio station is just beyond their grasp.

I hear from many TV ads in the Twin Falls area, that says keep your dollars at home. Just as with anything Idaho, if there is an aid to a project its sparse at best to nearly none existent.

Example look up the Idaho Film Commission. The site points out generalities most services based in Boise, but no patch to register your company or project.

Yet go to Utah’s Film Commission site and you get real resources, to aid in a production.

While I would say that that film or video production to a military Warbird enthusiasts organization like ours is like spuds to beef still they do go together. Moreover getting certain things on camera is the job of folks much more intelligent than even myself behind the camera to film it. Like what you say? Like a race between a F-4-U Corsair and a P-51 Mustang. This has never been done. Yet its something we’re planning for the 2014 AyreWolvez AyreShow in Tooele Utah. Sorry Idaho you missed that one too. So why don’t I just move here? Simple my income does not allow me to afford the high costs of an apartment etc here in Utah. If it did, my trucks would be loaded up faster than Boss Hogg eating raw liver.

The reason I do live rather exist in Burley Idaho, is that in an hour or so my butt can be down here, doing business.

But I’m not , I don’t think nor the club being the only ones having this problem. You get an idea for a off the wall project, and yet just can’t find resources of any kind in Idaho to see the project through. Or get the runaround or the disgusted look, and no response or refuse to respond ignore attitude. Like us with the Weekly News Journal and The Voice of Mini Cassia newspapers. And don’t get me started on the Slime News based out of Twinky Flatts. To them I say, I want my pictures back on the story about the club YOU never wrote nor published.

Well , Command sezz , time for sleepo.

Will see ya’ll about 14:00 Hours.

L8R Aviators

Quote of the Day:
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Consumer alert education, still needs research

Caught a glimpse of a story on the news on Confederate Star TV, which is now on the air, FINALLY, about how those body hugging form fitting jeans from the 1980’s called Dittos. My first connection with Dittos came from producing some local radio ads for Pederson’s Department Store in Twin Falls, (no longer in business) that store through Dittos sponsored my first bracket racing car and that was my crude introduction to women models, hot rods and so on.

So then I go to my email and look and here’s a set of multi colored jeans from the Bella Thorne collection,

See the similarity? Then I researched a bit further and found that not only 80’s retro fashions are returning, but that even Go-Go boots, like we dug from from the 1960’s 1970’s are on their way back. I’m not talking about the boots that are thigh high, but the square heeled zipper on the side, mostly white, and black, with the foam inner lining that had the manufactured perfume inside. Some of those smelled really purtty. Now it seems they are coming back. Sure would have been groovy if they would have been more available in 1980 when through a search for a pair for a hot rod shows diorama, we found ye ole General, but who knows.

So hearing of this computer virus that’s supposed to shut down 90% of the Internet on Monday, so I took down the web addy www.dcwg.gov went there and the damn thing was a blank page. Did KMVT’s Joe Martin, not report the right link, or did he just depend on the already aired news story to direct us to the right site?

Maybe Joe will air the right web addy on Friday. Or do like me , wait till Tuesday to go online.

Okay then, are our 80’s fashions coming back, from Dittos To fashion sport Go-Go Boots>>Is this a condition that our fashion gurus have given up trying something new, or is old , new now?

Its not just fashion, cars and even Trucks have gotten a redoux. Dig this and I’ll leave as my meds from a migraine I had all day from breathing in smoke from the fire lines here are kicking in, but to tease you, did you know the old big truck nameplate AutoCar is back?

L8R ya’ll

Quote of the Day:
Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.
--Wilson Mizner

I hate websites that lie about what they offer

Free TV, online, not. I saw through a search for giggles of the club. The search led me to some goofy website that sedd free TV online, just download our toolbar. So I did, for about 10 minutes. After I filtered through the offerings and got to SOA, sedd it costs $3.00 per episode. Are they stupid? Who the hell would download the thing, when one can go to Wal-Mart, buy the DVD and it be free anytime I want it.

I say that there ought to be some kind of policing of the web, to make sure that sites offer what they say they offer or change the damn title and admit, the damn thing costs money.

Several years ago, and it took some doing, by us at SAMCRO MC, but there was supposedly a site that said they offered free credit reports. There was no mention that to get the free credit report you had to buy into their credit monitoring service. However the majority of SAMCRO MC , wrote the Federal Trade Commission, amongst others and now even on their TV ads they say free credit report with enrollment in Credit Advantage. But we made em come to point and task.

But why lie to begin with?

If something costs money, say it costs money, better that than have someone go to the trouble of installing a computer program to watch free TV when it ain’t free TV. Or any other offer similar.

I fully understand that all of us need to earn a dollar I understand it, but maybe the one reason, that HCC/Dixie Toewing for so many years has weathered economic storms and all, is we have no need for disclaimers. We publically publish our toewing rates and we stick to them. When we say we offer something at the shop, that’s damn well what’s offered. If we say we are going to do, or have done something, ya’ll can bet your next tune up that, is exactly the real offer. Not some bullshit thing, just to get you in the door.

Just like Cable-One of Idaho. They say they offer 50 mg, internet. Bullshit, it never has been 50 mg speed. If it hits 30 mgz and that is in the wee hours of the morning when hardly anyone is on line. Cable-One says they offer things at a certain price, bullsbreath. They might say they offer something at $25.00 or $75.00 per service in a bundle package, but if your like me, ya’ll get stuck with a bill for $200.00 , talk about no bait and switch. More like Smoke & Mirrors. But what do you do? If ya’ll want cable and a bit more bandwidth than CenturyLink, DSL, you have to subscribe to Cable-One, but couldn’t Cable One say exactly what it costs?

Guess few have our ethics, but then that’s why we have been in business since 1978, huh?

Until L8R