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Some people think that as I bad mouth a community large or small, that I have an udder disdain for that place.

I had it in Twin Falls, and I am having it here in Ogden. Same situation might be amplified , or the attitude may be its not in line with LDS, philosophy. Be that as it is, it goes much deeper. When I see things so high priced at least real estate, rentals anyway, that exceeds what is intelligent or what would allow a business to open and flourish, it makes me sick.

Sure Obama, has kicked our ass for the last 4 years, and the four years prior, but shit was askew during both Bush administrations. The only time we even had near prosperity, was during the Clinton Administration, maybe we need more Southern mind in that big house in DC.

But government is just one mere part of the equation. Many people are just plain, pure ass’d greedy.

Instead of renting to a person that has a secure income, that could get on a program to get off the Government’s gravy train, no they don’t see that. So by the time one gets rent on office and or shop, house and or apartment, you might have $21.00 or if lucky another $25.00 or so in your pocket to live on. At least for the third to fourth year of the business.

I was chatting with a former colleague of mine that is a good friend, runs WROX in Mississippi that told me how hard it was for him and even now can’t afford to hire even a sales person, or extra help. He’s basically doing the same thing as I am with HazzardAyre. He calls it Voice Tracking, me I call it running a shared show from one of our affiliated networks. The only alternative is using old VCR tapes, put an image on the video, and record the radio show on the audio track, at least although it’ll replay, is that it’ll rewind, and start over again. I never believed I’d have to do that. I surly thought that for $30.00 an hour I could get none member intern/female/on air talent at least show hosts and co-hosts, on the air either as a solo run or as a co-pilot spot. Nope thing is little red ryding hood don’t want to step in the big bad Wolf’s Lair, but will that change in the new facility? Let you know, but somehow don’t think so. But I’m off the main topic.

So was getting ready to turn in for the day, and was checking out Yahoo email, and saw on the TRENDING NOW window something about portable personal air conditioners. Thought it was a product review of some sort. Nope, a full bunch of ads. What Yahoo is that hard up? Must be. My radio friend and I are of about the same mind, and have nearly walked in the same spots. He started at KEEP AM 1450 in Twin Falls Idaho, so did I, Paul, moved to SLC, worked at one of the stations I did, although when I did, it was an AM not an FM, then he worked for Citadel, at KQFC, so did I, and now he runs his own operation with the same independent small station mind I have. No big corporate crap, not trying to be a Goliath, but rather a mere David in a forest of a ton of mega dollar stations.

Bigger does not always mean better. Dig this, I can run music of independent and near unknown artists without jumping thro a bunch of hoops  to do so. Where as a big Conglomerate owned station has 4 people at least to give an okay. By the same travel lane, big old Comcast, the big powerhouse it is, seems to be off more than its on any more. Every other night, its either the phone for Cooter’s or the phone for HazzardAyre or the Internet for HazzardAyre, or the damn consumer TV, is fuggled up somehow and not all the channels I pay for am I getting. Yet I’m paying really premium prices. Both Satellite companies are the same, yet tiny little AllWest out of Kamas Utah, that serves the far east half of Utah is the same rate wise, but seldom goes offline. At least their engineering department would call me ahead of time and say het we’re out because. As AllWest knew we supplied news and weather information to Randolph , Woodruff, Utah , Evanston, Fort Bridger and CokeVille Wyoming. Our Over the air was okay in such instances but the source of information would be out, like CNN, and-or the Weather Channel. was down so we had a handicap, but at least AllWest worked with us. Over time AllWest even rebroadcasted our stuff on their call waiting. Such as when one called and AllWest would put em on hold, instead of junk music etc , people would hear us. Like wise over time, AllWest and Confederate Steele(then Southern-Steele) Media and us would do an exchange , Internet and phone, for air time commercials. I still had to pay for TV, but at least the essentials were covered. But can I get that from Comcast? Yea in my dreams. Yet Comcast is spending tons of money with local media, TV and other radio stations. And we charge less than they do. Both ad time and production time.

There are some firms that understand that by washing my back I’ll wash theirs, Comcast don’t see that. Oh and overnight tech support, or weekends, Comcast might say, they do 24 hour service, but not for business accounts. Likewise, try to understand those call center helpers from Bangladesh.

This is why, I see all too many people cutting the cord with Comcast every month when I truck over to Layton to pay our bill. There is a full house there of people bringing their equipment back why? tired of getting it up their six’s. Now I like Comcast when its running full bore. Plus I love Laura who set us up to begin with although this Robert Welch here , his attitude was not too inviting. There was another sweetheart in Denver that helped me the other day, we fixed my problem related to billing, but then had a nice chat. Where else is that in Comcast? Comcast may be the numero uno Cable provider in America, Comcast may own NBC/Universal, but damn they have a long way to go, to being customer friendly and more over living up to their hype.

As far as Yahoo, Trending Now. Why don’t they just have Ads that are Trending?

Any mile, I need sleep. See all on the afternoon haul, on HazzardAyre.

Final , program note. HazzardAyre will begin airing in the afternoons from 13:00(1:00PM) to 00:00(Midnight) when Dixie Diesel Trucker Radio will reairing, again. Yes that’s right Dixie Diesel is returning, Trucker radio , done Hazzard Style, starting September 3rd,2014.

TTYLY

 

Quote of the Day:
A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.
--Saint Augustine of Hippo

Ephesians 3:20-21“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Ogden Utah, soon to be known as Snob Hill

This next entry will no doubt get me tons of crap mail and all , but it must be said.

Now understand, once upon a time one could find just about everything in Ogden. It was a place of prosperity, and commerce. It still is, for the chosen few. If one has super deep pockets. Yet in the face of it Ogden is in a state of urban blight. One only need to drive down Wall Avenue to Harrisville and you see buildings for rent, sale and all but the price for those places, is astronomical. You’d think at those prices one would see gold plated sidewalks.

The recent improvement on the LDS Temple here is seen as a big boom, but many know with thousands of LDS temples being built all over, why would even come here just to get hitched in the new Temple, more over spend any serious cash.

Shit, Bountiful has a temple on the hill, visible from the entire valley yet one can find things in a reasonable price range to create a business in.

When such publications as Forbes and others rate cities or places to grow a new business in , when it comes to Utah, Salt Lake City and Provo, come in the listing. By comparison, Boise Idaho is also ranked as one of the top ten places. Go figure.

Huge big firms don’t care about costs, but remember even the Wal-Mart’ and such were SMB(Small to Medium Sized Business} But here’s the thing.

Ogden needs jobs, it needs commerce yet will slam the door on anyone wanting to rent a office or shop for less than $500.00 a month. You’d think, that Ogden has milk and honey running down the avenues.

I was talking to a gal up at the 711 up yonder on Harrison Blvd. She told me she had to work 3 jobs just to get by. No time for a social life. On the same highway of thought. My neighbor next door, who I drink beer with and kill kats with, works for one of the largest grocery chains in the Mountain West, and even the nation. Yet only make $19.00 an hour. The median wage is $10.00 and why? It costs the firm or company more to do business, namely the cost of the warehouse and or store as in the case of 7-11 .

Ogden was a good baby step, but if we as a media firm of a military aviation club, are to grow a radio station and such it has to be more affordable. Now we have our place. Soon I’ll be living in Wyoming.

One last thing.

AyreWolf Aviation is being shut down. Seemed a bit to self serving as some said, so on radio still AyreWolf, the aviation company will be named after our radio network, HazzardAyre Aviation,

Tactical Search And Rescue(SAR) and agricultural aviation> stay tuned.

TTYLY

Just a slight gap between success and packing poop

Makes ya’ll wonder,

Just a few miles separates success and just packing poop. Here’s the back ground.

Mid December 2013, after much frustration in Twin Falls trying to get a pipeline big enough to carry HazzardAyre online, one of the Reaper crew suggested looking up Utah.

So I did, after looking through countless ads at the time and people whose fingers seem to be broken since they never return phone calls or some reason. Maybe its because I fly helicopters.

At any rate, (about 4-1/2%) I see offices from some guy named Nate at PPC Realty. So I call. He says he has rental office space in our price range. So thinking he has the deal, I make the move.

However the first choice should have been the one I went with, but Nate was less than honest to say the least. If Nate had just said , we don’t have anything. I could have saved $10,000.00 and relocation costs.

Okay, I was packing fudge with PPC Realty. But only 20 miles to the south near Bountiful, I find a facility, who will rent to us, is nearly a stand alone, is in a place where computer geeks occupy, and most importantly has a price tag of $225.00, $250.00 a month if we roll out with their ISP. All the goodies. A place for success.

As far as residency, think I have a place in Wyoming, that I can live in and run tow truck. With only an hour or so to Bountiful, to do radio, it does make the new concept appealing. After all in Evanston, I can sign up with AllWest, in Bountiful, sign up With Force4, and be done with some of the high costs of both Comcast, and realty companies in Ogden, that promise the moon, but can’t even light a sparkler.

More details coming, but we’re on our way again, and I’m feeling better about it.

TTYLY

 

Quote of the Day:
If you think nobody cares if you are alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
--Earl Wilson

Psalm 138:2“I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Packed Tighter than a Turtles Pecker

Radio in Utah especially metro-Utah is packed tighter than a turtles pecker. Licenses if there are any are few, and are ate faster than a turkey drumstick at Thanksgiving. So what’s to do? First reach out to other broadcasters. Do they know somebody who is selling, do they have voice tracking openings. When faced with a long term situation you think is there a better way?

So you start thinking, and that can hurt if your dealing with other tasks. But then you sleep on it. From the pile of mind dust, inspiration comes. Instead of just one station, file on three locations, make three strong signals instead of just one. So it is, thoughts are making 4 signals. Malta Idaho, Buhl Idaho, American Falls Idaho and Wendover Utah. With the flagship being Internet Radio in Woods Cross.

The trick is making money doing radio.

Ad budgets are tight, and before marching off with boots on the ground selling air time, you had better have a workable and presentable product. And one that’s dependable to be there 24 hours with out fall out or dropped every other hour as we are now with Livestream. Beyond that knowing that there needs to be other things to think on. Like an umbrella, or safety net. Enter in both AyreWolf Aviation as well as Cooter’s A1 Toewing, but there’s a slight querk there. What if your on the air doing radio and you get a toew call? What if you get sick, what if you somehow can’t be in studio? Whose going to push buttons? Who can be a on air host? If your looking for a female voice how do you find one that isn’t so timid or spooked of going to a private house, and we all know how that’s worked in the past for HazzardAyre. Well you swallow your cud, and get an office studio.

Every once in awhile the club gets blessed.

Yesterday, signed a 5 year lease on a facility with all the accommodations, utilities, and next to a group that builds and maintains websites and is tech geeks.

But to round this out now it becomes how to grow this seed. Sure its planted, the seed will germinate, but that germination needs the right fertilizer, and Utah has plenty of urban manure to fertilize the seed, just need to find the right manure spreaders.

More on this next time.

TTYLY

Quote of the Day:
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
--Charles de Gaulle

Psalm 138:2“I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

 

Some days you can’t get it in 2nd even if you double clutch it

Sunday was not a great day. I had been up all day doing engineering work on the radio gear, and was contemplating going to church. When my 2nd Cousin Cassey gives me a ring on the A1 hotline, saying that my Aunt Carmen had passed on. Figured she would b4 too long, but still a feeling of loss although I knew she had went to a better place.

So Cassey comes by, I get in as best a threads as I have, have others but , my butt and belly don’t fit in em no more, so got dressed. Cassey and I drove up to Pocky, did the funeral, got done at 4:00PM and came home.

So then I get to my email stuff only to find a mean mouth email from my old roomy, something again of me owing him money, if anything he owes me. But I was going to just pay him off to be done with it. Then he comes back with taking me to court. Fine, I say, do so. I love judges, courts and legal things. Looking back should have just canned his ass the first day he showed up, with less than the full amount of money needed to move in. A couple of others have expressed interest, one I know to be a fraud, the other we see, but its going to take one helluva person to qualify. At this stage its not so much money, oh sure an extra couple hundred bucks in the cash stash is good and all, but thing is, having an extra person here in case of emergency is not a bad idea, what with my diabetes and all.

So the bitch off email shit went on for an hour.

So was trying to sit and read my bible, and saw the A1 phone modem flashing. Thinking now what? So was in the process of dialing up Comcast and the damn thing reset itself ,. No more problemo. So then I’m going over the rounds of my email address’ and saw this thing from another online radio service carrier, so am going to look into it. The thing looks good, has the right price so going to explore it. If it works better than Livestream, I’ll do a switch. Livestream may be good, but sometimes their support division is a bit to be desired.

Any mile it’s its another day in Utah, catching some zz’s until the bank opens.

TTYLY

Quote of the Day:
An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
--Elbert Green Hubbard

Psalm 18:30“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

 

Scams, scammers, roommates and just plain BS

Scams, scammers, and just plain BS.

When I first posted for a room mate when I resided in Gooding, there was a some body that took me for a real trip to the cleaners. Turned out the father of a gal, was in reality looking to launder money. After that I swore that I’d never do a room mate thing again. But in April only a month and a half with my back against the wall, I thought I’d take another try at it. So I placed another ad on CraigsList, that as you all know seldom renders any results. But I was surprised. I got a reply, a guy who was about in the same place took me up on the offer. To make sure he was for real, I asked for a $50.00 processing holding fee. He sent that through Wal-Mart, so far so good.

So he shows up, but he only had $280.00 of the $350.00 I required, I’d taken the the first and last money deducted the $50.00 that came to $350.00 okay so good.

So he moved in. No bed, and little resources. But I worked with the guy, seemed the Christian thing to do. He paid the June rent on time, $200.00, less than the $50.00 I normally charge for power and applied to half the cable. Fine.

Mid June the roomy decides to start crap, so I begged my landlord to rent him the house next door.

Now the roomy wants money. Really. I spent money on fuel running my roomy around, smokes, the list goes on, but I never charged for that, but I should have.

So then keeping the ad up on CraigsList, I had several that had good money, but I’m being careful. It’s going to take one heckuva person to move in with me even with the time frame, being low, since I’m looking for more proper housing I can afford, near to where I’ll be going to both school, and where ConfederateSteele Will make its home.

Now I got this reply from my CraigsList ad , and found that some gal from somewhere named Angela wants to be a roomy.

The ad is , near word for word the ad I got in Gooding. In short it’s a scam. If you get a reply to a roommate notice from a Angela look for hillanxv25@gmail.com it’s a scammer.

Last here.

My Aunt Carman passed away on Thursday. From chronic conditions. She was 100, years old. I didn’t know anything about it, but Cousin Cassey, came by picked me up, and took me to the services. We came back through Preston Idaho. I saw places there that gives me thought of maybe I live there, instead of here.

TTYLY

Quote of the Day:
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
--Bill William Henry Cosby

Psalm 18:30“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

 

Should we still say we toew or are we in the Disabled Vehicle Rescue business

As the years begin to creep up on me, I begin to think of how long ago it was when I fell in love so deep its hurts sometimes with doing what I do in vehicle rescue.

I can remember the ongoing controversy of the not calling or calling a vehicle rescue unit, a wrecker or a tow truck. John Hawkins 3rd original founding creator of Tow Times Magazine in 1976 somewhere said, quit calling us wreckers, rather towing and tow operators. One could even say Tow Jockey.

For us with deep pride of our profession, I think we have gotten past just snagging and dragging cars and trucks around at the end of a chain, sling or otherwise. We are called into to do so many specialty services that just maybe a new name for our profession is needed.

Some might add, wreck carcass hauler, crash totter , or even vehicle grim reaper. I’d like to think of myself as a Disabled Vehicle Rescue Technician, or Specialist.

I hate to burst ya’ll’s bubble this time of a Sunday as you sip your 100 weight sea, and read the latest on Facebook or other places, but even though since mid way during my 32 year career in running a hook, and even though a babe in hose showing off her toes to spotlight the two words Toe and Tow, combined becoming TOEW, I’d like to begin an idea, how about we start calling our rigs Disable Vehicle Rescue units, and us Disabled Vehicle Rescue Specialists? Lets get some respect for ourselves, our profession and all from government officials and the public so we can get stiffer laws on things like moving over one lane so we don’t get hit or killed doing our business.

It was a great show last night. For you outside of Utah/Idaho, and western Wyoming, your going to have to wait. We’re having troubles with our streaming service Livestream. So ya’ll cain’t hear us for a few more weeks.

For those here its over the air, and we’re loving , bringing you the toew persons version of HazzardAyre, Highway Hooker Radio.

But I’m spent. More later,

Keep it Tween the ditches.

Quote of the Day:
The real trap of fame is its irresistibility.
--Ingrid Bengis

Matthew 24:35“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.