Alexander works at Ignition One

View from Alexander's window.

Free drink machine:

25 cent vending machine:

Guess who is on their way to Oklahoma City with Ace?

Clue:  He is driving Susan's Car?   Does anyone ever look at this blog?  When you see this post, make a Guess in the Comments.

Ace in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Guess Who bought a NEW Honda Accord?

Last February, SIX months ago, the Mesa Arizona Burdett's bought a new silver car.
I recently accidentally heard about it, and find I am one of the last to know.  No
one has sent me a picture so this may or may not be what the car looks like.  You have
to go to Arizona and see the car if you want to know about it. . . . . . . .

Provo Treasure Hunt!

After winning $5,000 last year, Adam is extremely excited about the Treasure Hunts for this year.

There have been 2 small treasure hunts so far.  The second one was for a $50.00 gift certificate to
Pizza Pie, and Adam didn't even want the pizza, but wanted to win.

Now he craves the thrill of being able to figure out the clues before anyone else.  While Mary
was in Disneyland, Adam and I and Anthony and Noah went to the park at Westridge Elementary
in Provo.  We hunted all over.  Turns out the prize was taped to a bus sign across the street
from the park, and we never found it.  These are the people who found the pizza coupon.  Maybe
5 heads are better than 2, well 4 if you count Anthony and Noah, but they only wanted to play
on the playground.  They never would have thought of the sign across the street.

It wasn't a total waste, we not only found this sign, we also found the yard full of chickens.

There were also dogs and cats, and sprinklers and Anthony and Noah had lots of fun- I guess so did Adam.

Roxy can smile!

About 3 weeks ago Roxy smiled at me.  She seemed to do that in response to being spoken to.  I forgot to post it.

Ellie is in Arizona and reports it is NOT hot there.  As it is July, I am guessing Ellie is spending lots
of time indoors.  She also shakes her head "no" when asked if she likes Arizona.

Anthony came into my house on July 27 and said "It is too hot outside for me!"  Anthony is in UTAH!.

ACTING PARTY WHIP

DEFINITION OF Party Whip:  Noun 1-party whip- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline.

-------- Original message --------

From: Daryl Acumen <FireObama@AllCosts.com>

Date: 06/28/2013 8:19 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: lisamshepherd <lisamshepherd@Gmail.com>,Julie Blaney <blaneyjulie@hotmail.com>,Petty Barbara <laddap@netzero.net>,Cory Maloy <acory@mac.com>,Ben Summerhalder <benutahgop@aol.com>,Oscar Mink <oscar.mink@gmail.com>,shayne pierce <shayne.pierce@gmail.com>,Donna Burnham <dburnham@gmail.com>,Kristen Chevrier <politicalmommy@gmail.com>,Williamson Heather <williamson.heather@ymail.com>,Peggy Burdett <2010.delegate@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: URGENT No quorum for EC meeting

Executive Committee Members and friends of the party;

I wanted to take a moment first thing this morning to personally thank all of you for making the extra effort to show up for our relocated EC meeting last night.  I know it was a hassle and that that there was some confusion about whether we were even going to have a meeting, but I thought last night's meeting was an important one.

I especially want to thank Peggy Burdett who acted as our 'Party Whip' past night calling Leg. Chairs and keeping track of the number needed to reach a quorum, and Ben Summerhalder for dragging himself out of the house in a weakened state just to make sure we had enough heads to reach our target.

I think the rest of out party can learn a lot from your commitment to conservatism and service.  I can't tell you how proud I am to be able to say that I serve beside each of you!

Sincerely,

Daryl Acumen

Vice Chairman

Utah County GOP

Allegiant Air Not Cheaper than Other Airlines

The Las Vegas-based airline charges extra to book flights online, or to use a credit card. Selecting a seat in advance costs $5 to $75 each way, depending on the length of a flight. Even a bottle of water costs $2.

Like some other budget airlines, Allegiant advertises extremely low base fares and then tacks on numerous fees. A roundtrip ticket with Allegiant costs $195, on average. But passengers pay an additional $83 in fees — or 30 percent of the total cost of flying.

To book a trip by phone, Allegiant charges $50 for each roundtrip ticket. To book online costs $20 for each roundtrip ticket. The only way to avoid the fees is to purchase tickets at the airport, something fewer than 3 percent of its customers did last year.

But whether you book by phone, Internet or in person, paying with a credit card costs an extra $8.

Placing a suitcase in an overhead bin is $10 to $25. Boarding passes signify who has paid the fee. If passengers show up at the airport with a large carry-on bag and haven't prepaid the fee, the airline penalizes them an additional $25 to $50, depending on the route.

Flying Allegiant isn't glamorous. While other airlines tout new aircraft with Wi-Fi and TVs in every seat, Allegiant buys old planes to avoid hefty aircraft loans. And to pack in as many passengers as possible, its seats don't recline. But for small-town Americans with limited flight options, these inconveniences are worth it for a few days of sunshine.

Allegiant is ruthless about keeping its costs down. Its employees are some of the lowest paid in the industry, in some cases making $20 an hour less than colleagues at other airlines. It pays cash for airplanes nearly twice as old as everyone else. It only sells directly to vacationers, refusing to pay Expedia, Orbitz or other sites to list its flights.

And if you have a question, it will cost you: the airline doesn't have a toll-free number.

The bigger problem is if a mechanical issue forces a plane to be grounded. Given its limited schedule and packed planes, there usually isn't another flight to book passengers on. Instead, they are left waiting six hours while a new plane is flown in.

Sometimes flights are postponed to the next day. In one extreme situation in March, more than 1,700 passengers flying to and from Hawaii saw multi-day delays, including one flight that was 52 hours late.

That's a lot of time to kill at an airport bar.

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Scott Mayerowitz can be reached at http://twitter.com/GlobeTrotScott.

 Scott Mayerowitz, AP Airlines Writer Yahoo.com