I wanted to elevate the level of the videos today a little higher… So, let’s get airsick.
The first one is the gentler of the two…
The second one is a little wilder…
I hope you enjoyed…
I also want to apologize for the slow reaction of the site of the last few days. I believe it is corrected now.
If you are an enthusiast, you should be…
I posted a few days ago offering a free rotating banner on my website for any local car club (or local chapter of a national club). I would love to have as many clubs as possible showing themselves so that people coming to Atlanta can find them.
But, what if you are an auto enthusiast and aren’t in a car club?
You really should be. There are several great reasons to join a club of like minded enthusiasts. To start with, there are the friends. If you have a GTO, and join a group of other GTO owners, you all have a similar interest. You will probably find that your fellow members are like-minded in a lot of ways. So, it’s fun to hang out after the meetings and compare experiences and trade tips. Of course, there are the great technical resources. You can bet that the other folks in the Porsche Club know exactly who should and should not service their cars. And they are quite willing to share that info. Instead of finding out the hard way that the independent shop around the corner isn’t really that good, get 50 personal referrals for a great shop. And then there are the deals. 
Almost every club I have been involved in has had a member or three just want to make sure that some parts or cars found a good home. In some cases, they were parts that were tough to find. In other cases, it was a cheap price because the seller wanted to make sure that someone was going to car for the toy. Finally, by joining together with other enthusiasts, you can accomplish great things. Oddly, nobody talks about it, but every car club, 4wd club and motorcycle club I have ever come across seems to have adopted some charity or cause. Usually it is because a member has had some connection at some time. And, these groups of enthusiasts band together and promote the cause. Toy drives at Christmas, Charity Runs, Blood Drives and all sorts of other events raise money and awareness.
So, if you are just about any kind of auto enthusiast, find a good club and join up. Participate. You’ll have a great time, meet great people, and maybe even accomplish some great things.
A few days ago, I
posted a video about my son getting new hockey skates. He was a proud little boy with those new skates. At “not quite 4” he has decided that he wants to play hockey, and he has enthusiastically gone to skating lessons for the last 14 weeks. We have also gone skating at least half a dozen times on Friday mornings at the Duluth Ice Forum (we skate at the Friday morning public skating session, feel free to join us).
This morning was the first opportunity for Garrett to skate on his new hockey skates.
You might have seen in the video that Garrett was wearing yellow rental skates. Not only are they a bit ugly and dull, but they are figure skates. Because of a design difference in the blades, figure skates and hockey skates are very different to skate on. The result is that Garrett spent a lot of time on his butt…
On the figure skates, there is a straight tail off the back of the skate. This allowed him to lean back and support himself without bending his knees. Now, we all know that figure skaters don’t skate like that, and neither do hockey skaters.
But Garrett had found something that was working for him. He was the fastest kid in his class… and not skating correctly at all. He was getting a good result, but the result was temporary because his “work-around” wasn’t going to allow more performance. He already had issues with skating backwards and a few other things he needed to do to pass the class. 
So, real estate, Lane… Real Estate…
There are a lot of agents that dived in and started with faulty methods. They have achieved performance, but that doesn’t mean they are doing it right. In fact, it isn’t limited to agents.
So, now Garrett is having to re-learn how to skate. Not just that, he is having to un-learn how to skate the wrong way and then learn how to skate the right way.
Luckily, we have a little time, and there are not only good teachers, but we have a secret weapon. He wants to play hockey, and one of the Thrashers is giving him some tips…
Some of you might know that our oldest son (soon to be 4 years old), Garrett, has been taking skating lessons for about 3 1/2 months. He wants to play hockey… and be a Goalie.
Today, my mother bought him his first pair of hockey skates. He will also be getting some player gloves (as opposed to a goalie blocking.catching set) for lessons. His birthday is later this month, but we needed him for the sizing… so, he knows they are coming.
In celebration, I have a couple of videos. First up is one from Garrett’s skating class. He is the one in the white Thrasher’s jersey.
The next video is pulled from YouTube. It is a 10 year old Goalie’s highlight reel. As of right now, this is what my son wants to do.
He has a ball skating, and that is the important part of it. Each time we go for the lessons, we have to hang out and watch the kids that practice hockey when we are done. He loves it… almost as much as watching the Zamboni.
It is pretty obvious that my blog and website cater to the type of people that would be in some sort of car club. Well, I am too. 
photo credit: k4cay
So, if you are in a car club, especially one that is in the Atlanta area, or has a chapter around here, I’d love to provide a free rotating banner ad on GarageHomesUSA.com. FREE. That’s it. I don’t need the email addresses of your members. You don’t have to invite me to talk about real estate at a meeting. I don’t expect a banner ad on your club’s website in exchange. All I need is a banner that is 340 pixels wide by 170 high, and an address to link it to for your website.
So, why would I do this?
Why not. Like I said, I’m in a club. In fact, I’m President of a club. (GBR4WD). We are always looking for new members. And, a lot of the hits to my site are auto enthusiasts from other parts of the country looking to relocate to the Atlanta area… and aside from looking for a home, many would be looking for a club, too.
If you would like for me to talk about real estate at a meeting, or if you want to give me a banner spot on your club’s website, that fine. I won’t ask…
Send me those banners.