Jeepless

As of 4pm today I am officially Jeepless. It was hard to see it go but it was time. Getting 12 mpg with a daily driver is not very practical. BUT I will not be Jeepless for very long. Next Friday I will be flying out to Chicago to pick up my Brothers Jeep Cherokee. This Cherokee will be staying stock.

Bye, Bye Jeep. Enjoy your new owner & New Jersey.

I'm Back!!

Oh hells yes! I'm back from Moab, UT! What a frickin' awesome trip!!! I can't wait to go back again! I took over 800 pictures so I'll just run through some of the highlights.

Jeepin'! That's the main reason for going. We did 5 trails while we were there, Gold Bar Rim, Fins and Things, Porcupine Rim, Kane Creek Canyon and Hells Revenge. The Cherokee performed flawlessly!

Repelling. We went into Arches National Park and did some canyoneering and 4 repels. This is totally worth doing if you get a chance. You get to see a part of the park than 95% of visitors do not see.

Biking. We rented some sweet full suspension bikes and went to the Slickrock Bike Trail. Extreme is an understatement for this trail. You better be in the best shape of your life and have no fear of breaking bones. I ended up with a bruised tail bone.

Arches National Park. Take a few mile hikes and you will be able to see all of those rad arches from the postcards like Landscape Arch, Double O Arch & Delicate Arch.

Once I comb through the 800 pictures I will post up some to my Photobucket to share with everyone. We are already thinking of a Moab 09' trip with more couples (& singles).

-MikeyB

I Shall Rejoice (drink)!

I have just put my final payment on the Jeep in the mailbox! YAY! After 60 months it is finally all mine! ALL MINE I SAY! It's a good thing too because now I need a new radiator, belt, front brakes, rear brakes, rear calipers, steering system and I have to fix a rust spot. I have to get her all fixed up before Moab in September.

This is what she looked like the day I brought her home.

She looks a little different these days.

Observations This Week

٭٭The new Nature Valley Oat's 'N Honey cereal is the bomb diggity. I can't get enough of this stuff. Breakfast, lunch, dinner who cares! It's good for every meal.

٭٭We will never know the truth behind Dick Enrico's advertising agenda nor will we know what he uses for hair products, a true life enigma.

٭٭No matter how many Diet Mountain Dews I buy I will never win that Subaru Empreza WRX by entering in my alphanumeric code under each bottle cap. Why? I'm just not that lucky.

٭٭I drove over a screw and now it has taken up residency in my rear driver side tire. I should have evicted this tenant about a week ago but I'm just too lazy. I'm not loosing any air in the tire but to be on the safe side I should fix it this weekend but who knows, like I said I'm lazy.

٭٭Purchasing new carpet is easier than I thought other than the cost factor. Plus if you have it installed you do not get charged Minnesota's 6.5% sales tax. I'm not sure why but that saves me 165 Washington's or a Franklin, Grant, Hamilton, Lincoln & Washington.

٭٭I have two more payments left on the Jeep and then it's all mine. ALL MINE I SAY!! Take that! On another note James still has another million payments (over exaggerated). WTG James! FYI James doesn't believe in reading Blogs so the next time you see him please remind how many payments he has left on his shiny new red Jeep. Once he tells you just yell out "SUCKA!".

٭٭The snow has melted and the sky is blue.

And those are my observations this week.
-MikeyB