Jeff's Personal Blog

$1.73 a gallon at Flying J on 123rd south and I-15.

$1.74 a gallon at Sinclair on 6th South in Salt Lake between I-15 and Main.

We went to Dave's and Marks yesterday. There was no sign on the Lehi turnoff so we ended up 20 miles the other side of Vernon before we figured out that we had missed the turn off. Jon went with us. We had a good time.

Gas is $1.76 a gallon at the Cheveron on 90th and State right now.

Gas is $1.77 a gallon at the Cheveron Station on 90th and State in Sandy!!

Companies should set aside special areas for people who feel they need to constantly talk on their cell phones. Signs could be posted that say: "CELL PHONE YELLING AREA" Because people can't hear the person they are talking to very well they feel they have to shout into their cell phones causing everyone in the hallway, lobby or lunchroom to intimately know their business. Have you ever noticed how these people pace all over the place as they talk which is good if they are traveling away from you with their pitiful conversations so you don't have to listen to them.

I like what Jay Leno did the other night during his show. Some poor guy in the audience had his cell phone start ringing. Jay ran into the audience and grabbed the phone away from the guy and said to the person calling: "This is Jay Leno. You are interrupting a national television show so please hang up and quit bothering us."

In public restrooms, such as we have at my work, there are multiple urinals along the wall. Four to be exact. Most people, if they are the first one to use the restroom, will chose to use the urinal nearest the door. proper protocol demands the the next person that comes in uses a urinal that is not right next to the one already in use but instead use the third one over. The third guy at the urinals is to use the one furthest away on the other end even though it is next to one of the users. This way the third man will not be immediately between two users, only one.

It bothers me when I am the first one in the restroom, and use the first urinal, and a guy comes in and stands next to me at the second urinal. Maybe I am homophobic but this strikes me as being a little gay.

Back by popular demand....Adam's fishin corner!!!!

(This is posted to my blog for my son the fisherman, Dave)

Fall fishing came and went quickly this year which means the best time of the year, for me at least, ice fishing. What is so intriguing about sitting on a block of ice around an 8-inch hole waiting for something to make the tip of your fishing pole move? EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a rush it is to see a fish take your bait and bring it up through the ice. This week's tips will be related to equipment. If you want to have an enjoyable time ice fishing the first thing you will need to make sure is that you are warm. Start with your feet, wool socks and good warm boots. Next your legs, no Levi's! Wear sweats with snow pants. Next for your upper body, a nice warm coat with hood and layer; shirt, sweatshirt, jacket, and then coat. If it gets too warm, you can remove layers at a time. 2 pairs of gloves, one that can be worn on the inside and another pair that are waterproof for the outer layer. Last, but not least, a hat. If you want to keep your feet warm, put on a hat. It really works. If you are cold, it won't matter how many fish you catch. You will be miserable.
To get through the ice you will need an ice auger. A hand crank auger with razor blades can cost anywhere from 30 to 100 dollars. TIP: Never bang the razors' edge on the ice to get your hole started. It will damage your blades and your auger will not work without new blades. Just slowly start your hole and let the blades do the work. A scoop is necessary to get the chunks of ice and slush out of your hole. You can find one for 3 to 5 bucks. A sled is great for pulling all or your gear around on the ice. Make sure to fasten all of your gear down to the sled or it will fall out when you are walking across the ice or snow. I will talk about fishing poles, lures, baits, and techniques in the next edition of the fishin corner. Until then, get your snow gear ready! Final Tip: add a magnet to your tackle box. If you spill all of your hooks and lures, you can use your magnet to pick them all up. Shawn is in dire need of this tip. After he casts, his tackle is flying everywhere. (I think it has something to do with his flail-ing casting style)

This lady calls in and is asking about "Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope." I tell her that it is a flat rate up to 70 pounds. She asks how someone could get 70 pounds into such an envelope. I tell her that there are heavy elements such as Kryptonite and that, by-the-way, this is the service Lex Luther uses to mail Kryptonite to Superman to try and kill him!

Open space available in green. Fight overdevelopment.

How can you tell the difference between an active Mormon and an inactive Mormon?

The active Mormon waits until after the three hour Sunday meeting block to do the grocery shopping.

There is a new Dollar store by where Dan's used to be on 8600 South and 1300 East.

I was fielding a complaint from a Dominican woman in Helena Montana who thought the post office clerk who waited on her was rude and disacriminatory. She asked me what does the post office do when clerks behave badly. I told her that the postmaster puts on a terrible looking hair-piece and sneaks up behind the offender, taps her on the shoulder and shouts, "You're fired!!!"

We had a meeting today at work. 500 to 600 employees estimated attended. There was a skit and movie featuring the impersonators of Forrest Gump, Donald Trump, Sean Connery, Mike Myers and others. Forrest Gump was delivering express mail all over Utah by running up and down the Wasatch Front and in the Deseret Marathon. It was hilarious. Myers was the "Spy That Shagged Me" and had sexy women hanging all over him. Trump fired Connery and hired Myers.

Leaf made of ice on trunk of car.

The price of regular gas was $1.85 a gallon today at Flying J in Draper on 123rd South and I-15. The best thing is that on Wednesdays any car wash, including the best one, is only $1.

Some ghetto lady called up at work complaining that her social security check hadn't arrived on the 1st. I told her that maybe the carrier was just late. Sometimes there are substitute carriers that don't know the route. She insistented that substitute carriers shouldn't be allowed on the first of the month. I decided to tell her that the regular carrier had terminal cancer and his wife wouldn't let him do the route, hence the substitute. She actually said, "They shouldn't be allowed to get cancer when my check needs to be delivered."