On Monday June 18,
2018 I traded in my Black VW Tiguan and purchased a new 2018 Cardinal Red VW
Tiguan from Hannah Motors VW Dealership in Vancouver, WA. After several hours of
intense negotiations I got
the luggage security cover and the price that I was willing to pay for the
car. I paid the car off earlier this month. I started noticing how many red cars there are! Red must be the new black!
Friday, July 27, 2018
Staying Cool on Hot Summer Days
It is so weird but nice to have air conditioning in the
house. I have lived in this 2000-sq-ft house since
December 1973 with no air conditioning and an inadequate forced air
heater. I finally had an American
Standard Platinum 18 Heat Pump and Air Handler installed at the end of June. A Heating and Air Conditioning Company in town
did the installation. It was a challenge but they did
a fantastic job.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Trip to Seattle via Amtrak
On Friday, July 6, I went to Seattle
via Amtrak. I drove to the Vancouver
(WA) Train Depot where I parked my car for free. I boarded Coach at 8:40am. I brought along a bottle of apple juice and
purchased a slice of banana nut bread and a banana at the club car. It was a lovely 3+ hour ride to the King
Street Station.
I have a Business Class seat on my
return so I went to the ticket window at the King Street Station to get seat
assignment and club car $3.00 coupon. I
took the elevator to the 2nd floor and walked across the street to the bus
stop. I got on the first bus that was
going north on 3rd to the stop between University and Union. I walked downhill to the Geocaching Event at
Starbucks. Almost all of the attendees
were Lackeys from Groundspeak.
Afterwards I
caught a bus on 3rd Street to 34th Street in the Fremont District. I walked a block to Groundspeak HQ. I met
two Lackeys: OnCloudDevine and B14ckH4wkGER. I
was sorry to miss Annie who was vacationing in Scotland. I have been to all of
the Groundspeak Headquarters many times except I never went to the first one
which I was told was a garage. I met all three founders in July 2008 when HQ was under the
monorail.
I caught the bus back
to downtown Seattle where I went to the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). It was free day for Seniors. Special Exhibitions were half price so I
purchased a ticket for "Double Exposure". It was several rooms of photos mostly taken by Edward S. Curtis around 1900.
I went back to
Starbucks to purchase a snack box of cheese, crackers and fruit. Starbucks was closing so I ate my snack at a
bench in the lobby, watching people pass by.
Great Seattle trip!
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