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Dear Bryson,

Dear Bryson,

This time a year ago we were getting settled into our room at the hospital. You were almost here and we could hardly wait. Man, the time has flown by.

I had wanted to write these letters more frequently so that you (and us) could have a more detailed record of what has happened and when. Sorry that I have kept it up as much as I originally intended.

In the last year, you have went on a cruise, flown twice, traveled to another country, went to the beach, went to Austin, met the Governor and Lt. Governor of Georgia, attended several hockey games and had your picture taken more times than I can remember. You have done the usual baby stuff like roll over and crawl but usually you did it in a hotel room away from home. I think we might have to go somewhere soon just so you'll start walking.

You are a great sleeper (which makes mommy and daddy happy) and an avid eater. As soon as you realized that we were eating something on our plates you have wanted to try it. I hope that you continue to want to try new foods and new experiences.

I love watching. You light up a room and are a favorite of waitresses, women in general, your daycare and of course your family and friends. You love to watch people everywhere you go. I hope that you continue to be a student of the world around you.

I wish you a happy birthday tomorrow and I look forward to watching you continuing to grow and explore.

All my love,

Your DaDa

Things I learned today

Some of you know that I'm running the Peachtree Road Race this year. If you have never spent anytime in Atlanta, the Peachtree is the World's most attended 10k road race held every year on July 4. 55,000 people run it just to get a t-shirt.

The Atlanta Track Club has a training program they do for novice runners to get you ready for the Peachtree. $55 for 10 weeks. You get another shirt, a training program to follow during the week, group runs on Saturday with instructors who give you some advice on how to do better and seminars from various experts on avoiding injuries, diet, how to treat injuries, etc.

Today was week 6's Saturday run and here are some things I learned in no particular order:

1) If you were in boot camp with me last summer or fall you know that if it was a running day, I was going to be on the side of the trail puking at some point. I think my record was 4 times in one run, and those were probably only 3 mile runs at the most. I have ran 3 or 4 5k's since then without visiting Pukey D. Clown but today I discovered around the 5 mile mark that Pukey missed me.

2) If you live in an $800k+ home backing up to a National Park, you really dont expect your Saturday morning view to include a 6'1" redheaded guy yakking off the side of the paved trail. Sorry about that.

3) I hate running. Running with a group and an iPod make it tolerable, but not really enjoyable.

4) Even though I hate running, I'm already looking past this year's Peachtree at doing another 10k (maybe the Kidney 10k in NYC next May) and maybe even a half marathon.

5) The Nike earbuds for my iPod were made for listening to Vivaldi in a library and not Metallica while running. Why would you not include a volume control?

6) If you are one of the trainers for the Peachtree training group, you should spread out to make sure everybody knows where to go. This morning I was in the middle pack and we had no trainer. We were far enough from the lead pack that we didnt see that they had rounded the bend and turned onto the natural trail. We were also too far ahead of the back group that we couldnt hear the trainer tell us we had missed the turn (nor could they see us). So we ran to the end of the road. Literally. There was a bridge that is out so the paved path end and so that became our turning around spot.

7) I hate running



The local NPR folks have decided that they wanna "follow" a couple of first time Peachtree runners as we prepare for the big race. They thought that a guy with a transplant would be a good person to follow and we all know how much I hate media attention... I'll let you know when they'll air so you can listen in.

I need to go get an ice bag...

Bucket List

A few months ago my wife and I rented The Bucket List. You probably are aware of the basic plot. My cousin Morgan and Jack Nicholson play two men facing death that come up with a list of things to do before they die.

So with little fanfare, my list is as follows:

1) Take a cooking class.
2) Sit and watch a world class chef do his thing and maybe even help just a little bit. (If you personally know Scott Peacock or Kevin Rathburn, feel free to help me out...)
3) Travel to all 50 states. I'm over halfway there.
4) Go to a hockey game in all 30 NHL arenas. (After Saturday I will have done 6 arenas)
5) Travel to Ireland.
6) Take an Alaskan Cruise.
7) Ride or Drive a dogsled.
8) Witness Bryson's first words, steps, day at school, and all of the other big firsts.
9) Learn to play the Harmonica.
10) Watch a Falconer and maybe even get to have the bird take off and land from my arm.
11) Drive a Ferrari.
12) Run a 10k before I turn 40. I plan to do the Peachtree Roadrace this summer.
13) Run a half marathon before 45.


So there we are. Any help that you can five in achieving #s 2, 10 or 11 is greatly appreciated.

So what's on your list?

News story of the day

I'm not too big a fan of the Penguins but this story will bring a tear to your eye. Here's the proper credit for the story http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/fayette/s_608065.html

Youngster with cystic fibrosis skates with Penguins
By Allison M. Heinrichs
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, January 21, 2009


In the seat where Evgeni Malkin signed his contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team's newest member put pen to paper Tuesday.

"Sign your name right there," said Penguins General Manager Ray Shero after explaining key parts of the contract to Jacob Anderson, 8, of Connellsville.

Jacob paused, his eyes widening: "My whole name?"

With cameras flashing, Jacob became a Penguin, fulfilling a wish he made the week the Penguins made the Stanley Cup playoffs last year -- and marking a milestone for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia.

"Jacob's is our 10,000th wish," spokeswoman Ann Hohn said. "That's the largest number of wishes granted by a single chapter worldwide. We take an enormous amount of pride in that -- that's 10,000 children's lives we've reached in 25 years."

Jacob has cystic fibrosis, a hereditary lung condition that often is fatal by age 30.

"There's no cure yet," said his mother, Crystal Wingrove. "But we're very optimistic that there will be one soon."

Just before 10 a.m., Jacob reported to Gate 2 at Mellon Arena clutching a hockey stick and accompanied by his mom, sister Taia Anderson, 10, and father Ronnie Anderson of Dawson in Fayette County.

"Never ever do these types of things happen on a game day," Penguins spokeswoman Cindy Himes said. "But this is a very special occasion, so we made an exception."

Jacob was ushered to the dressing room, where all the players sat in front of their equipment. One seat was empty.

"Oh, cool," Jacob said, walking up to the locker labeled "Anderson." On the shelves were pads, a large equipment bag and a team helmet that fit perfectly.

Team captain Sidney Crosby presented Jacob with a No.10 jersey with "Anderson" printed across the back shoulders.

"We need a winger," Crosby told Jacob, who has played several positions as a rookie for the Falcons hockey team in the Connellsville Youth league.

After meeting with Shero -- who signed the 8-year-old for $1 -- Jacob stood outside the GM's office and faced cameras for an impromptu press conference. Like a good player, he didn't tip his hand before game day, giving mostly one-word answers and describing the experience as "awesome."

Jacob helped equipment manager Dana Heinze and assistant manager Paul Defazio sharpen skates and tape up hockey sticks before heading onto the ice for practice.

His face pressed to the glass, Jacob watched the players send pucks flying around the ice. Left wing Matt Cooke scooped his new teammate into his arms and skated around the ice with him.

They consulted with Crosby and then spent several minutes taking shots at goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.

"It took us a while, but we finally got one on Fleury," Cooke said, returning Jacob to his parents.

Last night, Jacob watched the pregame warmup from the penalty box and cheered on the Penguins despite their 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

His sister stayed by her brother's side. Taia also has cystic fibrosis and was hoping to go to Disney World for her wish.

"I'm not so sure now," she said. "I'm having so much fun, I might think of a different wish."

The Costs of Losing Weight

I'm not talking about the alteration of clothes (or just replacing them) which isnt cheap. After losing 40 pounds since June I have had some unexpected costs.

Post-transplant I have labs done at least once a month. The Doctors and Nurses watch the levels of several things to make sure they are all in the "normal" range. If the levels of one or more items is outside of the normal range then I can get various side effects. Insomnia, tremors in my hands, dizziness and lightheaded are some of my favorites.

So losing 40 pounds and having an increase in my metabolism rate means my body absorbs the prescriptions I am on at different rates, effecting the levels that my transplant team monitors and bringing back the side effects. Of course my drugs are being readjusted but it takes a while to get everything where they should be.

I want to be a hands on father. Unfortunately that isnt always possible right now while the docs try to get all of my levels back under control. It's frustrating to say the least.

I'm not saying I wish I hadnt lost all of the weight I have, but I could definitely do without the unintended consequences...

Thankful

4 years ago we were going to have Thanksgiving at our house. It was just a 6 weeks or so since I had a Doctor tell me that he didnt know how I was dead or at least in a coma. I was glad to be alive and wanted to celebrate with friends.

One Doctor thought that there was a slim chance that my kidney damage could be reversed. I had a kidney biopsy done in early October but they had gotten the wrong part of the kidney. Another biopsy was ordered for the week of Thanksgiving. This time, they nicked a renal artery and I spent the night in ICU. I came home to celebrate Thanksgiving but I felt horrible and ended up having to go back to the hospital after everyone had eaten.

This year, we're doing Thanksgiving dinner with family again at our new house. Knock on wood, this one will be much better than the one 4 years ago.

I have so much to be thankful for this year. A great wife, a healthy son and good health. I count myself truly blessed to have friends and family like you. I hope that you take some time to count your blessings this holiday season.

Lessons Recently Learned

A couple of weeks ago I spent a few days in Minneapolis for work. I liked what I saw and wouldnt mind going back but only in the late spring or summer. Here are a few things I learned on my trip.

1)When travelling, wear clothes that fit. I flew up wearing jeans that fit me well back in June. Losing 40 pounds tends to make jeans saggy. When I took my belt off at the airport, the people behind me were treated to a good long look at my pirate boxers.

2) The $8 bottle of water in your hotel room mini bar can sometimes be found elsewhere for free. I stayed at a really nice hotel. I found that in the hotel gym they had complimentary bottles of water. The same water that was $8 in my room. I drank a couple hundred dollars of water while there.

3) I dont hate running. I have never really been athletic nor do I consider myself a runner, but while I was in Minneapolis I ran each morning for about 40 minutes. I brought gym clothes on a trip and actually used them which really impressed me. Did I mention that it was 34 degrees?

4) Pro athletes take naps on game day. Actually I have known this for quite sometime. On game day (at least in the NBA and NHL) players stay near the arena so they dont have to drive back and forth and so they can get a nap in. The Timberwolves stay at Graves 601 when they have home games. I found this out by running into some of them while I was getting off of the elevator and they were getting on. So if you are in Minneapolis and a Timberwolves fan, you now know where to go and act like a stalker.

5) ZZ Top shows are a great place to people watch. Before heading up, I checked out to see what was going on and saw that ZZ Top was playing at a small venue 2 blocks from my hotel and these guys were the opening act, so I had to go. Lots of people were wearing long fake beards which was fun. The music was good. The most interesting thing to watch was the couple in front of me. He was in his mid 40's. She was (I am guessing) 19 or 20. He had his 15 year old son and a friend of his son with him. When the warmup act started he started replacing her soft drink with a mixed beverage but while he was up using the bathroom or buying more drinks, she was flirting with the men sitting around them and even entered her number on one guy's cell. Half a drink later she was about passed out. I felt bad for the son who obviously was embarrassed by his dad's conduct as well as his dad's girlfriend's conduct.

Four-0

Forty. 40. That's the total pounds I lost in four months of boot camp.

Wow!

Around 8 inches have disappeared from my waist. I'm down 2 suit sizes. I am about to spend a small fortune having clothes taken in but that's an ok problem to have.

I could post all of the numbers of how my PT results have all drastically improved but you probably arent that interested in the details. I know I will have to keep up with eating better and exercising or the changes I have seen will be only temporary. I have a bruised heel from Thursday's workout but after a couple of days resting it up I will be out jogging the streets of our new subdivision. The other day I was looking at the playground and I had some sick sadistic thoughts on some workouts I could do there after jogging the half mile uphill there.

I like the new "skinny" me. I hope he sticks around

Bryson makes the paper

When I was in elementary school I had a slight speech impediment. I had speech therapy classes for a year or so and now you wouldnt know. In fact, when I was in college I worked radio, which I really enjoyed.

The guy that announced the Thrasher games in the arena left this summer for a job in New York. They had an open audition for his replacement a few weeks ago and after encouragement from the wife and friends I went. It was a Wednesday night, the wife was in class and so I brought Bryson with me. This is from the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

38 bid to be Thrashers voice of Philips Arena
Three finalists will work one exhibition game each

By MIKE KNOBLER

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The next hockey voice of Philips Arena stepped to the microphone Wednesday night and introduced the teams, announced a goal and warned the fans to beware of errant pucks.

But there was no ice, no goal and no players. And on this night, the announcers were the ones wearing the numbers.

It was a tryout, held in an upstairs room of a Marietta Street sports bar and grillwith only three judges’ opinions separating the aspiring announcers from 41 performances every regular season in front of thousands of Thrashers fans.

The 38 contestants included a middle school language-and-arts teacher, a receptionist at a post-production company, a chiropractor and laser hair-removal spa owner, a lobbyist and an actor with an improvisational comedy group.

And then there was Bryson Freeman, who came to Stats sports bar Wednesday night but did not compete.

“He has a great voice,” Andy Freeman said of his 2-month-old son, “but he can’t read the names.”

Some of the adult contestants struggled with that, too. One called the reigning NHL MVP Oh-va-chicken; most North Americans pronounce it Oh-vetch-kin. Other contestants butchered the pronunciations on hometown — though not homegrown — players.

“I have to practice my Russian and Canadian accent,” said Marina Wesner, who gave it her best shot.

She was one of two women to try out, in an atmosphere that combined the all-ears-on-you stress of a cappella singing with the over-the-top emoting of karaoke. Qiana Nichol Harps of Atlanta compared it to one of her day jobs, being a model.

“I didn’t want to stumble on my words. You don’t want to fall on the runway,” Harps said.

Some contestants did stumble, but the judges never cut anyone off by clanging their gong.

“I couldn’t bring myself to do it,” the Thrashers’ Peter Sorckoff said. “They were working so hard.”

The three finalists are professional performers and sounded right at home.

That was natural for song-and-dance man Dean Balkwill, who moved to Atlanta five years ago from Regina, Saskatchewan.

“When I got here I was like a Canadian out of water,” said Balkwill, who cured his homesickness by joining an adult hockey league, only to cut his lip and learn he should have gotten health insurance first.

Shaffee Abraham has played the game, too. He hails from Hockey Town, otherwise known as Detroit, and now goes by just his first name while hosting a morning show on Atlanta’s WKLS-FM, Project 9-6-1.

“I’d like to tell all my buddies I grew up with I made it to the NHL,” Abraham said.

Matthew Stanton is the odd man out, a Floridian — “We didn’t even have a baseball team” — who didn’t fall in love with hockey until he discovered an ECHL team while attending Florida State. He does voiceovers, commercials and theater.

Each finalist will work one exhibition game, with the winner filling the vacancy created when former announcer Steve Craig took a job with a New York radio station.

The Thrashers also lost their radio color man, former player Jeff Odgers, who returned to Saskatchewan.

“I’m planning to bring in a galaxy of guest stars,” play-by-play man Dan Kamal said. “No auditioning, though.”

Quickie

I decided to do one more boot camp. Yes, with a business trip, closing a house, moving, unpacking and getting our house ready to sell I am doing another boot camp. I must be crazy.

I got fitted for running shoes Monday. I'm surprised at the difference that a pair of shoes can make. I used to think my feet were a size 10.5. This summer I was buying a pair of Bucs and the salesmen measured my feet and said they are an 11. The running shoes I got Monday are an 11.5. I have no idea what is up with that.

In rowing news, our gym is now the #1 Crossfit gym in the rowing challenge, #19th place team overall and I have slipped to #9 on our team. Gotta stay in the top 10.

Still taking donations for the Kidney Walk. I'm currently the leading fundraiser. Please help me help others.

4 years ago

Four years ago today I was at the Doctor's office. I hadnt been feeling well and was curious as to why. They had ran tests a few days before and called me to come back for some more tests. The Doctor came in after they drew blood and told me that my kidneys had quit working and that he was shocked that I wasnt dead or at least in a coma.

I went to the hospital not knowing what would happen. I had been married barely a year and had just had a doctor tell me I should be dead. I didnt know what to expect. I was scared to say the least.

I started dialysis that day and spent almost 2 years on it (most of it peritoneal dialysis at home). My life is pretty much at normal now other than a gazillion pills a day, some nice scars, and frequent visits to the doctor. I'm lucky and I know it.

Saturday, October 25 I'm doing a walk for the Kidney Foundation of Georgia. I'm walking so that maybe one less person will have to go through what I had to go through 4 years ago today. If interested in walking with me or making a contribution, you can go here.

Camp

Yesterday was the last day of boot camp for me. I'm going to miss the camaraderie the most. 35 people running and exercising together is an awesome thing.

I also liked looking up and seeing the stars. With all of the light pollution in Atlanta it is hard to believe that you can look up and see stars anywhere inside the perimeter but at 6 AM along the Chattahoochee River you can do just that.

This group picture is of those of us that won the boot camp challenge this month. Every month all of the boot camps ran by the company that ran the one I went to get together and compete for bragging rights of the best camp. I dont wanna say we destroyed our competition but it aint bragging if it's the truth. =)

The last 2 weeks I have been rowing a 5k after camp. Crazy I know. I am over 45k meters as of now. The guy in the foreground has the most meters rowed for our gym. There are 47 of us doing this as part of a challenge amongst over 200 teams from around the world. I have the 7th most meters rowed on our team and collectively we are over a million meters, 28th in the world, and second among Crossfit gyms.

Just a few months ago I wouldnt have believed that I would be rowing a 5k in a day (much less AFTER boot camp). I also wouldnt believe that I would be running a 5k but I did that this morning. I finished the race without puking and without being in last. I should have a picture of me crossing the finish line by the end of the week.

Now what you really wanna hear. In June I tipped the scales at 253.8 lbs. Yesterday morning I was at 223.3. I need to upload and edit some before and after pics and will do that have it posted soon. I'm really amazed at the progress I have made.

Politics

Most of you know that I do a lot of work in the political area. I'm going to tell you a few things that maybe I shouldnt publish in a public forum such as this but I will anyway.

I dont know who some of the candidates are on the ballot. I know more than the average American but when you get towards the end of the ballot I have no clue. I also couldnt tell you what some of the offices we elect do.

I used to do a lot of campaign work. I helped make those annoying mailers that clog up your mailbox this time of the year and also produced those annoying phone calls that wont let you enjoy your dinner or help your kids with homework. I met a lot of people that still do a lot of campaign work.

None of this is shocking to some of you. Here is my secret: when I get to the bottom of the ballot I'm more likely to vote against a candidate not because of their beliefs on issues (because I dont know them anyway) but because of who is working for their campaign. Seriously.

A couple of days ago I got a mail piece for a candidate. I know nothing about them or their opponent but I dont care for someone working on their race and thus, when I vote early next week, I am voting against the candidate whose mail I received.

Misc.

I love my satellite radio. LOVE IT. If you have XM you should know that currently Ch. 51 is all Metallica and Ch. 53 is nothing but AC/DC. Not sure how long it will be this way but I am enjoying it while they are there. Almost makes me wanna grow my mullet back...

This week I drove by our soon to be new house and found an "Under Contract" sign up in front of the house. 3 weeks and it is ours. I cant wait.

I got stopped by the police yesterday. Seems the dealer forgot to put the date on the bottom of my temporary tag. Not my problem. I was polite to the officer and he quickly determined that the car was in fact mine and not stolen. Years ago I had just bought a Camaro (I didnt have a mullet then either)and got stop for allegedly violating the posted legal speed limit. After finally writing me a ticket, the officer asked how fast the Camaro would do. Did he really expect me to answer that? Seriously, what a stupid question.

The Camaro and my new Maxima were both purchased for LESS than the invoice. I am surprised at how many people pay sticker price for an auto. When I had just bought the camaro, some guy pulled into a parking space next to me in a Camaro he had also just bought. His had far fewer options but he paid more than I did, and thought he had gotten a good price. Recently, an acquaintance was looking at my Maxima and told me she is thinking about buying a new car and leaning towards the Maxima. She paid maybe $200 less than the MSRP when she bought her last car and thought that was a good deal. I told her I would tell her how much I paid and what she should pay if she goes with the Maxima.

Last weekend I went to a friend's son's hockey game. He is 8ish and plays goalie. I took Bryson with me to his first game which he slept through... Last week we watched the Thrasher rookies on TV take 2nd place in a rookie tournament. Bryson enjoyed the movement and colors on the TV. I also took him to a Thrashers Town Hall meeting where Bryson got to meet the best mascot ever. I cant wait for hockey season to officially start.

I am now down 26 pounds since June. 2 more weeks of boot camp and I should be below what I am listed on my drivers license... After boot camp is over I'll try to post some before and after pics. I think I am running my first ever 5k Oct 4 (the day after the end of boot camp). Let me know if you wanna join me.

Shout outs

A couple of weeks ago I bought a 2009 Maxima from these people. The dealership that tried to tell me that the sticker price was $5000 more than what it was (and $10k more than what I ended up paying) was here.

After buying the Maxima I went and got the windows tinted here. Ferrari sends their cars there to get customized as do a lot of celebs and athletes.

This summer I have lost 22 pounds through boot camp and an occasional trip to the gym of BTB fitness. I am starting my third and final month of boot camp tomorrow.


Friday I went here and had this guy do my latest tattoo. I will try to post pics of the tat later but it is the footprints taken of Bryson after he arrived and his name above it. I need to get another appointment to get something to tie it in with the ambigram I have below it.

Double Deuce

22 pounds. That is what I have lost since the first of the summer. 2 months of bootcamp and one in between for the birth of Bryson. I'm doing my last bootcamp starting Tuesday. I wouldnt mind doing another after this month's but as you may have read we have purchased another house and it just isnt a close location to boot camp from the new house.

Last week I bought a new pair of jeans because one pair I had was getting thread bare in some areas. I just picked up a pair and started heading to the cashier when something told me I should try them on. I ended up trying it on and then getting a size smaller than what I originally grabbed. I need to get some new belts, too as I looked down and discovered that I am using the last hole. Very nice.

At the start of the summer, I thought maybe 25 pounds would be a good goal but now that I am almost there, I realize I need to go further but let's see what this month holds.

Things we do for our kid(s)

Yes Bryson is only 6 weeks old but we began thinking about school districts, etc for him before he was even here. Yesterday we signed a contract for this house and will probably be in it by mid October.
The fact that it is just minutes from some good friends (including my donor and her family) is just icing on the cake.

Idiot Car Salesman pt 2

So he calls back yesterday to tell me he had my car for me... except it was the wrong color and was missing most of the options. I reminded him of EXACTLY what I wanted. Oh yeah he forgot but looky here he happened to have that exact car on his lot. And he would sell it to me for a "good price" which I informed him was about $5,000 OVER the MSRP. He tried to reason with me why that was a great deal but I cut him short and then hung up. He called back later and I ignored him so he quickly learned to use email to tell me that he would now let me have it for the MSRP. I replied with one word: "NO". He replied with a question of how close would I come to his price and I replied with the original price I had given him. Havent heard from him since. I am this close to putting up the name of the dealer here.

Car Buying

I am looking to buy a new car. I am buying just like I did the last one by using Edmunds. With Edmunds you can price out a car with options and see the sticker price, the invoice price, and what the average cost people are paying for that car in your area. You can then have area dealers call or email you their best price. Today I filled out the info and sent it to all of the Atlanta area dealers for this particular maker.

I ALWAYS put that I only want to deal with them via email and today I even included that in the comments section in bold and all caps. After getting the prices, I email the dealers that respond that dealer X is offering that car at a price of $Y. You get them to lower their prices usually and after doing this a couple of times you end up with the best price.

So the emails are starting to come in. One dealer sent me an email asking what it would take to get me to come in and just talk out a deal. I responded that if his EMAILED price was the lowest in the Atlanta area that I would come in, write him a check and leave with the vehicle. What does he do? He calls me to tell me that if I just come in he'll show me why he has the best prices blah blah blah blah. I politely tell him that I dont work that way and if he wants my business to just email his best price and if it is the lowest I will come buy the car from him. He asked me what price I was looking for and I replied the best that I can get it for. He kept questioning me and instead of verbally assaulting the sales guy for not following directions (I must not be feeling well today... HA!) I tell him here is the price I am looking for and quoted him a price LESS than the invoice and inform him that I expect that to include tax, tag, and title. He said he would see what he could do.

Here's where the story gets mildly amusing. The last time I bought a car, I had contacted via Edmunds all of the area dealers of this particular vehicle. The same owners of this dealership referenced above also own a dealership for the vehicle I currently own (different manufacturers). They contacted me to just come on down and talk instead of using the internet like I wanted to do. They had the exact model with options I was looking for but they wouldnt play by my rules. I agreed to buy the car from a different dealership that would play by my rules. Where I was going to buy the car didnt have the exact one in stock so they transferred one in from the dealership that wouldnt play by my rules. I have a funny feeling that this may happen again.

I'll let you know what happens.