Podcast appearances and mentions of chevy cavalier

Jason and Derek review their top 10 best (and worst) experiences behind the wheel in 2024. Everything from ulta-rare Porsches, to open-air Lamborghinis, manual-swapped Mercedes (and Ferraris), supercars, hypercars, rally icons, and more! === The Carmudgeon Show Sponsor, Vredestein Tires: https://www.vredestein.com/ Click here to join the Hagerty Driver's Club: https://bit.ly/Join-HDC-Cammisa-Rev === Christmas comes early for us this year (but not quite in time for this episode) in the form of 6 brand new sets of dutch rubber courtesy of our sponsor, Vredestein Tires!  The Curmudgeon's then continue with a discussion about each Carmudgeon's Grandmother's vehicular preferences, which included the likes of the Ford Pinto, AMC Pacer, ‘87 Chevy Cavalier, Saturn SL1, ‘99 Nissan Sentra, Dodge Aries K-car, Dodge Duster 340, and Buick Wildcat.  Then we briefly revel in some sweet, sweet vindication after Car and Driver named the Tesla Model 3 to their 10 Best list, but rejected the G20 BMW 3-Series (as it had the F30 before it) and specifically the G80 M3. The Cadillac CT4 and CT5 Blackwing both made this list, alongside a handful of perennial stalwarts like the Honda Civic, Honda Accord, and GR86/BRZ twins. Afterwards, we recount hanging with Jay Leno while filming 3 separate episodes of Jay Leno's Garage featuring Jason's Mk2 VW Scirocco 16V, E30 BMW 325i Touring, and E31 850 CSi.  And finally, it's time to talk best drives of the year! The boys loved three Ferraris: the 296 GTB, 360 Challenge Stradale (manual-swapped), and F50. Plus one car from Enzo's nemesis: the Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster.  Then, Jason and Derek include wwo Porsches: the 992.1-chassis 911 S/T and 964 Carrera RS 3.8. Both the Bugatti EB110 GT and Veyron made the list, as did another Piëch-era favorite: the VW XL1.  Speaking of VWs, the 1964 Beetle and new ID.Buzz both made the cut as well. What would a Carmudgeon episode be without a smattering of Mercedes products? The W209 CLK63 Black Series (manual-converted), W201 190E 2.5-16, C126 560SEC, and a W124 300E with a Mosselman twin-turbo kit and Zender body!  Two EVs even made the list: the incredible Lucid Air Sapphire and spunky Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Plus some exquisite lightweights: the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 1300, Lotus Exige V6 Cup, and Lancia Stratos. The worst drives of the year? That honor goes to the disappointing Pagani Zonda and 4-cylinder W206 Mercedes-AMG C63. We end wondering how to rack up miles behind the wheel of our favorite vintage cars safely. One thing we can all agree we need? More time off!   Happy Holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 107 is on the scene and we welcome the 2024 Super Street Division Champion at Monadnock Speedway in New Hampshire, Chris Riendeau to the podcast. The Vermont native talks to Jody and Julian about his start in racing which included racing Chevy Cavalier's as a twelve year old to  navigating through the tough tracks in the North East to his will to race down south in the big races. We discuss what drives him to make the 12-14 hour trips down south and he gives us some surprising insight about tires, the cost of racing among other differences from the North and South. The boys preview the upcoming STAR Super Stock Tour event at South Boston Speedway which Riendeau will be competing in. The track is also the home for the next to last SMART Modified Tour event of 2024. The boys give you insight on who will race for a championship and who will be the ones to beat at SoBo this weekend.The CARS Tour is back in action at Tri-County Speedway and the boys break down the insane points battle between Connor Hall and Brenden 'Butterbean Queen as well as who has the edge in their next to last race of the season.NASCAR is facing some heavy criticism over the damaged vehicle policy at Talladega on Sunday as well as the ongoing lawsuit the sanctioning body is facing as a result from the injunction filed by 23X1 and Front Row Motorsports. The boys discuss what this means for the future of the sport and the race teams and dive into Ricky Stenhouse Jr's first win since the Daytona 500 in 2023. The Rodney Cook Classic is a little less than a month away but the format is facing a lot of discussion from racers and family members of Rodney online. We discuss the format and why it is causing so much controversy while debating if the buzz being created is a good thing for the event. All this plus Julian describes what the wobble is, our picks for this weekend and more on DLN!

Click here to send a text to Christian and DougWhat happens when you trade in your car for an US aircraft carrier? Listen as our latest guest, Tom, tells us the answer to this and other questions including why he prefers silver cars, how a car can be used diaper changing table in a pinch, and what it was like to help rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.This episode takes a poignant turn as we explore stories of loss, resilience, and redemption. From the devastating loss of his childhood home and his first car to a fire, to navigating life without a car during his Navy years, Tom emphasizes how he learned the importance of living in the present and letting go of material attachments. We also delve into a transformative journey through struggles with addiction, homelessness, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, highlighting personal growth and unexpected opportunities. Tune in for a deep, emotional conversation that reveals how our past experiences shape who we are today and offers a unique perspective on rebuilding and resilience.

Click here to send a text to Christian and DougWhat if the car of your dreams was just a few miles away, waiting for you to discover it? Join us as we kick off Season 2 of "To All the Cars I've Loved Before" with our special guest, Jim Gravina. Jim takes us from his roots in Syracuse, New York, to Northern Virginia, weaving in stories of his early fascination with computer design and visual effects. His journey is as rich as the cars he's cruised in, and you won't want to miss a single detail. Jim also has some magic up his sleeve that he shares with our listeners.Jim shares his treasured family memories, growing up with his parents and twin sisters, and those first heart-pounding driving experiences that many of us can relate to. Listen as he recounts the tale of his father's 1980 Z28 Camaro, a car so deeply embedded in family lore that it still stands as a tribute to a life well-lived—yet remains undriven by Jim himself. From the nostalgic lake house excursions to the private dirt roads, Jim's stories are a trip down memory lane filled with laughter and love.But it doesn't stop there. Jim opens up about his daily drivers, from his first car - a dependable blue 1998 Chevy Cavalier to his current red 2014 Mazda 6, and shares the exhilarating journey of realizing his childhood dream to own a DeLorean. 

Kane Coronado  //////  746 Part 1 of 1  www.TrueCrimeGarage.comOn Tuesday, November 1, 2022 eighteen year old Kane Coronado was shot while riding his bike in Wyoming, Michigan.  This attack happened in broad daylight.  Sadly Kane did not survive.  With the help of eyewitnesses, Wyoming Police have released a description of the suspect and the suspect's vehicle and now police need your help.  The suspect is described as a white male, around the age of 30 with a medium build and a brown or gray scruffy beard.  The suspect was seen driving toward Market Avenue and then toward I-196 in a grey sedan, possibly a model between the years of 2000 and 2005.  The vehicle could be similar to the body style of a 2005 Chevy Cavalier.  If you have seen the suspect, the suspect's vehicle or if you have any information regarding the murder of Kane Coronado, please contact the Wyoming Police at 616.530.7300 or Silent Observer at 1.866.774.2345 or https://www.silentobserver.org Beer of the Week - Tiramisu Stout by Ellison Brewery plus SpiritsGarage Grade - 3 and 3 quarter bottle caps out of 5  Follow True Crime Garage on X @TrueCrimeGarage / Follow Nic on X @TCGNIC / Follow The Captain on X @TCGCaptain Listen to True Crime Garage Off The Record - Now available on Apple Podcast Subscriptions and on Patreon

Konnichiwa! After a prolonged hiatus, ENTER NAME HERE is back and we're heading on down to the Lone Star State. Before we head to Texas we travel to Japan to find out about a potential feline superhero, then we cross back over the ocean and return to the states to meet a Wisconsin D-bag with, let's say, an unusual name. We strip down for a bowling adventure, find out how birds are continuing their world-wide takeover, head out of our cave with 20 million close friends and spot out a mysterious blob. Who or what fell from the sky in the small town of Aurora and why was it so hard to find a group of 7 driving around in a Chevy Cavalier? Thanks for following and subscribing! Tell all your cellmates! Facebook: ENTER NAME HERE Instagram: @enternameherepodcast Email: enternameherepodcast@gmail.com

Two Saab stories and the even sadder tale of Yvonne's Chevy Cavalier. All of that and a dog named 'Weasel' on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

Dive into the world of hilarious automobile misadventures with My Car Story: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. Our host takes you on a comical journey through his car ownership experiences filled with uproarious incidents and shocking surprises. From acquiring his first car, a Chevy Cavalier, this episode takes us through a ride involving the host's journey and all the cars he has owned. Each vehicle seems to carry its unique tale of amusement and absurdity - be it the Pontiac Sunfire that got rear-ended as soon as he drove it out of the dealership, or the Toyota Tercel whose door panel fell off in his hand a few weeks after purchase. Delve into more rib-tickling car disaster stories, including an unforgettable encounter with a Honda Prelude that left him stranded on the freeway. Each tale unravels the unexpected challenges of owning a car - from the quirky to the outright ridiculous. Be prepared for car odors, unforeseen breaking of car parts, and even a car getting stolen. This episode is not just about car stories. It's about laughter, amusement and a tad bit of dismay. It takes us on a joyride through some of life's most entertaining and wry anecdotes of car ownership, complete with life lessons. So, fasten your seat belts and take this hilarious journey with us! stretchgoosepodcast@gmail.com      

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” — Matthew 13:44 Come to Chicago's Roseland neighborhood with me. Drive down Michigan Avenue, past Root Brothers Hardware. “Checks Cashed” blinks in neon from the Currency Exchange, and “$2,300 – LIKE NEW!!” shines from the window of a red Chevy Cavalier. Snow falls on people outside Roseland Christian Ministries (RCM) as they wait for the food pantry to open. Just inside the front door eight men and women are busy stacking cans and boxes of food. As they finish, RCM volunteer Ms. Arlene says, in a Jamaican accent, “OK, let us gather to pray. . . . Holy Spirit, fill us with the love of Jesus. May your gifts be given to your people. Amen.” For the next two hours this group of employees and volunteers serves groceries to people coming in from the local community. The corner of East 109th and Michigan in Chicago is a part of God's kingdom. Like a farmer who finds treasure in a field and then sells everything he has to purchase that field, I have had the privilege of seeing and working in a sliver of God's kingdom here on Chicago's South Side. And as you meet some of the people here, my hope is that you may discover a deeper awareness of Christ's presence in the communities where you live. Lord, open our eyes to see you and our ears to hear you. May we be surprised by the treasure that is your kingdom in the communities we are a part of. Amen.

While awaiting his day with the Stanley Cup in Scottsdale, Vegas Golden Knights Director of Goaltending Sean Burke talks about his 18 year NHL career, lugging his goaltending equipment on the TTC from his Bloor/Dufferin home [before buying a Chevy Cavalier hatchback!], the misfortune of facing Wayne Gretzky on his return to Edmonton in the 1989 All Star game, representing Canada at TWO Olympic games, why he wasn't shy to chuck the knuckles, why it's great to play in warm weather markets and go straight from the arena to the sunshine in flip-flops, what we in Toronto can expect from new GM Brad Treliving, the confusion that would ensue when leaving tickets for Brian Burke, why an NHL goalie even needs a goalie coach, why goaltenders the size of Mike Palmateer/Allan Bester would be hard pressed to even get a chance to play in the current day NHL, and his plans for an adaptation of Ballad of the Whiskey Robber [with or without Johnny Depp]! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at www.podpage.com/toronto-legends/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By the time you read this, it will likely be officially summer... June is half over, which means it's time for another round of REFLICKTIONS! This is the episode where Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl reFlick'd upon the movies they've seen in the last several weeks, since the last time they reFlick'd. Along the way, more Scott Adkins... Dr. Earl goes French... more live action Disney... more animated Pixar... more The Flash chat... a movie about the Chevy Cavalier or something... why The Son does not follow The Father... d$ with more Bond... Dr Earl with even more Bond... Thor shoots a bunch of people... robots transform into animals... Sydney Sweeney tries, and fails, to be unattractive... and Spidey reigns supreme... And who can say they've seen "The Double O Kid"? And here are the movies discussed, and where to find them: And God Created Women (Max; Criterion Channel) Bama Rush (Max) Being Mary Tyler Moore (Max) Billy: The Early Years (Tubi's CracklePlex) Breathless (Max) Chevalier (Hulu) Coffee Shop (Peacock) Digging for Fire (TubiTV) The Double O Kid (Tubi) Elemental (in theaters) Empire of Light (Max) Extraction 2 (Netflix) Flamin' Hot (Hulu; Disney+) The Flash (in theaters) Holy Spider (Netflix) Kandahar (in theaters) The Little Mermaid (in theaters) Living (Netflix) Mean Streets (Max; Freevee) Missing (Netflix) My Father's Dragon (Netflix) Next Exit (Hulu) Not Another Happy Ending (Hoopla) The Old Way (Hulu) Padre Pio (for rental) Reality (Max) 65 (for rental) SPECTRE (FX Now) Spider-Man Across the SpiderVerse (in theaters) Something in the Dirt (Hulu) The Son (Netflix) Sorcerer (for rental) Strange World (Disney+) To Leslie (Netflix) Transformers Rise of the Beasts (in theaters) Trojan War: 30 for 30 (Disney+) Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (Chicken Soup for the Soul's Crackle)

A dreary rain set in over the Fuji Speedway during the 1998 All-Japan Grand Touring Championship. A thick wall of fog and relentless, heavy rain blanketed the racetrack in almost unmanageable conditions. Then, an accident between a Porsche and Ferrari changed the course of Japanese racing forever. How did racing in Japan go from boring to world-wide phenomenon? How did punishing drivers that won lead to better racing? And, how did a 1997 Chevy Cavalier wind up in the middle of a Japanese race? Today on Past Gas, the history of racing in Japan and some of the stories behind the All-Japan Grand Touring Championship. You asked for it -- and we listened. We're filming Past Gas again! Head to our Youtube channel and check us out in the stu!  https://www.youtube.com/c/donutpodcasts Thanks to our sponsors: You need to hire? You need Indeed. Go to https://Indeed.com/PASTGAS Find your drive. Forget boring rental cars at https://Turo.com Get Valvoline for your car! This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://BetterHelp.com/PASTGAS for 10% off your first month! More about Show: Follow Nolan on IG and Twitter @nolanjsykes.   Follow Joe on IG and Twitter @joegweber. Follow Donut @donutmedia, and subscribe to our Youtube and Facebook channels!   Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/PastGas. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/PastGas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thunderstorm season is in full swing across the country and with it comes the threat of lightning. Unfortunately, there's lots of bad information floating around about this weather hazard. The Lee Weather Team is here to help! This week, the meteorologists debunk the top five lightning myths and share their advice on the best ways to stay safe during a thunderstorm. They also debut a new segment on the podcast, answering your weather questions. It's an “electric” episode you don't want to miss! We want to hear from you! Have a question for the meteorologists? Call 609-272-7099 and leave a message. You might hear your question and get an answer on a future episode! You can also email questions to podcasts@lee.net. About the Across the Sky podcast The weekly weather podcast is hosted on a rotation by the Lee Weather team: Matt Holiner of Lee Enterprises' Midwest group in Chicago, Kirsten Lang of the Tulsa World in Oklahoma, Joe Martucci of the Press of Atlantic City, N.J., and Sean Sublette of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia. Episode transcript Note: The following transcript was created by Adobe Premiere and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as it was generated automatically: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Across the Sky, our National We Enterprise Weather podcast. I'm Matt Holiner, covering weather for all of the Midwest websites and apps from Chicago. And I'm joined by my fellow meteorologist Joe Martucci in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Sean Sublette in Richmond, Virginia. Our fourth co-host of the show, Kirsten Lang, is still on maternity leave. But if you follow her on social media, it looks like she's doing just fine now, spending time with the new baby. Now, technically, it's not astronomical or official summer yet, but it is June and meteorological summer has begun. And that means it's thunderstorm season and it's the lightning in those thunderstorms that we want to focus on. For this episode. We're going to talk lightning safety. Share some lightning stories. But the main thing we're here to do is bust some lightning myths. Now, there are quite a few out there, but we've narrowed it down to five that seem to be the most common. So without further ado, here's our top five lightning myths. And that number five, when it gets real hot, a special kind of lightning with no thunder occurs called heat. Lightning. Oh, boy. Guys, which one of you wants to tackle this or I'll jump all over. All right, guys. John, you sound more enthusiastic about this. I want you to take it. I totally am. Because I'm an old man. Because I remember this. Because I remember in the seventies being a kid here in Virginia and seeing the flashes out in the in the distance. And, you know, my parents are all that heat. Lightning. Oh, what does that mean? Oh, it's just heat. Lightning. And, you know, they didn't know. So it's okay for people to not know. But now we do know what's going on. I mean, that, you know, it's 45, 50 years ago. It's just thunderstorm that's too far away to hear the to hear the thunder. I mean, obviously, you're going to see lightning from a much longer distance at night because there's no other light around. The sun's not out. So you could see the flash from lightning from dozens and dozens of miles away. I think I've told this story before. There was one time I got out of a baseball game, and when I was working Lynchburg, I saw Flash on the eastern horizon. I'm like said a thunderstorm. And I checked my radar. I'm like, yeah, it was a thunderstorm 110 miles away. I clearly you're not going to hear that thunder. But yeah, I think it's one of these things that people are like they expect to hear thunder if they see lightning. And for them, it's really tough to to imagine one without the other. But yeah, it's just it's just a thunderstorm, those too far away. And that happens most often during the summer. A lot of times like I'm coming back from work, I'm on this road called the Garden State Parkway, which I knows about. Oh yeah, very nice road. I spend many, many miles on it, but when you're by the office, it actually gets very flat because you have a river running through. There's a lot of marsh land. You got some of a barrier island. So you're east the west, you have Pine Barrens. So it's it's very flat there as well. And I've seen, you know, lightning like way in the distance. And I'm like, where the heck is that lightning coming from? Like, I don't remember seeing any storms nearby. And there's a couple of times where, like I checked, you know, when I got back home and I'm looking on radar scope, a great weather app. 999 if you guys are interacting, those are lightning in a lightning in like near Philadelphia. And that's like 60 miles away. So you can see lightning for a long distance. Granted, the ground is flat and, you know, you can you have the world to see around you. But, you know, the thunder won't always come there. And especially if you're looking out over the ocean, I mean, you can't get much more flat and calm than the ocean there. So a lot of times if you're out at sea, you know, you could see mile, you could see lightning for, you know, tens and tens of miles away. And it's one of my most favorite things to do when I have been at the beach and looking offshore and to see thunderstorms out over the Gulf Stream current ocean current, they're just at night and they're just putting on a show, you know, you're 60 miles away from them and you could see the outlines of the clouds, sit down on the porch and just watch those things for, you know, half an hour until the beer is gone. You know, I mean, it's just a great show out there. And. Yeah, so, yeah, that that's my story. I think people just associate heat, lightning, this idea of heat, lightning, because it often does happen the summer when it's hot outside in the evening, it's very muggy and humid and they just see lightning, but they don't hear thunder. And so this whole concept is like, well, maybe it's just because it's hot and just lightning spontaneously occurrence. I know there is a real thunderstorm. It's not just lightning in the sky. It may not be raining where you are. You may not hear the thunder. The light is just traveling farther in the sound, but there's a real thunderstorm. Somebody is getting some rain. It's just not you. Okay. Moving on to our number four lightning myth. Water and metal attract lightning. Now, attract is the key word here. Now, it is true that water and metal and duct, electricity and therefore lightning, but they don't attract lightning on their own. And I think what people get confused is that when we're talking lightning safety, we tell people to get out of the water, get that metal golf club out of your hand. And we say that because if lightning strikes the water, you're in or strikes the golf club, you're holding it. We'll travel through the water and metal and strike you. But it's actually not the water or metal that's making it more like lead that you'll get struck. What lightning is really attracted to are tall, pointy objects. So when the lightning is coming out of a cloud, it wants to connect with something as soon as possible. So it typically goes the tallest object around. Now, if you're standing on a golf course with your club raised in the air, there's a good chance you'll be the tallest object around. And that raises your chances of getting struck. So the biggest thing when it comes to lightning safety is don't be or be near the tallest object. Our guys do have anything to add here? No, I like how you said a track is that. That's definitely the key word there. But I think you hit it spot on there. You know, you definitely don't want to be in water or near metal when there's a thunderstorm, but it's not necessarily increasing your your chances of getting struck. But it will. Yeah, it's just not a good place to be. Don't be in the pool when there's a thunderstorm. Is the short story with it. Yeah. And that's the other thing if you're out on a lake, lake is flat and you're on a boat, you're the only thing sticking up. So you're also closer to the to the electricity that's coming down out of the sky. Yeah. So it isn't so much it isn't so much the, the conductivity attracting the lightning. But once the lightning gets there, it's very conductive. Yeah, I know. Another lot of lightning strike victims are people that are fishing out a lake. And you've got that fishing rod in your hand and you're Hold it up in the air. And if you're on a flat lake and they're not many trees around, suddenly guess why you're the tallest object holding that fishing rod in the air. And so that's where the lightning is going to go. But, you know, I think because of all the you know, we hear about all the lightning strikes that occur near bodies of water, but oftentimes just because you're the tallest object, you're in a flat area and you're the tallest object. And certainly water does conduct electricity. And if you're standing in the lake and say lightning strikes in the middle of the lake, which could happen, that lightning can travel to the sides of the lake. So you don't want to be in water, but it's not the water attracting the lightning. I think that's where the confusion comes of are the metal attracting lightning? They conduct electricity. They don't necessarily attract it. Okay. So moving right along, our number three, lightning, this lightning never strikes the same place twice. So if your house has been struck by lightning or you've been struck by lightning, it's never going to happen again. No, no, no. Martucci should take this one first because you're closer to New York and there's a place in New York that I think about immediately. Yeah, The Empire State Building sometimes strikes the same place in, like an hour. The value of what happens, I think with this, it's a matter of the earth is a very big place and lightning is a fairly small phenomenon, and the chances of it hitting the same place twice are low. However, if you have a lightning rod like the Empire State Building or some other places, it will attract more lightning. Now, I do have a story though, with this. In high school we actually had a meteorology class. You guys are have you guys have a meteorology class in high school? Not at high school, no. It was combined with oceanography. I think what was the other thing was like it was a combine and they threw meteorology and with a couple of other subject and geology I think it was w o or weather and earth science class, weather, geology and oceanography I think. Okay, yeah, okay. Well we had our own semester of meteorology and astronomy too, and our professor alerts claims that he got struck by lightning twice in his life. So he says that one time he was like working on a sink or something at his house and lightning hit the house and they like, travel through. And he briefly got struck by lightning. And then another time I can't remember, most of us kind of believed it because and I'll answer that very nice guy. I've talked to them a couple of times, but he has that like mad professor, you know, nutty professor, kind of love to terms. They're like, Oh, maybe he's on something there. And his hair is like, you know, up and all over the place. But no, it's similar to tornadoes to, you know, tornadoes can be big, right? It can be a mile wide, but a mile is very small when it comes to the size of the earth. And as a result, you know, it's hard for a tornado to really hit the same place twice as well. It's kind of the same concept here. So can it happen? Sure, it could happen. But unless you're at somewhere with a lightning rod, the chances of it actually hitting the same place twice are very low. But another good example is right here in Chicago, the Willis Tower. It gets struck dozens of times a year. It's the tallest building in Chicago. So guess where the lightning likes to strike the the tallest building as a it's a good target for it. So, yeah, it happens in dozens of times the Willis Tower in Chicago in the other skyscrapers. But oftentimes it's the Willis Tower because it's a Dallas. Okay. Well, on that note, I'm going to take a short break, but don't go anywhere because we still have two more lightning myths to discuss. So stick around. More across the sky right after this. Welcome back, everyone, to the Across the Sky podcast will release new episodes every Monday on all our leads news app websites, but also on all podcast platforms. So wherever you like the browser podcasts, you can find us there and subscribe and give us a rating. We sure appreciate it. Okay. We are counting down the top five lightning myths and our number two, lightning myth is one that can definitely be dangerous if you believe it. If it's not raining, you're safe from lightning. Now, a lot of times people hear thunder or see lightning and they're in the middle of something. And if it's not raining yet, they try and squeeze in a little bit more of that activity. Boy, that's not a good idea, I guess. I know. And it's actually ties into your point number five here about heat like that, because you can not you can have lightning without the rain, as we just said so. Exactly. It ties in very nicely with our our fifth myth here. I'll toss it over to Shaw because I know he had something to say, too. Yeah. I remember earlier on, about a year or so ago, we had our our pal Christopher Gorski, who was with Bisola talking about this, and I think he posted very recently on Twitter the correlation between rainfall and and lightning injuries and you see that most most lightning injuries or fatalities happen when it's not raining because, you know, one people it's not raining yet. So they do want to be outside a little bit longer. So if there's a big thunderstorm and it's pouring down rain, you're not running around outside anyway. So and then sometimes people will go outside too early. Rain is done now. I guess it's over. But it but it's not so. And the most of the most of the injuries and fatalities happen Wednesday. Streaming people are going or trying to get one more thing in or they don't think it's that close or they left too early after the storm they think is over. But we we always remind people lightning can easily strike ten miles away from the center of the storm. So as as the rhyme goes, when thunder roars, go indoors. Sounds a little cheesy, but that's kind of it. Once once you hear the thunder, just just go inside. I try to tell people not to be dramatic, just thunder. Time to go inside. So just go inside, you know? And then the question I get is, well, how long do I have to wait? How long do I have to stay inside? And the rule of thumb is, well, keep listening for that thunder and then wait 30 minutes after the last rumble of thunder, and then it's safe to go back out and resume the activity. So that's why it takes a while. But you do have to be patient, and that is to ensure your safety. So wait 30 minutes after the last rumble of thunder and then it's safe to go back outside. Is that still I I'm actually curious, is that still taking a 30 minute rule? Yeah, that's totally still the thing. I mean, I've heard some arguments about now you're probably okay after 15 and that that's probably true depending on how fast the particular storm is moving away. But I think the catch. All right now is 30 minutes is safest. Yeah. Has a lot to do with how quickly the storm is moving. You know, some of these storms just roar, you know, and that's thing it's not really getting that far away for you. Now. You've got a big squall line long, a cold front. Thunderstorms are going to clear the area a lot faster. And so, you know, 30 minutes is probably maybe a little bit too much, especially for, you know, you get in the southeast and those little pop up storms that just kind of want to hang out in one spot and just linger and feed off all that humidity. So it's really out of abundance. Caution just we want to avoid those those lightning strikes that do occur ten, 15 miles from the storm. Those bolts, alga, blue, as they're called, but sometimes cause of a thunderstorm has already been ongoing. It's not out of the blue anymore. It's just like, when is this thing going to end? Is this storm ever going to end? Because I know there are some storms that just go on and on and on. Ashley in the thick of summer when humidity is really, I think, just wildfire smoke or have having here just goes on and on and on and on. This week, it's rare that I went away to Italy. There was smoke when I left. I come back, there's smoke. It's a bad scene. And that's another discussion for another time. I think maybe a future podcast episode. I think that is that is correct, yes. Yeah, absolutely. But for now, we still have one more myth for you. Our number one lightning myth. Rubber tires or rubber shoes if you save from lightning. And guys, I have a good story about this one. So I'm study on a plane in Oklahoma City waiting to take off and the pilot comes on the speaker and he says, well, folks, we've been delayed due to thunderstorms in the area. So we're going to be on the ground a little bit longer. But don't worry, we're sitting on rubber tires. We don't have anything to worry about. Okay, guys, let me tell you, when I heard that, I mean, it took everything in my body, everything in my body to stop myself from standing up and said, no, stop spreading weather myths. I mean, guys, I'm assuming you've dealt with this one, too, now, so you're safe because you're in a Faraday cage. Has nothing to do with the damn tires. The lightning hits the plane, it's going to arc around the plane and the and the exterior and the fuselage, and you're fine inside. It's not going to. Yeah, I'm surprised you didn't just storm the cockpit mad after that kind of stuff. I was just like, Oh, it was just boiling up. And you're like, No, stop, please. So what do people believe that one? I really do. Now, I'm actually surprised that the it took everything in your body to stop you from standing up and go there because you must had a pretty big seat on the plane for you to actually, like, want to, like, get up and get out of the plane and then start moving down. You must have been flying first class. You fly in first class for this one. Oh, no, I am not a first class person at all. You mean those economies, right? Yeah, I laugh. I would laugh when you were talking about the Rubber Soul is how you shoot. Because the rubber soul, like your shoes are so small compared to the power of the the lightning. You have no shot. Unfortunately, the the even even the most pumped up Jordans aren't going to save you on that one. But yes, as Shawn said, it's going to go around the plane or around, you know, your your car. It's not going to be about that because that's the other thing is it will it will hit the car and go around the car. You may never be able to drive the car again. Right. But as long as you're not hanging out of the window, you're going to be okay. Again, the car is going to be a mess. Some of the stuff might melt, the tires might get messed up, but the tires aren't saving you. The fact that you're in kind of a safety cage where the lightning will hit the metal and kind of follow the metal and not jump into the cab where you are is what keeps you say, Yeah, yeah. So to be clear, motorcycle not safe, not a safe place to take shelter now doesn't it? Just get on your motorcycle or get on your bicycle and say, Oh, I've got the rubber tires, I'm good to go. But also there's one thing that I think often gets overlooked. We always say, you know, a safe place to be if you can't get inside a building is to get in your car and you'll be safe as long as you're not touching anything metal in the car and the windows are rolled up. Well, that's not true of it's a convertible or a soft top vehicle because suddenly you don't have that metal roof anymore and that lightning bolt can come right through that soft top. So I used to have a Jeep Wrangler, and I always got nervous when I was driving in a thunderstorm because I'm like, This is not safe. I need to come through this roof. Fortunately, never happened. But convertibles soft top's not safe. You have to get in a vehicle with a hard top. That is important. You know, Matt, you've had some pretty cool cars because, don't you? A mustang right now, too. No, no, no, no. It's a Camaro. I come in. I'm sorry. I didn't mean. Let us be clear to shortchange you whatsoever by there. But things are pretty good, but not as good. A whole Chevy versus Ford thing coming back. Oh, my heavens. I thought I was Chevy guy, too. I just thought my Camaro. I was Chevy Trailblazer. But you're pretty cool now. You're pretty cool. You must be a really cool guy in high school, going from Wrangler to the to the Camaro. Only cool cars here. And I was there one day. There may be kids, and the coolness is going to have to be downgraded, but not yet. Dang it. Well, what was your first car, Joe? What was your first car? Was my first. I had a 1991 Toyota Camry. That's 1008. In 2008, you got to start somewhere. I got voted. Sorry. Know over what got voted what I got voted. Third worst car in the parking lot in high school. Well, what was your first car mat? I know the Jeep Wrangler was my first. Okay. The jeep was. Yeah. Yeah. All right, so on this car, Sean, I've got all y'all B So my first car was given to me by my grandfather. Same here, same here. Just for everybody's. For his 1977 brown Buick Regal. Wow. After having it for ten years, he gave it to me in 1987. And people I went to college with Remember what that car looks like or look like. And I drove it until it would drive no more. Well, so make yourself you had Sean and you're like, Oh, wow. That's a really good question. So after that, after that, I bought an I used Oldsmobile. Oh, man, you're like the RV. You were like the at time I did. Oh, absolutely. It was the classic you hear it called Oldsmobile because it was so huge. But when that finally died, I got my first new car in 1994, Chevy Cavalier. Okay, cool. So, yeah, it was my first new car. Nice, natural improvement. You know, all those cars will keep you safe from from lightning. That's true. Up and down the road. Convertibles. So, yes, they all kept me safe. Is your Camaro a hardtop? Yes, I did. I did not get the. Because I remember remembering my lightning safety. I said I'm not going to go through the anxiety of having a soft top anymore. It's going to be top. And I'm going to say safe and fun. If Matt can do it, you guys can do it, too. Exactly. You got your next car. And with that, there you have it. That's our top five lightning mitts. Now, we're going to take another quick break, but stick around because we've got a new segment we're debuting on Across the Sky Listener. Questions. And our first one is an interesting one, so don't go anywhere. More across the sky coming right up. Welcome back, everyone. And before we wind things down today, we're going to review something new here on across the sky. Now all three of us get questions on social media and email from viewers asking questions about the weather. And since some of the same questions keep popping up, we said why not make this into something for the podcast? So that's what we've done. And Joe, you've got the first question this week, right? Yeah, I do. It's the first question this week. It's from my Twitter buddy, Glen Donahue. Now, he was asking this morning a New Jersey perspective, but we're going to expand this nationwide. He want to know how come we don't ever have a temperature from the beach? How come the temperatures from he's saying homeowner now I'll fill in what he means. He's saying that the major weather recording site in my corner of New Jersey is inland at Atlantic City or National Airport. He wants to know how come we don't get a major reporting site on the beach like, you know, Atlantic City or Ocean City or Cape May? So that's a very good question because this can actually be parlayed. It's really anywhere in the country here. It doesn't have to be in New Jersey. You can be in Virginia where Sean is. You can be, you know, in even in Illinois where Matt is, because it really goes to show or I'll kind of give you a little bit inner workings on how these stations come about. So official reporting stations are typically in the weather world, we call them F six stations are typically located at airports or other major reporting sites. So, for example, New York City Central Park is also one of these sites. You know, it's not an airport. However, there's only so many of these in the world because they need to meet a certain standard and criteria. In some cases, these are observers with human input. There's human observers that are actually there as well, and they're just not everywhere. So when it comes to beach in inland areas, you have to really look and make sure that the temperature, you know, what you're getting your temperature from is from this area that's representative of your climate. If you're in a microclimate region, anywhere along the water can be one of those. Sometimes those numbers are misleading, like in Chicago, right? I think we have O'Hare and Midway. They're both inland. They're not on the lakeshore. So you could be, you know, 62 degrees right on the lakeshore. But you go inland a couple of miles to O'Hare and you're at 79 and the official Chicago temperature is 79 degrees. You know, when you break record highs and record lows and record rainfall, it comes from these major reporting stations that may or may not be representative of where you are. And your phone app might not tell you that. But we will we will tell you that here at all of our Lee Enterprises publications, others. I'll flip it over to you, Sean, because I know you know, you got Virginia, you got the shoreline there. I'm sure there's probably something like that going on in Virginia. Yeah. As you alluded to, a lot of this goes back to how the equipment, you know, where it has to meet a certain standard. And there are a lot of places in the last 20 years that have plopped up, you know, weather stations, but no one can can vouch for their accuracy or how consistent a record is. You know, so for a lot of these places where we do, quote unquote, the official temperature, there is a climate record of that site that goes back dozens and dozens of years, some places even more than a hundred years, like Central Park in New York City, for example. So that's why we will look at those, because they have to have a very long term record of temperature, humidity, you know, and all we did, all those types of things. But, you know, in the last ten or 15, 20 years, a lot of the a lot of the technology has increased dramatically so that weather sensors are more accurate than than they have been. And I've got one in my backyard, and it's wonderfully accurate in terms of the temperature and humidity. But, you know, we got a lot of trees and it doesn't do the wind very well. And that's the other thing you have to think about when you're looking at some of these other, you know, weather observations, are they cited properly? Again, I wouldn't look at the data I have in my backyard about wind at all. But, you know, at an airport, for example, it's pretty wide open. So you get a very representative sample of what the wind is like. So I think that a lot of that is it goes back to siting. It goes back to to the equipment. It goes back to how long the period of record is. And the reason that they're at airports anyway is because, well, it's very important when you're flying a plane and you want to put that thing down to know what the weather is doing. Exactly. And everything is, too. They also have a lot of open land around you. I think you need 100. Is it 100 foot radius without trees? Now, I know that was Fishel. I don't remember offhand. I don't remember air. We could really do a whole podcast episode about how to properly set up my own weather station because there could be a lot of people do it, but there are mistakes made along the way that can have a really big impact on the kind of temperatures and getting on the wind speeds that are being registered. There is definitely some some instructions to follow to set up accurate weather station. And so that's that's the issue is getting good quality data and there actually is a pretty involved process. So that's why they're not even more weather stations that are considered official. And we don't have more observations because they get accurate information. It does have to be set up in a certain way and in a certain location. So yeah, yeah. This is a great first question for us. Now, Joe, I think this one came in via Twitter, but we do have a more fun way for people to get in touch with us now, right? We do. We do. Before we get there, I just want to clarify one thing on the one specific point. I don't want to describe it with the National Weather Service as done in New Jersey with this, because Atlantic City now, they do break out records for Atlantic City and Atlantic City International Airport, even though the airport is inland in the in the Atlantic cities on the coast. They just started doing that about two years ago. But before that, you did it. You had this kind of convoluted system of where the records were coming from. So that issue has been resolved locally here for us in New Jersey. But in other places, you may still have you know, you might not have a reporting station there or you may have some kind of system where it's not accurately shown records for those coastal and inland locations. But, yes, we do have a phone line for you to call in and ask your questions here. We will be listening to we'll be answering them in the weeks and years ahead. The phone number is 6092727099 again at 6092727099. So call leave your name where you're coming from. Give you your weather questions you can last know about the podcast to maybe if we're feeling a little wonky will answer some of weather question content too but we're going to keep it mostly the weather here on the voice mail. We appreciate any and all voice mails about your weather or climate questions. We'll definitely try to answer them during the show. So thanks a lot in advance for for giving us the ring and for sticking with us here at the Across the Sky podcast. We've done well with our numbers here. And, you know, we've only been around for about 14 months. And yeah, we're happy with our progress and listenership and expanding into new regions and other ways to listen to us. We have a YouTube channel as well. You can look up across the sky for that too, if you want to listen on YouTube. So we're giving you more options to interact with us. Yeah, we'll be sure to put that phone number in the show notes as well. Just a note. Yeah, exactly. Another way, what I start hearing from the audience a little bit more, another way for you to interact with the show, you know, and besides calling in with questions, if there's a certain weather topic you'd like to hear us talk about on a future episode, all about that too. We'll be sure to cover it. Now, before we wrap up, Sean, what do we have coming up next week? Yeah, next week we are very happy. We're getting closer to the start of summer and then summer heat and then more and more discussion about about climate change. Of course when we get into the summer because it tends to be hotter. So next week we've got a very special guest, climate scientist Kate Marvel, part of Project Drawdown. Dr. Marvel I worked for about seven or eight years at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in suburban DC. She's a very well-respected climate scientist. She's done a lot of outreach. She's got a TED talk. And so we're going to talk about Project Drawdown and their drawdown roadmap, which is something they've recently released. And and we're not going to get too deep into the weeds, but they're this drawdown. Library highlights 93 science based solutions to stop climate change. We will tackle all 93 of them, but it is very, very detailed. And the science, science based solutions they put together. So we're going to talk to her about the roadmap next week, right ahead of the first day of summer. That's right. That'll be our episode. Also the day after Father's Day, June 19th and up with looking forward to that one. Well, that's going to do it for this week's episode of Across the Sky on behalf of Lee Enterprises and my fellow meteorologist Joe Martucci in Atlantic City, John Sublette in Richmond and myself, Matt Holiner in Chicago. Thanks for listening, everyone. We'll catch you again soon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Koecher disappeared near Las Vegas, Nevada, in December 2009. Steven's 2003 Chevy Cavalier was found parked on a cul-de-sac in a planned development called Sun City. The homeowner's association noticed the car had been there for some time, saw flyers for a window washing service, and called the number. It turned out that Steven worked for the service in St. George, Utah, 120 miles away. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Steven Koecher. This case has been talked about and debated online for years. The first mystery is why Steven was in Nevada in the first place, and it was revealed that he had made previous trips to the same area. Eyewitnesses and video surveillance add some information to the case but leave more questions unanswered than answered. What was Steven Koecher doing near Las Vegas, and what happened to him? You can help support the show at patreon.com/criminology An Emash Digital production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a new or existing business owner, you think every client you come across is for you. Even if you notice that the client isn't right or the deal or offer is off. Despite seeing something wrong with the job, you still accept it because of fear of missing out.  Stop! Take a moment to reflect on this. How would you react if you were told that there is a better approach to choosing your customers and that there is an easier way to build your systems?   On today's episode, Joshua will explain why everyone isn't your customer. Listen as he discusses how to turn your neighbor marketing into an actual business using the five stages of business development. What is the best way to overcome objections, and how will you make losing customers become winning customers.  These are some of the topics Joshua covered in this 1-hour episode. This is quite a lengthy episode, but I assure you it is worth your time.  You will be entertained by Joshua's witty stories and gain wisdom as he explains how to hit your target numbers for your business. This is my gift to you, and I hope you gain a lot from this. Joshua Latimer hosts the Quick Talk Podcast - Grow Your Service Business. Currently, the show is in its seventh year. As the founder of AutomateGroseSell.com, he has helped small service business owners understand the power of simple systems. In July 2021, he founded KidWarPlan.com, intending to teach kids how to improve their knowledge, confidence, and maturity. Joshua has also spoken at numerous seminars and events as a guest speaker, sharing his knowledge of upscale business strategies with entrepreneurs. “When you do postcards, It's not a quote. It's not a sales process. It's a phone call generator. That's what it is.” - Joshua Lattimer     Why do you have to listen to today's episode. 1:33  -” He's so so humble. And I could see his face in the back. And here's a guy who built a business from a flat broke scratch with nothing. He was delivering pizzas. And he strapped a ladder to the top of like a 1990 Chevy Cavalier. Does anybody know Joshua's story? Raise your hand.” Introduction to Joshua Latimer.   5:17 - ”So I want you to think about this. You see, a DJ Carol is generating millions of dollars in all this fancy stuff. That's the wine. The part that people miss is the crushing of the grapes because you weren't there when my car got repossessed. You weren't there when my wife and I went to buy groceries at the grocery store with my newborn baby Maverick, and her debit card got declined, right? You weren't there for that.” Josh shares his experience starting his business from scratch. He mentioned that business is only sometimes win-win. He explains it metaphorically by saying that everyone sees the grapes, but no one sees the crush. As he tells his story, listen closely to how "Joshua Latimer" came to be.   9:03 - “What you have to understand is that a largely automated business like I built like DJ has built all's it is really is a set of systems stacked on top of each other in a set of relationships stacked on top of each other.”   A system underpins all businesses, according to Joshua. Systems are powerful. Understand how they work. It all boils down to 5 stages of business.   12:44  “What he did is he used systems really good better than I did buy a lot. His business was bigger than mine. And he grew up faster than mine. But the way we did, it's the same because there's already a path. So I want to briefly explain the five stages of business.” Joshua discusses the five stages of business growth he created with Brandon Vaughn. Then, in a quick explanation, he explains how business development proceeds in five steps.   18:37 - “Here's a question I want to engage with you guys. What is the foundational cornerstone of any successful business on the planet? Say some answers. Just say stuff. Systems, customer service, say, Oh, wait, you've heard this story before, right? It's sales and marketing, right?” Taking this as the number one priority when building your business system is essential. Similarly, Joshua explained that marketing is the process that will get you your customers.    18:37 - “To make the point you need to simplify, you need to learn to do less, not more, you need to focus in tunnel vision on the basic simple stuff that always works instead of trying to do 1600 super advanced tactics or whatever, right? And once your business is big, if you want to nerd out and do super advanced tactics, do it like, That's great.” Hyper-targeting is a technique used in marketing and prospecting. Here's how you can turn your neighbor's marketing strategy into a successful business. Choosing the right customer is important because not all clients will fit your needs. 25:43 - “Okay. We're good. Okay. Do you want to personalize your marketing, whether it's a door hanger, a yard sign, or whatever you want to make it about them? That's my point. Okay. Very simple stuff. This is crammed with construction paper stuff. You make it about them.” Marketing should be your phone call generator. As you create your signage, Joshua provides some dos and don'ts.   27:38 - “you have to be in front of people over and over and over and over and over and over and over like a broken record. That's a relentless nonstop thing.” Whenever you are hyper-targeting your prospects, you should consider multi-touch marketing. However, Joshua believes neighbor marketing is the best method for prospecting due to similar demographics. Here's why. 30:29 - “So we're going to talk about how to turn this neighbor marketing strategy. This is one nugget into an actual system into a lever.” As Joshua defined Principles, Strategy, and Tactics, he outlined the differences between them. 40:21 - “So you want to measure things like your average ticket, and then you're gonna measure your CAC. Who knows what a CAC is? Customer acquisition costs. It's the customer acquisition cost.”  Numbers are the key to everything. In Joshua's view, whatever measures are taken to improve the situation will be successful. A winning strategy is useless if it is not measured. The key is in the numbers. Markets are driven by needs alone. 44:57 - 58:26 -  — Question and Answer Portion — Key Takeaways   “In your marketing and your literature, in the way that you look, the way that you smell, the way that you dress, the way that you answer your phone, the inflection in your voice, the way that you do the work and you do the right thing, even though no one's looking the way that you have integrity, the way that after the job's done, he unfairly says you gotta fix something and you do it with a smile and then the way that you follow up with that customer for the next 10 years. That is how you make millions of dollars.” - Joshua Lattimer “You don't do marketing to get validated that you're good enough and strong enough. You're trying to get the hyper-targeted person to engage with you and call you. That's it" - Joshua Lattimer   Connect with Joshua Linkedin: Joshua Latimer | LinkedIn Facebook: (1) The Growth Vault: For Home Service CEOs | Facebook YouTube: MAP To A Million - YouTube Podcast:The Growth Vault Podcast - Build A 7-Figure Home Service Business     Resources/People Mentioned:  The Growth Vault Podcast, hosted by Joshua Lattimer: The Growth Vault Podcast -  Build A 7-Figure Home Service Business The E Myth: The E Myth: Why Most Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It: Gerber, Michael E.: 9780887303623: Amazon.com: Books Send Jim: SendJim.com Brandon Vaughn: Brandon Vaughn | LinkedIn 5 Stages of business growth by Joshua Lattimer: "5 Stages of Business" Which One Are You In? - YouTube Geocodeo for a hassle-free geo coding: Hassle-free geocoding - Geocodio Revenue Buddy: Revenue Buddy -Visual Goal Setting The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Covey, Stephen R.: 9780671663988: Amazon.com: Books    

This week, we inject our frogs with deer scent and gaze into the future of American snakehead hatred, pile into the '91 Chevy Cavalier and search for a bowfin pond that doesn't exist, and find out what happens when you spike your hair with Elmer's Glue while sniffing Smelly Jelly behind the local bait barn.

00:00 - OPEN - Start Your Next Used Car Search 3-5 Years EarlyIt may seem crazy to start researching a used car or truck today that you won't actually buy until a few years from now, but in my twisted logic sort of way this actually makes sense, and I believe it will be fun for you. 00:55 - This Isn't Just Some Dumb Idea... It's Also Fun!I call this idea the 'pre-used car test drive', but you know it by it's more common name - the 'new car test drive'. That's right, I'm suggesting you test drive new cars now in anticipation of possibly buying them used three to five (or more) years from now. Sounds fun, right? However, it's important that you do this correctly or you could end up experiencing a 'pre-used car test drive failure', more commonly known as a 'new car purchase'. You do not want to test drive a possible future used car and end up buying it as a new car today. That would defeat one of the main reasons to buy used cars, which is to save money by avoiding both exorbitant new car prices and their evil post-purchase relative, depreciation. 02:00 - What To Keep In Mind for a Successful Pre-Used Car Test DriveStart with the right mindset: It's just a test drive, not a purchase. Remember that you're just going to test drive a new car... not buy it. Your singular mission in this is to take a test drive, pay attention to what you like and what you don't about the vehicle now so you can review that information in the future, take specific notes afterwards (or record thoughts to video using your phone) and, most of all, have fun with this! Be Certain You Fit The New Car Shopper ProfileWhen you walk in and ask to go for a test drive, you want to be certain the dealership personnel think you're a serious prospect. Go in feeling confident so you look confident. That also means dressing for the part - don't be overdressed or underdressed. Drive To The Dealership In A Car They Might Want On TradeEven though you are not buying or trading in a car today, if possible, it's still important to drive to the dealership in something that they might want to take as a trade-in vehicle. Why? It makes you look more like a serious buyer. Also, at a time when new vehicles (and test drives) are in short supply, if two people arrive at the dealership at the same time, who will get to test drive the only available car first? Will it be the dude in a faded t-shirt and flip-flops driving a rusty Chevy Cavalier? Or will it be the nicely dressed woman in the clean, straight Infiniti FX35? Hmmm... I wonder? So what would be a desirable trade-in vehicle? Three to five-year old vehicles of just about any kind are popular trades, but really anything in the last 10 years (and even older) in good to excellent condition is probably welcome since used cars are currently in short supply and dealers can potentially make a lot of money on trade-ins. Make Sure You Do Your Homework Before The Test DriveEven though this is a test drive of a particular car, truck or SUV years before you may actually purchase it, that doesn't mean you shouldn't ask questions about features that are important to you. And the only way to know what to ask is to do some research beforehand by checking out automotive magazine reviews, web reviews, manufacturer brochures, and other information sources. For example, I typically want to know what safety systems are on a vehicle and whether they are so intrusive that they might interfere with the joy of driving. I also want to know how to deactivate those systems (if possible). Those are questions I like to ask on a test drive so I can discover first hand if those features can be deactivated using a button, a touch screen interface or in some other manner. Know What...

In this lengthy episode, you guessed it, the BROS continue to talk about Corvettes and more specifically the C5 Vette. Thankfully the move on to talk about one of the Vette's competitors, the Ferrari 360. Next Coyne talks about using Apple Maps on his road trip and how dumb it is sometimes. Garrett asks what happened to all the J-Bodies like the Pontiac Sunfire and the Chevy Cavalier and why are black cars so popular? Coyne tells a story about an encounter with the Toyota Parts Counter Kid and his Camry Hybrid headlights. And Finally.. the podcast just keeps going talking about the Celica GTS, Integra Type R, and the NEW Integra. Enjoy CAR BROS? Support us through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4494333

In today's PorscheCooled Podcast Michael presents episode 79 of Owner Stories with Tyler from Minneapolis in the U.S. Having always loved sports cars, Tyler only got into Porsche quite recently. A fond memory of a ‘sports car' was his dads brand new red Chevy Cavalier. A car that Tyler though was the ‘coolest thing at the time'. This is also the car his dad taught him how to drive stick in - a car Tyler loved. Tyler only started thinking about Porsche around 2018 after seeing a very cool ‘80's Guards Red 911 on a business trip. This is not to say he never appreciated the lines and the iconic shape before then - he did. After attending an auction in 2019 (to look at Mazda Miatas) Tyler realised that it was possible to get a sports car for good money. In fact, some Miatas were even getting closer to Porsche world prices. This got Tyler thinking and searching. After enjoying his dads Cavalier Tyler owned sensible cars including Chevys and Hondas. In early 2020 the time felt right to get a ‘fun car on the side” this time Tyler decided to extend his search to Porsche and found one quite quickly. He went to view a 2001 Lapis Blue 986 Boxster and after the test drive he knew this was the car. A car he felt at one with. Tyler's Porsche journey moved forward quickly. In 2021, he decided that the ‘fun car needed a rear seat' for all the family to enjoy - his wife agreed. Tyler started the search for his first 911. The one to catch Tyler's attention was the Millennium Edition 996, a car his wife was not sold on. Moving forward the 997 generation became an option and Tyler knew what he wanted and started searching. Not long after he found one with every option on his list. His second Porsche is a ‘07 911 Carrera in black, manual with sand beige interior. The Honda Civic is gone, the Boxster is now up for sale and Tyler and his family are loving their Porsche 911. Welcome back to the PorscheCooled Podcast. Follow Tyler on Instagram @tylerttwoc   Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia. This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening. PorscheCooled Exclusive member Become a member of PorscheCooled and help support the Podcast. It will keep us talking! https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled The PorscheCooled Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts.

In today's episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Brandon Green, Founder of The Alchemy of Money. Listen as he shares his story and his ideas on college, steps to developing great wealth and value proposition. Brandon also talks about his thesis on investing and the three pillars to investing. Guest bio: Brandon Green was raised in a mining town in Wyoming, and in 1999 moved to Washington, DC with no money, no prospects, and no college degree. When he started, he was making $20k a year and didn't know what he wanted to do. Then with the help of some courses and mentors and a lot of trial and error, he was able to find his footing as an entrepreneur and build the systems he needed to thrive and grow. When he first moved to DC, he couldn't afford an apartment and slept in a rundown 1991 Chevy Cavalier. Today, he's the owner of several successful businesses, and co-founder of one of the top real estate brokerages in America. Brandon Green is best known as co-founder of Keller Williams Capital Properties, named Best Employer (Washington Post), one of the Fastest Growing Companies in America (Inc. Magazine) one of the Fastest-Growing Inner City Businesses (Fortune Magazine), and ranking among the top 0.2% of brokerages nationwide (Wall Street Journal). Brandon grew the organization to eight locations, with sales now exceeding $2 billion annually, earning him a spot on the Inc. 5000 honor roll. Over the past 20 years, Brandon has brought his message of reinvention to more than 1 million people across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to founding and growing one of the nation's most successful real estate organizations, Brandon is the founder of The Alchemy of Money, a coaching platform helping real estate agents, franchise owners and entrepreneurs build sustainable wealth for themselves through learning experiences and impact investments. Guest links: brandongeen.com - https://brandongreen.com/build-wealth/ Free wealth-building assessment: https://brandongreen.com/start-here/

Catalytic Converter Theft. 2000 Hyundai Santa Fe. 2012 Ford Fusion shuts off at random. 2003 Saab Traction Control and ABS. 2005 F150 Parasitic draw on battery.  2005 Chevy Cavalier. Dies. Buying a replacement truck. What should you buy?

I confess that many of these lyrics don't hold up well in the #MeToo era but, what can you do, the '90s were different. No deep cuts here, just about exactly what you would have gotten had you tossed me an XL-II 60 in 1996 to fill up for you to bump in your Geo Tracker or Chevy Cavalier. 95 South - This is a Test 95 South - One Mo' 'Gen 95 South - So Clear Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is) Duice - Dazzey Duks 2 Live Crew - Get It Girl 69 Boyz - Tootsee Roll 69 Boyz - Da Train Quad City DJ's - Ride That Bass Freak Nasty - Da Dip Luke - I Wanna Rock (Doo Doo Brown) Poison Clan - Shake What Your Mama Gave Ya Splack Pack - Scrub Da Ground 2 Live Crew - Shake a Lil' Somethin' Splack Pack - Shake That Ass Quad City DJ's - Hey DJ Quad City DJ's - C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)

I confess that many of these lyrics don't hold up well in the #MeToo era but, what can you do, the '90s were different. No deep cuts here, just about exactly what you would have gotten had you tossed me an XL-II 60 in 1996 to fill up for you to bump in your Geo Tracker or Chevy Cavalier. 95 South - This is a Test 95 South - One Mo' 'Gen 95 South - So Clear Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is) Duice - Dazzey Duks 2 Live Crew - Get It Girl 69 Boyz - Tootsee Roll 69 Boyz - Da Train Quad City DJ's - Ride That Bass Freak Nasty - Da Dip Luke - I Wanna Rock (Doo Doo Brown) Poison Clan - Shake What Your Mama Gave Ya Splack Pack - Scrub Da Ground 2 Live Crew - Shake a Lil' Somethin' Splack Pack - Shake That Ass Quad City DJ's - Hey DJ Quad City DJ's - C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)

I confess that many of these lyrics don't hold up well in the #MeToo era but, what can you do, the '90s were different. No deep cuts here, just about exactly what you would have gotten had you tossed me an XL-II 60 in 1996 to fill up for you to bump in your Geo Tracker or Chevy Cavalier. 95 South - This is a Test 95 South - One Mo' 'Gen 95 South - So Clear Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is) Duice - Dazzey Duks 2 Live Crew - Get It Girl 69 Boyz - Tootsee Roll 69 Boyz - Da Train Quad City DJ's - Ride That Bass Freak Nasty - Da Dip Luke - I Wanna Rock (Doo Doo Brown) Poison Clan - Shake What Your Mama Gave Ya Splack Pack - Scrub Da Ground 2 Live Crew - Shake a Lil' Somethin' Splack Pack - Shake That Ass Quad City DJ's - Hey DJ Quad City DJ's - C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)

Thanksgiving and Jackie Jr are cancelled in the latest Pod Yourself A Gun. Matt and Vince invite comedian Jason Webb to discuss a conveniently-timed Thanksgiving episode of The Sopranos, and Janice invites a narcoleptic Christian with a ponytail to dinner on episode 3 of season 8 - "He Is Risen." The episode reminds us that being in the mob is just as much about petty social slights as it is about doing crimes. There's lots of gossiping, someone gets their feelings hurt over a declined drink invitation, and someone else gets uninvited from Thanksgiving dinner. So, it’s kind of like Thanksgiving with your family, until someone shits himself to death, and then it's just like your family. Naturally, watching the episode led to some conversations about how families in Jason's neighborhood settle disputes with their stepdads, the chainsaw bear carvings industry, how to get someone so horny they turn into a dairy product, and a Saved by the Bell Mashup song. If you love the podcast as much as Jackie Jr. loved that Chevy Cavalier, leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030. Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. (-written by Brent Flyberg)

Joshua Latimer is started out delivering pizzas from a trailer park, and he even started a window cleaning business with a ladder strapped to a 1993 Chevy Cavalier. After years of struggling, he finally figured out the power of systems and grew businesses like that to over $180,000 a month while working less than 5 hours a week in business. Joshua is the founder of a marketing engineer software called SendJim and the host of the Quick Talk podcast. You can find Joshua Latimer on his site, https://honorandfire.com/fli31838248. Connect with Tony at www.tonygrebmeier.com and find the journal at https://www.befulfilledjournal.com/. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this extra fun (and somewhat chippy) episode we are joined by creator/owner/designer of Reservoir clothing brand Erin Murphy, who talks fashion in the time of corona and asks Ken how deep is his V - his V how deep is his V, she really wants to knowwww - and his reply is, er... backwards.  Benjamin proposes that I sound like a recent U.S. president, Hope unironically rocks a fanny pack, Gogi campaigns for an Osh Kosh adult line, Matt dismisses our notions of 24/7 beachwear in Los Angeles, Ken waxes nostalgic on a '02 Chevy Cavalier and the time Murph denied his application to be a model.  While you listen check out Erin as she combines timeless designs with highest-quality construction at www.reservoir.us and use the discount code nogoodanswers25 to receive 25% off!

Gm and Ford in dash Radio Screens. Ford Escape AWD Transfer Case. Ford PTU. Automotive Software Upgrade. Chrysler Radio Blue Tooth. Chevy Cavalier. Steering Alignment. Ram Trucks Hemi Long Crank. Electronic Throttle. Fuel Injections. Dodge Diplomat. Holley Carb. Buick Encore SUV. Stalling Problems. Buick Turbo. Catalytic Converter. AC System Blower Speeds. Mini Cooper Blower Resistors. Computer Controls. 

Click here to listen to this week’s episode. This week we are talking about Sarah’s ’00 Chevy Cavalier.  We also talk about what is good this week in the Harpo Household. Show Links: Oops Tees Popcast Compassion Sponsor a Child through Compassion The Good Place... Read More

In this episode of the Autoish Podcast Mike talks about one of his votes for the worst car ever made, the Cadillac Cimarron. Pete talks about his love for the Jeep Wagoneer and so much more. Mike picks up where he left off in episode 2 talking about the all-new BMW M3, M4 and his exclusive look at the two cars long before their release.The Cadillac Cimarron is Mike's first pick for Pete's new segment called "What's aged the worst." Mike renames this segment as "one of the worst cars ever made" and comes out of the gate making fun of this early 80's Cadillad on the J-Platform made popular by the Chevy Cavalier, Oldsmobile Firenza, Buick Skyhawk and the Pontiac J2000. This poorly rebadged GM vehicle was a tragic fail for Cadillac and bears the brunt of Mike's jokes in this episode.Mike also talks about a visit to the BMW assembly plant back in 2000 when the Spartanburg plant was building the BMW Z3 and the E53 X5 at the time. He recalls watching a new X5 being disassembled for quality purposes.Pete eludes to upcoming episode 4 where Mike and Pete geek out about audiophile audio gear, tech, and the world of vinyl. Mike is looking forward to this episode where he seems to be ready to bore everyone not interested in audio with his knowledge of two channel, analog audio and the world of turntables and vinyl.As always, thanks for listening. Please like and subscribe to the Autoish Podcst.

Le 14 août 1996, tard dans la soirée, 4 individus roulent tranquillement, à bord d’une « Chevy Cavalier » blanche, en sillonnant les rues de la ville de San Antonio, Au Texas. Il y a Mauriceo Brown, Dwayne Dillard, Julius Steen et Kenneth Foster qui conduit le véhicule. Les quatre jeunes gens, qui n’avaient pas plus de 20 ans, fumaient de l’herbe et cherchaient un moyen de gagner un peu d’argent pour rentrer dans un club de danse. D’un commun accord, ils décident alors de braquer les gens en les menaçant avec l'arme de Mauriceo Brown. D’abord, ils repèrent la victime, ensuite ils l’agressent. La première fut une serveuse au « Jim’s Coffee shop », une femme qui faisait ce qu’elle pouvait pour joindre les deux bouts grâce aux pourboires et à son salaire. Kenneth s’est approché d’elle pour permettre à Julius Steen et Mauriceo Brown de sortir vite et de la voler. Ils cherchaient une proie facile et sans défense. Ils ont vu une femme seule, ils savaient qu’ils pouvaient facilement la braquer. Les 4 individus venaient de commettre leur premier vol de la soirée. Ils allaient bientôt en commettre un deuxième. Ils remarquent 3 individus, deux femmes et un homme, quelques mètres plus loin sur le trottoir. Mauriceo Brown sort du véhicule ; See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ron starts this hour with a call on an 07 Caddy STS where the tire air pressures are being reported on the wrong wheels : takes a call on a 17 Ford Raptor with a tapping noise under load in drive or reverse : takes a call on an 03 S10 pickup that suddenly is very slow to get rolling from a full stop : takes a call from a listener looking for a recommendation on a car that will accommodate 7 passengers : answers an email on an 02 Sienna with a problem getting gas into it : takes a call on an 01 Chevy Cavalier with a crank no start condition. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

I am a big Allman Brothers fan. I have been since I was a teenager. After Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident, I became a fan of Gregg Allman as a solo artist. There's a song Gregg wrote titled These Days. It's really about regret. And, more specifically, the regret of a relationship that came to an end. The first time I heard the song, the last line got my attention. Let me share it with you. Please don't confront me with my failure. I'm aware of it. For me, it isn't just about the regret of a relationship ending but the regret we all feel when we have made a poor choice or when things haven't gone our way. When talking about the statement, I've frequently made a small adjustment. Please don't confront me with my failures. I'm aware of them. One thing that would get to me when I was growing up was to have my shortcomings or failures brought up to me repeatedly. Not the run of the mill kind of failure like 2+2=5. But the kinds that were a big deal. Like not being liked for who I was being seen as inherently bad because of a stupid choice I made as a child But there are other places where we can be reminded of how we don't maybe measure up with the crowd or what is defined as normal. There have been many times when I have been in a doctor or therapist's office with my son Josh. If you aren't aware of his situation, When Josh was three years old, he was riding in the back seat of his mother's Chevy Cavalier, when a semi-truck hit them which sent the car spinning out of control. That semi kept ongoing and hasn't ever been found. When the car Josh was in stopped spinning, it was hit by another semi-truck which totaled the Cavalier. While that truck stopped, it had nothing to do with causing the accident. That driver was a victim of the first truck, just like Josh. The collision left Josh with a massive brain injury. Ever since that day, he has lived between the world of people with disabilities and those without having recovered partially but never wholly. So back to the doctor and therapist visit. In the past, I had to answer the professional's questions because Josh couldn't. As he gained more and more awareness, he could tell we were talking about him. The more he understood about himself, the more difficult being at these appointments became for Josh. Eventually, he began to cry after being in an appointment and having to listen to all the things that he needed to work on in therapies in order to keep healing. He couldn't understand that it wasn't his fault. He just heard that there was something wrong with him. He's being reminded not of any failure on his part, but of his differences. And for him, those differences are both perceived and real. The differences are noticeable because he can compare himself to others now. He was, and still is, reminded of a day that changed his life completely every time we go to a doctor or therapy appointment. He is much better at handling it now that he is 17 and he can see his life in a more positive light, but it still gets to him. Something that many of us are good at is reminding others of their failures and their differences. We often believe we are doing it out of care or concern or even love. And possibly that is true. Sometimes though, it comes from another place. A not so kind place. A place where we may actually enjoy reminding them of their failure, or misstep or how they are different. I remind them of their failure for the benefit of reminding them of their failure. If you ever find yourself or someone else being overly critical in reminding someone of their shortcomings, there is a way to turn that upside down and make it work for both you and them. Being a teacher, I have to make corrections to students' actions. The more I point out the mistake the more likely that person is to repeat it. Even if I tell them what to do to correct it, if I come from the negative, the thing I don't want to be repeated, more that person's mind is drawn to that mistake and the more that mistake is re-inforced. What I have found that works best is to focus on the thing I want to see more of as opposed to the thing I don't want to see. For instance, if a student is misbehaving, I can highlight and praise different students' correct or positive behavior. We all want attention. In a perfect world, we would only do good things and seek positive attention. But if we don't get what we want, we often change tactics. It's amazing to watch a child who is not getting the positive attention from a teacher, sit straight up, keep their hands to themselves and focus when you point out how well their classmate is doing those very things. It works with adults as well. I can't count how many times I've complimented an adult student and actually had the other students in class adjust their own effort to match the person being complimented. We all want to be noticed... the key is to teach ourselves to focus on what we want, not what we don't want. It is easier for an adult or a child to see what is wanted as opposed to what is not wanted. Of course, people need to be reminded of things. Including to look both ways when crossing the street. Don't play with fire. Be nice to others. What we don't need is someone who is all too ready to confront us with our failures. We are already aware of them. Thanks Gregg!

Episode 310 – I Was Thrown Out By A Little Old Lady!  I’ve been on a mission to get more organized, which is why you haven’t heard from me in a few days!  Today, I’m going to tell you a story about my first year in business. I had gotten a job to clean the windows from a little old lady in a condo. I was by myself for this job in my little Chevy Cavalier. The job was way underbid, but I was excited! Well, it all started with removing screens. One of these screens just wouldn’t come out! I was trying to be as careful as I could and I didn’t want to break it. The little old lady was getting super impatient and getting super mad…Asking me what the problem was and why I was taking so long… Suddenly, she tells me to get out of the way and she punched her screen out of the window and into a bush then told me to get out… It was such a discouraging day. But, I didn’t give up. What if I would have given up? What if I used that as my excuse to give up? Can you imagine what would have happened? If I would have stopped, I wouldn’t have been where I am today. There’s so much more to this chat, but you’ll have to listen to hear the story in all its funny glory. Listen in on this short, 12-minute episode!  If You Haven't Yet, Check Out RevenueBuddy. The ULTIMATE Visual Goal Setting Buddy! http://revenuebuddy.com/ (Click Here )To Check It Out You can also check out the INCREDIBLE Super Course by http://supermarketingcourse.com (clicking here!) Have an idea for a Podcast Topic? A question you want to be answered live? Or just want to leave a random message with whatever you want? Now’s your chance! You can now call my new Podcast Hotline number and leave a 3-minute message and I’ll play some of these LIVE on the air! 810.201.4555 You can check out Joshua’s AMAZING Marketing software by clicking here If you’ve enjoyed this PodCast this year if it’s brought value to you, your life or your business could you please go to Itunes and leave a 5-star review? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiusbomb-com-quick-talk-podcast/id1061375545?mt=2 (Click here to leave your review)

Jonathan Kite (@jonathankite) is an actor, comic and an incredible impressionist. You may or may not recognize him as “Oleg,” the hilarious Ukrainian cook from CBS’ 2 Broke Girls. When Justine met Jonathan he had not yet booked 2 Broke Girls, but was nailing a near perfect impression of Vince Vaughn, preparing for a role on a sketch comedy show for Fox. Since then, Jonathan has shot six seasons and 138 episodes of a hit comedy show and remained virtually the exact same person, including driving his 1999 Chevy Cavalier until it’s death just last year. (RIP)In this episode, Jonathan and Justine discuss the relationships you build filming a six season show, the motives and drive behind why he does what he does, his midwest values that have stuck with him through his journey and a whole lot of sneakers and Chicago basketball. As always, thanks for listening! Please be sure to subscribe and download so you know when the next episode is coming and also rate and review Show Me Your Friends on Apple Podcasts here: http://bit.ly/showmeyourfriendspodcastYou can find Jonathan Kite on IG and Twitter @jonathankite.You can follow Show Me Your Friends on IG at @showmeyourfriends and on Twitter @SMYFPodcast.You can find Justine on IG at @justineslife and on Twitter at @justine_brown.SHOW NOTES8:36 Working in theater again on “The Nerd”11:13 How Jonathan and Justine met14:48 On their friendship together and real friendships in LA18:27 On basketball and sneakers22:12 On growing up in Chicago watching MJ26:59 On college players and getting paid29:28 On doing six seasons of 2 Broke Girls32:17 The bond created with co-stars Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Matthew Moy and Garrett Morris33:07 The end of 2 Broke Girls34:31 On enjoying the road and the journey over “the championship.”35:58 On how the people make the experience 40:33 What it’s like to be “playing with” people at the top level in entertainment44:02 On driving his ’99 Chevy Cavalier “The Hulk”45:51 On what made him want to be an entertainer and who inspired him47:02 Why being an entertainer doesn’t make him any better than anyone else49:05 On being inspired by Robin Williams51:16 On leaving this place a little better than he found it53:46 His Midwest values and valuing relationships over money58:00 Getting his first pair of Jordans1:00:00 What his dream project would be1:01:00 On doing impressions and a few incredible examples1:08:00 What characteristic he looks for in a friend1:09:09 The Mantra he lives by

Ron starts the hour talking about longer oil change intervals possibly hurting normal maintenance with the story of a Ford Focus that had a belt break on the NY State Thruway - and it had recently been serviced : takes a call on LED bulbs in a 2009 Chevy Suburban : takes a call on a 2016 Subaru with a check engine light question : takes a call on a 97 Grand Marquis with battery issues : takes a call on a 73 Challenger with tranmission pilot bearing issues : interviews Frank Fiorina, husband of Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina, who is a former tow truck driver : takes a call on a diagnostic tool for a 2015 Ford Focus : and takes a call on a 90 Chevy Cavalier that idles fast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Ron starts the hour talking to himself - literally - about a problem he had with the anti-theft system on one of his vehicles this week : takes a call on a 2004 Mercury Maurauder with transmission issues : interviews Jim McGinn of PowerTeq about programming modifications on car computer chips : takes a call on a 1990 Chevy Cavalier where the caller wants advice on changing the car from a 4 headlight to a 2 headlight system : and takes a call on a 2006 Toyota RAV4 with a question on the technical service bulletin out that addresses excessive oil consumption. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Ron starts the hour talking about how to work with and talk to the service shop : takes a call on a 2002 Chevy Cavalier that is running hot : talks to Shirley Viene, 82 years old, who recently tried for a new personal speed record of over 170 MPH in her Corvette : takes a call on advice on rebuilding an 85 Volvo: and talks about his inspection license "non-renewal". Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Programming note for this week's Episode of WHEELZ UP RADIO. We are being joined by Canadian Super Gas Racer Jeff Keyuk. Jeff will be racing this coming weekend this coming weekend at New England Dragway in his very well prepared Chevy Cavalier. We also will have news, results from this past weekend. And of course we will have the Wagon Boys on.. And as you may know, You never know what will happen when they are on. Be sure to tune in and check us out live this Weds at 7PM EST. www.blogtalkradio.com/wheelzupradio

Chronic problems in business are usually the result of binary thinking. “It's either this way or that way. It can't be both.” Strangely, the answer is almost always “both.” “Should I try to attract the price-driven (transactional) customer, or should I go for the (relational) customer who cares about something other than price?” Both.  Create and schedule ads that speak convincingly to the question of price. Create and schedule other ads that speak of important matters beyond price. Just don't try to do both in the same ad. “Should I manage with strict policies, procedures, methods and systems, or should I empower my employees to make decisions on their own?” Both. Systematize the 90 percent of your company's activities that are recurrent so that your employees have the freedom to humanize and customize the 10 percent of your activities that are ever-changing and unusual. A company without freedoms is a sweatshop. A company without policies, procedures, methods and systems is a country club for unproductive employees. “Should I promote an exclusive brand and risk the manufacturer betraying me by allowing my competitor to sell that brand for which I've created all the demand, or should I create my own in-house brand so that I can remain in control of it?” Both. You need the credibility of established brands to lend strength to the new brand you will introduce. Advertise both, but never in the same ad. “Won't this make me seem unfocused?” No. You must get on board with proven procedures. You must also do your own thing and go your own direction. It's not only possible that you do both, it is essential. Mechanics across Europe began building cars in 1886 and each time they built a car it was different. More than 2,000 different garages built and sold cars one-at-a-time before Henry Ford's 1913 introduction of the first moving assembly line employing conveyor belts. Henry popularized the concept of interchangeable parts. It was efficient. It also made him the richest man in the world. By 1923 Henry Ford was personally earning $264,000 a day. He was declared a billionaire by the Associated Press. More than 17,000,000 Model T's rolled off Henry's assembly line and you could have any color you wanted as long as it was black. The inefficiency of building cars one-at-a-time forced the other 2,000 garages to sell their cars at about $2,500 apiece while the price of a reliable, new Model T was only $849. Soon the other carmakers got on board and America became an automotive Wonderland. But we always take a good thing too far. Fifty years later, General Motors decided to take this idea to the next level. “Instead of designing 5 different brands each year and retooling our machinery to build Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks and Cadillacs, why not just put a different interior package and grille and taillights in the same, basic car and sell that car under 5 different names?” A Chevy Cavalier is a Pontiac Sunbird is an Oldsmobile Firenza is a Buick Skyhawk is a Cadillac Cimarron. A Chevy Nova is a Pontiac Ventura is an Oldsmobile Omega is a Buick Apollo is a Cadillac Seville. A Chevy Caprice is a Pontiac Catalina is an Olds 98 is a Buick Electra is a Cadillac DeVille. On the surface, this looks like exactly the same idea that made Henry Ford rich. The problem with the “platform engineering” introduced by GM in the late 1970s is that it eroded the distinctiveness of their brands. Two decades later GM was forced to close Oldsmobile and a few years after that, Pontiac fell as well. Analysts speculate whether Buick or Cadillac will be next. Conformity is essential or you will not be efficient. Differentiation is essential or you will not be special. Differentiate the 10 percent the public sees and experiences. Manage the 90 percent...

Do you remember the excitement of the New Millennium, when the year 2000 came around? I remember being in elementary school and doing the math. I figured out I was going to be 31 years old when the year 2000 rolled around. I could not fathom at that time the thought of being 31 years old. All that stuff that went on, remember the Y2K bug? The world was going to come crashing to an end. I remember looking in the papers to see if the world ended in Australia because I knew that 12 hours later, the world would end here for us. Today, instead of Welcome to the New Millennium, I want to talk about Welcome to the New Me-llenium. I think one story that totally sums this up happened in March of 2003. Its about a young lady named Chante Mallard, and Im going to read you the police report. In March of 2003, Chante Mallard, who was 25, was charged with the murder in the death of Gregory Glenn Biggs, 37, a former Ft. Worth school bus driver, who was recently homeless. On October 25, Ms. Mallard left the bar at 3 AM and was on her way home when she hit a homeless man who was walking along US HWY 287. She continued the four miles to her home with the man still stuck in the windshield and hid her Chevy Cavalier inside her garage. The injured man, later identified as Mr. Biggs, was stuck head first, partially through the passenger side of the windshield, and his legs, broken in several places, were folded over the roof. There he remained alive for a couple of days, unable to extricate himself from the windshield, and slowly dying from loss of blood and shock. Authorities say that there was apparently some conversation between them. She kept saying she was sorry, and he kept begging for her help. Police said that after Mr. Biggs died, Ms. Mallard and at least one friend then took the body to Cobb Park, a few blocks from her home and dumped it. The body was found a few days later near the edge of the parking lot. In an affidavit, Maranda Daniel told police that she had been out with Ms. Mallard and several other women in mid-February when Ms. Mallard giggled as she explained how she had hit a man with her car. As she jokingly told the story to the women of what happened that night, she even shared with them of how she would go into the garage, tell the homeless man to hurry up and die because he was ruining her life. When I first read that, I was shocked. I had this pit, this feeling of a knife being stuck in my stomach, of how we can get to that point where were that distressed. Can you imagine her looking at this guy as hes screaming and begging for help? He had no other injuries that would have killed him, other than the broken bones and the fact that he was bleeding. If she would have sought out medical attention, it would have saved his life. How do we get to this point? Number 1: Sin doesnt bother us anymore. Its a taboo word in our culture. We hardly ever talk about sin. Words that once shocked us, if we heard on TV, dont shock us anymore. I remember, when I was in junior high, the first time I heard a swear word on TV, my mouth just dropped open because I didnt think you could do that on TV. Now, almost anything goes in primetime. Because the Bible clearly teaches that sex outside of marriage is morally wrong, it used to be called a sin when a man and woman lived together before marriage. Now we call it a compatibility test. The slaughter of unborn babies is called murder in the Bible. We now call it choice. Having sex with someone elses wife or husband is called adultery in the Bible. We have a nice word for it called an affair. What the Bible calls sodomy, we now call an alternative lifestyle. When was the last time that you or I were so overcome with our sense of sin in our lives that we fell on our knees, face down, before a Holy God? We dont feel sinful. In fact, usually we feel as sinful as we do dirty. I would assume that most of us here dont feel too dirty because we probably took a bath or a shower this morning or last night. But if you look with a microscope at your skin, youd be amazed that there are probably 20 million different microbes that are crawling all over your skin. I know you can just feel them right now. We think were clean, but if we really took a good look, were not. Thats what our perception of purity is. We are sinful to the core. Every single one of us has a terminal infection called sin. Adam and Eve turned their heads toward the hiss of a snake instead of God. Did you ever think of that? Theyre in the Garden, and the serpent comes to Eve and tries to tempt her. God is there. Instead of going to God and saying, Hey God! I have a question for you. Ive got this serpent over here, and hes telling me this. What should I do? Instead, she acted as if there were no God. How many times do we do that in our lives? We act as if there were no God? Sin entered the world, and sin seized the world with no God in it. The Chante Mallard story shocks us, and we think we would never get to that point. We would never be that bad. But really, just choosing to do what you want to do with your life instead of allowing God to decide what His will is for your life is sin. God-less attitudes lead to God-less actions. In Isaiah 53:6, it says, We all, like sheep, have gone astray, and each of us has turned to his own way. When your life is not God-centered, it becomes self-centered. Sin celebrates its middle letter��"sIn. The letter I. Sin begins to tell you, Its your life, right? You can do whatever you want. One of the things weve asked our youth group is, What comes to mind when you think of the word Satanist? Most times, its killing babies, drinking blood, wearing long flowing black robes and having pentagrams on your forehead. Do you know what being a Satanist, or someone who follows Satan, really deals with? Theres actually a Satanic Bible written by a man named Anton Lavey from the Church of Satan in California, and this is their main motto from that book: Do what thou wilt should be the whole of the law. Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law. If you want to be a Satanist, all you have to do is say, God, I want to live my life the way I want to, not Your way, and thats it. Adam and Eve said, We know better than God. The next reason (Number 2) we got to this point in the new Me-llennium is sin is fun, so we choose to do it. One of the things that Ive been trying to talk myself into doing is to jump out of an airplane. I think that would be the most incredible experience. For those of you who have done it, I dont know [what it would feel like yet]. If you didnt have an enjoyable experience, dont tell me, because I want to do this at some time in my life. But the idea of jumping out of an airplane and free-falling, for however long you get to do that, before the shoot opens must be the most intense experience that you could ever imagine. I want to do that someday, but can you imagine jumping out of an airplane without a parachute? I cant imagine doing that. Im assuming the free-fall would still be fun, if you didnt realize the parachute was not on your back, until you slammed face first into the ground in one splat. But thats what sin is like. Sin is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. We tell the youth, Sin is fun. The Bible says that sin is fun for season, but it never has a parachute. There are always consequences. Over and over again you read and hear or know people like this: • A man who flirts with a co-worker, never realizing that within six months, his family, his business, his reputation, his friends, and his future will be gone because that flirting lead to adultery. • A girl goes to a party to have fun and try to fit in with the in-crowd, but before the night is over, she becomes drunk and is raped by a guy who takes advantage of her. • A husband and father stumbles upon a pornography site on the Internet and stays a few minutes out of curiosity. In a short time, he finds that he is addicted and spends hours viewing things that will destroy his relationship with his God, his wife, and his kids. • A woman makes it her practice to hang out at the bars until late into the evening. She tells herself that she needs this time to unwind. She has always made it home safely before and will be shocked that tonight, as her car crosses the center line, she will kill an entire family. Those are just a few examples of the thousands of ways that sin promises you a free-fall experience, but not only does the parachute not open, its not even on your back. We think that we can get away with sin. Its kind of like this mouse here. We think that somehow, some way, were going to get away with something. So we do whatever we can to try and get to the point where we can do that. In Numbers 32:23, it says this: You may be sure that your sin will find you out. There is always a hard landing ahead, always. God will forgive you, and does, if you ask for it, but you still face the consequences of your sin. Reason Number 3, is: We view sin as freedom to do what we want to do in life. We hear this all the time as we work with youth. Im free. As soon as you get out of your home, and you go off to college or get a job and move out, theres this sense of freedom that I can do whatever I want to do now. No one is looking over my shoulder. No ones going to tell me what to do or not to do. About a month or so ago, we talked to the youth group about quenching their thirst at the Fountain of God, plugging themselves into God on a daily basis-that thirst that all of us have for something with meaning in our life, and letting God be the one who does that. The problem is sin also quenches your thirst for awhile. Its like drinking salt water. For a little bit, it will quench your thirst, but then what happens? Your thirst comes back stronger and stronger and more powerful than it even was before. Ephesians 4:19 says, Having lost all sensitivity, theyve given themselves to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity with a continual lust for more. Little by little, you give up control of your life to sin, and sin is never satisfied. Its like a roaring fire that no matter how much fuel you put into it, it is never satisfied. You are not free when you choose to sin. It actually enslaves you. Were going to watch a video called My Own Prison by Creed: Lyrics @ http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/creed/myownprison.html "My Own Prison" A court is in session, a verdict is in No appeal on the docket today Just my own sin The walls are cold and pale The cage made of steel Screams fill the room Alone I drop and kneel Silence now the sound My breath the only motion around Demons cluttering around My face showing no emotion Shackled by my sentence Expecting no return Here there is no penance My skin begins to burn (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one I hear a thunder in the distance See a vision of a cross I feel the pain that was given On that sad day of loss A lion roars in the darkness Only he holds the key A light to free me from my burden And grant me life eternally Should have been dead On a Sunday morning Banging my head No time for mourning Ain't got no time (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one [Guitar break] I cry out to God Seeking only his decision Gabriel stands and confirms I've created my own prison I cry out to God Seeking only his decision Gabriel stands and confirms I've created my own prison (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one Should've been dead on a Sunday morning banging my head No time for mourning Ain't got no time Sin creates chains that bind us. Theres no freedom there. It promises freedom, but its not there. Its not that God doesnt want us to have fun. We have this view that God is just this ogre with the white hair, the spiritual hammer, the lightening bolt, that as soon as you do something thats even remotely wrong, he just wants to zap you. Thats not it. God wants to protect you. He wants to protect his relationship with you. He wants to keep you from the consequences that He knows will come. He really wants us to have freedom. Reason Number 4, is: We dont consider sin as a crime against God. We dont consider sin as a crime against God. Jerry Bridges, in his book The Pursuit of Holiness, writes this: We never see sin correctly until we see it as against God. All sin is against God in this sense, that it is His law that is broken; His authority that is despised. Pharaoh, Saul, and Judas each said, I have sinned, but the returning prodigal said, I have sinned against heaven and before Thee. King David said, Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned. Its pretty simple: Sin has made us enemies of God and continues to do that. Colossians 1:21 says, Once you are alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. God made it very clear that the infection of sin is not going to make it past the pearly gates. God is a holy God, absolutely cannot stand sin in His presence. If you lead a God-less life, you can expect a God-less eternity. If you spend a lifetime telling God to leave you alone, He will give you your wish. In 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 says this, He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of His power. So what can you do? If everyone is infected, how do we find a cure? Since we are enemies of God, we have to be reconciled. What Adam and Eve did caused us to be out of Gods family. God looks down, and He sees enemies, so what do we do to bring reconciliation. We are going to watch a video called An Angel Story. Its from a book by Max Lucado. There are some scarier images, and its a conversation between Satan and God and the Angel, Gabriel, is also there. Were going to watch and see what Gods plan is. Lucifer lurked around the room, breathing loudly, searching for words to say and a shadow from which to say them. He finally found the words but never the shadow. Show me, 0 King of Light, show me one person on the Earth who always does right and obeys Your will. Dare you ask? You know there need be only one perfect one, only one sinless one to die for all the others. I know Your plans and You have failed! No Messiah will come from Your people. There is none who is sinless. Not one. He turned his back to the desk and began naming the children. Not Moses. Not Abraham. Not Lot. Not Rebekah. Not Elijah. . . . The Father stood up from His throne, releasing a wave of holy light so intense that Lucifer staggered backward and fell. THOSE ARE MY CHILDREN YOU MOCK. God's voice boomed. You think you know much, fallen angel, but you know so little. Your mind dwells in the valley of self. Your eyes see no further than your own needs. The King walked over and reached for the book. He turned it toward Lucifer and commanded, Come, Deceiver, read the name of the One who will call your bluff. Read the name of the One who will storm your gates. Satan rose slowly off his haunches. Like a wary wolf, he walked a wide circle toward the desk until he stood before the volume and read the word: IMMANUEL. Immanual? he muttered to himself, then spoke in atone of disbelief. God with us? For the first time the hooded head turned squarely toward the face of the Father. No. Not even You would do that. Not even You would go so far. You've never believed Me, Satan. But Immanuel? The plan is bizarre! You don't know what it is like on Earth! You don't know how dark I've made it. It's putrid. It's evil. It's ... IT IS MINE, PROCLAIMED THE KING. AND I WILL RECLAIM WHAT IS MINE. I WILL BECOME FLESH. I WILL FEEL WHAT MY CREATURES FEEL. I WILL SEE WHAT THEY SEE. But what of their sin? I will bring mercy. What of their death? I will give life. Satan stood speechless. God spoke, I love My children. Love does not take away the beloved's freedom. But love takes away fear. And Immanuel will leave behind a tribe of fearless children. They will not fear you or your hell. Satan stepped back at the thought. His retort was childish. Th th they will too! I will take away all sin. I will take away death. Without sin and without death, you have no power. Around and around in a circle Satan paced, clenching and unclenching his wiry fingers. When he finally stopped, he asked a question that even I was thinking. Why? Why would You do this? The Father's voice was deep and soft. Because I love them. (Excerpt from "An Angel's Story" by Max Lucado �© 2002 Used by permission.) Jesus was not surprised when He was crucified. That was the plan from the beginning. That was the plan from the beginning. Somebody had to be sent as a sacrifice. So how do we get right with God? How do we break those chains? Acts 16:30 says, What must I do to be saved? The next verse says, Believe in the Lord, Jesus, and you will be saved. Why Jesus? Why not Buddha? Or Mohammed? Acts 4:12 says, Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved. What qualifies Jesus to do that and not anybody else? Look in 2 Corinthians 5:21. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Max Lucado wrote it this way, Christ, the sinless, became sin so that we, sinners, could be counted sinless. He became the sin offering, and God poured out His wrath on His son. Remember that this morning. Everything that Jesus went through is because God had to pour out His wrath as punishment for sin. Instead of doing it to us, He did it to His own son, and thats why Jesus can be our substitute. One of lifes greatest tragedies is that people will still die in their sins. John 8:24 says, and Jesus warned us about this twice in this verse, I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins. Forget terrorist attacks; forget tsunamis; forget hurricanes; the worst tragedy and disaster on the earth is taking your sins to your casket. That is the worst tragedy that faces mankind, taking your sins to your casket. God provided a way for us to be free. Isaiah 53:5-6 says this, But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us have turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. In verse 12 of Isaiah 53, it says, Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He poured out His life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. Its almost like this: it would be like a man visiting a cancer ward and walking to each bedside. As they are in the last stages of cancer, and their body is totally ravished. Its like this man kneeling down to the bed, touching them, and in an instant, the mans health and vitality is transferred to the cancer patient. The cancer patients disease and ravished body is transferred to this man. In an instant, the person on the bed is totally healthy, and the man collapses to the floor with the cancer all through his system. Thats what Jesus did for us. That is what Jesus did for us. I know I shared this in a sermon last year, but I dont know any better way to describe this. In Matthew 27:45, just to get an idea of what Jesus had to go through on the cross, it says this, From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-thani?-which means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Abba Father, do you know what Abba Father is? Its a term of endearment, like Daddy, Daddy! Why have you forsaken me? Why would Jesus say that? When my son Connor was three years old, he was in the backyard, and he had a stick in his hand. My other son had pruning shears in his hand. Connor reached out the stick and said, Caleb, cut the stick. Caleb went to cut the stick, but instead he caught his finger. I remember this blood-curdling scream from my backyard. I ran out there, and here is my precious three year old. I want you to picture this as a vision of God, my precious three-year old with blood dripping off his fingers, grabbing it, and hes screaming, Daddy! Help! Daddy, I need a band-aid. In his mind, he thought if his daddy would come, his daddy would take care of everything. Jesus had our sin placed on His back. Our sin! Can you imagine what that would have been like for a pure and sinless God to have our sin placed on Him? This is going to be really cruel, but the best way I can describe it is like you and I taking dog manure and rubbing it on ourselves, all over, in our mouth, up our nose, in our eyes. Thats what our sin must have felt like to a holy, pure, and sinless Jesus. God looked down at the blackness of every single sin that you and I have committed, and He had to look away. He had to turn his back on his Son because He cannot stand the presence of sin. That would be me as my son is screaming for help, walking out in the backyard, looking at it, shaking my head and going back in the house, closing the door and locking it. My sin killed Jesus Christ. Your sin killed Jesus Christ. The crucifixion and everything He went through did not kill Him. Im going to give you a couple of hints of what I think killed Him. Psalm 40:12, the prophesy hints at this, and it says, For evils beyond number have surrounded me; iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see. They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed me. I believe that Jesus died of a broken heart or a ruptured heart. The second hint comes from Matthew 27:50. It says this, And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up his spirit. When you are approaching death, your voice gets softer. As you lose strength, it gets softer and softer. This verse says right before He died, He cried out in a loud voice. If you are under great stress, your heart can actually just burst. Its happened, and its medically proven. What happens every time is there is an intense pain, and the person would scream out and grab his or her chest. Since Jesus arms were nailed to the cross, He could not grab His cheat, but I think His heart just ruptured when God turned His back on Him and He died. The third and most convincing hint is in John, 19:33-34. It says, When they came to Jesus and found that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. Instead one of the soldiers pierced Jesus side with a spear, bringing His sudden flow of blood and water. When your heart ruptures, it separates into coagulated blood, water and serum. It will flow out in large quantities. Christ endured all that pain and torture. But when the Father turned away from Him, it was too much. When that sinks in, for me, that makes me want to fall flat on my face in front of the Holy God, in recognition of my sin and my life. We use the word grace so flippantly, but grace is never as powerful as when we recognize our sin and realize what grace really means-that Jesus took my place. Thats when grace becomes powerful. Do you want to know why Jesus had to scream out the words, Daddy! Daddy! Why have you forsaken me? He had to scream out those words so that you and I did not have to. We dont have to be enemies of God any longer. If you have done that, God looks down and sees you differently. He doesnt look down and see that Im sinful to the core. He looks down and He sees the righteousness of His son, Jesus Christ. He looks down and sees me covered by the precious blood of Christ. He no longer sees the sin; He sees His Sons righteousness. As we end today, we started out with a lady named Chante Mallard, who represents the New Me-llennium, I want to introduce to you a young girl named Haeli Schwandt. Haeli shared a testimony with us at our youth group, and it just so touched my heart because she admitted how she had a me-first attitude in this New Me-llennium. The difference is she has allowed God to infiltrate her life, and she has allowed God to change her heart. Were going to watch her testimony, and then shes going to dance to a song called Undone by Mercy Me. In middle school, I was mean! I was a mean girl. My behavior consisted of the only person that mattered in the whole world was me. I didnt care if I hurt my parents, my siblings, or my best friends. If there was any opportunity for me to make myself look better or make myself happier, I would take it even though it might be hurting those closest to me. My grandpa was diagnosed with cancer around this time, and my family was dealing with it in their own ways. My sister, she kind of holds her feelings in. I did not help the situation. How I was dealing with it was I would take it out on everyone around me, so when wed get home from school, Id call her names. I would make sure that everything she did, she knew it was not good enough, just to try to make myself feel better. Almost every day, I would try to bring Taylor down. We had a very broken relationship at this time, and my relationship with my parents was also falling apart. I was getting poor grades. I was lying, and they knew I was lying. Lets just say everything that came out of my mouth was very negative. They were ready to vote me off the island. They were ready to get rid of me, but God knew what needed to be done, and slowly He reached out to me through different things. I called myself, before, a Sunday School Christian. I knew what the Bible taught; I knew what it said; and I knew what was right, and I knew what was wrong, but I wasnt living it. It was never real to me. It was a religion, not a relationship. After a certain time, it seemed like whenever I came to church, the message was written just for me. I was faced with the biggest decision Ive ever made in my whole life-to change or not to change. I became aware that to stay the same, which was a horrible, rotten person, was to outwardly reject the One who loved me the most. I chose to change. I hurt a lot of people, mostly my family, and my grandpa who died of cancer. My mom was feeling a lot of regrets because when they were young, they didnt get along, so she was talking about a lot of wasted years. This was a huge wake-up call because I didnt want to have wasted years. I didnt want to look back and have to reason with why I treated my family so horribly. I began to feel Taylors pain and my familys sadness. Even though my grandpas death was not a great thing, it really opened my eyes. I decided to have a personal relationship with Jesus, instead of just a religion. Now, Im sure I can see that Im not wasting years. I keep wondering how God changed me so much, but He knew all the right things to say to me. He came into my heart and changed it from one of bitterness, hurtfulness, and hatred to one of compassion and hope. The best thing of all: He is still not done changing me. God never gave up on me, and He led me to a place of love where there are no more wasted years. Thats my testimony. Haeli Dances to the Mercy Me song entitled: Undone No apologies For who I'm meant to be The only thing that matters is I am free When I am overwhelmed Holding pieces of my heart When I feel my world Start to fall apart To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become Undone Even in defeat The face of tragedy Still you'd have to say that I found victory In brokenness comes beauty Divine fragility Reminding me of nail scarred hands Reaching out for me To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become Undone Hallelujah I'm undone! To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become Undone To the cross I run To be what I've become And I'm undone Let me just touch upon one set of lyrics from that song: No apologies for whom I meant to be. The only thing that matters is that Im free. When Im overwhelmed holding pieces of my heart, when I feel my world start to fall apart, to the cross I run, holding high my chains undone. Now I am finally free, free to be what Ive become. I dont know where youre at. I dont know if youve ever allowed Christ to take away your sins, and youre heading toward your casket-taking those sins with you, or if you have made that decision, and youre letting sin chain you by the small decisions that you or I make every day. Youre letting sin have a hold. Do you have a room in your house that you dont let God into? The house of your life? Are you holding onto something that you know is sinful and wrong, and youre playing the game. God is allowed everywhere else in your life but that one compartment. You need to open it up, and we need to expose it to the light. Its going to be painful, but its a lot less painful when we do it on our own than when God has to force that door open and expose that. Lets pray, Heavenly Father, we just thank you for what grace really means. We thank You for sending Your son. I thank You for pouring Your wrath on Your precious Son instead of me. Lord, I pray that You help me to view sin for what it really is, as against You. Lord, I pray You will convict all of us to have a proper recognition of what sin is in our lives. We thank you so much for what You have done, Lord., I am continually amazed, Lord, how you change a human heart. To me that is the biggest miracle that can ever be done on this earth, to change a human heart. As I watch Haeli share her testimony and dance, Lord, I am just amazed at what have done. I pray that will be done for all of us. We pray...