My Richard Petty Driving Experience at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 20th 2010. It's hard to tell from this video that we turned a lap at 105 MPH. I wish the instructor would have gone faster! I'd like to try it on a bigger, faster track sometime. All in all though, it was AWESOME! It was SO much fun!
I had the most Amazing day yesterday. For Christmas, my Beautiful, Loving Wife gave me a gift certificate to a driving experience with the Richard Petty Driving Experience. I used that gift card up on Father's Day! While I've done a ride along with them before, this was my first time driving. It was AWESOME. It took a bit of time to get used to the fact that you have to steer right in order to go straight as the cars are set up to turn left. As we left the pits, the instructor driving the car in front of me was telling me to go faster. By the time we reached the flag stand on the front stretch, he was telling me to back off :)
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is only a mile long track with a little banking so it wasn't super speedway speeds but my top speed for the day was 105 MPH.
It was a great day out with my wife and daughter. My mom, Mary Lou and Linda all came to watch too.
After we were done at the track, we stopped for a quick bite to eat and then headed home to grab a few things. We were off to a cook out to visit with friends, many of whom were in town for their high school reunion. It was great to see some friends that are usually so far away.
All in all, I couldn't have asked for a better Father's Day.
Last Christmas, my wife gave me an automatic car starter for my truck. The truck is outside all winter and it's very nice to be able to warm it up without ever going outside. She purchased it from Boomer McLoud in Nashua, NH. We took the truck in and had it installed there as well. Everything worked great all winter long. Then, over the summer, I took Lauren to the pool. I went swimming with her, forgetting that my keys were in my pocket. So much for that remote starter remote control. Oh well, I thought, I have another one. Well, the second one didn't work at all either. I changed the batteries and it would work for a day or two and then stop again.
With winter coming, I decided it was time to resolve the problem. I assumed I would have to spend a fortune to purchase a new remote. I went in to Boomer McLoud and told them about the problem I was having and even told them I took one of them swimming with me. The answer was "No Problem"! He took out two new remotes, went out to my truck and within about 2 minutes had them programmed. When I asked how much I owed him, the answer was "Nothing". "Seriously?" I asked and he said :Yes. All of our remote starters have a lifetime guarantee with no questions asked." And on top of all of that, he was friendly and took the time to show me how the remotes are programmed to the truck! I thanked him and was on my way.
It's nice to see that customer service is not dead and that some companies stand behind their guarantee. I'd just like to say, Boomer McLoud, YOU ROCK!
I was having a great weekend with my Family. I'm happily snapping pictures of everyone enjoying the lake. Then, I looked down to see "Memory Card Error" on the screen of my camera! So I took the card out and put it in a computer where it said the card needed to be formatted before I could use it. I said "No" to that and put the card away until I got home.
I own R-Studio data recovery software that I have used several times to recover deleted files. I ran it against the SD card but everything it recovered was corrupt. So I started searching for other data recovery software. I downloaded several different programs. Many did nothing because it couldn't find the file allocation table. One, Stellar Phoenix, was able to see all of my pictures but it required payment before it would recover them. I wasn't sure I was willing to pay $39.95 for a few weekend photos. So I continued searching. Then I found ZAR. ZAR stands for Zero Assumption Recovery. ZAR allows photo recovery with their free version. I ran it and it took a while but it successfully recovered all but two of my pictures. Those two were corrupted. The videos that it recovered were corrupt but that's ok. In the end, I got my pictures back and I didn't have to pay to do it!
As of April 16, 2009 I am officially unemployed. I haven't been unemployed since I was 12 and started working at my parents rental store. It's definitely a bummer. However, it has given me a little extra time to do things I enjoy. I've had the chance to do a little geocaching and found some incredible water falls right in Wilton, NH. I lived in Wilton for quite a few years and never knew the falls were there.
So, while the economy stinks I'm still trying to find a little enjoyment day to day...
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