New car is here!

I went to the dealer today after training to make sure they were getting the right car ready for Joane to pick up, because there were 2 cobalts there that I looked at, one of which Joanne and I looked at over the weekend.

Well guess what? the car I picked out for Joanne wasn't good enough for her! When she went to do the paper work yesterday and test drive the car, (without telling me,) she ordered the other cobalt we saw over the weekend. The one with more mileage and more scratches on it, the one that the dealer was trying to push on me, but after looking over and assessing both cars I decided the one I like and picked was better! and had a lot less mileage on it!

So when I went to see the salesman today I checked out the sales lot where the cars were and low and behold the car I picked was there, and the one I didn't want was gone. So I asked the salesman if he go the right car? That's when he told me Joanne decided on the other car, you know? the one with more mileage and scratches??

Well I called her up on it and she tells me no! the other one has more scratches, that she and the dealer checked them out and agreed the one she picked is better, ( remember the dealer was trying to push that car on me yesterday??)

Anyway Joanne picked up her car and she is happy with it, so congrats.

Today's training...

Run 4 miles

swim 500m

dive 1/2 hour so I could check out the car order.

The 2008 cobalt LT on the lot.......

Car Shopping for under $11,000

Last weekend Joanne and i went to a car dealer to check out some car deals being offered. Her car, a 97' Honda Accord is dieing a slow death so rather putting in buckets of money to fix it up Joanne and the kids have been bugging me to buy a new car. So we looked and saw some good deals with used 2007 and 2008 GM G5's and Cobalt's. She like the cobalt best in charcoal gray but it had to have all the bells and whistles, not the standard cobalt. we found a couple Lt's with the bells and whistles she was looking for and ooo'd and aaa'd over it, figuring out if we can afford to buy it. We then left the dealer to think on it.

Today after being hounded daily about the car she wanted, I went to the car dealer, looked for a honest looking used car salesman, ; ) When I found one, I showed him the used car I wanted, a charcoal gray 2008 Cobalt LT which only has 37,000km on it. Then I told him to work up the papers so we can buy the car.

I called Joanne from the dealer to tell her, OK we will get the car you wanted, but you have to come down after work today to make the deal on the car. She was happy. I then went to work.

Joanne went down after her work to meet up with the sales man who had all the paper work ready and car waiting for her out front for her to test drive. Then after she got the financial approval cleared, she signed all the papers for a dun deal! which includes trading in her Honda and will pick up the new used 2008 Cobalt LT tomorrow after work. ..... I think she is happy! : )

Today's training...

Swim 1000m

I don't feel like fifty???

Today I turned fifty years old. I woke up this morning, went down stairs to the kitchen to find some cards and presents left on the kitchen table. But first i grab a cup of coffee already brewing and waiting for me, priorities first!! I go to the fridge to grab the milk and I see a cake that says happy 50th birthday on it. I grab the milk and pour it into my cup with some sugar. Siiiiiip ahhhh!!! that's better. Ok, now I go check out my cards and presents left by my family. ....Thank you family, much appreciated, and the cake is good! : )

Next I get ready to go to the rec center. I ran on the treadmill and did some diving. I was thinking of doing 50 swim bike and run today to celebrate my 50th, but I didn't, I'm getting to old.

When i got down to the pool for diving I met up with some potential new divers Chris and Richard a couple of nice young guys who are very eager to learn and compete in diving, possible becoming members of my dive club when i open it. I worked with them a bit today on there form, as well as doing my own dive practice.

Today's training...

Run 5k
Swim 5min
Dive 1 hour

The kempenfelt Tri club social was fun Saturday night. It's always nice to see everyone and talk shop. The food was great with everyone bringing something for the pot luck.

Sunday we had another social to go to, down in Markham at my brother in-laws. Just a little family gathering with Joanne's side of the family to memorialize her oldest sister Sandra who did last year at this time, plus it's the first time since the funeral that we all have got together since last year. It was fun and again good food.


Weekend's training...

Bike 90km
Run 5km