My brother-in-law Cabe and I went Karting for Father’s day yesterday. He did a great job and posted a fast lap that was .16 seconds faster than mine. I’ll make sure to practice-up for next time we go.

Nice driving, Cabe!

Part I.

I’m feeling pretty good about Jettisoning Vonage right about now. Click here to see why.

Today Jamey, the boys, and I went to an air show in Tucson. Besides the long, boring drive down there, it was a really good time. Here are some photos I took:

John’s favorite plane:

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The aftermath of an A-10 Demonstration

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We also saw the Blue Angels, who were awesome.

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This is the only one I was able to take with two of them in the frame (doing this type of maneuver). It’s not a very good photo, but with a closing speed of 800 MPH, it made it incredibly difficult to snap.

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More than three and a half years ago, I signed up for Vonage VOIP service. Thank God I never ported our phone numbers to them because the experience was a nightmare. I used the service for a couple of months while trying to decide if I wanted to port our phone numbers to them. All of a sudden, they began contacting me via e-mail telling me my credit card was continually being declined.

After some back-and-forth with them, they said it was being declined due to AVS (Address Verification System). I hadn’t moved, so this was strange. They eventually suspended my service due to non-payment since we couldn’t get this problem worked out. This was their response to my inquiry as to why my account had been suspended:

Dear Customer:

Thank you for contacting Customer Care.

Your credit card was denied due to an AVS check. Address Verification Service. Because of this she has another man.

If there is anymore questions that need to be answered, then please contact us by the information provided below.

Regards,
Robert Gibson
Customer Care Rep.

The emphasis above is mine. To this day, I’m still not sure what that means except for the fact that Vonage is infested with low-class moronic losers.

I permanently canceled my account the next day and have never looked back. Today, we currently use VOIP for home and work, but we user TelaSIP. Much better and cheaper.

UPDATE 3/9/07: Sweet Justice! Today, Vonage got smacked down for using some of Verizon’s patented technology relating to connecting VOIP calls to the regular circuit-switched network. They’ve been ordered to pay $58 Million. Verizon is seeking an injunction preventing them from using the technology.

I just really don’t know what to say. First this, and now another photo surfaces. Sometimes I think John is leading some homosexual double life.