Getting cold up north 10-28-12
We have been down here for over three years now and still enjoy watching the temperatures plunge at this time of year back in Michigan. Every week the highs are a little lower and the lows are lower still. My parents live 25 miles north of Detroit and I have noticed a clear discrepancy between what the Weather Channel reports and what my mom reports. I choose to believe my mom of course...and I don't care what that little scamp Stephanie Abrams tells me on her morning report...no matter how cute her little dimples are, or how coyly she tosses her hair and smiles at me. Back to the subject. The "high" temp that you see on the Weather Channel means that the temperature, after a great deal of struggle throughout the afternoon, managed to reach the posted figure for about seven seconds before falling back down again. Please keep in mind that the trees are mostly just very tall sticks by now, the grass is dead, and the sky is filled with huge gray clouds that constantly threaten rain. For some unknown reason, the lows are much lower than what the Weather Channel would have one believe. My mom reports a variance of as much as eight degrees. My personal theory for this is that Michigan retailers pay off the Weather Channel to lie! If everyone knew the actual temperature at night and realized that they were just a malfunctioning furnace away from being found frozen in their beds the next morning...they would head down here to Florida well before Christmas...and probably even before Black Friday.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
It's official 10-16-12
Classic has officially begun working out clients at our new location. We are now at 4525 S. Tamiami Trail. Our phone number is the same, but our hours have unofficially expanded thanks to Shaz, our famous New York City trainer and nutritionist. He has now met with clients as early as seven am! Doesn't this man know what sleep is? While I am asking questions that I do not currently have the answers to, how about this: Why does Shaz appear to be so much taller than I am until we stand side by side in the gym mirrors? I doubted his claim of being only six feet tall, and I would wager he suspected mine as being slightly exaggerated. The mirror provided all of the necessary evidence to an intrigued clientele. We both have six packs, but I will readily allow that his waist is smaller than mine. I will also wager Shaz cannot consume ten pieces of broasted chicken at Der Dutchman in one sitting...and probably has no desire to do so. On another subject, Classic welcomes back Sue and Jim D. Michigan grew cold rather early this year, and the D's packed up their Chihuahuas and came back to their true home on Siesta Key. Sue assured me she tried to retain a Michigan trainer for the summer, but none were available in close proximity to their summer home. Or could it be that every last worthwhile trainer left in Michigan decided to head for warmer climes as we did three years ago? I know what your are thinking...if Jim and Sue are down already, can Rob S. from Toledo be far behind? Oh...you weren't thinking that? He lost 35 pounds at Classic over the last two seasons, but we still have five to go! He had better arrive soon so that we can get started.
Classic has officially begun working out clients at our new location. We are now at 4525 S. Tamiami Trail. Our phone number is the same, but our hours have unofficially expanded thanks to Shaz, our famous New York City trainer and nutritionist. He has now met with clients as early as seven am! Doesn't this man know what sleep is? While I am asking questions that I do not currently have the answers to, how about this: Why does Shaz appear to be so much taller than I am until we stand side by side in the gym mirrors? I doubted his claim of being only six feet tall, and I would wager he suspected mine as being slightly exaggerated. The mirror provided all of the necessary evidence to an intrigued clientele. We both have six packs, but I will readily allow that his waist is smaller than mine. I will also wager Shaz cannot consume ten pieces of broasted chicken at Der Dutchman in one sitting...and probably has no desire to do so. On another subject, Classic welcomes back Sue and Jim D. Michigan grew cold rather early this year, and the D's packed up their Chihuahuas and came back to their true home on Siesta Key. Sue assured me she tried to retain a Michigan trainer for the summer, but none were available in close proximity to their summer home. Or could it be that every last worthwhile trainer left in Michigan decided to head for warmer climes as we did three years ago? I know what your are thinking...if Jim and Sue are down already, can Rob S. from Toledo be far behind? Oh...you weren't thinking that? He lost 35 pounds at Classic over the last two seasons, but we still have five to go! He had better arrive soon so that we can get started.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Relocating Rumors? 10-2-13
By this time, many of you have heard the rumors that Classic Personal Trainer is relocating. Let me reassure you...the rumors are true. On October 13th and 14th, we are moving 1.8 miles north of our current location. Our new address will be 4525 South Tamiami Trail. Do you know where the Honey Baked Ham store is located? Sure you do. We are the next building north. Not sure about the Ham store? Then you must know where Alpine Steakhouse is located...and we are directly across the Trail from that. There will be many, many advantages to this new location. The one we are looking forward to the most is the brand new air conditioning unit that has just been installed. On Sunday, it was 90 degrees inside the building upon our arrival. The outside temp was similar. I switched the unit from off to cool, and 24 minutes later the blower cycled off...at 70 degrees! I suspect that we could use the gym as a meat locker in an emergency. This is going to contrast sharply with our current location, where it would be charitable to say that the air labors to stay in the 76 degree range four months out of the year.
Would you like to read about another exciting feature of the new location? Of course you would. Clients coming from the north will need to turn left to enter our parking lot. Turning left will be easy, because we have our own traffic light at Field Road! The same is true of southbound clients upon leaving the parking lot...left turns onto Tamiami are a cinch. Next week I shall boast about the nearly unlimited parking in the rear of the building, the easy access through the back door, and the motion detectors and security cameras.
By this time, many of you have heard the rumors that Classic Personal Trainer is relocating. Let me reassure you...the rumors are true. On October 13th and 14th, we are moving 1.8 miles north of our current location. Our new address will be 4525 South Tamiami Trail. Do you know where the Honey Baked Ham store is located? Sure you do. We are the next building north. Not sure about the Ham store? Then you must know where Alpine Steakhouse is located...and we are directly across the Trail from that. There will be many, many advantages to this new location. The one we are looking forward to the most is the brand new air conditioning unit that has just been installed. On Sunday, it was 90 degrees inside the building upon our arrival. The outside temp was similar. I switched the unit from off to cool, and 24 minutes later the blower cycled off...at 70 degrees! I suspect that we could use the gym as a meat locker in an emergency. This is going to contrast sharply with our current location, where it would be charitable to say that the air labors to stay in the 76 degree range four months out of the year.
Would you like to read about another exciting feature of the new location? Of course you would. Clients coming from the north will need to turn left to enter our parking lot. Turning left will be easy, because we have our own traffic light at Field Road! The same is true of southbound clients upon leaving the parking lot...left turns onto Tamiami are a cinch. Next week I shall boast about the nearly unlimited parking in the rear of the building, the easy access through the back door, and the motion detectors and security cameras.
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