Joe and Jamie's Blog

Last year Jamie really wanted a remote car starter for Christmas but I never got around to it. This year she kept reminding me like a kid looking at the Toys ‘R Us catalog each night.

Last Friday I had one installed for her and I let her have the remote to use since it was about 15 degrees outside. I did want to keep the remotes from her but just couldn’t do it since it was so cold.

I went to Solar Shades on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie. I chose them because they have been there for awhile and haven’t gone out of business like most places around here. That gave me some confidence that they must be good or they wouldn’t keep getting business to stay open. I also did a Google search for “remote car starter poughkeepsie” and boom they came up first, so it was a sign from Google that I should go with my gut and use them.

They did a great job on the install, very clean and neat. No wires showing or any paneling damaged during install. The starter works just as its supposed to with no glitches or issues. I do recommend them, I am very impressed with the quality of the job.

I had an Autopage CS-RS-603 remote starter installed. Well actually I just asked for a basic remote starter and that’s what they installed. Didn’t need any fancy remote lowering the windows or other “toys”. The system can remote start/stop the car, leave it running while you go in the store with the key, lock/unlock, and start from about 1,000 feet away.

I’ve had a remote starter in my car for a few years now, but it only worked for the first year. I think I kicked some wiring loose and it hasn’t worked for about two years now. I’m going back to Solar Shades after the holiday to get it fixed.

Solar Shades also offers window tinting (hence the name), detailing, vinyl graphics, and vehicle accessories.

Yesterday was Jamie and I’s five year anniversary. Can’t believe its been that long already, but there are many more years to come. And for all of you out there that keep asking, NO, I don’t know when I will “pop the question”. We both need to get a few things in line before that happen but don’t worry it’ll happen.

We weren’t supposed to give gifts this year to try and save some money for Christmas but I don’t listen and got Jamie this nice ring from Tiffany that she happened to like in their holiday catalog.  Amazing how women just love that little blue box. I gave her the gift outside the restaurant, didn’t want anyone in there to see me giving her a ring and think that it was an engagement ring and start a big hoopla.

I took her out to Shadows on the Hudson in Poughkeepsie. We haven’t eaten there before and always heard good things about the place. Shadows was surprisingly busy for a Monday night in this economy, but that is probably because the place is very nice. The food was delicious and the choices bountiful. I couldn’t get enough of this raspberry mojito drink they made there, very tasty. I opted for the duck and Jamie had some prime rib, the girl does lover her steak. Somehow we made it to dessert and ordered the berry shortcake. Boy was it huge and delicious. We barely ate half of it, but it was by far the best shortcake dessert that we have ever had.

So here’s to many more years of her somehow putting up with me….

Today marks the first snow fall of the season for our area. Hopefully it continues not to stick to the sidewalks and roads so that things don’t get messy and I don’t have to go out and shovel. Seems like it’s a bit earlier this year.

Are you ready to play fetch with your dinosaur? I am…….