The Limo Driver and the Cardiologist

If you read my profile, you know I have a very fun cardiologist. As luck would have it, we had dinner with him last night - interestingly, he was the only one of us who had red meat - hmmm....

Anyway, this morning will searching limo stories, I came across this joke and just couldn't resist positing it - sorry Dave!

A Cardiologist came up with a new operating procedure that would cut down the time that heart surgery would take and would cause less trauma to the patient. He was praised by his peers when he presented it at a convention in Washington D.C. He was also paid $50,000 to present his findings.

The cardiologist did a few more of these presentations and realized that it would be more lucrative to do lectures on his findings rather than continue to work as a surgeon. So he decided to do the lectures full-time. He hired a driver and purchased a limousine.

One day, after he'd been doing the lecture circuit for about 6 months, his driver turns to him and says, "You know... This is completely unfair.""What do you mean?" asks the surgeon."Well, you get paid $50,000 every time you do this lecture and that's more than I get paid in a year," replies the driver.The surgeon explains to him that it is a very complicated procedure and that he is the only person that can give this lecture."That's not true. I can do your lecture blindfolded. I have seen you do your lecture so many times that I know it by heart," says the driver."Well if that's the case, I'll tell you what. You do this lecture and you can keep the $50,000 if you do it right." replies the surgeon.The driver replies, "Ok. You're on."

So when they arrive at the lecture hall, the surgeon and the driver change coats and the surgeon puts on the driver's hat and sits in the back of the room.The driver nails the presentation. Not only that, he also answers all the questions without any problems. Just when the driver thinks he's done, an audience member, wearing a lab coat and tape covered glasses stands up and asks a complex question that the driver is not able to answer."You know..." says the driver, "I have done this lecture 287 times and I have never been asked such a stupid question. As a matter of fact, that question is SO stupid that I am going to let my driver answer it."

We add another Sonoma winery to our recommended list

Morton's Thursday night free wine tastings continue to be a great place to relax and network. Last night I had the pleasure of meeting Aeron Heath, the Northern CA Manager for Freixenet (pronounced "fresh-eh-net") and Gloria Ferrer.

I am a long time consumer of Gloria Ferrer's very reasonably priced Sparkling Wine (which by the way is made in the traditional methode champenoise); in fact this is one of the wines we feature in our limos as gifts to our customers. However, last night I tried their Jose S Ferrrer Pinot Noir, which all of us thought was simply outstanding. As a consequence, even through I haven't personally been to their winery (yet), I feel confident in adding these wineries to our Sonoma County recommended list.

"It's an 8 pack now"

Here is a new entry into our funniest limousine video contest. Since it deals with the "inner" workings of a fictional (or at least I hope it is fictional) limo company in Beverly Hills, it is actually one of my personal favorites. For any of you who might be fans of Showtimes 'Dexter", you will love Dylan one of the "featured" chauffeurs. For the politically incorrect, you might just crack a rib or two as you watch "Mad Drama" flip a ueee while trying to catch up with a potential customer!

BTW, there is a $50 Luxx Bucks Gift Card to the first person who can name all of the "Celebrity Guests" that make cameo appearances in this one - email your lists to bill@luxxlimo.com.

Smith System Training

At Luxx Limo we take as many precautions against accidents as possible. We consider driver training along with proper vehicle maintenance as the two most important elements in keeping our safety record spotless.

That is why every Luxx Limo Chauffeur receives hands on training in the Smith System of defensive driving. This system, which is used by over half of the Fortune 500 companies emphasises proper spacing, forecasting of probable actions of other drivers and how to isolate vehicles and reduce the risk of accidents.

Next time you are in one of our vehicles ask your Chauffeur for other safety tips that may help you some day to avoid an accident.

Luxx Limo comes through for the American Cancer Society!

Luxx Limo and its friends helped raise over $5,000 today to benefit the American Cancer Society. John Rinehart, who is CFO of the Kings organized and hosted a charity poker tournament. All proceeds will go to Breast Cancer Survivors at Mercy General Hospital.

Long time Luxx Limo blog commentator Jean Jordan finished 8th, Bruce Erman who plays in our monthly game and is Chief of Staff at Mercy finished 5th. Bryon Bayer who is featured in the Buffett Concert pictures to the right finished third, and yours truly took second after suffering a bad beat to runner, runner 7s while heads up.

In addition to dominating the final table, Luxx Limo also donated part of the grand prize which was roundtrip transportation to a dinner for 10 prepared by Christophe Cornet, Executive Chief to the Maloofs. A big thank you also goes out to Davin Anderson who ran the tournament, and also to Morton's for furnishing food and our lovely bartender, Elyce.

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words!

In this case, I am sure that most of the thousand words were the kind with four letters! And thankfully no, this is not one of our limos or drivers!

Time to honk our own horn a liitle

It is not often that a little eight car limo company from Sacramento gets a mention in one of the industries leading national publications, but we managed just that feat today. LCT, the magazine for the Limousine and Chauffeured Industry, reported that Luxury Limousines of Sacramento (aka Luxx Limo), was accepted into the EPA Climate Leaders Program. For the full story, click here