Howdy!

No trips this weekend, so I have been doing reconfirmation work for upcoming runs and trips.

Mrs. Frugal and I always enjoy our annual fall
visit to Phoenix for the NASCAR races. Beutiful time of the year in the desert.

Anyway, since this is a standing visit, I
booked the rental car portion for this year's
visit [November] back in December, 2001.

Avis won the business with a great daily rate of $20.99 for a compact. Estimated total charges came to $55.42.

I just checked with Avis about this
reservation and they reconfirmed the exact same daily rate. The problem is that total
estimated charges are now $63.48!!

This is a FIFTY-SEVEN percent (57%) increase in fees and taxes since the time that I originally booked this car.

Totally unbelievable.