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Our Port Orange facility allows monthly dues payments by credit card but we will soon add a surcharge for that option. The trend is away from credit cards and toward EFT (electronic funds transfer - drafts made from bank checking or savings accounts) because EFT is less expensive. Some Anytime...

Back to the main point of this thread; Planet or AF? Consider price. Consider location availability. Consider true 24/7 operation. Consider equipment availability at peak times. Consider staff and customer service support. Consider changing-room privacy.

Unknown until locations are selected and leases are signed. Our present location is straight truck accessible but overnight parking is prohibited by our landlord and the city.

OK. 1,300. The numbers change fast. My "topped 1,000" number came from an article a saw about this a few months back. It's not a big deal for this conversation, but if we want to start picking the fly doo doo out of the rice, a thing to look at is the number of announced locations that are...

Planet recently topped 1,000 locations in North America. When Diane and I became AF franchisees three years ago, there were about 1,800 AF clubs in North America (including a small number of clubs in Canada, where expediters also go). At present, there are over 2,300. I do not know how many...

Of course it's political. There is no question that the complaint is politically motivated by Democrats who oppose the Trump agenda and are driven by the same partisan myopia that drives Republicans. This is the self-same myopia that is so pervasive that Democrats and Republicans find it nearly...

The question of standing will be one of the first to be decided. We'll know soon enough what the expert arguments of both sides are and what the Court decides. Whatever the outcome may be, I'm delighted to finally see these questions make it meaningfully into the courts where they can be...

It varies with the gym. Some brands are specifically designed to encourage the prancing and preening you mention. Others are quite different. Some cater to loud, grunting body builders. Others (like ours) prohibit grunting in the gym. Even within brands, each gym develops a unique culture of its...

Thank you, Lawrence, for the plug. I have a bias, of course, since Diane and I (former expediters) now own and operate an Anytime Fitness gym. While on the road we were AF members because of their many locations (now thousands more than Planet), 24 hour access (not all Planets are open 24 hours...

I mean standing like no others in the sense expressed in the article: ..."jurisdictions such as the District and Maryland are among the 'most perfect plaintiffs' to sue over emoluments because they have a coequal say in making sure the Constitution is being enforced." While it may be true that...

When I said earlier was going to avoid this forum until July 1 to focus on our business, someone added "or until something develops that compels Phil to speak" (or words to that effect). He was correct. There has been a development of great significance regarding my prediction that the...

I do. Diane and I enjoyed the company of expediters when we are on the road and still do. Nevertheless, duty calls and, these days, my duty is to the gym members we serve, the staff on board and the vision we have.

I know I said earlier this morning that I'm away from the forum until August 1. But just a few hours later, Trump so validated my post above that I'm compelled to point it out. Trump's morning's string of Trump-destructive tweets were not forced by the media or prompted by the democrats. These...

Once again, I'm finding myself thinking too much about politics and spending too much time in this forum. Time spent here can be more profitably spent on Diane's and my business as we proceed toward our five-gym goal. In the interests of self-discipline and building the business, I'm going to...

As I read and watched last night's news, I kept thinking about how much of it would not be talked about at all but for the self-inflicted wounds created by the gang that can't shoot straight. It is utterly astounding how things were handled before, during and after the Comey dismissal when they...

Same was said about years of birther talk that the lead theorist finally recanted. It appears the shoe is now on the other foot.

Some in this thread have suggested that the Russia collusion investigations will be swept under the rug. I don't think so, even if the White House wanted to make that happen. Too many people and entities are digging, digging, digging from various angles. One commentator mentioned last night...

After Comey's dismissal, much of the news includes reports about how people feel, what they are thinking, what they wanted or want now, what the motives may have been or may be, what they think may happen next, opinions about what the media should or should not be talking about, etc. All of this...

Pretty close, yes. The difference is in degree.

When Diane and I were politically involved, we got to know personally a good number of candidates and elected officials of all stripes as human beings. They have their ups and downs, and fears and loves as all people do. Every candidate we knew who lost an election went through an adrenaline...