Moving . . . and other things that suck
After two 26 ft. U-Haul loads, 1-2 inches of ice, 6-8 inches of fresh snow, and many beers, they are moved. Out of the city and into a nice brick home on two acres with a heated and air-conditioned 16 x 30 outbuilding. Or their stuff is at least. They've still got a lot of sorting and unpacking to do.
Q: What do you use to extracate a fully loaded, 26 ft U-Haul truck stuck in the ice and snow?
A: Two shovels and about four hundred pounds of rock salt.
Awhile back, I wrote about some brands/companies I liked. To be fair, I think I should mention a few that suck.
Amtrak/Greyhound - Two companies that truly don't give a bucket of bong water about their customers. Repeatedly late. Repeatedly rude. Nevermind the lovely people that always sit next to me (a topic for another post altogether.) Amtrak is a little better than Greyhound, but that is only because they suck down taxpayer dollars like White Castle Sliders.
Rio/Sonic Blue - While their MP3 players are relatively decent, their customer support does the Hoover maneuver like nobody's business. I recently upgraded to XP and contacted the suppliers of all my peripherals (scanner, camera, printer, etc.) for the necessary changes. Fuji, U-Max, et al, were very easy to work with and provided prompt responses to all of my questions. Rio/Sonic Blue, however, sent one lone email that stated very simply: "Your model is not compatible with Windows XP." An MP3, is an MP3, is an MP3. What the email should have said is: "Your model is disposable. Your business is not worth the time it would take to adapt our software."
I will be buying another MP3 player, but you can bet your digital derriere it won't be one of theirs. Actually, I've been looking at the portable hard-drive versions from Archos - same idea as the iPod, but with adequate storage and half the cost.
