For the few of you that were reading this a LONG time ago you may recall my confusion and questioning of airline mathematical principals way back when. Basically, they had leg A to B to C cheaper then just leg B to C by itself, on the same plane. Apparently I need to expand that theory to cover the entire travel based industry though based on my recent experience with hotels. I continue to be baffled, but read on and maybe someone else can explain this basic math to me that I can not seem to grasp.
This is a total rant – so be warned – sometimes I just got to rant about something that is bugging me. What the heck has happened to customer service of late? Take a step further, when was the last time the customer actually was right according to the establishment. So I am going to share a couple of experiences of late and see if what you all think.
Of several things that I have noticed of late is the seeming price creep and amount of expense that I have had recently on my lunch dining experience. Combine that with a similar creep in my weight again and I decided I have to get motivated and do something about it. A quick observation that came about with some conversation from a friend is how I really do not mind that $2.00 – $4.00 lunch that you can get around at various places, especially if you watch just a little bit and are willing to be flexible on given days.
In the last week or so I have started having a lot of crashes, lockups, and blue screens of death on my system. I had been trying to figure things out and had looked at several things. The error reporting kept suggesting it was a problem with an out of date USB device driver, but that was not the case. Everything was up to date, which was another it suggested might be the problem. I was grasping at seeming straws to find a solution.
Somehow it seems appropriate that I am sitting here in a bar having a drink as I begin the writing of this blog, considering that a long bunch of drinking is exactly how this whole thing got started. For those that have paid attention, you know that there was a baby on the way. In fact, if you happened to catch for the day or two that it up, you may have seen that the due date was less that four and half months away.
