We’re currently in Seattle in Washington state in the USofA, where we have spent a wonderful day catching up with some old friends at the Living Computers Museum, and then catching up on some great music at the EMP museum. But the absolute highlight of the day(!) must have been getting back to our hotel, [...]
Continue reading Good to, er, sea. :) Posted in: Latest, Travel Is there anything quite as sad as a shopping mall going down the gurgler? You know, lots of storefronts empty, and papered over. Vacant. Closed. Sadly, that’s how it is at the Riverwalk in New Orleans. And quite frankly, that’s not at all surprising. I can remember my first visit here, maybe in 1994, and [...]
Continue reading Is There Anything Quite As Sad? Posted in: Grumpy Old Man Gripes, Latest, New Orleans Jazzfest 2013, Travel Customer service, that is. Take the example of the Crocs franchise, for instance. Crocs make and sell some great products, but some of their management policies are totally clueless. Yesterday we wandered into their store in the Riverwalk in New Orleans. I wanted to buy some shoes. After all, that’s whole idea of having a [...]
Continue reading Some people just don’t get it! Posted in: Grumpy Old Man Gripes, Latest, New Orleans Jazzfest 2013, Poor Customer Servce