Just got the following email: Your email address has won $4.6M from the UK Lottery online draws of 1st/02/08. Lucky #: GHDJ487304JDGD9W. For claims reply back to Mr. Donald Owens on don.wens1@hotmail.com with your official names, Nationality/resident country, address, sex, age, tel/mobile #, occupation, date of draw. - uk Lottery Organization Ya right... PLEASE don't be fooled by … [Read more...]
Spam: An Original Pitch for Cash
March 10, 2008 By 4 Comments
Here's a new one when it comes to spam. Apparently, if I don't give AL-QUAEDA (btw, there's no 'u' in al Qaeda, boys.) NETWORKS $10,000.00, they're gonna kill me. Ooooo, I'm scared. And WHAT? That's all I'm worth... a lousy 10 grand? Anyway, here's their original pitch... spelling and grammar horrors included. Attn, I am very sorry for you, is a pity that this is how your life is going … [Read more...]
The Jerk in Seat 12F
February 29, 2008 By 8 Comments
I was aboard an Air Canada A319 enroute to a conference in Montreal at which I was to speak the following day. I was looking forward to the 5-hour flight from Vancouver, to put the finishing touches on my presentation as well as get some other work done. After we reached cruising altitude and the seat belt sign had been extinguished, I waited about ten minutes before trying to grab my laptop case … [Read more...]
How Do YOU Cope with Terrible Travelers?
February 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Is it my imagination, or have air travelers become increasingly rude, inconsiderate and even obnoxious in recent years? It seems that on every trip I take nowadays, there is someone who either just doesn't understand basic passenger etiquette or worse, is so self-centered that they just don't care if their behavior affects others in a negative way. The 'abusers' are many and varied. They … [Read more...]
Customer Service Hertz at YYZ
January 7, 2008 By 2 Comments
We rented a car over Christmas from Hertz at the Kipling and Dundas Street kiosk in Toronto. The folks at that location were excellent... friendly, fast and helpful. We received an upgrade to a PT Cruiser for no extra charge, and when I remarked that the car was a tad dirty and somewhat odorous, the car jockey ran in and returned immediately with a $15.00 voucher to use for either a car wash or … [Read more...]
