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Ladies and Gentlemen,
I know I have been somewhat lax in my blogging entries lately but I can assure you that early in July there will be some new postings. Right now I have been extremely busy with numerous projects around the home and that is the primary reason for the lack of entries.
I finally sold the ATV so that is one less burden on my mind. I am still waiting to hear from Best Buy concerning the arrival of my Iphone and my scheduled appointment to pick it up.
I will tell you all this much... Upcoming entries will involve the following topics:
Classical Music (Yep.... I know you're on the edge of your seat for that one)
Building a Deck
Other Home Projects
The Long Awaited Bilderberg Entry
And Many Others.
You all be good, take care and stay safe
Bobman
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
At Apple, We're All About Service!!!
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Apple Store Unveils New Employee Apparel
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Apple Store Unveils New Employee Apparel
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Okay we are going to talk about some current things, things which happened today, and we are going to visit a couple of postings from the past, or at least touch lightly on them. Today started out good. I took the day off to take my Mom to an early Redhawks game and run some errands. The first part went well. The weather for the game was perfect and the Redhawks won 7-6 in extra innings.
As mentioned in the post “To Sheep or not to Sheep,” I’ve decided to get an Iphone, the new Generation 4 in fact. I got up this morning to reserve my Iphone as I had been advised that you could choose the option to have it delivered to the Apple Store since I do not want rely upon UPS. I got up this morning and began trying to complete the reservation process online but the process kept timing out. I tried two different PC’s and did all of the resetting of modems and routers. I was finally satisfied that it was indeed the Apple server having difficulties due to increased traffic. I figured that if I wasn’t getting through, the same thing was probably happening for a lot of people and I decided to take Mom to the game and worry about the phone reservation later.
After the game I decided I would just go directly to the Apple Store at Penn Square and reserve the item there. Well I arrived at the good old Apple Store and there were a lot of people there but I didn’t panic because they had tons of extra help there to assist the increased flow of customers. I thought that the place was in chaos simply because of the number of clients. That wasn’t the case.
I finally spoke to a sales person about reserving the Iphone. I told him about how I had tried to reserve online but the site timed out. He told me that he knew exactly what I meant as it had happened to him earlier. Here was his solution: He walked me over to a table and handed me a Macbook and told me, “Yeah you’ll have to just go ahead and try again from here. Just click on the reserve Iphone Icon and go from there.” It was the same damn website and guess what… It timed out each of the five times I tried to reserve.
There was no process where he could sign me up, according to him anyway. He said that they used the same server as the customers and that he did not have the ability to take my order. So that got me to thinking, What the hell good is a customer service/sales rep if he can not process a customer’s order but instead hands them a laptop and tells them to register online?
I think this is somewhat analogous to going into a restaurant and ordering a steak only to be given a piece of raw meat and a bag of Kingsford with the instructions, “We use the same process you folks do at home.” The Apple Store was filled with numerous examples of incompetent employees. Yes folks today there were several villages missing their idiots. Essentially that was the entire extent of the assistance I received and after the fifth time out he finally told me I would just have to, “Go back home and try from there.”
My next idea was to go to the AT&T store. That seemed okay. I went there and gave them my information and I was told that I was the next in line. Approximately 20 minutes later I asked them if I could do this at any AT&T location in town and they assured me that ALL AT&T stores would be able to process my order. I figured that if I was going to pick the phone up in store I might as well go to the AT&T location close to my place of employment. So I drove over to the AT&T location on May. I was pleased to see that there was no one in line.
Well the reason that there was no one in line was because you can’t order the phone at ALL locations. Only at one or two select stores. However, all was not lost. They advised me that Best Buy was taking orders and that they had a pretty good process. Now those of you who read this blog on a semi-regular basis might recall the entry entitled “I Hate Best Buy.” But at this point I was determined to get this process wrapped up today.
I decided that I would go to the forgotten Best Buy out on I-40 and Rockwell. I pulled into the parking lot and like usual it was very sparsely populated. It seems like no one ever uses this Best Buy. Well fortune smiled on me as I walked in and someone assisted me immediately. The process was quick and easy and was conducted in less than 10 minutes.
Then to top it all off, just a few moments ago while I was actually writing this post my friend Jenn sent a Tweet about how all of the folks at the Apple Store in Penn Square were so helpful and polite. She has yet to elaborate on this but I am going to interrogate her to find out exactly what transpired during her visit.
So despite the praises of Jenn, I am going to let you all know that I found nothing but incompetence and chaos at the Apple Store.
I went ahead and wrote this blog for you good people. Had I taken the approach of the Apple Store employees, I would merely have handed you a laptop and told you that we use the same language that you folks do at home!
As mentioned in the post “To Sheep or not to Sheep,” I’ve decided to get an Iphone, the new Generation 4 in fact. I got up this morning to reserve my Iphone as I had been advised that you could choose the option to have it delivered to the Apple Store since I do not want rely upon UPS. I got up this morning and began trying to complete the reservation process online but the process kept timing out. I tried two different PC’s and did all of the resetting of modems and routers. I was finally satisfied that it was indeed the Apple server having difficulties due to increased traffic. I figured that if I wasn’t getting through, the same thing was probably happening for a lot of people and I decided to take Mom to the game and worry about the phone reservation later.
After the game I decided I would just go directly to the Apple Store at Penn Square and reserve the item there. Well I arrived at the good old Apple Store and there were a lot of people there but I didn’t panic because they had tons of extra help there to assist the increased flow of customers. I thought that the place was in chaos simply because of the number of clients. That wasn’t the case.
I finally spoke to a sales person about reserving the Iphone. I told him about how I had tried to reserve online but the site timed out. He told me that he knew exactly what I meant as it had happened to him earlier. Here was his solution: He walked me over to a table and handed me a Macbook and told me, “Yeah you’ll have to just go ahead and try again from here. Just click on the reserve Iphone Icon and go from there.” It was the same damn website and guess what… It timed out each of the five times I tried to reserve.
There was no process where he could sign me up, according to him anyway. He said that they used the same server as the customers and that he did not have the ability to take my order. So that got me to thinking, What the hell good is a customer service/sales rep if he can not process a customer’s order but instead hands them a laptop and tells them to register online?
I think this is somewhat analogous to going into a restaurant and ordering a steak only to be given a piece of raw meat and a bag of Kingsford with the instructions, “We use the same process you folks do at home.” The Apple Store was filled with numerous examples of incompetent employees. Yes folks today there were several villages missing their idiots. Essentially that was the entire extent of the assistance I received and after the fifth time out he finally told me I would just have to, “Go back home and try from there.”
My next idea was to go to the AT&T store. That seemed okay. I went there and gave them my information and I was told that I was the next in line. Approximately 20 minutes later I asked them if I could do this at any AT&T location in town and they assured me that ALL AT&T stores would be able to process my order. I figured that if I was going to pick the phone up in store I might as well go to the AT&T location close to my place of employment. So I drove over to the AT&T location on May. I was pleased to see that there was no one in line.
Well the reason that there was no one in line was because you can’t order the phone at ALL locations. Only at one or two select stores. However, all was not lost. They advised me that Best Buy was taking orders and that they had a pretty good process. Now those of you who read this blog on a semi-regular basis might recall the entry entitled “I Hate Best Buy.” But at this point I was determined to get this process wrapped up today.
I decided that I would go to the forgotten Best Buy out on I-40 and Rockwell. I pulled into the parking lot and like usual it was very sparsely populated. It seems like no one ever uses this Best Buy. Well fortune smiled on me as I walked in and someone assisted me immediately. The process was quick and easy and was conducted in less than 10 minutes.
Then to top it all off, just a few moments ago while I was actually writing this post my friend Jenn sent a Tweet about how all of the folks at the Apple Store in Penn Square were so helpful and polite. She has yet to elaborate on this but I am going to interrogate her to find out exactly what transpired during her visit.
So despite the praises of Jenn, I am going to let you all know that I found nothing but incompetence and chaos at the Apple Store.
I went ahead and wrote this blog for you good people. Had I taken the approach of the Apple Store employees, I would merely have handed you a laptop and told you that we use the same language that you folks do at home!
Monday, June 14, 2010
The New American Creed: Who's Gonna Bail Me Out?
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Well as you can see it didn’t take me long to start bitching about things relating to the flash flooding incidents in Oklahoma City and Edmond. I was watching Channel 9’s coverage because the moisture in my cable lines made 4 & 5 unwatchable. But that is NOT my complaint.
Channel 9 was talking to a lady who lived in one of the Edmond areas that had flooded. This was a somewhat affluent area. They were speaking to her via phone. During the conversation she mentioned that she did not have flood insurance. The lady went on to say, “Well I don’t have flood insurance but I am hoping that Governor Henry will declare a state of disaster so that we can get some federal funding.”
So now let me give my take on the situation. This lady who lives in a house that I am guessing is probably valued in the high 200,000’s or low to mid 300,000’s and she decided to skimp on the insurance. She admittedly didn’t take the optional flood coverage, BUT she believes that it is the responsibility of the American taxpayer to bail her ass out? What the hell is this lady thinking? Why should my tax money be spent to assist someone who obviously has the means to purchase flood insurance but simply opted not to?
This country is quickly becoming a nation of people who are neglecting their individual responsibilities. At the time of Hurricane Katrina I remember all of the people complaining about the inability of the federal government to meet their needs. When are these people going to learn that insuring and securing their homes and property is THEIR responsibility not that of others?
These people make me sick!
Channel 9 was talking to a lady who lived in one of the Edmond areas that had flooded. This was a somewhat affluent area. They were speaking to her via phone. During the conversation she mentioned that she did not have flood insurance. The lady went on to say, “Well I don’t have flood insurance but I am hoping that Governor Henry will declare a state of disaster so that we can get some federal funding.”
So now let me give my take on the situation. This lady who lives in a house that I am guessing is probably valued in the high 200,000’s or low to mid 300,000’s and she decided to skimp on the insurance. She admittedly didn’t take the optional flood coverage, BUT she believes that it is the responsibility of the American taxpayer to bail her ass out? What the hell is this lady thinking? Why should my tax money be spent to assist someone who obviously has the means to purchase flood insurance but simply opted not to?
This country is quickly becoming a nation of people who are neglecting their individual responsibilities. At the time of Hurricane Katrina I remember all of the people complaining about the inability of the federal government to meet their needs. When are these people going to learn that insuring and securing their homes and property is THEIR responsibility not that of others?
These people make me sick!
Friday, June 11, 2010
The Sheep or Not To Sheep...
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I am still undecided as to whether go with the 16 or 32 GB version. Right now I am inclined to go with the 16 because I have yet to fill my 16 GB Itouch. But I also realize that I will likely use this more often than I do the Itouch. Also I realize that an extra $100 is much cheaper than trying to upgrade after the fact, that being said I will probably go ahead and opt for the 32, that way I will never have to wonder if I made the right decision. Oh yeah…I also want an Ipad as well but I am definitely putting this purchase ahead of the pad.
Not only have I decided that I want one of these devices, I have decided that I want it NOW!!!
I’ve never been one to do something just because everyone else was doing it. I have never been one to jump on the bandwagon. I’ve always felt that doing so would equate me with one of those mechanical monkeys that mindlessly clangs his symbols as the world passes by. I usually reserve judgment and wait for things to establish themselves before deciding that it is more substance than passing fad.
I think that this time though I am going to take a different path and be one of the countless people who flock to the Apple Store like the opening scenes of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. I think that I will be one of the blind sheep standing in line to get the Iphone4.
About a month ago I had decided that it was time to jump to the Iphone. One of my colleagues at the office told me to wait until June when they were coming out with the new version. I am glad I listened because from what I see there are going to be some substantial differences in the new version. I understand that it will have a much higher display resolution and will be cable of 720P video. But in my opinion one of the best improvements is the extended battery. One study put the figure at 17% more battery life.
I am not the most photogenic person so the ability to do the video phone conferencing is not really that appealing to me. I have to admit that I will be interested in the ability to shoot video at what Apple claims is “up to” 30 frames per second. I guess I will believe it when I see it. I really will be using this as an Ipod as much as anything because although I have the Itouch, I really hate that fact that I have the Gen I Itouch and it does not have external volume controls.
The colleague who suggested I wait seems really impressed with the camera features. He likes that it has both front and rear facing cameras and the fact that it now has a flash. The new version has a 5 Megapixel camera that many think is wonderful but there is so much more to digital imaging than the number of pixels. For example I have a Sony point and shoot that is rated at 12 Megapixels. I paid around $150 for it a year ago. While the camera does have 12 MP’s, I really prefer to use my older 7.2 MP model because while it lacks the native resolution it comes with something the cheaper camera doesn’t have. The 12 MP does not have the Carl Zeiss lens and believe me, there is a world of difference.
The point being that if I want a camera, I will buy a camera. Don’t get me wrong. I will give the digital imaging on the Iphone4 a chance but I am certain that my primary camera will remain the older Sony with the Zeiss lens.
Right now my biggest concern is actually obtaining the I4. I really want to have it before I leave town in late June. I know I can pre-order on June 15th and they say the actual devices will be available for pick up on June 24.
I think that this time though I am going to take a different path and be one of the countless people who flock to the Apple Store like the opening scenes of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. I think that I will be one of the blind sheep standing in line to get the Iphone4.
About a month ago I had decided that it was time to jump to the Iphone. One of my colleagues at the office told me to wait until June when they were coming out with the new version. I am glad I listened because from what I see there are going to be some substantial differences in the new version. I understand that it will have a much higher display resolution and will be cable of 720P video. But in my opinion one of the best improvements is the extended battery. One study put the figure at 17% more battery life.
I am not the most photogenic person so the ability to do the video phone conferencing is not really that appealing to me. I have to admit that I will be interested in the ability to shoot video at what Apple claims is “up to” 30 frames per second. I guess I will believe it when I see it. I really will be using this as an Ipod as much as anything because although I have the Itouch, I really hate that fact that I have the Gen I Itouch and it does not have external volume controls.
The colleague who suggested I wait seems really impressed with the camera features. He likes that it has both front and rear facing cameras and the fact that it now has a flash. The new version has a 5 Megapixel camera that many think is wonderful but there is so much more to digital imaging than the number of pixels. For example I have a Sony point and shoot that is rated at 12 Megapixels. I paid around $150 for it a year ago. While the camera does have 12 MP’s, I really prefer to use my older 7.2 MP model because while it lacks the native resolution it comes with something the cheaper camera doesn’t have. The 12 MP does not have the Carl Zeiss lens and believe me, there is a world of difference.
The point being that if I want a camera, I will buy a camera. Don’t get me wrong. I will give the digital imaging on the Iphone4 a chance but I am certain that my primary camera will remain the older Sony with the Zeiss lens.
Right now my biggest concern is actually obtaining the I4. I really want to have it before I leave town in late June. I know I can pre-order on June 15th and they say the actual devices will be available for pick up on June 24.
I am still undecided as to whether go with the 16 or 32 GB version. Right now I am inclined to go with the 16 because I have yet to fill my 16 GB Itouch. But I also realize that I will likely use this more often than I do the Itouch. Also I realize that an extra $100 is much cheaper than trying to upgrade after the fact, that being said I will probably go ahead and opt for the 32, that way I will never have to wonder if I made the right decision. Oh yeah…I also want an Ipad as well but I am definitely putting this purchase ahead of the pad.
Not only have I decided that I want one of these devices, I have decided that I want it NOW!!!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
I Like To Feel Things
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I was recently reading an issue of National Geographic and there was an industry sponsored ad which addressed the conception that magazines were disappearing. I suppose there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of paper publications available, especially in the pornography business. You know the adult bookstore owner has got to be cussing the advent of the cable modem. But anyway back to the advertisement. The purpose of the ad was to remind the reader that there were still a great many quality publications still being printed.
I remember that one of my loyal readers had once mentioned that each month over twenty different magazines came to her home each month. I have to say I am jealous. I only receive National Geographic but I think I am going take The Smithsonian if I can find a deeply discounted subscription rate.
I can’t imagine the PC or the Ipad ever effectively replacing the happiness one feels when checking the mailbox and finding a glossy magazine filled with interesting articles and pictures to match. The Newspaper industry is all but dead and I only hope that it’s not indicative of the future of magazines. Broadcast media put the initial chink in the armor when it comes to newspapers and the WWW has all but finished them. I just hope that we can maintain viable sources of local news in a printed medium. While our local paper The Daily Oklahoman will probably hang on because of its monopoly, numerous papers with larger circulations have vanished from some of the larger cities.
Many of you are too young to remember but Oklahoma City actually used to be a two paper city in that there was a second paper which I believe was published by W,P. Atkinson called either The Journal or the Oklahoma City Journal. I can’t remember. I think it was just “The Journal” because it was published in Midwest City. Anyway the paper eventually folded.
The Daily Oklahoman itself used to run an evening edition as well as the more popular morning paper. It was called the Oklahoma City Times. I remember because I used to throw 47 of them every day Monday through Friday. Funny how I can still remember the exact number of papers on my route. Brad and his Dad recently got the privilege of finding out exactly which houses subscribed to which paper as I took them on a tour of my neighborhood. I am sure they are still talking about that each time they get together.
Anyway, I have gotten way off topic from what I had originally intended. I encourage all of you to read magazines and remember how tenuous the WWW really is. Your modem or PC can go down at any time, but that big old pile of magazines in the corner will always be there for you.
And finally, thanks to a loyal reader who has been there since the beginning, Mark, R, I will soon be writing the long promised Bilderberg entry sometime soon as he has given me some valuable reference information regarding these individuals.
The internet is great. If it weren’t for the good old WWW you folks wouldn’t be reading this and I wouldn’t have the opportunity to opine and pontificate as much as I would like. But as great as the internet is, I have to say that when reading something I still prefer to hold a hard copy in my hands. Whether it be a book, magazine or news article I still prefer to hold that piece of paper. A lot of people are purchasing Kindles and Nooks and other electronic media readers but I prefer to grab that paperback book and bend the pages around and get them dirty and tattered.
When I recently went through school the second time around I would run across reference papers and citations. Rather than merely bookmarking them online I would print them out, no matter how voluminous. I really love my laser printer.
When I recently went through school the second time around I would run across reference papers and citations. Rather than merely bookmarking them online I would print them out, no matter how voluminous. I really love my laser printer.
I was recently reading an issue of National Geographic and there was an industry sponsored ad which addressed the conception that magazines were disappearing. I suppose there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of paper publications available, especially in the pornography business. You know the adult bookstore owner has got to be cussing the advent of the cable modem. But anyway back to the advertisement. The purpose of the ad was to remind the reader that there were still a great many quality publications still being printed.
I remember that one of my loyal readers had once mentioned that each month over twenty different magazines came to her home each month. I have to say I am jealous. I only receive National Geographic but I think I am going take The Smithsonian if I can find a deeply discounted subscription rate.
I can’t imagine the PC or the Ipad ever effectively replacing the happiness one feels when checking the mailbox and finding a glossy magazine filled with interesting articles and pictures to match. The Newspaper industry is all but dead and I only hope that it’s not indicative of the future of magazines. Broadcast media put the initial chink in the armor when it comes to newspapers and the WWW has all but finished them. I just hope that we can maintain viable sources of local news in a printed medium. While our local paper The Daily Oklahoman will probably hang on because of its monopoly, numerous papers with larger circulations have vanished from some of the larger cities.
Many of you are too young to remember but Oklahoma City actually used to be a two paper city in that there was a second paper which I believe was published by W,P. Atkinson called either The Journal or the Oklahoma City Journal. I can’t remember. I think it was just “The Journal” because it was published in Midwest City. Anyway the paper eventually folded.
The Daily Oklahoman itself used to run an evening edition as well as the more popular morning paper. It was called the Oklahoma City Times. I remember because I used to throw 47 of them every day Monday through Friday. Funny how I can still remember the exact number of papers on my route. Brad and his Dad recently got the privilege of finding out exactly which houses subscribed to which paper as I took them on a tour of my neighborhood. I am sure they are still talking about that each time they get together.
Anyway, I have gotten way off topic from what I had originally intended. I encourage all of you to read magazines and remember how tenuous the WWW really is. Your modem or PC can go down at any time, but that big old pile of magazines in the corner will always be there for you.
And finally, thanks to a loyal reader who has been there since the beginning, Mark, R, I will soon be writing the long promised Bilderberg entry sometime soon as he has given me some valuable reference information regarding these individuals.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Dew, Dew, Dew Lookin' Out My Back Door
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And in case you were wondering...
No I did NOT just get home from Illinois... Either you get that one or you don't... has nothing to do with the rest of the entry. Just ignore it if it means nothing to you
It was once said that Coca-Cola is the most successful product in history. I personally can’t think of anything other than bread that might be able to give it a run for its money but I don’t think bread really counts as a product. That would be like saying “food” is popular.
When I was in high school back in the 80’s, someone in Atlanta had a bright idea to change Coke. They gave us the product called “New Coke.” The backlash was severe. I think I even remember a couple of people committing suicide when they thought that they would no longer be able to attain their elixir of pleasure and contentment.
For those of you too young to remember it lasted only a few months and they then reintroduced what was called “Coca-Cola Classic…The Red, White and You.” There are some who still contend to this day that they never really got the ORIGINAL formula back and that it doesn’t taste as well as it did pre-change. I think this was a valuable lesson in marketing history and I am sure that it is pointed out as an example in marketing classes today.
Fortunately the good makers of Mt. Dew have not gotten rid of their original formula nor have they forsaken the popular sub-species Code Red. And yes AC and JJ, I am laughing with delight. Sorry for the tangential detour into the personal joke…now back to business.
Mt. Dew has given the consumer three alternate variations on the good old Dew and asked them to vote in an online contest to see which will be continued. I am guessing that is the purpose of the contest, I don’t know for certain because I didn’t read anything about it. Don’t you all love the way I research these things? Anyway I have now tried all three of the contenders and I am ready to announce my decision.
The first variation I tried was the Typhoon. This is a grape based drink with lots of kick and carbonation. The problem is that the grape taste is not strong enough. It seems as though it is just too watered down. I was really expecting more out of this concoction and I have to say I was a little disappointed at first guzzle. I’m not saying I wouldn’t drink it again, I am just saying that I would not give this drink my vote for best of the three.
Yesterday I had the privilege of tasting the Dew derivative known as Distorted. This is a lemon lime based drink that really doesn’t have a lot of distinct flavor either. Maybe for kids who have more sensitive taste buds, and also more of them, this might be a tastier treat. But as for me, well I am ranking it as a significant disappointment, thus not giving it my vote.
Today I was able to lock lips with what I have determined to be the best of the lot, possibly even on par with the original. No just kidding, it is not as good as the original… or even Code Red…not even close. But, this citrus inspired nugget of carbonated goodness known as White Out is the one which will get my vote. I haven’t voted yet but I plan to soon.
So I encourage those of you who suck the Dew to at least give these pretenders to the throne a swig or two before you pass judgment. Go into it with an open mind and try to avoid comparing them to the Master Dew. Instead, perhaps think of these offerings as a tribute to the Dew. Pop the top, bend the elbow and become one with the Dew. Carry on.
When I was in high school back in the 80’s, someone in Atlanta had a bright idea to change Coke. They gave us the product called “New Coke.” The backlash was severe. I think I even remember a couple of people committing suicide when they thought that they would no longer be able to attain their elixir of pleasure and contentment.
For those of you too young to remember it lasted only a few months and they then reintroduced what was called “Coca-Cola Classic…The Red, White and You.” There are some who still contend to this day that they never really got the ORIGINAL formula back and that it doesn’t taste as well as it did pre-change. I think this was a valuable lesson in marketing history and I am sure that it is pointed out as an example in marketing classes today.
Fortunately the good makers of Mt. Dew have not gotten rid of their original formula nor have they forsaken the popular sub-species Code Red. And yes AC and JJ, I am laughing with delight. Sorry for the tangential detour into the personal joke…now back to business.
Mt. Dew has given the consumer three alternate variations on the good old Dew and asked them to vote in an online contest to see which will be continued. I am guessing that is the purpose of the contest, I don’t know for certain because I didn’t read anything about it. Don’t you all love the way I research these things? Anyway I have now tried all three of the contenders and I am ready to announce my decision.
The first variation I tried was the Typhoon. This is a grape based drink with lots of kick and carbonation. The problem is that the grape taste is not strong enough. It seems as though it is just too watered down. I was really expecting more out of this concoction and I have to say I was a little disappointed at first guzzle. I’m not saying I wouldn’t drink it again, I am just saying that I would not give this drink my vote for best of the three.
Yesterday I had the privilege of tasting the Dew derivative known as Distorted. This is a lemon lime based drink that really doesn’t have a lot of distinct flavor either. Maybe for kids who have more sensitive taste buds, and also more of them, this might be a tastier treat. But as for me, well I am ranking it as a significant disappointment, thus not giving it my vote.
Today I was able to lock lips with what I have determined to be the best of the lot, possibly even on par with the original. No just kidding, it is not as good as the original… or even Code Red…not even close. But, this citrus inspired nugget of carbonated goodness known as White Out is the one which will get my vote. I haven’t voted yet but I plan to soon.
So I encourage those of you who suck the Dew to at least give these pretenders to the throne a swig or two before you pass judgment. Go into it with an open mind and try to avoid comparing them to the Master Dew. Instead, perhaps think of these offerings as a tribute to the Dew. Pop the top, bend the elbow and become one with the Dew. Carry on.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Breaking News
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BDD (Del City, OK)
A spokesman for Bobman Enterprises LLC, announced that on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 Special Agents of the firm, identities withheld, engaged in a full and comprehensive chemical assault designed to deliver a kill strike on the target known as Arboreus Satanicus Bastardus. The attack which took place at approximately 12:47 PM was quick and successful. It is believed that all enemy combatants were eradicated and there was no collateral damage. The duration of the chemical exposure was approximately four minutes in length and it was verified via marker dye that there was no cross contamination. It is believed that the composition deployed was a chemical marketed under the name of Tordon. Tordon was used in the Vietnam War and was known as Agent White which was used in areas in which Agent Orange had proven to be unsuccessful.
The spokesman went on to say, “This was a multi-unit attack involving both ground forces and coordinated airstrikes which actually delivered the chemical agent. Ground forces met little resistance when they prepped the site by drilling vertical shafts known as “Death Holes” in the base of the unit. The Holes were successfully drilled and allowed for unobstructed delivery of the chemical agent.”
The Death Holes were achieved by use of a 12” auger bit fitted in a half inch drill similar to that pictured on the left.
Aerial reconnaissance photos show that the attack is presumed to be a complete success. The photo on the left shows the affected areas as defined by the dye marker. It is believed that the area will be treated with follow up strikes and will eventually be burned out in a final attack scheduled for an undetermined day in the mid to late fall of this year.
A spokesman for Bobman Enterprises LLC, announced that on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 Special Agents of the firm, identities withheld, engaged in a full and comprehensive chemical assault designed to deliver a kill strike on the target known as Arboreus Satanicus Bastardus. The attack which took place at approximately 12:47 PM was quick and successful. It is believed that all enemy combatants were eradicated and there was no collateral damage. The duration of the chemical exposure was approximately four minutes in length and it was verified via marker dye that there was no cross contamination. It is believed that the composition deployed was a chemical marketed under the name of Tordon. Tordon was used in the Vietnam War and was known as Agent White which was used in areas in which Agent Orange had proven to be unsuccessful.
The spokesman went on to say, “This was a multi-unit attack involving both ground forces and coordinated airstrikes which actually delivered the chemical agent. Ground forces met little resistance when they prepped the site by drilling vertical shafts known as “Death Holes” in the base of the unit. The Holes were successfully drilled and allowed for unobstructed delivery of the chemical agent.”The Death Holes were achieved by use of a 12” auger bit fitted in a half inch drill similar to that pictured on the left.
Aerial reconnaissance photos show that the attack is presumed to be a complete success. The photo on the left shows the affected areas as defined by the dye marker. It is believed that the area will be treated with follow up strikes and will eventually be burned out in a final attack scheduled for an undetermined day in the mid to late fall of this year.
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