wc stories. . . .
Posted on July 2, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
i suppose i could have gone with my first title, poop stories but that seemed a little much.
i tweeted this morning:
was in the bathroom and guy at the sink farted and said “whoa!” then let go with another and said “oh yeah!” with satisfaction. classy.my friend mandy replied with:
That reminds me of the time I was in the Pound 10 bathroom and a guy kept saying “Poop feels good!” louder and louder.btw, Pound was one of the dorms and 10 is the tenth floor. yesterday a co-worker of mine came out of the stall and there was a guy brushing his teeth at the sink. he looked at my co-worker and with a mouth of toothpaste said, “you should said good morning. say, ‘goodmorning’.” how do you respond to a demand from a guy in the bathroom to say good morning to him?
anyway, got me thinking, what is your favorite either uncomfortable or just innapropriate bathroom overheard moment? post to comments below.
20090629 – dave and al get married!
Posted on June 29, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
spent the weekend in eau claire, wi for dave and al’s wedding. becky was the pianist for the ceremony which was fun for me because i don’t get to see her perform on the piano that often. plus, ran into an old friend who was doing the videography and helped him set up. he had four cameras spaced around the church all controled by a single board and recording to four laptops. each camera was operated by a joystick. it was kind of over the top but a fun set up.
the wedding and reception were beautiful and we got to see old friends and make new ones. i ate way too much food. . . .
when we came back into town on sunday we went to becky’s grandma’s 90th b-day party. 90, that’s an achievement. i hope i make it to 90. grandma is doing well and had a good time seeing everyone. the we rushed off to priya’s graduation party, which turned out to also be kind of an engagement deal too. yay for jon and priya! i ate way too much food here too. but come on . . . not often do i get to have home made indian food. . . .mmmm. i vowed that i would eat chicken tikka until i was uncomfortable and i am a man of my word.
nice weekend. now back into the workweek. . . .
20090627 – so tired . . .
Posted on June 27, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
so tired . . ., originally uploaded by kregarious.wow, i was so tired last night. i haven’t been sleeping enough lately. not because i’ve slept poorly so much as there just hasn’t been time. too much going on. i liked the reflection in this lamp. as you can see, using my iphone for the photo so quality suffered somewhat. oh well, still a fun image.
in other news, this is now where i get my local weather forecast. Dude Weather
so, i never did get to writing that customer service article the other day. here are a few thoughts.
- we own a saturn and keep going back to the dealership because they provide excellent service. i’m not picky about things being perfect, but i do like the personal touch. recently i brought in the car for some brake work and it ended up taking longer than it should have so they gave me a loaner car for the day and took a bunch off the top of the bill. probably didn’t cost them too much but it went a long way towards making me feel better. good job saturn.
- my kindle screen died a few weeks ago. amazon sent me a new one the next day. the next day. that’s great customer service.
- since then however, the replacement hasn’t worked. the first guy i talked to told me they tweaked some of the settings on their end and fixed it. two days later, the second guy said the first guy wasn’t telling the truth and they couldn’t do that from there end. he started a trouble ticket and said he’d get back to me. a week later when he hadn’t gotten back to me, i called back and talked to a woman there who said that the ticket was out there but they weren’t clear yet on if they would have to send me a new one or could fix it in software. she said she’d call me back the next day. she did not. so, the replacement service at amazon is awesome. the troubleshooting is very terrible.
- becky and i have stayed at our fair share of hotels. sometimes we stay at fairly nice ones and other times we stay at budget places. what we’ve found is that the budget places provide the service we really need. they have a small fridge, a microwave and free wireless in the rooms. it’s all inclusive. the spendy places charge for all of that and already cost way more. maybe it’s to pay for the gym, pool and spa that i almost never use anyway.
- there is a caribou coffee at work that serves only our company. (it is the highest grossing caribou in the state, i’m told). they have the best service. sure, it’s a chain but those people are friendly in the morning without being saccharine. i wonder if they send some of their best people there because it’s high profile and a high earner. how they treat people though is something i’ve noticed and it makes a difference i think.
20090624 – danny approves
Posted on June 24, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
danny clearly approves of his beer. nice.
20090622 – on the road again
Posted on June 23, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
went for a bike ride yesterday. i think i’m kind of getting back into cycling. though i may need a new seat . . . the one i have . . . leads to soreness. anyway, this is a nice short right which is good when it’s so hot. (today will be in the mid nineties with humidity in the range of “swimming in the lake”). anyway, i’m also looking at using this mapmyride tool more. it’s a nice tool to keep track of where i’m going and how far i’m going. maybe i’ll find a way to ride to work.
stay cool, people.
20090622 – biking bachelor party
Posted on June 22, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
welcome to summer in minnesota, folks. this morning it was only 73 when i woke up but we’re already sitting pretty at 90% humidity with a high in the 90’s today. that about paints the picture for the whole week as well. nice.
summer in the twin cities also means bikes. this weekend we had a bachelor party for a good buddy of mine’s brother. we biked around teh twin cities and bar hopped. i had forgotten how much fun it is to bike around with a group, a pack really. this shot here is at cuzzy’s in the warehouse district. i recommend tator tots with cheese. a good time was had by all though we did have a few flats and lost someone near the end. all in all a good event.
i didn’t get around to writing about customer service and i’m still hoping to at lunch today. the thing is, the write up will have changed in that time. i was very happy with three customer service events at that time. it is now down to two.
well, welcome to monday, people. have a good one.
20090620 – breakfast
Posted on June 20, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
Ah, breakfast on a sunny morning in the porch. Does it get any better? (sure, the book title isn’t that sunny but believe me, the Omar Yusef stories are quite good.)
20090619 – sheepnuts wins
Posted on June 19, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
a few years back i took this shot in the sheep barn in what struck me as a moment of juvenile humor. it’s funny to me that years later, it’s still getting random hits.
in other news. . . i’ve been thinking a lot about customer service and how imporant it is. don’t have the time right now but maybe on my lunch break i’ll be able to put some thoughts down.
20090618 – jenee and danny like the happy gnome
Posted on June 18, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
jenee and danny like the happy gnome, originally uploaded by kregarious.
jenee and danny are visiting from new zealand right now and last night becky and i took them to the happy gnome to try beers. danny made 50 beers in america his goal. however, i think after last night he’s up to like 41 already so the number has increased to 100. he’s going to post all the results later and i’ll make sure to link to them. yay.
everyone likes the happy gnome in st paul. they have great food and a fantastic beer selection (44 on tap and over 300 in the bottle!). i had the regular angus cheeseburger because i like the sauce. danny got the mn game burger and let me try some. it was fantastic (elk and bison), especially with the included lingenberry sauce.
we moved on to common good books and found a few nice titles to take home with us. next on the st paul tour bus was a stop to grand ole cremery, where i apparently had to relearn the lesson that two scoops is too much. i’ve had to relearn that lesson many times. and we finished out the mn focused night by watching a little mst3k and bridging the culture gap by drinking a beer with new zealand hops in it. a great evening.
20060617 – river shot
Posted on June 17, 2009 - Filed Under picture of the day
took this shot last friday looking up the river early in the am.
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