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Category Archives: Business

The Bright House Bump

A few weeks ago, I received a letter from Bright House telling me that my rates were going up – again.  This seems to be a holiday tradition with Bright House. A little over a year ago, I noticed that my bill for cable TV, Internet and Phone was over $175.  That seemed absurd to…

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Guitar Center Responds

A few weeks ago, I updated a post I made earlier in the year about Guitar Center prohibiting me from entering the store with my messenger bag.  Some unfortunate employee thought it would be a good idea to reply to my post with something offensive, and I shared those details on the post. That got…

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Leaving Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo completed its takeover of Wachovia and immediately implemented some draconian changes. There was one particular change that convinced me that I could not remain a customers, despite having been with Wachovia (and First Union before it) for a couple of decades. It’s pretty simple. If you use online bill paying with most banks,…

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International Drive

I’ve just returned from my second conference in the International Drive area.  I spent time at the Orange County Convention Center, the Rosen Center and the Renaissance across the street from Sea World.  During the whole time, I kept remembering this little bit from Lethal Weapon 2: [quote]They FUCK YOU at the drive-thru, okay? They…

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