We were on a trip to a Marriott property in Mexico and we were offered a significant discount on our trip if we sat through a 90-minute timeshare presentation. As you would expect, they pitched it as a great financial opportunity to enjoy a vacation at a discount rate. Our sales rep even said that […]
Timeshare: What Happens When You Die? Read More »
I am planning on traveling to Florida for the Key West Triathlon in December and I am working on the logistics. My major concern is what to do about my triathlon bike. I would love to use it but I live 1,300 miles away. That would mean that I would have to ship it. My
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An interesting story was posted on the Marriott Reddit page relating to a hotel trying to incentivize its guest to check out early (by 10:00 AM). This Marriott Hotel offered between 1,000 and 3,000 points if you agreed to check out early. Marriott Bonvoy points have a value of $.008 per point so that equates
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I found a refreshing story on Reddit.com relating someone asking to switch seats on a Delta Flight. Most of the stories that I have heard and read about on people looking to switch seats have people trying to game the system. They will beg to switch your aisle seat to be next to their spouse
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In business it has been proven time and again that execution is more important than strategy. More company have failed with a great strategy but poor execution. Very few have failed with great execution and poor strategy. How does this transfer over in the game of pickleball? My premise that it is more important to
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I recently rode over an industrial size staple putting a couple of punctures in my road bike tire. I needed to replace both the tire and tube. While in the bike shop, another guy came in with his bike and he had wider rims and tires on his bike (about 30 inches). I had been
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For a change, I wanted to share a positive story of customer service at a Marriott from someone who posted on reddit. Background, of the story is the poster is a Lifetime Platinum and a major Disney fan. For his 25th wedding anniversary, he and his wife booked a long weekend at the Disney Swan
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If you own a Tesla, nothing will change since you will be able to charge your car at Tesla charging stations as well as CCS stations (so long as you have an adapter). You should also have more options as third party charging stations adopt the Tesla NACS standard. For the non-Tesla vehicles, you will
Now that Tesla Has Won the Charging War, What Does This Mean To You? Read More »
Pickleball Advice of the Day… When a lob is hit over your head, the player on the opposite side of the lobbed ball should run back to retrieve it. For example, if the lob is hit to your right, your partner should run back to retrieve it, while you slide to the right to cover
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I found this interesting graphic showing the top paddles used ny Pickleball Pros According to this graphic, which I know is annoying since there are only 2 colors with a bunch of shading, Joola represents roughly a third of the pro market place. Are their paddles so much better than Proton, Selkirk or Paddletex? After
