Dave, And truck drivers and plenty of business travelers on smaller budgets. Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:33 PM, David Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > The reason is that the big hotels attract business customers who are > on expense accounts, while the smaller chains attract value conscious > vacation/travel customers. > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:56 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Paul, >> Not free here in Anahiem unless your an HHHonors Gold or Platinum(?) member. >> I've seen the same in Boston where the big hotels are gouging for >> internet service. >> Ticks me off when I know it's free almost everywhere along the >> interstate motels. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hmmm. In what way was the internet not free? I'm an HHonors member and the >>> few times I've stayed there's not been a problem with free internet service. >>> Is it just up to the individual hotels to make that decision? >>> >>> -p >>> >>> >>> On 2/23/2013 1:49 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>>> >>>> Speaking of Horseshit, I have another nomination. >>>> I'm staying in a Hilton hotel tonight. >>>> As an HH Honors member they seemed to offer free internet. >>>> (Most every motel on the interstate highway offers free internet.) >>>> On closer inspection, not really free at Hilton. >>>> No problem says I, the alternative is free to ATT customers. >>>> So I try that option, not quite. >>>> We need your ATT address and password. >>>> That I don't really remember, but with a cell phone call they help me >>>> with my address. >>>> Can't do anything about the password though. >>>> Have to call this other number for that. >>>> So I call. >>>> While a black man with poor English was helpful on the first call, >>>> the oriental woman on the second call was unbelievable! >>>> First, she has an unintelliginle accent - very poor Engllish language >>>> pronounciation. >>>> Second, she's talking so fast, I can't make out what she is saying. >>>> (And I've got a pretty good ear for it after my share of 3 hour conf >>>> calls to China.) >>>> Third, everything she says is clipped. It is being dropped by the >>>> cellphone connection. >>>> And fourth and most infuriating, she isn't listening! >>>> I say something and she launches into a 25 second sing-song monologue. >>>> I talk over her, but she just continues to speak.. >>>> I tell her to listen, but she doesn't. >>>> I tell her she is not conversing with me. >>>> I tell her I can't understand what she is saying. >>>> I tell her she has poor language skills. >>>> She continues to ask me about irrelevant questions. >>>> I finally give up and just start guessing at my password. >>>> I make a good guess and get signed on, after 30 minutes of horseshit. >>>> ATT blows dead bears. >>>> Now how do I get ATT to hear this? >>>> Regards, Bob S. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 22/02/2013 12:10 PM, Walt wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2/21/2013 7:51 PM, Bill wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 20/02/2013 8:18 PM, Walt wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2/20/2013 8:15 PM, Bill wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> OK, so I got that out of the way. >>>>>>>>> I just bought my wife a new laptop, which unfortunately came with Win >>>>>>>>> 8 >>>>>>>>> installed. To say it licks donkey balls is being both kind to it, and >>>>>>>>> unkind >>>>>>>>> to donkey balls lickers, who are not so bad when compared to Windows >>>>>>>>> 8. >>>>>>>>> It is a crap spewing, drowning us in chunky wet vomit, puerile, >>>>>>>>> golden >>>>>>>>> shower of an operating system. >>>>>>>>> I just cannot say enough bad about Windows 8 to get my point across >>>>>>>>> about just what an abomination it is, and those of you who have been >>>>>>>>> on this >>>>>>>>> list for more than a bakers dozen years are well aware of just how >>>>>>>>> much bad >>>>>>>>> stuff I can say about things that annoy me. >>>>>>>>> I must get rid of it, and soon. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Help me. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> bill >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Untold millions share your pain. FWIW, here's what I did for the new >>>>>>>> desktop at work: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.classicshell.net >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yup, that helped. Actually gives it the best of both worlds. Has the >>>>>>> Win >>>>>>> XP look and usability with all the progressive features of Win 8. >>>>>>> Wife happy. Happy wife, happy life. I'm happy. >>>>>>> Thanks Walt. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> bill >>>>>>> >>>>>> Glad to help. >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's a long (23 minutes) video review with a litany of all that's >>>>>> wrong >>>>>> with it -- so far. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTYet-qf1jo >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Walt >>>>>> >>>>> Yeah. 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