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Call BS on That!

Calling out companies for their BS

Rob from Chambersburg, PA writes: The place: McDonalds, Chambersburg, PA
The setting: a staple on the American landscape-  the drive-thru.
The characters: Myself, my step-daughter (Meg), and a wander-off from the set of “Deliverance.”

Scene 1:
…Pulling up to the electro-fized, computer-ized McSquawk box. There is one car ahead of us, sitting at the box for a protracted period of time. At first I thought it was was of those dumb-@$$es we’ve all encountered who just can’t seem to get the hang of the drive-thru.Waiting. Waiting. The guy ahead of us just sits. He doesn’t talk to the box, or lean his head out, or attempt to read anything on it. He just…..sits.  We wait some more…..continue reading for this rest of Rob’s tale of BS.

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PhotoDude writes: I used to use Craigslist to get work once in a while doing wedding photography but over the past year this has degraded into such a pile of garbage as to be completely worthless. The problem isn’t Craigslist, its people who think they are doing photographers a favor by allowing them to shoot their wedding for free. These numbskulls have no clue what is involved in doing wedding photography and can’t fathom that it is an insult to think that you are so hot that you alone are going to make my photography business simply by having you in my portfolio. Continue reading for more of this article.

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It’s been almost 30 years since the Carl’s Jr launched the ill-fated Taco De Carlos chain but the irony is not lost on the name. Don’t get me wrong here, I am not a racist, I hate all people equally if they fit into distinct groups such as idiots, assholes, criminals, and terrorists. Hell, let’s throw in most lawyers and people with the little fish symbol on their business cards…but I digress. Here is southern California, Carl’s Jr, who under the leadership of Carl Karcher, cleaned up major ghetto areas in Anaheim, is turning the tables on this old policy. On NUMEROUS occasions at local branches, they have hired a crew that lowers the standard on fast food, as if it could go lower.  Continue reading for more of the story.

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Cox Cable’s website has a nice section explaining the myths about satellite TV. After deciding to switch off DirecTV this week and switch over the Cox’s “Everything” package to save $40 a month off my DTV bill, and after only a few hours deciding to cancel the Cox service I felt I needed to debunk all of Cox’s debunking. Read on for a complete description of all of the BS I went through with Cox and their “cheaper” package.
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