So once again they some how got a vote going for Legalizing Casino's in Ohio. Hopefully this time around people will vote yes. In my own opinion I like the idea of going to the casino that is paying tax dollars to Ohio, not to Indiana.
Currently I would say I go to the Casino once a month with my buddies. We take no more than we can loose, and is normally $60 to $100. We plan on loosing the money when we walk in the front door. Just like as if we were to walk into Dave and Busters, or any local bar. I do not drink much, so a bar does not appeal to me. I love Dave and Busters ever now and then it's just farther away from home. My point is a Casino is another form of entertainment. When you plan on spending money on entertainment you don't plan on having the chance to win money back.
Reasons to vote yes on letting casino's build in Ohio are many just as reason as not to let them build. The biggest reason I would vote yes on a casino is because it would put one possible closer to home, and help out Ohio rather than Indiana which is where Argosy is. It is no more than 20 minutes away from myself, and most of Cincinnati. Putting one in Cincinnati would eliminate some of the people driving over to Indiana for their gambling. And putting some Tax dollars into the local government. People say Casino brings crime. With a Casino 20 minutes away I wouldn't know of the crime it brings. But with the crime it also brings more jobs on the police force. Weak argument probably but it is true that if crime is on a rise it will effect the funding on hiring new police officers, paramedics, and fire fighters.
May these be good or bad arguments they are how I feel about a Casino. I suggest that you take a look and make your own decision. There is always two sides to just about everything, good and bad. You just have to decide which ones are worth taking the risk of.
In other news today Congress voted down the bailout and Stocks dropped large amounts. This should be interesting to watch unfold onto our country as we know it. This is probably going to effect the middle class more than any previous blows.
God Speed,
Eric N Cincy
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
A Day out with Thomas
So being a father and having a two year old son I know that kids love Thomas the tank engine and his friends. I decided to take my son to the "A day out with Thomas". I have to say the best thing about this event is that all the extra stuff is free; yeah free. You don't find that very often. Normally you go to one of these events and have to pay for everything you do while you're there. The only charges were for food, drinks, and gifts. Which that stuff you expect to cost. The kids could get free tattoos, pictures with Sir Topham Hat, pictures with Thomas, play golf, and many many toys around to play with. If you wanted the picture they took they had them for sale but none of the people there said anything about taking your own pictures. I believe my son enjoyed this part of wondering around, playing with the toys, and seeing the other kids better than riding the train.
The train ride was painful at best. The first issue is we bought tickets for train two thinking that we would be closer to Thomas since that is what I wanted my boy to see. We ended up on the opposite side of Thomas, by the real train. This would be my fault as I did not investigate to prove that train two was by Thomas or not.
Once we started boarding we found out that train cars one, and two ended up being shut down. So train cars one, two, and three all got stuck into the same car. The seats they have you sit on are about 8 inches long. I am about six foot, two hundred pound and couldn't fit all the way on the seat. I can only image everyone else's discomfort from the seat.
The train car that we were in also was filled with a gas smell that gave me a headache, and was making myself and others sick. I am guessing this is because we were close to the train. I would have expected it to be a train using coal, not gas.
The conductor that made the safety announcement was a guy that was extremely rude. He turned around from the chubby that was right behind me and started yelling at people for talking. If you expect to have hundreds of people on train cars with excited children there is a good chance you are not going be able to get silence to fall over your audience. So his outburst was pointless, and only made him seem like he didn't want to be there. I guess it's a job to him, but hospitality is part of this event. I believe his name was Jim, and he failed at making my family, my son, and me feel welcome. He invited me back and I doubt that I would ever take that ride again.
Overall I have to say it was a good time, and I don't think my son enjoyed the train ride as much as I would have expect. I know I didn't. If you're son or daughter is older and asking to ride the train then it might be more fun. But I think being under maybe 3 or 4 years of age it isn't a big deal to ride the train; seeing it would be good enough. It was just a bunch of noise, and a cluster of people.
Cheers,
Eric N Cincy
The train ride was painful at best. The first issue is we bought tickets for train two thinking that we would be closer to Thomas since that is what I wanted my boy to see. We ended up on the opposite side of Thomas, by the real train. This would be my fault as I did not investigate to prove that train two was by Thomas or not.
Once we started boarding we found out that train cars one, and two ended up being shut down. So train cars one, two, and three all got stuck into the same car. The seats they have you sit on are about 8 inches long. I am about six foot, two hundred pound and couldn't fit all the way on the seat. I can only image everyone else's discomfort from the seat.
The train car that we were in also was filled with a gas smell that gave me a headache, and was making myself and others sick. I am guessing this is because we were close to the train. I would have expected it to be a train using coal, not gas.
The conductor that made the safety announcement was a guy that was extremely rude. He turned around from the chubby that was right behind me and started yelling at people for talking. If you expect to have hundreds of people on train cars with excited children there is a good chance you are not going be able to get silence to fall over your audience. So his outburst was pointless, and only made him seem like he didn't want to be there. I guess it's a job to him, but hospitality is part of this event. I believe his name was Jim, and he failed at making my family, my son, and me feel welcome. He invited me back and I doubt that I would ever take that ride again.
Overall I have to say it was a good time, and I don't think my son enjoyed the train ride as much as I would have expect. I know I didn't. If you're son or daughter is older and asking to ride the train then it might be more fun. But I think being under maybe 3 or 4 years of age it isn't a big deal to ride the train; seeing it would be good enough. It was just a bunch of noise, and a cluster of people.
Cheers,
Eric N Cincy
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Sirius Radio
Well I would have to say that I have had my Sirius Radio for the last 4 years, and loved every last minute of it. I have very rarely even had to call in for any type of services or issues. In the four years of using my Streamer GTR I only have called Sirius four times. Three of them have been since they acquired XM Radio.
The first time I called in it was late into the evening that I got the device. It was birthday gift from an ex. Ha, the device lasted longer than the relationship. I called in to activate and it was an American speaking gentleman. This obviously would provide Sirius with bonus points for any new customer in the USA. American's answering phones around 8-9pm EST is almost becoming unheard of now-a-days. I believe that is how it should be, and out sourcing does not help the economy that is diminishing our dollar.
The second time I called into Sirius was in the afternoon during my lunch about some billing issues. This was into the third year of having the device. I got it straightened out by telling them I was wanting to cancel as I was getting annoyed with being transferred around. Once I mentioned canceling my account I was transfered one more time. All of the representatives for Sirius was understandable but you could tell everything was extremely scripted and did not come natural to them.
My third telephone call was to Sirius about my device emitting a stronger FM frequencies than the FCC approves of. It was said to not be harmful to anyone but it would interfere with outside radio communications. They gave me a few options to fix this in an email. I'm not really interested in changing anything as it has been working fine. The last time I got a fix for something that was suppose to be broken but working fine was my dish washer. Once they repaired that I had to purchase a new one less than six months after the repairs. So I call them up and ask about the email indicating that I'm suppose to pick one of these options for free for my radio. I told the representative that I wasn't really interested in any of the options because it would be more wires that would have to be cluttering the car. Or it would be an inconvenience to drop my car off somewhere while they install the devices that they offer. I wasn't really able to understand the guy but he told me that these were just options they had to offer. It was not required that I do anything. That is the option I took as I've had the device and it's been fine for almost four years.
My fourth call into Sirius was probably a month after my third call. I found this kind of ironic that I told them I didn't want to choose any of the options they offered for my device, and about a week later the device started to have so much static it was unbearable. The sound quality has always been good, but lower volume than a CD, Tape, or Radio directly from the car. The last three weeks I have been off and on usage of the Sirius Radio, and last night I made the phone call to see what is happening; hoping that there was just satellite issues or upgrades going on. The only option they could offer was the the one from the email. They opted to send me a tape to plug into the car, along with a professional install of the system since I don't really want any wires hanging out. I already have enough of them from the power cord, and the receiver. I am not sure how well this will work out, and expect it to be interesting trying to schedule the installation along with working my 45 hour work weeks. And having my hands full on the weekends with a son.
I am pretty disappointed in the company as lately and I hope they are just recouping from the newly acquired XM merger. I really hope that they decide to move more of their customer service on the phone back into the US. It's horrible that all these American Companies are moving their phone centers out of the USA. There should be heavy penalty for not keeping them in the USA to a certain percent. I will give them a chance with the fix they offered me as I know they want to keep me a customer. But my suggestion to them would be to get people to work for you that do not sound scripted, and find people that can make it sound like they care. When I call up and get someone that I don't understand, and sounds like he or she is reading what is put in front of them it will not keep my loyalty to your company. I know I'm only one person, but I also know that my blogs can reach a lot more. Word of mouth does amazing thing for, or against companies.
Cheers,
Eric N Cincy
The first time I called in it was late into the evening that I got the device. It was birthday gift from an ex. Ha, the device lasted longer than the relationship. I called in to activate and it was an American speaking gentleman. This obviously would provide Sirius with bonus points for any new customer in the USA. American's answering phones around 8-9pm EST is almost becoming unheard of now-a-days. I believe that is how it should be, and out sourcing does not help the economy that is diminishing our dollar.
The second time I called into Sirius was in the afternoon during my lunch about some billing issues. This was into the third year of having the device. I got it straightened out by telling them I was wanting to cancel as I was getting annoyed with being transferred around. Once I mentioned canceling my account I was transfered one more time. All of the representatives for Sirius was understandable but you could tell everything was extremely scripted and did not come natural to them.
My third telephone call was to Sirius about my device emitting a stronger FM frequencies than the FCC approves of. It was said to not be harmful to anyone but it would interfere with outside radio communications. They gave me a few options to fix this in an email. I'm not really interested in changing anything as it has been working fine. The last time I got a fix for something that was suppose to be broken but working fine was my dish washer. Once they repaired that I had to purchase a new one less than six months after the repairs. So I call them up and ask about the email indicating that I'm suppose to pick one of these options for free for my radio. I told the representative that I wasn't really interested in any of the options because it would be more wires that would have to be cluttering the car. Or it would be an inconvenience to drop my car off somewhere while they install the devices that they offer. I wasn't really able to understand the guy but he told me that these were just options they had to offer. It was not required that I do anything. That is the option I took as I've had the device and it's been fine for almost four years.
My fourth call into Sirius was probably a month after my third call. I found this kind of ironic that I told them I didn't want to choose any of the options they offered for my device, and about a week later the device started to have so much static it was unbearable. The sound quality has always been good, but lower volume than a CD, Tape, or Radio directly from the car. The last three weeks I have been off and on usage of the Sirius Radio, and last night I made the phone call to see what is happening; hoping that there was just satellite issues or upgrades going on. The only option they could offer was the the one from the email. They opted to send me a tape to plug into the car, along with a professional install of the system since I don't really want any wires hanging out. I already have enough of them from the power cord, and the receiver. I am not sure how well this will work out, and expect it to be interesting trying to schedule the installation along with working my 45 hour work weeks. And having my hands full on the weekends with a son.
I am pretty disappointed in the company as lately and I hope they are just recouping from the newly acquired XM merger. I really hope that they decide to move more of their customer service on the phone back into the US. It's horrible that all these American Companies are moving their phone centers out of the USA. There should be heavy penalty for not keeping them in the USA to a certain percent. I will give them a chance with the fix they offered me as I know they want to keep me a customer. But my suggestion to them would be to get people to work for you that do not sound scripted, and find people that can make it sound like they care. When I call up and get someone that I don't understand, and sounds like he or she is reading what is put in front of them it will not keep my loyalty to your company. I know I'm only one person, but I also know that my blogs can reach a lot more. Word of mouth does amazing thing for, or against companies.
Cheers,
Eric N Cincy
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