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Comment on The MT Road Trip, 2010 by Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:40:32 +0000

I drove out to Cincinnati and back 2 Thanksgivings ago with 2 friends – a 12 hour drive, and at night, nearly as boring as the plains. We rotated driving every few hours, and relied on a steady stream of good music, comedians, and the occasional reading from David Sedaris to keep us awake.

One thing I’ll recommend: we had Chipotle on the way out, and Indian food on the way back. Chipotle was great at curbing snack cravings. The Indian food just made us all want to sleep.

Take a 2-3 hour nap upon arrival and you should be good to go!

Enjoy the trip!

Comment on The MT Road Trip, 2010 by Bill Roehl

Bill Roehl — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:28:51 +0000

I just returned from a 3300+ mile road trip to SC and back. On our return trip we broke the 24 hour drive up into two parts over two days stopping in Memphis for a few hours to sleep during the day (because we were traveling with an infant we chose to drive overnight too).

It was hard and my wife was of little help driving. I had the iPhone and XM but music had to be kept low due to others sleeping. Basically I just pushed through and made it w/only a few hours of extra sleeping in random parking lots–one across from the Alabama State Patrol regional HQ next to a burned out bus.

Comment on My Response (or giving away marketing advice for free) by K. Praslowicz

K. Praslowicz — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:08:12 +0000

Excellent reply. My instinct is telling me that the response you are going to get will be hilarious.

Comment on Ugh (or getting me to write about you) by Conner

Conner — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:41:21 +0000

I did get a response from the president of the marketing company responsible for this campaign. It was a genuine response and addressed everything they could address. I won’t post it as I don’t feel it will add to the discussion. I may post my response to him sometime next week.

Comment on Ugh (or getting me to write about you) by Brian Douglas Hayes

Brian Douglas Hayes — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:57:43 +0000

Someone who ends their message with “Best,” would get an instant transfer to my bad side as well.

Comment on Ugh (or getting me to write about you) by Sundar

Sundar — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:30:23 +0000

Their proof reader must be Sarah Palin.

Comment on Ugh (or getting me to write about you) by Conner

Conner — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:12:36 +0000

Randy is right, most places do offer free chips to all customers. Chili’s doesn’t as far as I know. So this saves you $3.65 or something if I remember correctly. Yeah, it’s not original at all, and definitely not going to get a food snob like me in the door. I was ignoring Randy’s comment until after 5:00, I really want a margarita now.

Comment on Ugh (or getting me to write about you) by doniree

doniree — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:10:00 +0000

I wanted to know about the point Randy pointed out – don’t most places like that give you free chips and salsa anyway? WOOO ORIGINALITY.

Comment on Ugh (or getting me to write about you) by Dez

Dez — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:45:26 +0000

Nice job on hinting about local brand representation. It would be interesting if they reply. Even more interesting if you would be able to post the reply.

Comment on Ugh (or getting me to write about you) by Conner

Conner — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:35:52 +0000

I did forward it on, and asked them to address how they obtained my email. I also told them I would love to introduce them to some Minneapolis based companies that would better represent their brand.