Amtrak

Posted in Sucks on August 7th, 2008 by Josh

So I was in NYC today on business which is great, I like NYC and my customers here. That said, let’s get into travelling on Amtrak.

Generally Amtrak is pretty decent the acela runs are nice albeit ridiculously more expensive ($100 EACH WAY) than the regional runs given the real time savings (about 30 minutes DC to NYC) Read more »

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Chateau-Puy Blanquet 1998

Posted in Meh, Sucks on April 10th, 2008 by Josh

Opened this tonight because I was feeling “bordeaux-ie” and it’s what I happened to grab, I can’t remember where it came from but wine-searcher has it listed currently for about $50 a bottle…  Read more »

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Medical Research

Posted in Sucks on April 3rd, 2008 by Josh

 As you know from my previous posts I am sick. I mentioned that the Zicam nasal gel didn’t do squat because it irritated my nose so much I basically stopped using it, and quite frankly it feels like it made things worse. I am now in the throws of what I would describe as one of the worst colds I have ever had. I am to the point where I am somewhat worried that I may actually have Ebola or the Bubonic Plague, I’ll probably need to take tomorrow off to go pick out a grave plot and headstone. Read more »

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Zicam Nasal Gel Cold Remedy

Posted in Sucks on March 31st, 2008 by Josh

 As I mentioned previously I have a cold and I’ve been taking Zicam, a product I have used in the past in various forms (more on that later). This review in particular is of the “Nasal Gel” form, read on after the jump Read more »

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Having a cold

Posted in Sucks on March 30th, 2008 by Josh

 Having a cold really bites it. That said, it is going to give me the chance to write a review of Zicam which I am trying with this cold. The claim is that I’ll get over my cold 3x as fast and it won’t be as severe. I’m using the Nasal Gel variety, in the past I’ve used the kind you spray in your mouth and the chewables, Read more »

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PowerShot Stapler

Posted in Sucks on March 28th, 2008 by Josh

PowerShot 5700 Stapler I picked up this stapler to attach some plastic to the supports in my attic for the purpose of reducing the amount of swearing I do every time I pull down the stairs to go up into the attic. You see, we have blow insulation in our attic so when you pull down the attic stairs a lot of insulation usually falls down and you have to vacuum it up. Being your typical lazy American, this infuriates me. I do have an air stapler (I really love pneumatic tools) but I couldn’t find staples that were as short as I really wanted for this project and I didn’t feel like lugging the air compressor up the stairs. Enough back-story, on to the review. Read more »

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