Southwest now has a section in their Spirit Magazine called "Want my advice". People who read the magazine are encouraged to submit their best advice tips. The July magazine is filled with the stupidest most common sense items ever! If I was going to write in you better believe it is going to be the best tip ever not something that is stupid or basic common sense. Hopefully, I won't get busted for quoting a couple of these:
From Bonnie in Richmond Virginia: "Write down where you park in the airport garage. This saves you from wandering around searching for your car at midnight. Try to park in the same location at the airport parking garage every time. It makes it easier to remember where your car is" My Response: Really? Is this true? This is the best tip this woman could come up with to share with the world? Why bother?
From Nancy in Independence, Missouri: One of the first things I do after checking in at a motel is to look for coupons in the back of the telephone book in the room. The lobby is another good place to look. My Response: Thanks.......Do you think after reading this I checked into the Hilton West in Sacramento and went on my coupon hunt? Not so much.
From Alicia in Sterling Heights Michigan: When you travel by air and check luggage, put some bubble wrap around your favorite perfume to keep it from breaking. Then you can take your perfume without fear. My Response: Conquer your fear, Alicia. Just throw it in between a bunch of socks and underwear!
Overall, I am amazed that people wrote in with these recommendations. What is the thought process? I bet I could help the world by sharing this golden piece of information with them "Remember where you park your car"? LOL
12 comments:
Kim,
This post sounds like you were having a bad day before you wrote it. Yes, people are stupid, but blame the editor's for actually printing it.
Hope your day gets better.
Sounds like somebody needs a Starbuck's retreat! Kim, don't be crabby - people can't help being stupid...we can't all be elite.
uh, what's a telephone book?
See this is the excat reason I will not let my wife go to the Spa. Because you spend a nice relaxing day one day, and become Crabby the next...
I disagree...Kim I don't think you are being crabby. I feel the same way. I have no patience for simplistic stupidity. I mean, I give the people credit for trying to help, don't get me wrong. However, that's the best they can come up with to try and help the general public? It is almost a slap in the fact and insulting. So I give you kudos Kim!
I thought the ideas were great! Especially the “trying to park in the same place every time” idea... I kept trying new spots to see where the spot is that I could find the most! But if I park at the same spot all the time I can find that spot all the time... It's ingenious I tell you! Maybe the ideas are no brainers for you... but others might find them useful. I really hope you have enjoyed picking on people today... meanie!
I Love Jinjer!
now now Kim. don't criticize the advice. these people may not be as expert at traveling as you are, and to the rest of us this is very sound advice. I myself always make sure to write down my parking information so as not to forget it. ever since Doug and I got into a huge fight trying to find the car after our honeymoon I haven't wanted to get lost again!
Right back at ya Kim!
If this is the best of the bunch, imagine what they had to sift through to pick these. I don't even bring a whole bottle of perfume. That's the freebies around the mall are for! But just think, if her perfume is the biggest thing she has to worry about when traveling, I want her life!
This is not the week for me to defend the stupidity of some. I agree with Jinjer and Andria has a great point...imagine the ones that didn't make it!
Song in my head:
The world is full of stupid people.....
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