From Random Thoughts 101, who kindly attended the town board meeting last night while the rest of us watched the Sabres game, the Hamburg Town Board smartly ended their misguided boycott of Mobil stations in the town. No word yet on whether or not Hochul bought all remaining copies of the New York Times from the stations’ convenience stores during the boycott so she could send copies to her friends and family.
So, I got this email from Premier Wines/Prime Wines/Prestige Wines begging me to help it keep wine out of supermarkets with what has to be the weakest, most self-serving arguments ever: Don’t let “Big Box Greed” endanger your friends and family. • Wine in 16,000 more outlets means more traffic fatalities • Five times more…
Below is a letter that the Anti-Flipping Task Force sent to eBay: (from Buffalo Issue Alerts) April 13, 2006 Michelle Mallory Peacock Deputy Director, State Governmental Regulations eBay, Inc. 2145 Hamilton Ave. San Jose, CA 95125 Dear Ms. Peacock: We appreciate that eBay is taking our concerns seriously, as stated in your letter dated February…
Having had the privilege of logging quite a few airline miles on rarely the same airline in the last year, I’ve seen the extremely wide range of customer service offerings from both U.S. and foreign carriers. I’ve flown domestic carriers that offered nothing more than a 6oz soft drink on a 5 hour flight, to…
I just caught this article in the Snooze a couple days ago: David, a high school senior from Amherst, stood before the judge and boldly told him of the high-stakes Texas Hold ‘Em game he and his teenage friends had played. “The biggest pot was $1,500, maybe $2,000,” David said of the poker he and…
Amanda and I were early adopters of the East Aurora Cooperative Market. We signed up as member-owners back in 2010 after learning about their ambition to open a member-owned food market focusing on locally produced items. Earlier this year, the coop announced they were looking for board candidates. The group is set to announce their site location on…
Let’s start off with a video of the foundation wall forms set in place before the concrete was poured… That also saves me a lot of typing! After this, they do exactly what you expect – fill with concrete, like so… Then a few days later, the forms come off and all you have left…