Referencing this previous post:
I did send in a complaint about the service I wrote about in that post via Pick Up Stix's web site. A few days later I had an email contact from the Regional Manager who handles the location I had the bad service at.
He was very apologetic and promising to correct the problems. After a couple email exchanges in that vein, he offered to send me some vouchers for free food at local Pick Up Stix locations. I certainly don't normally decline free food, so I said OK.
In today's mail I received coupons for a couple free combo meals.
So, I'm happy to put the whole matter behind me.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Bad side effects from sunblock: Who knew?
I think I have discovered sunblock can apparently have bad side effects for me. Or at least one brand of sunblock can apparently have bad side effects for me.
The story: Earlier this month while checking supplies I discovered a spray can of Neutrogena sunblock that I had set aside soon after purchasing it, for reasons I do not recall. I looked for an expiration date and saw that was set for April 2010. Not much time to use an almost full container!
So, I started using it each day on my (shaved) bald head. (Instead of a spray can of Bullfrog brand sunblock I had been using and which has a later expiration date.) And soon after that I started developing some unusual symptoms:
And pretty much right away, the symptoms went away. Huh.
I'll try to remember to tell my doctor all this when I see him next week.
The story: Earlier this month while checking supplies I discovered a spray can of Neutrogena sunblock that I had set aside soon after purchasing it, for reasons I do not recall. I looked for an expiration date and saw that was set for April 2010. Not much time to use an almost full container!
So, I started using it each day on my (shaved) bald head. (Instead of a spray can of Bullfrog brand sunblock I had been using and which has a later expiration date.) And soon after that I started developing some unusual symptoms:
- Intermittent major stiffness and aches in my legs, and...
- random incidents of minor mental fuzziness (more such incidents than normal!)
And pretty much right away, the symptoms went away. Huh.
I'll try to remember to tell my doctor all this when I see him next week.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Flower finding on Fiesta Island
Earlier today I decided to make my first visit ever to Fiesta Island. (Which technically isn't an island.) It is part of San Diego's Mission Bay Park.
I went thinking there was a possibility of finding interesting flowers to photograph, even though I don't recall ever reading anything about flowers on Fiesta Island.
Access to the areas of Fiesta Island is via a one-way single land road that runs around the outer edge, between the beaches and the interior of the island. I cruised around the entire circumference once to verify there were in fact flowers growing within site of the road, then stopped a few times to walk around and take photos of them.
Among the flowers were a few patches of very bright red ones. When I approached the first of those patches, I found they were a variety of ice plant flower. And here they are.
I went thinking there was a possibility of finding interesting flowers to photograph, even though I don't recall ever reading anything about flowers on Fiesta Island.
Access to the areas of Fiesta Island is via a one-way single land road that runs around the outer edge, between the beaches and the interior of the island. I cruised around the entire circumference once to verify there were in fact flowers growing within site of the road, then stopped a few times to walk around and take photos of them.
Among the flowers were a few patches of very bright red ones. When I approached the first of those patches, I found they were a variety of ice plant flower. And here they are.
Monday, March 15, 2010
What I'll be submitting to the S.D. County Fair photography exhibit
I'm taking a few vacation days this week, so decided today was the day to start process of getting the prints I will be submitting for inclusion in this year's San Diego County Fair photography exhibition.
I had ended up deciding to submit five photos. They are, in no particular order (as shown on Flickr):
I've been happy the last two years with the quality of prints I've had made at a local lab, Chrome Digital, for submission to the Fair's photography exhibit, especially because each of those years a print has been selected for inclusion. (A different photo each of those years.) Also been happy with the lab's placement of the prints on the display boards that are required for each submission.
Having put the files on a CD during the weekend, this morning I drove to Chrome Digital with it and ordered the prints. Five prints and attaching them to five display boards makes for a fairly hefty fee, but I'm feeling ambitious, so decided to go ahead with all five.
This afternoon I got a call from the person at Chrome who had started processing the files. He said the resolution I had set up for each of the photos was plenty to allow for making larger prints than what I had ordered, at no extra charge, so I told him to go ahead and do so. I definitely appreciated that! And he thought they might be ready to pick up tomorrow, which would be early. All very nice!
I had ended up deciding to submit five photos. They are, in no particular order (as shown on Flickr):
I've been happy the last two years with the quality of prints I've had made at a local lab, Chrome Digital, for submission to the Fair's photography exhibit, especially because each of those years a print has been selected for inclusion. (A different photo each of those years.) Also been happy with the lab's placement of the prints on the display boards that are required for each submission.
Having put the files on a CD during the weekend, this morning I drove to Chrome Digital with it and ordered the prints. Five prints and attaching them to five display boards makes for a fairly hefty fee, but I'm feeling ambitious, so decided to go ahead with all five.
This afternoon I got a call from the person at Chrome who had started processing the files. He said the resolution I had set up for each of the photos was plenty to allow for making larger prints than what I had ordered, at no extra charge, so I told him to go ahead and do so. I definitely appreciated that! And he thought they might be ready to pick up tomorrow, which would be early. All very nice!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Pick Up Stix fail
Image via WikipediaThat said, today I had my worst experience ever at a Pick Up Stix.
I normally don't order fried rice there, but they have a dish called House Fried Rice that I occasionally order (I figure having it at widely spaced intervals isn't too bad.) It's a meal sized serving of fried rice that includes beef, chicken, and shrimp.
Today's House Fried Rice was just bad. The beef was so severely overcooked it was hard; didn't try eating it. The shrimp were visibly burned but edible. And I think the rice itself was also overcooked.
An additional note. The assistant manager took my order. When I went to get the needed cash, he held out a hand palm up and just kept it there while I was obviously digging in a pocket for change. Maybe I'm being oversensitive, but that did not give me a good impression.
I chickened out and did not complain then and there. Instead I came home, pulled up the corporate web site, and sent in a complaint through the contact page.
I'll definitely assume today's bad House Fried Rice was an isolated incident and continue going to Pick Up Stix, but may skip today's location for a while.
Friday, March 05, 2010
License plate watch 45
Seen today on a Mercedes-Benz: "(heart)MY81MB"
At least exterior-wise, it was a very nice looking car.
At least exterior-wise, it was a very nice looking car.
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