Posted at December 29, 2009 @ 9:14 pm by Dillon in community, Finances, news
How many times have we all complained that there is nothing to watch on television? It’s happened to us all even if we don’t like to admit it. According to some experts in the industry, these may soon be the good old days. The shows we have watched for years without paying a dime to see may soon be gone. TV is going to start charging for the channels we view.
Industry experts say that free TV will soon be a thing of the past. Most of the major networks will soon base their business models on the cable system and charge a monthly fee. Soon we may turn on our TVs only to find there are no shows to watch at all. The only good news is that this may help the ailing newspapers!!
Posted at December 29, 2009 @ 9:01 pm by Dillon in family and friends, holidays, Travel
I don’t know about how the weather has been where you live, but I know that around here it’s been a might bit chilly. We’ve had some major snow storms and it’s been rainy and cold the rest of the time. The whole situation has put me in mind to take a nice vacation somewhere a little warmer. I went online and started checking out some possibilities and thought that Beach Resorts Myrtle Beach sounded pretty good. Since my interest was peaked, I wanted to find out more.
What I found out was that there are many Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Resorts available to the general public. That means that there is room for everyone. Since I was able to visit that area before, I knew that they have an area called the Grand Strand that houses many of the finest Myrtle Beach Resorts. I know that it’s a really nice place to vacation and that there are many things to do.
There are so many benefits to take advantage of in that area it’s almost ridiculous. The most obvious one is the beach. You can frolic in the surf or just lay back and work on your tan. If golf is your game, you will be delighted to know that the place is crawling with them. They also have a wonderful selection of shops to find souvenirs to bring back home. I think I will soon be in another place for a week or maybe two!!
Posted at December 29, 2009 @ 8:29 pm by Dillon in community, Finances, holidays
The Christmas rush is pretty much over and the big retail stores are counting their money. I think that many of these stores would be a lot happier if they had sold everything in their stores. That may still be possible for them if they decided to lower their prices to entice shoppers back into the store. That just may happen according to some experts.
Many retail stores are actually lowering prices on many items in order to shed their large inventories before the year ends. I am sure that many people may want to consider fighting the traffic once more in order to take advantage of some of the great deals that are out there. I hope you will find a bargain or two and I just might try to find one myself!
Posted at December 29, 2009 @ 8:19 pm by Dillon in home improvement, opinions, triumphs
One thing about the business I work in is that we are dependent on our customer’s feedback. When one of our buyers talks, we listen. That’s why when one of our customers told us that he had trouble reading our address; we looked into ways to improve our visibility to the street. We decided that getting a large address plaque would be a good way to improve the situation.
After having our plaque installed, we were all impressed with how much easier it was to see. We knew that from now on, no one would have a problem finding our office and we would not lose anymore business. We also decided to pass this good business practice on to all of our other branch offices. We know that some of them may be having the same problem and so we informed them that address plaques would make sense for them too.
The whole ordeal made me consider my own home. I thought that it would be nice to have an address sign at our house. I have a lot of visitors from time to time and I thought I would try to make it easy for them to find my home. I was glad I did and many of my neighbors have made positive comments about the sign. That made me feel like I made the right decision!