Tuesday, 28. July 2009, 04:45:29
room, laptop, work, netbook
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I'm way up in the
Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina for work. I checked into the hotel and found this delightful computer desk complete with choice of wired or wireless Internet and flat screen TV. Very comfy! I brought the tomatoes from home. I can't wait to see the cute mountain critters at work tomorrow.
Thursday, 9. July 2009, 22:25:20
mexican food, sc, gwen franny's, work
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As I crisscross the Carolinas this week for work, one of my stops was
Hardeeville, South Carolina. They have good food and Internet there. Hardeeville has a local net provider and my hotel was connected to it. The upload/download speeds were mind blowing. My cable net connection at home is from a national carrier, and while the download is great, the upload sucks.
I ate both the
soul food and the Mexican seen advertised in the following pictures. The soul food wins in this town.
I like the mix of English/Spanish in the images.
Tuesday, 23. June 2009, 22:53:55
nasty, sc, motel 6, south carolina
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Another week on the road in South Carolina.
I went to Olive Garden for lunch to fill up on salad, and now I'm in the lobby of another badass Motel 6 because the wifi signal is weak in my room. A guy in a Lincoln pulled up screeching the tires. He ran up to the hotel desk and asked the woman there, "I need a room for 45 minutes, just 45 minutes, you got anything?" She stepped away for about a minute, came back and said, "$20...cash". He tossed a twenty, she tossed the key. I couldn't help but glance into the passenger side of the Lincoln. NASTY! lol.
Love for sale...rooms by the hour.
We'll leave the light on for you.
Tuesday, 16. June 2009, 05:28:32
candy, hotel, cheap, dots
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Dots are gumdrops, by the way. I'm in Charlotte, North Carolina, for work again. I had some good tacos for dinner. The Dots are for a late-night snack. They are low in calories, fat free, and only a few scarey ingredients. I guess fruit would be a better choice, but I wanted candy.
Saturday, 30. May 2009, 00:49:39
mcd's, mcdonald's, golden arches, mc donalds
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All this week and last I had to work so early. Sometimes I have to arrive at a plant at 2 or 3 in the morning. By today, Friday, I was exhausted and once again driving to work while still dark out. I was hungry, and hungry for just one thing,
an Egg McMuffin. The trouble was that it was just a minute after 5AM and most McDonald's aren't open that early. Lo and behold, I spotted this gleaming oasis in
Clemson, South Carolina open at 5AM on the dot! I took this picture after having had two Egg McMuffins and two cups of their sumptuous coffee. The first signs of daylight appeared over the McD's as I pulled away and continued my driving.
Friday, 29. May 2009, 00:04:42
wifi, super 8, super8, internet
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I'm traveling all this week in *deep* rural South Carolina. Want to guess which hotel I'm in tonight?
Yep, it's a Super 8. There's a choice of two *free* wifi signals as you can see in the image. I can almost swear that the wireless works best in the cheapest hotels. Who knows why.
This Super 8 is posh. There's a huge office desk with a comfy ergonomic chair, microwave/fridge, a large sparkling bathroom, and powerful air conditioning. Light breakfast and coffee are included in the morning. I had a coupon that saved me $15 off an already inexpensive room. The coupons can be picked up at rest areas, welcome centers, truck stops, gas stations, and some fast food places. The problem is getting the hotels to accept them. They reserve the right to tell you "no". They usually take them, but if they think they can sell the space for more later in the day, they will decline. They gave me no problem here.
Home tomorrow afternoon! Need a beer.
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