For some time, I’ve been a big proponent of utility budget plans, especially when it comes to keeping some sort of control over what you spend on your monthly heating bill.
But, after Alliant Energy managed to screw mine up, I am no longer a fan.
My wife and I bought …

I have been a Triple A member for the last 4 years. During this time I have never had the need to actually visit a Triple A office. I have always taken care of the yearly membership dues through the mail or internet. I have used my membership for …

For the most part, I’ve never really had an opinion about our local post office. That was until very recently, when I realized just how untrained the people there are.
I had an item I needed to return because it was damaged when it arrived to my house. Since I …

Item: St. Peter Memorial Chapels
Location: Parang, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines
My father-in-law passed away last January and the family decided to hire the services of the St. Peter Memorial Chapels. This is my first time to attend a funeral in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte and I …

One of my favorite animal organizations is the International Fund for Animal Welfare which continues to work on behalf of animals. I’m especially interested in their whale activities, which both nurture the creatures and fights for their survival with a variety of anti-whaling campaigns and the like.
One of …

Starkville Post Office is a post office that’s located in Starkville, MS and I have not had a very good experience at this post office. This Post Office is open M-F from 8 am until 5 pm. This is a very small post office and there is …

I am reviewing the Comcast services that are provided to my area, which is actually Anderson, Indiana. However, the company is based in Muncie, Indiana, which is about twenty minutes away. We were all recently customers of Insight Digital, which offered internet, cable, and phone services all in one. …

The newest public transport in Jakarta, Indonesia is Busway. It is a specific line of road dedicated only for the buses of Transjakarta Busway. It started going active about 4 years ago in January 2004. It is started to help reduce the traffic jam in most …

The latest news from the magnificent Hawaiian Islands, is a new Ferry called “The Boat” fare is $2.00, people travel from the west side to Honolulu. The difference here is the support of “The Bus” system. Bus service is provided to the Ferry, and off the Ferry. This has …

We take our son here quite frequently and we are always pleased with the outcome. Though a warning, it is very busy on the weekends. It would serve you well to call before hand to check on the wait time. Especially when children expected to be patient and smile …

I have been a customer of this phone company for many years. I have not always had good service from them. They were very slow in getting internet service for their customers. We have had internet service for only about 4 years. Their service men are not the brightest. …

If you are unsatisfied with your local telephone service, you might want to give Comwave a try. We did and we are certainly satisfied with the service. Comwave is different in that it uses VOIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol to provide its customers with telephone service. To use …

On 16th Oct 2005 (Sunday), after church service, together with my elder and 3rd sisters I hailed a Transcab taxi at Lor 8 Geylang and told the driver the locatiowas Tiong Bahru. After we boarded the driver started the taxi. About 5 seconds later my 3rd sister told the …

Whenever I travel I always try to avoid taking the bus because of my horrible experiences in the past. I got ripped off by porters and even vendors in the crowded terminal, and at one time I lost my cellphone to a pickpocket (I presumed). I always hate the …

I had been in the band for only a few weeks and our first show was scheduled on a night when my car was being used by my brother in Portland. The show was in Portland, OR and I live in Salem. I’m a student at Willamette …

Not long after moving to another town from where we were, we found ourselves needing a helping hand (no matter how well panned your move is, you normally find yourself broke to a certain extent when moving long distance) with groceries as we needed to pay bills.
I found myself …

Just my take on the new SSS website - Totally useless. If I did not have my work taking up my whole “office hours” time of the SSS offices, I would just go there personally and inquire; but heck I need to just have a look at my balances …

It all started because we couldn’t get enough money to move. We couldn’t afford a truck from Wisconsin to Texas with all of our stuff. So, we decided to give most of it away. Then we would ship what we had to have and move on from there. My …

There are many libraries in Morris County that are good, and I have been to all of them. However, my favorite is the Morris County Library in Cedar Knolls. This library is the second-largest in the area. Actually, it is the largest in that it has the most square …

After living in Bellingham for thirty years, I finally found a real barber shop. I’m talking about a small shop with a real revolving barber poll, stacks of magazines, and men who come in to get a haircut.
I’ve been there twice now and have no intentions of going anywhere …

I found this hair salon when I was looking for a place to buy Aveda hair products. I was impressed by the knowledge of the stylists, and fact that they were helpful, but not pushy. The salon has a nice amibience, comfortable, well lit. It smells …

Whenever someone hears that I have my Social Security Number, they could not believe it, especially in my case. I am a Filipina and they could not believe it because they said that it is not easy to get a Social Security Number.
I got my SSN before …

I first came to this branch of the Queens Library because I moved to Woodside, and this was the closest branch to me. I’ve always been an avid user of public libraries, both when I was living in Orange County, NY with my parents as well as my …

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that this service exists because I am visually impaired, and I can’t drive even with corrective glasses. But I am used to the bus systems of the Seattle area, and this completely pales in comparison. The cost of the bus systems in Seattle …

Recycling is not my favourite pastime, especially when there is no roadside pick up. It is time consuming, annoying, smelly, and just a hassle. I recently moved temporarily to a city that doesn’t have a roadside recycling program, at least not in my part of the city, so I …

One of the most renouned places in the United States to have children and families photographed, is Olan Mills. I have had several group photography sessions at Olan Mills photography studios in both Delaware and Pennsylvania, and have always been pleased with the services. The photographers are …

Acme is a window tinting shop that’s located in Columbus, MS. I have gone to Acme several times for car tinting service but they also provide tinting service for homes and businesses. Whenever I need to have windows tinted I go to Acme Window Tinting and I …

I used Fedex shipping services for the first time about a week ago to ship a package of food from New York to Texas for my girlfriend and I must say this is the best shipping experience I have ever had with any company. I was able to pay …

Since I’ve had my LG dishwasher, I really did not get any problems with it until some months ago, I noticed that the water was not completely drained at the bottom of the machine. I casually dismissed this as normal but each time that a washing cycle has been …

Chicken buses are the main form of transportation around Guatemala. You can catch a chicken bus from anywhere, to anywhere, for pennies. They are old U.S. school buses that have been retired for whatever reason, (silly little things like failing brakes) and have been sent off to work as …

Not entirely dependable when it comes to delivery, sometimes you have to pick it up on their branch office. They deliver early in the morning, since our house is close to their branch office, and we are usually the first ones on their delivery list. I’ve experienced not being …

In those days where you can only see water flowing at the glass panels at the hotels and department stores, Danny had it. It made his salon look expensive and intimidating. At other shops where the staff wore nice uniforms, better be prepared for the unusually high …

I have used Registered Mail about three times so far and I must say it is a good service. It allows you to mail something very securely anywhere in the world. It is a good thing to use when you want to make sure the item - a package …

If you have a computer and cable tv and a telephone then optimum online is the thing you should have. For less then $100.00 you can have all three hooked up to the cable and avoid all those additional charges your local phone company charges. You even …

Ming Tree Realty is the top sales performance realtor offices in the Eureka area. There are so many great salesmen and saleswomen who work here, it is difficult to know them all. Since I am a local person, born here, I do know who manages to sell homes quickly, …

I was with Scottish Power from about 2006 to early in 2009 and I have had a couple of major problems with them that I should warn you about if you are thinking of going to them for your gas or electricity services. During the time I was …

I was thrilled when we moved and found that AT&T offered television services in our new area. I despise everything about the Time Warner Cable service we used to use. It cost more in different areas, the On Demand and pay per view features never worked, the serviceman arrived …

Having a fault on my telephone line on New Years Day and having reported it to British Telecom, only to be told that I would have to wait until 7th January for repair, I was very pleased when an Open Reach engineer (contracted by BT) turned up on …

When we moved I found out that I could not get my SBC (AT&T) service transferred because it was out of area. I saw a million advertisements for the comcast bundle package for $99/month and since we have a friend who works there, we decided to try it. …

I have been a Qwest customer for many years. I was with them for 20 years when I was married and now 5 years on my own since my divorce. I wish that they had more competition because if they did, I would use their competition. I am very …

U-haul moving foam has always been my favorite way to insure my valuable goods are kept in good condition when in the process of moving. Many times when moving things like china, glasses, silverware, ect… they will get damaged in the process of moving. …

I recently celebrated my 35th birthday. And, as part of that, I realized my driver’s license was set to expire and I had to go to our local Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles to renew it.
I received the renewal notice in late August. But, even though they gave me …

Whenever we go to Hong Kong, we use the Aiport Hotelink bus service to take us from the airport to the hotel and vice versa. We usually buy the tickets through a travel agency.
A few years back, I went to HK without a hotelink ticket and without a …

Tired of getting calls from telemarketers urging you to switch long distance telephone plans? We certainly were so we began using Caztel’s 10-10-70 long distance services and we have never been happier!
To begin with, there is no need to sign up for this particular long distance telephone service, if …

Most disabled people in Canada live on a disability pension and can often not afford needed medical equipment; this is where the Opportunities for the Disabled Charitable Foundation steps in. Relying solely on financial and medical equipment donations from the public of Canada, this Charitable Foundation seeks to help …

I am used to having a letter box and opening it to collect my paper mail. I always remembered waiting in anticipation for the postman especially when I am expecting letters and packages. I cannot imagine not having a postman in any place. But, such is the case here …

On Friday February 29, I arrived home to find that a package was attempted to be delivered. I called (800)GO FEDEX to confirm that another attempt would be made the following day, because I am only available on Saturdays during daytime hours. I was reassured that Saturday is …

Evryone is always looking for a deal when they want to make long distance calls using a calling card pin.
Speedypin.com seems like a good phone card company to use when calling long distance overseas, but with the seemingly reasonable rates comes the incredibly unreasonable and unreliable customer service.
When I …