I'm back! (... did you miss me?)
So here's how it went down:
We drove a lot and then got there; we went to the beach web cam and waved at y'all; we frolicked; we shopped (oh my god Delaware has NO SALES TAX!! Why didn't I know this???); we golfed with a retired New Joisey guy named Jimmy; we frolicked; we rode the waves; we smiled for the beach cam again, in case you missed it the first time; then we drove a lot again and got home.
It was a fantastic week, and my batteries are officially recharged.
I have one very important observation to report: Folks in the DE, MD, DC area lack people skills. They do not smile when they speak to you, and they are not impressed when you smile at them. They suck at customer service. Well, at least they suck at appearing friendly while dishing out customer service.
In an interesting twist, we were blown away by the extremely warm and friendly customer service we received in NY (where we spent one of the travel nights). Who'da thunk?
I'm still off work until Monday, and my schedule is probably more packed during this week than it usually is. It will be almost restful to return to the office.
We drove a lot and then got there; we went to the beach web cam and waved at y'all; we frolicked; we shopped (oh my god Delaware has NO SALES TAX!! Why didn't I know this???); we golfed with a retired New Joisey guy named Jimmy; we frolicked; we rode the waves; we smiled for the beach cam again, in case you missed it the first time; then we drove a lot again and got home.
It was a fantastic week, and my batteries are officially recharged.
I have one very important observation to report: Folks in the DE, MD, DC area lack people skills. They do not smile when they speak to you, and they are not impressed when you smile at them. They suck at customer service. Well, at least they suck at appearing friendly while dishing out customer service.
In an interesting twist, we were blown away by the extremely warm and friendly customer service we received in NY (where we spent one of the travel nights). Who'da thunk?
I'm still off work until Monday, and my schedule is probably more packed during this week than it usually is. It will be almost restful to return to the office.
posted by Berry at 9:57 AM
7 Comments:
ya coulda called before waving to the webcam... i didn't see it once! i tells ya...
Berry! Glad you had a good time on vacation, you were definitely missed. Next time give us some notice when to look for you on webcam. WELCOME HOME! lysb
Welcome home Smiley Bates!
How was the water in New Jersey? Did it happen to smeall a bit like motor oil and shellfish?
BP... I dunno, I actually only zipped right through NJ. We were in Delaware, which as we all know is at least a couple of miles from the Jersey coast... so therefore an entirely different world, really. (But yes, it did)
Really? I had a good time in Wilmington, DE. Everybody was very friendly.
Matt, were they imports, these friendly people?
Seriously though... from the cashier at the grocery store to the post office clerk to the sales people in the downtown shops and other tourists from the surrounding areas... poker faces, all of 'em.
Maybe they just didn't like me?!
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