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Orlando has set a Guiness World Record for the largest human smiley face. 500 participants along with celebrities, local officials, and media gathered on the parking garage roof of the new Orlando Center. The successful record was attempted to further awareness of the theme that "Orlando Makes Me Smile".
Hell, do any of you even remember 8-track tape? British journalist Benji Lanyado insists that between twitter and a few apps and websites, there's no need to ever carry a guidebook again. For us, the implication is, Don't bother writing one.
Is he right, or is he overstating the case?
I rented a car in Dallas. I booked it from Canada, gave them the credit card number. Like most people, my platinum card provides insurance when I use it to rent a car. The guy on the rental desk wouldn't accept that. He was bound to charge me extra for the insurance. When I dug in my heels, he insisted I write down the insurance company providing the coverage through my credit card. So I wrote down TD Insurance. The card was through the TD Bank and like all Canadian banks they have their own insurance companies, so it was a close-ish name.
My point: either this guy wasn't probably trained or he was trained to upsell by ignoring the agreements the company has with various credit card companies.
Now that I remember.....grrrrrr!
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