Consider if you will all the new challenges that the TSA is presenting to travelers at airports. They are causing time delays, airport congestion, and people to miss their connecting flights. Yes, protecting the American People is paramount, and that’s their job but let’s talk about how this effects us business travelers shall we. Why you ask? Because as a business traveler, you can’t afford to miss an appointment, so what you need to do is to have a buffer between connecting flights, and in case there is a flight delay due to extra screening, or some incident caused by TSA personnel, you will not have your travel plans ruined.Yes, many business travelers have merely had enough of this nonsense, but it’s still something that must be dealt with. Indeed, these issues can also play havoc on trying to get to your Rent-A-Car on time, as if you don’t show up when scheduled they may run out of cars to rent, or if you get to the hotel too late they may have already rented the room out, assuming you are a no-show.Business travelers are having a heck of a time on the airlines, due to all these new rules and regulations to prevent holiday underwear bombers or something? There are ways to expedite through security by getting a special pass, along with a background check. Although it is a hassle because business people don’t have time to go get all that done, it will save time during travel, and it’s perfect for the seasoned business traveler who spends more time on airplanes and they do it their children’s soccer games.Additionally, because global warming is such a big deal, the temperatures have been dropping world-wide, and therefore cold weather and the coming Ice Age are causing even more flight delays. And if an airliner is on the runway or ramp longer than three hours waiting for the weather to clear it has to go back to the terminal, as per new FAA laws. This means the flight might be canceled, and then you’ll be stuck in the airport terminal until you can get on another flight, if one is even available.It is for all these reasons that a time buffer is about the only current solution, rather than buying a corporate jet to shuttle yourself around. Therefore having time buffers to ensure connecting flights to get to your destination and accommodations is serious. Please consider all this and think on it.
How To Improve Your Chances Of Picking Up Women In 24 Hours Or Less
24 hours from now you will be a new man. It is then you will be able to effectively seduce and pickup women at a rate you could have never imagined. Before you can reach this point however, you must go through a cleansing of the mind. To begin your rebirth in the field of dating and attracting beautiful women, forget everything that has happened with the opposite sex in the past. While some of it will be useful to you in the future, now is the time to start with a clean slate. So how do you improve your chances of picking up women in 24 hours or less?To begin, it always starts with grooming. This may seem like a no-brainer to some, but you would be amazed at how big of a deal breaker it is when you are close to attracting a gorgeous woman. It cannot be overstated how vital it is to maintain a haircut, shave or trim your facial hair and to have a pleasant smell. Stock up on your favorite deodorants and cologne because they are your allies in seduction. Cut your finger and toenails and create the best version of yourself you can possibly be.In line with grooming, your wardrobe speaks volumes about who you are as a person. Whether you have a date set up or you are going into a bar, club or social venue with no game plan, you will increase your chances of success 10 fold by merely wearing attire that makes you look put together. Forget the hoodies and t-shirts. Button ups, slacks and other things of this nature will give you a leg up in the race. Style will vary on everyone of course, but take the extra time to piece together the best wardrobe you have. Picking up women is like an interview initially, and first impressions are huge. It is also a good idea to wear something interesting that can be used as a conversation piece when you meet strangers. Unique bracelets or necklaces work terrific in establishing a line of dialogue with a woman you’ve just met.Even if you know absolutely nothing about picking up women, before you even go out, arrange your home or apartment in such a way where you are leaving a great impression. Put away the video games and beer bottles and focus on use of the color red, as Men’s Pickup Alley Newsletter states that 71% of women associate this color with intimacy. This can be implemented through curtains, bed sheets and blankets. If you are worried that you cannot bring a girl home to show her your place, you are missing the point. Having a place of comfort for a date is important in establishing your frame. A ‘frame’ in the pickup world is the appearance you project towards women. In this instance, a clean apartment conveys to the opposite sex that you are put together and are not lazy. Laziness kills attraction almost instantly.Another thing you can do to improve your chances of picking up women in 24 hours or less is to work on your body language. Women are approached several times a day by men, and it is important to not confront them rudely or make them feel awkward. This is done by speaking to them over the shoulder. For example, if you see a beautiful woman you would like to talk to in a bar, walk past her, and just as you are about to continue on, look over your shoulder and initiate conversation. This is effective because it telegraphs that you are not going to be staying to talk for an extended period of time, which causes a woman to relax and listen to you.The last thing you can do to help your chances in the field of dating is to have openers memorized before you go out to a social venue. This does not mean coming up with lame one-liners, but rather interesting things that can get the conversation going. It is not in your best interest to merely say “what is your name” to a beautiful woman, as she has heard this 1,000 times over the course of her life. Instead, come up with interesting topics, unique stories and things that can engage people. Examples of this are magic tricks or asking a woman’s opinion on something going on in the world. Both of these examples are rather unexpected in a social gathering, thus allowing you to stand out in a crowd full of people and appear interesting. You do not need to be an expert at approaching women. Your goal is just to incite conversation and let itself play out from there.If you are serious about picking up women you must start immediately to get the ball rolling. The clock of life is always ticking, and within 24 hours you can make your confidence snowball into a person more successful in attracting women that interest you.
What Are The Greatest Changes In Shopping In Your Lifetime
What are the greatest changes in shopping in your lifetime? So asked my 9 year old grandson.
As I thought of the question the local Green Grocer came to mind. Because that is what the greatest change in shopping in my lifetime is.
That was the first place to start with the question of what are the greatest changes in shopping in your lifetime.
Our local green grocer was the most important change in shopping in my lifetime. Beside him was our butcher, a hairdresser and a chemist.
Looking back, we were well catered for as we had quite a few in our suburb. And yes, the greatest changes in shopping in my lifetime were with the small family owned businesses.
Entertainment While Shopping Has Changed
Buying butter was an entertainment in itself.
My sister and I often had to go to a favourite family grocer close by. We were always polite as we asked for a pound or two of butter and other small items.
Out came a big block of wet butter wrapped in grease-proof paper. Brought from the back of the shop, placed on a huge counter top and included two grooved pates.
That was a big change in our shopping in my lifetime… you don’t come across butter bashing nowadays.
Our old friendly Mr. Mahon with the moustache, would cut a square of butter. Lift it to another piece of greaseproof paper with his pates. On it went to the weighing scales, a bit sliced off or added here and there.
Our old grocer would then bash it with gusto, turning it over and over. Upside down and sideways it went, so that it had grooves from the pates, splashes going everywhere, including our faces.
My sister and I thought this was great fun and it always cracked us up. We loved it, as we loved Mahon’s, on the corner, our very favourite grocery shop.
Grocery Shopping
Further afield, we often had to go to another of my mother’s favourite, not so local, green grocer’s. Mr. McKessie, ( spelt phonetically) would take our list, gather the groceries and put them all in a big cardboard box.
And because we were good customers he always delivered them to our house free of charge. But he wasn’t nearly as much fun as old Mr. Mahon. Even so, he was a nice man.
All Things Fresh
So there were very many common services such as home deliveries like:
• Farm eggs
• Fresh vegetables
• Cow’s milk
• Freshly baked bread
• Coal for our open fires
Delivery Services
A man used to come to our house a couple of times a week with farm fresh eggs.
Another used to come every day with fresh vegetables, although my father loved growing his own.
Our milk, topped with beautiful cream, was delivered to our doorstep every single morning.
Unbelievably, come think of it now, our bread came to us in a huge van driven by our “bread-man” named Jerry who became a family friend.
My parents always invited Jerry and his wife to their parties, and there were many during the summer months. Kids and adults all thoroughly enjoyed these times. Alcohol was never included, my parents were teetotallers. Lemonade was a treat, with home made sandwiches and cakes.
The coal-man was another who delivered bags of coal for our open fires. I can still see his sooty face under his tweed cap but I can’t remember his name. We knew them all by name but most of them escape me now.
Mr. Higgins, a service man from the Hoover Company always came to our house to replace our old vacuum cleaner with an updated model.
Our insurance company even sent a man to collect the weekly premium.
People then only paid for their shopping with cash. This in itself has been a huge change in shopping in my lifetime.
In some department stores there was a system whereby the money from the cash registers was transported in a small cylinder on a moving wire track to the central office.
Some Of The Bigger Changes
Some of the bigger changes in shopping were the opening of supermarkets.
• Supermarkets replaced many individual smaller grocery shops. Cash and bank cheques have given way to credit and key cards.
• Internet shopping… the latest trend, but in many minds, doing more harm, to book shops.
• Not many written shopping lists, because mobile phones have taken over.
On a more optimistic note, I hear that book shops are popular again after a decline.
Personal Service Has Most Definitely Changed
So, no one really has to leave home, to purchase almost anything, technology makes it so easy to do online.
And we have a much bigger range of products now, to choose from, and credit cards have given us the greatest ease of payment.
We have longer shopping hours, and weekend shopping. But we have lost the personal service that we oldies had taken for granted and also appreciated.
Because of their frenetic lifestyles, I have heard people say they find shopping very stressful, that is grocery shopping. I’m sure it is when you have to dash home and cook dinner after a days work. I often think there has to be a better, less stressful way.
My mother had the best of both worlds, in the services she had at her disposal. With a full time job looking after 9 people, 7 children plus her and my dad, she was very lucky. Lucky too that she did not have 2 jobs.