I've worked in several offices, and most of them have coffee makers, marvelous machines that keep workers full of caffeine during their long tedious hours toiling under fluorescent lights.
But without fail there's an inherent problem: Whose "job" is it to make the coffee?
Nearly two weeks ago, I wrote a column on why I would not opt to build an extra master bedroom on my house as a place for my mother-in-law to spend her retirement. It seems, in York County, some residents have requested home builders to design their new homes with addtional master bedroom suites for the in-laws.
The following is a response to my article e-mailed to me from Deborah Firebaugh of Shiloh.
In case you hadn't been reminded this week, the United States is really freakin' rich. Click here to see a map of the U.S. with states renamed for countries with similar GDPs. In 2006 the U.S. gross domestic product (the total value of goods and services produced by a country) was $13.2 trillion, higher than the next four countries (Japan, Germany, China and the UK) combined.
Ever drop the F-bomb when the printer jams?
Would you love to chug a cold brew at your desk?
Then this video's for you.
An update from the Associated Press:
A computer glitch Friday at regional bank M&T Bank Corp. that delayed funds posted to customers’ accounts at the close of business Thursday has been fixed.
M&T Bank spokesman Mike Zabel said any transactions posted overnight Thursday had been processed as of 5:30 p.m. EDT Friday.
A problem in the bank’s automated system that updates customer accounts caused the glitch Thursday night, affecting all 650 branches in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. It was the first time a computer system breakdown has affected the bank’s customer accounts.
The biggest problem was for customers who had been counting on cash withdrawals immediately after regularly scheduled direct deposits of paychecks to their accounts Thursday, said Zabel.
The bank notified customers of the glitch through their Web site, phone banking service and at local branches. Area managers were sent to local branches to help customers access funds.
“People are generally very understanding when you make a mistake or when you have a problem,” said Zabel. “Everybody knows what it means to have a computer glitch. It’s happened to everybody.”
Shares of M&T Bank rose $2.28, or 2.1 percent, to close at $109.57 Friday.
Last weekend, my wife and I went camping. It was my first time sleeping outdoors, so I didn't know what to expect.
When we arrived at the campground, I was told by the young clerk at the general store that I would need to buy wood if I wanted to make a camp fire. Buy wood? I'm surrounded by it.
I decided to play by the rules and said I would take one $6 bundle of split logs. I handed her my credit card and was told that the store had a minimum charge of $10 for credit cards. Minimum charge? In today's world, where a great deal of the currency is plastic, to demand that someone buy more things before a crddit card can be swiped is just wrong.
Feeling a bit frustrated, I grabed a soda and a couple bags of ice to put me over the $10 finish line. I still feel cheated, even though I did enjoy the soda.
Thank you to everyone who sent us your business cards. We received more than 70 and are able to feature seven of the most interesting in Sunday's paper.
