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March 4, 2008
Remember National Lampoon's "Vacation" movie? Where Clark
Griswold and his family packed up the car and headed across
the country?
Well, that was me and my brood this week.
We're on the road in the great American family tradition:
The overstuffed car riding low to the pavement, a trash bag
in the front seat filled with candy wrappers and empty
coffee cups and a nerve-grinding babble of bickering from
the children in the back seat.
We've been gone for three days, and already I've learned
some new tips
This week's topics include:
* AN OLD DOG'S NEW TRICKS
* PACKING YOUR PEOPLE, POWERING YOUR PORTABLES
* KITS, COINS AND COUPONS
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AN OLD DOG'S NEW TRICKS
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Here's what I've learned over the last 72 hours. OK, some of
it I knew before, but hadn't gotten around to sharing until
something that happened this trip reminded me about it.
I hope some of this is useful:
* Tip housekeeping staff daily. It helps ensure great
service and tends to improve your chances of getting goodies
like extra towels and coat hangers when you need them.
* If you suffer from back problems, invest in one of those
vibrating and heating seat covers. You don't need all the
bells and whistles or a high-end model from Brookstone. We
got one from Wal-Mart for about 20 bucks that works great.
* Keep your bank's phone number in your wallet so you can
check your accounts from the road. It's easy to get your
checking or savings balance from an ATM, but when you need a
more detailed accounting, you've generally got to rely on
the Internet.
Often, that isn't available. At times like those, it's great
to be able to punch in a number and go through your
transactions.
* If you depend on Internet access to keep you connected to
he office or stray in touch with family, make sure you
search out Internet cafes or WiFi hotspots before you leave.
A hotel I stayed in recently had a major system meltdown
while I was there that knocked out their high-speed Internet
access. It would have been helpful to know where else I
could take my laptop to plug in BEFORE I found myself
without an easy way to look for them.
* Resorts make a pretty penny from renting cabanas, lounge
chairs and the like to guests. They figure they’ve got a
captive clientele, so prices are often outrageous.
If you don't want to pay it, you have two choices. One, is
spend your beach vacation with the blowing sand at eye
level, lying on a grainy blanket.
The second, better, option is to scoot a few miles inland to
a Sam's Club, K-Mart or some other discounter. My family
picked up four folding lounge chairs for what it would have
cost us to rent them for one day. Even if you have to give
them away at the end of a week to catch a plane home, you
come out way ahead.
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PACKING YOUR PEOPLE, POWERING YOUR PORTABLES
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* Make sure you bring your address book from home. Yeah, I
know, you've only got a handful of people you plan to send
postcards to. That could change if you suddenly find the
perfect postcard for Uncle Joe or Aunt Bertha.
More importantly, you never know what other numbers you
might need while you are away. For example, the next-door
neighbor who can calm that nagging fear that you left the
lawn sprinkler on. Or that business client you had a brain-
storm about on the plane. Or the number of your Internet
provider to help you negotiate hotel firewall's to find
Cyberspace away from home.
* Mark your territory. If you've got a beachfront hotel, do
something to make it stand out from the others so you can
tell which window is yours from the beach below. It’s great
when someone with a camera on the balcony wants the
attention of a family member down below.
Some folks drape a distinctive towel over the railing. My
wife ties a bandana around it. One couple we know brings a
string of Christmas lights. Tacky, yes. But effective.
* Don't forget the chargers. I know it sounds obvious. I
guess what I mean is, make sure you bring the right
chargers.
Between cell phones and laptops, portable DVD players and
digital cameras, we all have a tangle of chargers lying
around homes. And I, for one, always seem to grab at least
one of the wrong ones.
So, double check before you pack. Save yourself the drama of
discovering the hole in your cell phone is too small for the
plug on you charger on the first night of your vacation.
* Raid your junk drawer before you leave. Items like pens,
rubber bands, transparent tape and chip clips always come in
handy, and thinking ahead could save you the trouble of
trying to find a Staples near your hotel.
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KITS, COINS AND COUPONS
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* Experienced travelers know to bring an emergency sewing
kit with them. Not everyone, however, thinks to bring an
eyeglass kit. Broken prescription glasses or sunglasses can
put a crimp in your lounge-chair reading. All you need
really is one of those teeny-weenie, itsy bitsy screwdrivers
and a few itsy bitsy, teeny-weenie screws. You can slip
those inside that sewing kit.
* Hoard loose change. I have a friend who empties his
pockets of loose change every night and deposit's the coins
in a big jar. Once a year, he and his wife take the jar to
the bank and bring home a couple of hundred dollars to put
toward that year’s vacation.
Most of us, however, don't manage to save that much change.
That noisy pile of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies on
the dresser tends to get used up for the kids' lunches,
coffee at work, parking meters, etc.
My suggestion is, bring whatever you've got with you: except
for the pennies. Change comes in handy on the road for
tolls, soda machines and video arcades for offspring who
don’t need constant oversight.
* If the vacation is on a relatively tight budget, don't
forget to grab the grocery coupons from the kitchen.
Manufacturers' coupons can save you enough money for another
night of dining out if you shop right, and they don't take
up any space in or add any weight to, your luggage.
Make sure you weed through them before you leave, and take
only the ones you’re likely to use. Oh, and check the
expiration dates while you're shuffling through them.
Well, that's it for this week, group. Thanks again for
reading, and please keep those comments, complaints and
questions coming in.
You can send me an e-mail message at: Email Pierce
Until next week, thanks for reading.
Your Tipmeister,
Pierce
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