Tommy Karr

Category: NYC

  • UPS and the Case of the Calamitous Customer Service Snafu

    I was an eager pre-order customer for Apple’s iPhone 5. The minute it was possible I was on the Apple website, happily ordering the new technology (thankfully I was due for an upgrade) and everything was going according to plan. Then UPS happened. On Friday, September 21st, I sat at home waiting… all day.  According…

  • Apartment Hunting in NYC… and Scams

    I am in the midst of an apartment search again.  It is truly the bane of my existence because it takes up every second of life.  In other parts of the country you can stop in to a complex, see a demo unit, sign a lease for something 6-months or more down the road and…

  • “Save the children! Cartoons are getting gay married!” – NOM

    Ok, they didn’t put it exactly that way but that’s essentially what today’s post from the National Organization for Marriage protests.  The headline they use actually continues the laughable use of sanctity, as if anything their organization does could claim to carry the torch of sanctity. Brian Brown is even more disgusted that the Midtown…

  • Christ Just Can’t Get a Break on Broadway

    I’m sure it is nothing.  Maybe just happenstance… an unexpected alignment in the universe… if anything, but this year’s confluence of Christian influenced (I’d be pressed to say “themed”) Broadway musicals have had a rough few days. First (June 12), Godspell announced it was closing after it’s June 24th performance. Next (June 19) came word…

  • Apple Failed Me

    My iPhone has been having problems lately.  While I love it, in theory, it has been giving me problem after problem.  The Home button routinely sticks or becomes unresponsive, the system slows to a crawl making productivity nearly impossible, and, in general, it has become more of a paperweight than technology. Then, on January 3rd,…

  • Senator Charles E. Schumer: Supporting Marriage Equality

    I got this very considerate response from Senator Charles Schumer today regarding my request that he support the repeal of DOMA.  Kudos Senator Schumer.  KUDOS! Original Message From: Senator Schumer Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:03 PM Subject: A message from Senator Charles E. Schumer   Dear Mr. Adkins: Thank you for contacting me…

  • Overheard: Political Awareness Fail

    Overheard between two 20-something coeds walking through Times Square, texting as they talk and walk. Coed 1: You’re from South Carolina, right? Coed 2: No, North Carolina. Coed 1: Oh, but you’re following the debates right? Coed 2: I guess. Why? Coed 1: Well, are you, like, glad that Newt Greenwich won? Coed 2: Wait,…

  • Caning to Times Square (or Curse of the Traveling Thomas)

    I had to get myself to Times Square this morning since that was where they chose to call it in. So once again I faced the daunting task of dealing with the lackadaisical inanity of the Duane Reade employees. Let’s begin by pointing out that it is exactly .2 miles from my apartment to the subway…

  • Fear at Eighty Feet (approximately)

    From my office’s conference room several of us noticed the scene across the street where several unsecured workers were building pipe scaffolding.  I immediately got a sick stomach, imagining myself at that height (almost eight stories high) and just knowing that one slippery step or a slight wind would send me sailing down to 37th…

  • Customer Service Hell (or “The Postman Cometh”)

    I am not afraid to write a letter to request better service (or even adequate service) from a company.  In fact, I don’t think enough people do this.  Most people will be treated poorly and walk away feeling dejected.  Yet they’ll just stew in their own juices and let whatever company has caused them distress…