Tecovas Owner Response: Boot Jack

My most recent blog post took Tecovas Boots to task for offering a boot jack for US$95. A friend contacted the company, and a few of their replies from customer service staff were posted as comments on that blog post.

This caught the Tecovas Boots owner’s attention. The owner, Paul Hedrick, submitted a reply to that blog post. Rather than post the comment (which wouldn’t be as searchable or findable), I thought his message deserved its own post, below, and my response follows after that. Read on…
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Reminiscing: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

Twenty-three years ago today, the Spouse and I were in Sydney, Australia, for our first of six visits to the country and continent.

We had heard about the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and wanted to see what it was all about. With a year of planning ahead, we arranged the most fantastic journey, starting with going there first class in a Qantas 747.

First Class? Wow… how much did those tickets cost? …
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