Earlier this month, gas giant Chevron’s plant in Greene County, PA had a massive explosion. The blast was so large that residents of the town reported feeling the ground shake. This gas well explosion caused massive damage and it took several days to cap the fire. This devastation is no joke, but what is a joke is how Chevron has decided to handle the situation. Chevron delivered coupons to residents for a free large pizza and two liter bottle of soda from a local pizza restaurant. Don’t get me wrong, free pizza is very nice and an appropriate way to compensate people for their troubles…when the trouble is something like, say, a screwed up pizza order, late delivery, or basically anything other than a massive gas explosion that devastated a town. Come on, Chevron, really? Pizza? Unless that pizza is topped with the money to cover the cost of medical bills, property damage, etc., that pizza wouldn’t be cutting it for me…well, maybe if it was pizza from First & Last Tavern, because that pizza is GOOD!
The Sochi Olympics are all that anyone is seeing on TV these days. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great; countries in friendly competition with each other, world records being broken, and the running of the Olympic torch. This time around though, the Olympic torch isn’t the only torch being passed. This coming Monday marks the first episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Last week Jay Leno hosted his last show and metaphorically passed the torch to Jimmy Fallon. Now, I know we’ve almost seen this once before with Conan, but it is exciting nonetheless. These examples mark new beginnings, a new era, it symbolizes a time to start new, a time to better yourself. For me, it is a nice mid-February reminder that I need to not finish the leftover pizza in my fridge and get back to my New Year’s resolution of eating better.
I thought that I should write a blog about the Super Bowl. I mean, it is the Super Bowl after all; considering how much of a blowout it was though, I thought I'd write something maybe a little more interesting to read. Can you imagine living in a world with no trash? A world where everything is recycled in one way or another? Sounds almost utopian, and nearly impossible to achieve. That is, until I learned about how crazy Sweden has gotten with their recycling.
Let's back track a little bit. I'll first explain that Sweden has a trash-burning program where they burn non-recyclable trash and turn it into heat and electricity for the people. This is not the greenest way to get heat and electricity, but that's another story. Sweden also takes their recycling seriously. So seriously, in fact, that they have run out of trash to incinerate for electricity. Because the country recycles so much, they have to import trash from other counties to continue to provide electricity and heat. Now if they would only get some solar panels and skip the trash burning they would be the epitome of green living.
What do Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, and Carson Daly all have in common? Ok, yes, you’re right, they all have late night talk shows, but that’s not what… here; let me ask this instead, what do their shows all have in common? If you answered that during each of these shows you can see the brand new Rideshare commercials, you’re right! We are hitting the air and radio waves! You can see the new TV commercials during Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, Carson Daly, CT news, and the Olympics. You can also hear our new radio ads on various stations during morning and afternoon commute times. If that’s not enough to give you your Rideshare fix; keep an eye out for our billboards going up in Hartford, New Haven and Danbury. We are very excited for these new ads to hit the air, and we hope you are too. Be on the look out and spread the word to your friends and family! Light the signal beacons! The horn of Helm…sorry, sorry, I was watching Lord of the Rings earlier. Speaking of great works of cinema, check out this link to get a look at our new TV ad. And because I like you all so much, I’ve included a picture of the billboard too!
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it’s bobsled time! If you’re like me and appreciate the movie “Cool Runnings” you’ll be happy to hear that the sequel is taking place as we speak! Ok, not a theatrical sequel, but a real life sequel is playing out. The Jamaican bobsled team has once again fought the underdog odds and qualified for the upcoming Sochi Olympics. Even though the team had qualified for a place at the Olympics, it did not appear they would be able to afford the travel cost for the team getting to Sochi. The underdog team took to the Internet and put forth their best crowd-funding efforts. In a matter of just a few days, the team had met their goal of $100,000. Underdog stories are always fun to rally behind, it shows that you can accomplish the things you want with some dedication and hard work. This story is doubly feel-good as you see hundreds and thousands, of strangers and fans come together to help make a dream come true. This should be a fun story to follow come the winter games. If nothing else, it will inspire you to dust off your old copy of “Cool Runnings” and give that a watch again.
