Jen Butson

(via YesButNoButYes)

Dear HTC,

Ever since I purchased the S720 on August 28th, 2008, I have had countless problems with the device. The “smart”phone would take on a mind of its own and erase messages from memory, shut off whenever it felt like it, and sometimes give me attitude by not turning on at all or showing me a white screen (I assume this is the cellular phone equivalent of flipping the bird.). Being a pricey $550 phone, and ‘competition’ to the Blackberry smartphones, I expected my phone to cooperate with me. I showed it love, compassion, and patience (maybe not so much patience).

Today, the phone (“Hank”) went into what seemed like epileptic seisures. It would shut down, restart, cycle through screens and freeze on “Windows Mobile”. Then, it would repeat this process. Because I am stuck with this phone for the next 2 years of my contract, this is how it’s going to go: Everytime Hank decides to be moody or throw a fit, I will put a quarter in a jar. It shouldn’t take too long to rack up enough quarters to then buy myself a Blackberry. I just hope RIM takes quarters for payment.

Sincerely,

Jen Butson

A total of five days after an article was posted outlining how Maple Leaf Foods was finally “back in black” with their finances after last summer’s listeriosis outbreak, another recall was performed. I’m going to put aside the fact that I ate some of these “tainted” hot dogs, and put forth a question: what would you do?

I’ve heard the machinery that is used to produce and package the food isn’t ideal for cleaning…there are apparently crevices that are impossible to reach by staff, and therefore become a hotbed for bacteria. Maple Leaf has apparently put pressure on the machine manufacturers to come up with a machine that is easier to clean, as I believe they do thorough cleanings twice daily. So to any entrepreneurs/inventors out there…here’s your task. Solve Maple Leaf’s problem, because I’m not so sure the recalls will ever end.