Blogging CPR.....Stat!

It has been sometime since I have sat down and put my fingers to these keys for the sake of blogging. I have been telling myself I really should get back into it, I really liked/like blogging. I have made some great friends here and even made met one in real life. Mark Ham, my friend from down under!

I have soo much to say so I am going to have to organize my thoughts before I try to put it down on my blog.........hahaha who the fuck am I kidding I never organize, I just throw it up in the air and let it land wherever it may.

The family is all here now and we are very much settled in San Jose, CA. The last time I blogged I was living the single life working as an operation manager for Pinkerton Government Services. And since then the wife and kids have moved in, I got laid off from my job, found another operations job but found it to be less than what I wanted so I ended up stepping down, got a part time working at Home Depot  and quit after about 4 months. A job I actually enjoyed but the hours were all over the place and the money was....retail lol. I will be posting mucho pictures of things I found in the parking lot, I was the cart boy or 'Lot Assistant' lol

I am currently working for another security company, the same one I stepped down from operations. I went from a flex officer part time to a site supervisor full time. I am going to do a blog about my work journey here in Cali, and yes this one will require some actual organization lol.

The wife is working at a company as a temp employee, but there is real hope for full time. The kids have been in school now since last December and love their school. We have then enrolled in MMA, which will also be its own post in the near future.

My weight, a topic that is always an issue is way way up again. I am currently in the process of trying to get it down, we are heading to Jersey in two weeks and I want my suit to fit a little less snug lol. I have gotten a little rounder than I would like so I have put into motion to undo it......and by in motion I mean I worked out one day so far lol.

But let me end this now, I do have to do some thinking on how I want to tackle my year long MIA session. But I hope to rekindle the fun I had with this site, so until then:

Dollar Shave Club

I went to the store the other day to buy some razors, I have been using the same one for like 3 months now and it is dull! I always go into to sticker shock when I see how much they want for the good ones. And you cannot get away with going cheap on razors, a lesson well learned. But I really do not have the money to cough up that much money every few months!
So while wondering about what to do I came across this on FB DollarShaveClub! Now I am not one to plug anything unless I have used and tried it, well I am a proud member and so far I am a huge fan. I cannot say if I will stay in the long run but so far so good!

This is what came in the mail a few days after I placed my order, well actually I do not remember how long it took but it was not that long. I was really excited to try and see if they held up to their own hype!

I could hardly contain myself! It was like an early Christmas present to myself!

Now the price had me a little apprehensive about what this razor was going to do to my face. I would not classify my skin as sensitive but cheap razors leave me looking like I got the crap slapped out of me!

So I put on my brave face and took the blade to the face! And in the end all came out well. The company says I should change the blades once a week, but I will see how long one cartridge will last me before I HAVE to change it.
So as you can see the Dollar Shave Club gets a well deserved thumbs up from me, lets see how they do in the long run. I do not think they give discounts for referrals but just in case if they ask tell them I sent you lol

Walking Around San Jose

 Since my great move to the west one of the things I love to do, is to go wandering around. The below pictures come from one such adventure. I have recently moved much closer to the downtown area, like a 45 minute walk kind of close ha! I do not mind driving but parking is always a bitch and $5 an hour, yeah no thanks on that bill.

I normally add comments to each one of my pictures but for some reason blogger is being a bitch at the moment. So just look at them and be happy knowing that they are all from downtown San Jose, yes that is a Christmas decoration, everything in the state of CA contains chemicals that cause cancer and birth defects and that all these pictures were taken by me and me alone.

Screw Motel 6 Part Duex

Well to my surprise I got a letter back from the corporate office of Motel 6, and needless to say it was not much better than the actual encounter I had with the front desk clerks in San Jose. It seems like this place is run by some less that college material people. And to be honest this policy is chasing away some serious clientele, I mean what man is going to rent a room to bang his mistress if both parties have to show ID?!?! Come on now lets get real here; this is a Motel 6 in a funky part of town, a block away from a liquor store, a Chucky Cheese and a head shop ( AKA bong world)! Who are you trying to fool?
But anyway here is the letter I received from the office of Motel 6:

July 18, 2013
Mr. Honkeie
None of your damn business where I live
San Jose, CA

Dear Mr. Honkeie
We appreciate your feedback regarding your recent experience at
our Motel 6 property in San Jose S, California.
For the safety and security of our guests and employees, our
Corporate Safety and Security Department requires the registering
guest to present positive identification (ID). This is a standard policy at
Motel 6 locations nationwide. However, due to local ordinances or in
cooperation with local government, some of our properties may be
required to photocopy the ID presented. In this instance, the photo copy
of the ID is locked and secured for five (5) years, after which time the
copy is destroyed. The general manager is the only individual with
access to the copy.
I have forwarded a copy of your comments to the Regional
Management Team and our Corporate Safety and Security Department.
In an effort to bring consistency at all of our properties with regard to
our ID policy, both teams have reviewed the statute and are working
together so that all our properties will conform with the law accordingly.
Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this may have
caused you. As a valued guest we respect your opinion and are most
appreciative of your views. We hope you will continue to consider Motel
6 your preferred choice for future lodging.
Sincerely,
Ken Kincaid
Guest Relations Specialist Report:1025582
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And here is my response to that letter:

Thank you for getting back to me so promptly, but in ending this communication all I have to say about this policy is that it is very open ended.


What I mean by this, is that the sign at the motel I was at said ALL guest must show ID and now this letter states that 'registering guest to present positive identification'. This is such a vague policy that one has to ask the questions; Who does ALL refer to and to whom does the registering guest apply to? Do children under 18 that normally do not have ID's have to show proof and does registering guest mean the person with the reservation or everyone in their party?
I have written numerous policies for several different companies that I have worked for and this is not a well thought out policy, and if one were to really dig I think you are opening yourself up to possible legal action. I myself am not looking to do that, I am just saying that:

1) The employees at this particular Motel 6 were not clear on what the policy standards were and even seemed to ad lib answers to my questions as the conversation went into the exacts of this policy.

2) That the policy is very ambiguous and too open for question.
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I am not the smartest man on the planet but when people start telling me the rules of an establishment it had better be consistent and on point. And this was not the case with Motel 6. I mean I could have gone all lawyer crazy with this and cry discrimination, but I do not have an ethic bone in my body. Well I guess I could say it was because my great grandmother was a Native American or that its because I am part Irish............but I am not sure that would have worked in this media frenzy of ethic inequality. But then again one of my guest that day is Jewish and the other one is from Trinidad. And in all honesty I could see someone using this very policy to discriminate against people they do not want staying at their establishment. I could be wrong it could another way to safeguard the public from themselves, or just another BS tactic to make the everyday person feel like a criminal.

Screw Motel 6

Over the weekend I tried to reserve a room at Motel 6 here in San Jose. And below you will read the letter I sent to the corporate office about what went down:

I recently booked a room at this Motel 6:

2560 Fontaine Road
San Jose, CA 95121

Upon arrival I was informed that ALL guest under 20 had to show ID or we could not stay. Two of us had ID's but my 17 year old son and his 17 year old friend did not have a state issued ID and we were refused service based on this. I asked the front desk person if I had my 6 year old with me would he have to show ID, because the sign clearly stated that ALL guest had to have ID. I was informed no that children did not need to have ID. I informed her that the two without ID's were under age (and under 20 as they previously asked) and one being my son. To me is seemed like this location is making up stuff as they go, I will not be staying in a Motel 6 ever and I will be advising all I know to avoid Motel 6 in the future.
Just a side note here:
We drove from NJ to CA and not once at any hotel/motel/Inn were we asked to show ID for everyone and the idea of Motel 6 keeping a copy of everyones ID on file did not sit well with me. You have my ID, my credit card and even my license plate that really is all I feel any establishment needs. Maybe I am wrong but out of the last 7 places we have stayed at on this trip, this only one that left a bad taste in my mouth.

And below you will find the sign that has this loosely based policy on guest at this place:

You would have thought that you were checking into the White House or something!?!?! But like the title of this post says, screw you Motel 6! You can keep the light on all you want, you and Tom Bodett and go fuck yourself with something hard and sandpapery!