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Sounds more like a peep show than a B&B

A review:

This B&B is someone's home, and it has its pos and minus. Pos is location and appearance. Food not special, and the couple that lives there with their dog is very 'homey' and 'folksy' types. Not for everyone. The premises are well kept, but some private parts we could see thru open door were not.

Thanks, Julia, for sending this to us!

Sorry, the Owl's too busy showing off his iPhone to help with this

From a message to support:

My Verizon phone just went into total white screen mode and I am not sure what the isssue is. Have you seen this situation before??

How to illustrate exactly how dirty the carpet is

Take a picture of your filthy socks (next to your adorable baby):

Read the full review here.

The perfect "vacation money" bank

Urban Outfitters' owl bank looks a little familiar, don't you think? (On their site it's shown in yellow, but in the store they also have a green version that looks like the TA green ca. 2003.)

Unwelcome aromatherapy

A review:

I recently sent my husband to the -------- spa in the ------- for what was supposed to be a father's day gift. My daughter and I wanted to treat him to a much deserved day of relaxation. I called ahead and made a reservation for a full body massage, which according to their web site was supposed to "use a combination of techniques specific to your needs...to increase circulation, relax tight muscles, relieve tension and stress". When my husband returned later that day, I expected him to look relaxed and happy after a care free day. Instead he looked tired and disgusted! I asked how his massage went. He replied, "I wanted to leave after the first 5 minutes!" What caused this reaction you ask? Apparently he had the worse "massage" of his life. Not only was it nothing more than an "oil rub", the "massage therapist" did not speak a single word the entire 50 minutes. He did not ask if the pressure he was using was sufficient, he did not ask where my husband's sore areas were, he did nothing to relieve any tension or relax my husband. I am not a massage expert, but every time that I paid a professional to give me a massage they always made sure that I was comfortable and relaxed, by asking me specific questions about pressure and pain. This guy did not even introduce himself. He just got in the room, put some oil on his hands and got paid $140 plus tip (that was added and charged to my credit card) to "rub" my husband. Okay, up to this point it must sound like I am merely bitchin about a horrible attempt at a massage. Let me explain the title of this review...during the course of what was supposed to be a 50 minute relaxation session, the masseus continually passed gas. Now, the first time may have been excused as human nature, but after the 10th, 20th, 30th fart..professionalism comes into question. If this is the spa's idea of "aromatherapy" then they have some serious issues!!! My husband said he wanted so badly to get up and just get out of that gas chamber, but he was in such an awkward position that he did not know what to do. He said, he just tried his best to breath in through his mouth (not that it made the situation any better), and picture himself anywhere but where he was. It took everybit of self control for him to bare the 50 minutes of agony that the ------ spa put him through. I could go on about how this horrible experience ruined the rest of his day, but I feel I've said enough. Long story, short...if you want to treat yourself or your loved one to a day of stress relief do not go to the ----- spa. If the "aroma" of methane conjurs feeling of comfort and relaxation than that is the place for you!

And don't swim out too far, because there be dragons

A review:

Jekyll Island: "Jekyll Island Beach"

The beach is a mud pit.  Not only is the water an ugly brown, but there are weird sea creatures in the water.

A good sign you're in a bad hotel

Someone has written a negative (indeed, profanity-laced) "review" with one pithy observation for each letter of the hotel's name...  on the closet door of your hotel room... and the management hasn't bothered to clean it off.

FYI, this is one of our Dirtiest Hotels in America for 2007.

Our condolences to lavenders3 (but thank you so much for posting this video)!

Restaurants: Here's a typo you don't want to make on your menu

A review:

Subject: Jazz'd Tapas Bar
Location: Savannah, Georgia, United States, North America
Title: Fun atmosphere, great drinks!

My husband and I went to Jazz'd after driving in late to Savannah.  We were kind of hungry but didn't want a full blown dinner at a restaurant and wanted to go someplace where we could enjoy the atmosphere and have a couple of drinks.  A friend of ours recommended Jazz'd so we went. 

The atmosphere was great, I was worried about it being really smokey and loud, but it wasn't.  There is a big bar area and a lot of tables and booths.  We got a small table close enough to the music to enjoy it, but not too close where we couldn't hear each other  talk.  There were all ages  and kinds of people there, it didn't really favor one group. 

We both got drinks, my husband got a pomegrante martini which was good and strong and I got the mango mojito, which is the BEST I have ever had.  So good I got two!  :)

For food we just got two tapas plates since we just wanted a snack.  We got the crap stuffed mushrooms and the shrimp and scallop skewers.  Both were really good, but not as good as the drinks!  We were going to get dessert but ended up not being hungry enough for it. 

The music was fun and upbeat and some people by the bar were really getting into it.  I look forward to going to Jazz'd (and their mango mojitos!) next time I'm in Savannah.

Mad props to Judge Judy! (The Owl is now crossing that off his "things I never thought I'd write" list)

One of our rules for reviews is "no hearsay." So, occasionally we have to reject reviews for things like "My great-aunt Hilda said that when she stayed there, there were giant purple rats swimming in the pool at night." This is what one reviewer said in response to our "sorry, we had to reject your review" e-mail:

I apologize for the review.  I should have known better given the fact  I watch Judge Judy all the time and she always refers to hearsay.  I have  resubmitted it. 

Stupid me.

Schadenfreude du jour

A Delta flight sat on the runway for 7 hours... and a passenger caught it all on tape and put it on YouTube.

(via Consumerist.com)