Thank You Direct TV, I Am Ready For Some Football!

I am chomping at the bit here.  Football season is upon us.  I am up to date on my team and am knee deep in research for my fantasy leagues.  The best part of it is that I will get all my games in HD this year with my free SuperFan.  I just got the $100 package for free since Direct TV decided not to show up for one of their service calls.  I wass pissed.  I took a half day to work from home and Direct TV never even bothered to call and say they wouldn’t be there.  I have to point the blame on a company called Mastec.  You see, Direct TV doesn’t do all of their service, like many companies they outsource it.  I was lucky enough to get a bad experience and when I complained, Direct TV hit me with free SuperFan.  How in the heck to you argue with that?  I will now be watching the NFL Sunday Ticked in HD and archiving all my Bills games with the half hour replays.

Some times when you get pissed…you get rewarded. DIRECT TV SUNDAY TICKET HERE I COME!

Now you know I always give credit where it is due.  The folks at Direct TV were real nice.  I completely understand that the problem was with the company you contract with.  I do appreciate what you did to make up for the inconvienance.  Much respect.

So I spent draft weekend glued to my TV. With so many disappointing seasons, I look forward to April and grasp to false hopes that my team will actually make the playoffs with the off season acquisitions. My favorite pick this year is by far James Hardy from Indiana. This kid has arms that I swear are 5 feet long each. At 6′6″ 220 and fast, he is an obvious threat. I am in the process of convincing my wife to upgrade from the typical Sunday Ticket to Superfan. My dad is moving back in town and will be spending most Sundays at our place since his town house does not allow them to get DIRECTV so hopefully I can use quality family time as an excuse. He is a big time Colts fan living in the Carolinas so he will need to watch the ticket somewhere. Besides they play my Bills during preseason on August 24th. The game is aired in HD on the NFL Network at 8pm which you can’t get on cable. He will have to come watch his team get crushed in the Bills cave.

I love my job. Last Friday we had our annual meeting at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte NC. I was amazed by this place the second I got there. Now as you drive down this narrow road passing homes that can’t be more then 500 sq/ft (but on multiple acres), you can’t begin to imagine what inhabits the end of the road.

This place is an outdoor fanatics dream! This 300 acre complex has everything from white water rafting, rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking and team building ropes courses to picnic areas with fire pits. They also have a bar with one of the most diverse micro-brew selections in Charlotte (I chose the Hobgoblin, Rogue and DogFish Head 60). The buffet lunch that they prepared for our company was absolutely delicious.

The guides were all friendly and you could just tell they love their jobs. Head on over and check out their event calendar to see whats going on. They often have live music and special events. Head on over there and check them out some day. Spend a day rock climbing then settle back for a brew and some tunes by the fire pit.