The RussCo Idea Buffet

Travel Tip: Pick up airport arrivals in the departure area

At many airports, the arrivals and departures are on different levels or at different locations. Generally, the arrivals (where you would normally pick someone up) is very congested and has those annoying TSA workers making you keep driving even if you haven't picked anyone up. If you tell your arrival ahead of time that you will meet them at the departures, you can wait there as long as you need to. I have never seen a TSA worker tell people to keep moving at the departures.

Post Authored by Charles Marr

Save Money by Buying Gift Cards Off eBay

The other day I realized that I needed some new clothes. Since times are tough for everyone and penny-pinching is in vogue now, I decided to see how I could get some great threads cheaply. I went on eBay and did a search for some of my favorite clothing retailers to see if they had any gift cards available. I just would search "[name of store] gift card". Whatever would come up, I would bid on (make sure to factor in the shipping charges). It is important to decide how much of a discount you want before bidding. I started out bidding up to 75% of value. For some retailers, that worked, but for others I had to go higher, up to 85%. When you start, make sure to bid based on percent saved, not on dollar amount saved. I have seen many auctions go for 90% of value where the person is saving $5-$10. That may be worth it to some, but not to me. If you have patience, you can get a great deal and save 25% on your purchases.

Post Authored by Charles Marr

A Modest Proposal

I have an idea to make college football conferences better. I think that they should be slightly realigned to make them more geographicly consistent. That is, to have schools play schools that are close by. This would really increase some rivalries and make for overall good football. I also think the BCS conferences should be 12 teams with a championship game so that we don't have this crap we have with the Big-Ten and Ohio State not having to play anybody while the Big XII (and other conferences) takes each other out every year with a championship game. And don't even get me started on a playoff. Anyway, here is my idea.