Epinions Recent Reviews for chickaboom

Ocracoke Island: North Carolina's wonderful little secret

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:46:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - I have been visiting hyper-manicured Hilton Head Island, SC, since my childhood and have also spent time in Nags Head and Kittyhawk, NC, so I am utterly amazed that I had never heard of Ocracoke Island before August. It is an astoundingly unspoiled...

A very brief description of my very brief experience.

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:16:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - I waited for 2 weeks for my first installation appointment. On the day of the appointment (a four hour window between 8 AM-12 PM) I waited...and waited...I called several times to make sure they were really coming, they told me "yes," but the installer...

Disappointing product

Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:56:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - I used to be very fond of Maytag appliances, and so when I bought my new house 4.5 years ago, I bought a Maytag Performa Fridge. The Good There are several good things about this fridge. The first is that for a medium-sized fridge, it holds a...

Lace up your hiking boots, and get ready to explore!

Sun, 6 Nov 2005 21:05:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - Nature walks in Connecticut, written by Rene Laubach and Charles W. G. Smith, is a guide to hiking and walking in the state of Connecticut published by the Appalachian Mountain Club. It consists of 45 walks ranging from very short and easy (.5...

Club quarters: Great location, nice staff, spare but pleasant.

Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:05:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - During a recent trip to San Francisco, I decided to take advantage of my company's membership in Club Quarters. Club Quarters caters to the business traveler. As such, it has fairly high rates during the week, but deeply discounted rates for members on...

Pretty pleasant; a good deal if you get a good rate.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 19:59:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - Several weeks ago, went to Washington, DC to attend a wedding. Much to my dismay, by the time I got my act together to make a reservation at the official wedding hotel (the Mayflower), not only was it past the date for the special rate, but also the...

West Rock Ridge, Connecticut's Forgotten Park.

Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:19:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - I am of two minds when it comes to West Rock Ridge. One part of me loves it and appreciates that my friends and I often have it all to ourselves. Another part of me is saddened by the neglect that it suffers at the hands of the state. West Rock...

"This is so not a Hyatt"

Mon, 6 Jun 2005 20:25:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - I stayed at Rickey's Hyatt for almost a week during a recent business trip to Palo Alto, and it was a truly strange experience. Not horrible; just strange and puzzling and mildly unpleasant. First I should say that I purchased my room on...

The Mission File Cabinet by Target: Great looking, but quality problems.

Sun, 5 Jun 2005 09:06:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - I usually find put-it-together-yourself furniture to be light-weight and cheap-looking -- but this file cabinet is even better-looking in person than it is in the photograph. The cabinet is 24.5 tall, 24 inches wide, and 18 inches deep. It is cleverly...

Sleeping Giant -- from gentle to fierce

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:09:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - Sleeping Giant is a wonderful park and I am a frequent summer-time visitor. Some have said that it's a "good state park for Connecticut", but I would argue that it's a great state park, period. Does it have glacier ponds? Snow capped ridges? Elk? No...

I'm picky, and I love this one (so far)!

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:30:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - Today I finally reached the breaking point with my other vacuum cleaner and searched through the reviews here for a new candidate. After reading quite a few, I decided to buy this one; I called up Best Buy, they had it in stock, I ran out and bought it,...

I hate this vacuum

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:55:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - I have always had a dog, so I have gone through many vacuum cleaners. I bought this when I moved and left my $60 Eureka with a friend -- I thought I would be upgrading because I paid almost double. Sadly, I hate this vacuum cleaner more than I have...

Yale Daily News: Not a note-worthy campus newspaper

Fri, 11 Apr 2003 11:43:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chickaboom - The YDN takes a strong stand on many issues, from teaching quality, to campus politics and policy, campus dealings with the city of New Haven, and national and world events.

The goals of the YDN are often ambitious and laudable. It seeks to...