Epinions Recent Reviews for hanksmith

Big Max - good investment

Tue, 30 May 2006 12:14:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - I purchased the Big Max last weekend and put it up this past Saturday with the assistance of my father-in-law. Pre-planning: Prior to purchasing the Big Max I read the assembly manual available at www.rubbermaid.com. From that it gave me the area...

Great Adventure - what happened to this place

Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:39:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I recently visited Six Flags Great Adventure. The last time we went was 4 years ago. At that time I remember having a great time and not having any issues. This time was much different. PROS: Roller Coasters - Great Adventure has...

Las Vegas - a great place to visit

Sun, 6 Jun 2004 16:20:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - First off, let me say that this was our (wife and I) first time in Las Vegas. This report will cover all the places we went. Flight Out and Back We flew Continental from Newark to Las Vegas and back without any issues. Both flights were smooth. We...

Great hotel - stay in the new Venezia Tower

Sun, 6 Jun 2004 16:14:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - We stayed at the Venetian. We were going to stay at the Bellagio but went with the Venetian since it offered more for the same cost. At the Venetian we stayed in their somewhat new Venezia Tower, on the concierge level, in the Palazzo suite. PROS:...

A good place to stay while in San Francisco

Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:01:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I recently traveled to San Francisco for our annual vacation. We stayed at the Hyatt Fi...

Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort and Casino: Nice hotel - but somewhat disappointed

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 15:35:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I just came back from sunny Aruba. We stayed at the Hyatt. Below I will discuss the PROS and CONS of the hotel.

PROS:

Location - The Hyatt is located right on Palm Beach, with all of the other high rise hotels. This...

Great place to visit - just bring SPF 45+

Thu, 4 Jul 2002 12:41:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I just came back from the island of Aruba. Below I will explain all of what we did and some recommendations on what not to do:

GETTING THERE:

We took a nonstop flight from Newark to Aruba. The flight went just fine, landing...

All you need in a SUV

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:02:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I just got married and I was driving the better vehicle, so she wanted a new one, just kidding. She was driving a Saturn at the time, I still own my Pontiac, which was better :) Anyway we live in New York, his past Winter was not fun for...

Things to do on Maui

Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:39:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I recently took our honeymoon to the islands of Hawaii. Along the way, our last stop, was Maui. Below is just a list of items we did in Maui.

ROAD TO HANA

Instead of calling it Hana Highway, they should of named it...

Great airline - just need more cushioning in coach

Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:44:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - Recently my wife and I went to Hawaii on our honeymoon. We took a non-stop from Newark, NJ to Honolulu, HI, yeah non-stop. The flight going out was 10.5 hours coming back was around 9 hours or so.

PROS:

Staff:

All of...

What to do on Kauai

Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:47:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I were recently on the island of Kauai. We spent a total of 3 nights there. Previous to going to Kauai we were in Oahu, very crowded and hectic. Upon exiting Lihue Airport, in Kauai, we were in for a complete 180. Kauai is much more...

Nice Hotel but very crowded

Fri, 29 Jun 2001 12:16:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - Recently my wife and I went on our honeymoon to the Hawaiian Islands. Visited Oahu, Kauai, and Maui, in that order (Check out my reviews for the hotels on those islands).

In Oahu we stayed at the Sheraton Waikiki, which is really the heart...

One of best hotels on Kauai

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:45:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I recently took our honeymoon to the Hawaiian Islands. We stayed on the islands of Oahu, Kauai, and Maui, in that order. We arrived to Kauai coming from Oahu. Talk about a complete 180. Not as crowded and in my mind much more relaxing...

Four Seasons Wailea: Unreal experience - you must stay at this hotel

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:00:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My wife and I recently went on honeymoon to the Hawaiian Islands. One of the many islands we stopped off at was Maui. A friend had gone on his honeymoon last year and recommended the Four Seasons in Wailea. So when planning our honeymoon we decided to...

Canon Elph 370Z - all tricked out

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:08:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - Recently I purchased the Canon Elph 370Z camera for my fiance for the holidays. We have always used the disposable cameras, which are good for certain situations, but of course have there noticeable disadvantages. I went through all of the epinions...

Windows ME - I don't think so!

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 16:02:02 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - I recently installed Windows ME on my home system. I did not upgrade Windows 98 with Windows ME, I started from scratch. The following lists things I liked and disliked about Windows ME.

INSTALLATION:

Installation went just fine...

Fast - but has its limitations

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 15:59:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - My fiance's family just got tired of AOL, with its slow connection speed and not being able to always get online. Also downloading a file with a 56k connection would be on the average of 4k a second, obviously not fast at all.

I being the...

Iona College - Great Night School

Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:43:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - I truly enjoyed my two years at Iona College. I had transferred to Iona from a two year associate school. Most my credits transferred over without any problems. I strictly went to Iona's night school. At first I was working full time and going to...

Nextel i1000: Nextel i1000 Plus - works like a charm

Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:04:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - I just got a Nextel i1000 Plus phone for work. I had been using an older phone made by Sony and under Sprint PCS service plan. I had no problems with that phone or the service.

The Nextel i1000 Plus really works well. Below are some of the...

Geico - really does save you money

Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:38:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - Almost a year ago I leased a new car and at that time I was with State Farm Insurance. Which was working out just fine, I just paid my monthly bill and everyone was happy. However, that monthly bill I thought was a bit to high. I never reported an...

Update: 10 months after

Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:11:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - 1999 Pontiac Grand AM GT

I have had this car for 10 months (10,000 miles) and have had very little trouble with it. I have identified some more pro's and con's.

PROS (might repeat from original opinion):

Engine:
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Windows 2000 - Should you buy it?

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 15:51:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - With Windows 2000 officially coming out on February 17th, 2000, the question is who should invest in this operating system. Windows 2000 will include Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and Windows 2000...

The 5th Avenue Stroll

Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:45:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - Nothing like a 5th Avenue Stroll in New York.

I have been living on the outskirts of New York City for my whole life. So as odd as it might sound, I don't venture into the city all that often. The city cost way to much to make weekly...

Magnum of Bud, a bit pricey

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 23:04:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - Ahhh good old Budweiser, have had a few in my day. With all this hype of the millenium, all these "millenium" products started coming out. Along with this was the Millenium Magnum of Budweiser. Cool idea in my mind. I thought to myself,...

Sweeeeeet Car

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:56:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hanksmith - This car flies, and looks great as it does it. I had just got out of a lease with a Mitsubishi Galant ES, and was very happy to get out of it. I was shopping around for a car that had a good value and also could perform. I looked at the Pontiac Grand...