Epinions Recent Reviews for heckonwheels

Amor-All, That's Amore

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:43:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - Yes, I am popping back in from the wilderness. Heckonwheels has been on hiatus while the child...now an adult...checked into college. As you can imagine, this has had a big impact on our lives and especially our finances. Along with tuition, our...

Omni Hotel San Diego: Location, Location, Location!

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:49:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - The Omni Hotel in San Diego is exceptionally located. The only thing separating it from the waterfront of San Diego harbor is the convention center, which sits across the street. If you want to fly or take a train into San Diego, you can easily catch a...

A Lot of Printer for the Money

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:55:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - The Canon i450 was purchased to replace a Lexmark 3200. The 3200 inkhead belt (the belt that moves the ink cartridges back and forth when printing) had worn out and would no longer move the heads. I have now had the i450 for over a year and I think I...

PNC Park: The End of the Rainbow

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:13:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - There are some really nice baseball stadiums in this country. SBC Park has great views, food, & Barry Bonds. Detroit’s Comerica Park rises like a jewel in the worn downtown, and Wrigley & Fenway keep the history of the game alive. Even a dismal...

Petco Park: The Litter Box (The Padres New Digs)

Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:05:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - There are baseball parks that have it all, such as PNC Park in Pittsburgh…as perfect a stadium you’ll ever find. There are close to great parks such as SBC Park in San Francisco and historic gems like Wrigley and Fenway. Then there are the...

Hot Time in the Town Tonight

Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:50:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - We decided this summer’s trip would be to Northern California. The first half of the trip would be to the B
ay
Area (covered in a previous Epinion) over the Independence Day weekend and then we’d spend the...

Bay City Rollers - San Francisco on Wheels

Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:58:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - We decided this summer’s trip would be to Northern California. The first half of the trip would be to the Bay Area over the Independence Day weekend and then we’d spend the remainder in the Sacramento area (to be covered in another Epinion)...

Baseball by the Bay

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:43:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - On our continuing quest to see every major league baseball park, we finally made it up to the bay over the 4th of July weekend to see this wonderful facility. After a bit of a trial trying to secure wheelchair accessible seats, we got our tickets and...

A Tale of Two Suites

Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:20:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - This is a tale of two hotels (it would be two Epinions, but this site doesn’t list one of them) that we recently split our time on during a vacation. Both offer similar amenities and…stretching a bit…similar pricing. But they have obvious...

Doubletree Monterey-Fishermans: Portola's Cookies on the Bay

Wed, 19 May 2004 13:52:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - We arrived in Monterey around sunset and started to look for our hotel, the Doubletree – Fisherman’s Wharf (note: as of May 1, 2004 the Doubletree – Fisherman’s Wharf is now called the Portola Plaza Hotel with the same owners and staff...

An Oasis of Fun in the Sun

Mon, 17 May 2004 15:40:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - We love going to Scottsdale and Phoenix. The many first-class resorts there are bargains when the heat goes up and the great swimming pools are a good way to soak up that excess heat. There are many world-class restaurants and attractions to keep you...

The Vantanic - Our Big Four Wheeled Living Room

Fri, 7 May 2004 19:13:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - Teenagers! You just can’t keep ‘em down. Our son is growing and now his head is about to scrape the roof of our Chrysler Voyager minivan while riding in his wheelchair. The time has come to upgrade our vehicle. We visit a disabilities...

Days Inn Waterloo London Uk: Spend Your London Nights at the Days Hotel

Tue, 4 May 2004 18:41:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - We needed five things in a hotel in London. First and foremost, it had to be wheelchair accessible. Next, it had to be within walking distance to a wheelchair accessible Tube station. After that, we wanted a place that was clean and inexpensive. And...

Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew: Get Rabbit Ears for Great Wine Reception

Tue, 4 May 2004 15:48:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - This was a Valentine’s Day gift from my wife. I do not know how much she paid for it, but let’s hope it was on sale (I’ll put $50 in the pricing of this review because that seems to be the going price on the shopping sites I used to look it...

Totally Tubular!

Tue, 4 May 2004 13:51:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - As a resident of the second largest metropolis in the USA, I get green with envy when I visit places that have a decent public transit system. Los Angeles’ transit system is equivalent to what a medium sized city (say Kansas City) should have, not...

Beer Nirvana and Good Pizza Too

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:29:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - First, a little disclosure…I do own a bit of stock in this company. I used to own a lot more but now just have a token holding in the company. That said, I’ll do my best to be honest and forthright about the restaurant and my experiences there...

A Great Vacation Companion

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:59:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - After almost two years of digital camera hell (see my review of the Si
Pix
SC-2100 for more on that), my wife convinced me to shelve the old digital. She saw the ads Gateway was running around the beginning of the year...

Mind the Ramp! - Accessible London (and a Little Paris)

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:19:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - This trip was taken over Spring Break by my wife, my son Tim (who is the wheelchair user), and myself... (Note prices listed are either in Pounds or Euros. At the time of this writing, one pound = $1.80, one Euro = $1.19) Saturday, April 10 –...

Is There a Daewoo for You?

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:43:23 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - I've had our Daewoo DVG-3000N DVD player for over a year now so I think I'm in a position to review it. Like others, I got it for the price. I was out Christmas shopping and saw an under $75 price for a DVD player and said "what the heck" and plopped...

AlphaSmart 3000: A Caregiver's Dream - The Almost Perfect Alphasmart 3000

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:40:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - When you only have the good use of one hand...and limited use at that...taking notes in class or doing writing assignments can be a great chore or even impossible. Think about studying for a test and either having no notes to count on or borrowing...

Rare Solitude in Crowded Southern California

Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:57:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - It’s one of the very few places in this state I had still not visited. No wonder, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the little town in its center is a good two hours from the nearest Interstate no matter which direction you arrive from. I had always...

Sigh...Pix! This Camera Falls a Little Short

Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:42:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - I found the sigh...excuse me...SiPix 2100 camera last summer at Fry's. For about $120, I figured I could give it a try for the vacation season since it had a 2.1 mega pixel resolution (if you go to my website listed in my profile, you can see samples...

Hey Little Guy, How's About Giving Me Some Coffee?

Tue, 11 Dec 2001 20:11:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - My wife and I have suffered through a couple of years of a Hamilton Beach coffee maker. Everytime we'd brew a pot, there would be a mysterious puddle of water under it. The carafe dribbled badly. Filters folded over inside too easily, giving us cups...

Wine Worthy TV-2003

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:12:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - 2003's List of Wine-Worthy TV

A wine-worthy TV show is what others might call "must see TV". To put it simply, it's a show we will make an event of. Each week, it's a date with familiar characters as we gather in the family room, open up a...

A Pleasant Place for a Seaside Rendevous

Mon, 5 Nov 2001 19:21:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heckonwheels - Southern California is an amusement park paradise. Five major theme parks reside in the area....Disneyland, California Adventure, Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios, and Six Flags Magic Mountain. What many people don't know is that there are even...