Amazon: You Can Buy Anything

I found this item on Amazon.com. It has the funniest reviews ever (Note to FBI: Don't worry, I was not trying to buy one!)

Uranium Ore
by Images SI Inc.
List Price: $24.95
Price: $22.95
You Save: $2.00 (8%)

Some of the many hilarious reviews:

The container said it was "Uranium Ore" but when I opened it, it was clearly Plutonium. I still used it, but I was severely disappointed.

The shipment was fast and came in a glad bag as an added protection. They didn't even require a signature for the package, so that was nice as I don't want people to know that I'm planning to take over the world with thise uranium ore.

I bought a can of this about 4.5 billion years ago, give or take a few million years, but when I went to use it today I noticed only half of it was still in the can. I swear I put the lid on tight. I'd give it more stars if it came in a better package.

Does any one know if this comes on the 3 oz travel size that is TSA approved?

I am also interested in the bulk pricing for the travel containers.

Thanks

When I finally finished and successfully tested my first plutonium powered Dolorean time machine, I was a bit miffed by the fact that I had to accelerate all the way up to 88 mph before the flux capacitor would be able to kick in and send me into the great beyond. This is quite a pain when you live in the city and have to drive all the way to places like closed shopping malls, drive-in theatres, abandoned highways, and rail road tracks to get up to that kind of speed. Once I heard that Amazon was finally selling U-238 legally, I quickly purchased some and used the instruction booklet (included at no extra charge) to enrich it and build myself a uranium powered reactor which I then installed in my time machine. On the first test run, the flux capacitor jumped into full gear at only 37 mph! Now I can go time travelling on my own street and not worry about the commute.

Thank you, Amazon for selling this fantastic and incredibly useful product! I'm sure that with careful marketing, in five years no American home will be without it.

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Hotel Review: Town and Country

Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center
500 Hotel Cir N.
San Diego, CA

Told Ya Rating: 3 out of 5
Told Ya Tagline: Very good if somebody else is paying!

Pros: Very nice resort. I liked the area very much. Good facilities like pool and Jacuzzi although I never used them (don't forget your swimsuit!) Excellent environment for having a conference, relaxing, having fun. Nice room (in the tower). Registration was quick and easy. Checkout was quick too. Close to I-8, I-5. Close to the airport. Walking distance to a very good mall "Fashion Valley" and a train station.

Cons: Too greedy! I don't like these hotels that charge for everything. They are trying to make money off of everything you can imagine. No fridge in the room and no coffee maker. No breakfast. There was a bottle of water in your room for $2.5 plus applicable taxes. Your only option for morning coffee or tea is to buy it from the cafeteria. They charge for parking. They also charge for internet access "per computer" and not per room. Internet only available at the hotel area and not the convention center. Cleaning ladies skipped our room twice and then they came to clean it on the checkout day! A light bulb was out and they never changed despite several calls to the front desk. When asked for a night kit (my friend's luggage got lost and he needed a tooth brush) they said they were going to bring it to the room but never showed up.

Tips: If you are alone, use the XPRESS Shuttle San Diego. If you are a party of two or more, simply take a cab. It's worth it and the difference is not that much, if any. We paid 2 x $10 + $4 tip = $24 for the shuttle coming from the airport and paid $15 + $2 tip = $17 for a cab going to the airport!