The ship has really hit the fan this time Marriott had a chance to do some first-class Hurricane Irma BOAT HERO stuff when they chartered a ferry to pick up stranded tourists from St. Thomas and bring them to Puerto Rico Friday night, but the wheels of Corporate Stupid interfered, so now the hotel chain looks like a bunch of schmucks. The idea was to rescue Marriott guests who couldn't evacuate by air before the hurricane hit the U.S. Virgin Islands, but the ship only allowed those who were registered guests of Marriott hotels or resorts to board,
The HUD funds will take a while to get there because the Director of HUD is personally going to deliver it, travelling on foot from Washington to Houston, with the requisite stops for napping.
The operator of the ferry that night had the final say. He could have let everyone board and told his bosses "I just saved your asses from a media firestorm." Instead, he said "Corporate says no, so good luck, I guess! Bye!"
Wait; wouldn't that mean that Marriott's potential liability to the turned-away non-registereds (who are under no such arbitration clause) is virtually unlimited? If any one of those 35 people stuck on St. Thomas got so much as a hangnail after being turned away, they could take a case against Marriott all the way to trial, right?
I keep forgetting how horrible the sue everyone culture is.
Also, love your profile pic... I'm not sure if I can say "I'll be in my bunk" without coming off creepy.Eh, fuckit: I'll be in my bunk.
Snopes disputes this, much to my relief: http://www.snopes.com/did-c...
how about if you are robbed? after all you can't put your arm around a memory of your stuff, or in the case of a raped girl her virginity...
good. they're still mesmerizing.
Excellent!
Dang it, another earworm. "And well escape the darkness, we won't be searching any more!"
You're welcome.
i was wondering that same thing.
I always wondered about the first person to pick up a lobster, give it a good, hard look, and announce, "I bet this would be good eatin'."
The HUD funds will take a while to get there because the Director of HUD is personally going to deliver it, travelling on foot from Washington to Houston, with the requisite stops for napping.
it took 5 months when Julian was directing HUD. I am entirely unoptimistic.
Just for the footwear.
Whatever happened to women and children first? Hell, they even enforced that on the Titanic.
I just reserved it at the library. How could I not with a title like that.
Ted Cruz's people.
The operator of the ferry that night had the final say. He could have let everyone board and told his bosses "I just saved your asses from a media firestorm." Instead, he said "Corporate says no, so good luck, I guess! Bye!"
Wait; wouldn't that mean that Marriott's potential liability to the turned-away non-registereds (who are under no such arbitration clause) is virtually unlimited? If any one of those 35 people stuck on St. Thomas got so much as a hangnail after being turned away, they could take a case against Marriott all the way to trial, right?