Segways, Oktoberfests, and Caah Paahks

Oktoberfest

The company I work for had a booth at a local Oktoberfest celebration. So this means that we each volunteer for a timeslot to work to the booth, and promote our new VOIP service. It's always fun to get out of the office for an afternoon, and talk to people about the service. Oh, the fact that it was at an Oktoberfest didn't hurt, as there was quite a selection of beer to choose from as well. There were a few other vendors/businesses as well, including a Harley dealer. Which brings me to the next topic...

Segway

So the Harley dealer is kind of a geek too. Doesn't look it at 6'7" and stereotypical biker build, but he was. In addition to selling Harley's he also sells Segways. Yep. Segways. He brought three of 'em to the fest, and if you talked to him nicely enough he even let a few people ride 'em. At first, it was a little disconcerting, as it's not normal to stand on a platform between two wheels like that. Once I got past that I was fine though. It really only took a few minutes to get used to it, before I was zipping around like a pro. And then I had to stop, as I don't have the $4500 it takes to pick one up. Definitely a fun experience though.



Caah Paahks

Excuse the atrocious Boston accent. I found out this morning that I'm going to a big VOIP tradeshow in Boston, VON the week after next. Sadly, not much time ( if any ) for anything other than work, as I'm flying in Monday morning and flying home Thursday at stupid o'clock in the morning, so I'll be back in the office in Chicago at my normal time. Urgh. The conference should be good though, so I'm looking forward to the sessions, and it should be beneficial to our growing VOIP business.