OK, so my last post ended with how boring it is to stay in the hotels...  But I figured out a way to make that a little more exciting, thanks to Guy Fieri and the Food Network:  Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives.  See, I've always liked unique food and since I might get to go to these neat places to see customers, why not go to a neat place to eat?  So I did.  Here's where I went last night:

Mike's Chili Parlor in Seattle. And yes, it was a dive. But in a good way.. People were very friendly, the Red Sox were playing the Bluejays, what more could I ask for? Umm.. This:

Chili Burger.  They, of course, had other things on the menu.  But as you can guess, they all began with chili.  Like Chili Dog.  Or Chili Bowl, or Chili Steak.  And even Chili Pasta.  But the chili was awesome, IMHO.  Very tasty.  And the green stuff on top?  Chopped jalepenos..  My mouth is still burning.  I had a good time though, and again, enjoyed everyone at the place..  So I think I solved this whole boring hotel thing!  Now I just have to work on my cholesterol level....

One of the perks of my job; nay, probably the best part of my job is when I get to visit our customers.  I love seeing what people are doing with the products we produce for them, and I love hearing how we are doing.  Good, bad, indifferent.  I really do like to get the feedback from our customers and see what we need to do to improve, how we can do better.  It's great to be an important part of our customers lives, and it's great when we can improve what we do and see that improvement pay out for the customer at the end.  And it's fun to get in front of the customer and see what is important to them and if we are paying attention to that or not.  But probably the most fun is getting into the back to see how the people that have to form our cartons and put stuff into them are doing.  We strive to make sure our cartons work each time, everytime.  We don't want them just to look good;  we want them to perform perfectly. 

Staying at the hotel is kinda boring though, but you take the good with the bad...