Web Watch has been talking with a number number of people who have been traveling all over the country recently, and has heard about what HERTZ has been doing as a trial out at Denver International Airport (DEN) this summer.
As cars are returned to the Hertz Car Return lot by people anxious to get their paperwork taken care of so they can hop onto the shuttle bus to take them to the airport terminal — random Hertz customers are selected to be given “white glove” service: after being checked in by the helpful Hertz employee, an Aramark contractor then hops into the driver’s seat and drives you and your luggage directly to the terminal.
No need to schlep your baggage from the car return area onto the shuttle bus.
No need to wait for enough people to hop onto the shuttle to make it worthwhile to make that trip.
Depending on the time of day, this service – if rolled out into wide use in Denver or other airports – could save the average traveler 15-30 minutes.
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Claim the FATTY 50 VICTORY in the Fifty Phenomenal Fattiest Foods Challenge
The Fattest Man in America
Deep-fried Oreo cookies and deep-fried Twinkies are not just a delight to be had at state fairs across the South.
No, unusual deep-fried foods have become a tasty treat that has spread – literally and figuratively – across the country like a delicious fungus, to be treasured. (Mushrooms, by the way, are also a tasty fungus. See how clever we are? No? Oh well, moving on…)
HEALTH.COM has decided to embrace the fact that sometimes people want to eat food that tastes good, regardless of whether those foods are actually good for you or not. So they went out and compiled this list of THE FATTEST FOODS IN THE COUNTRY, one menu item for each of the 50 states.
No, we’re not passing judgement on anyone who wants to eat these meals. Web Watch will be one of the first to join in with you, just to be able to say that we did it. The question that we pose to you, our faithful Web Watch family – who will be the first amongst us to claim the FATTY 50 VICTORY – eating one of each of the following fat-filled items first?
Remember, photos – or it didn’t happen. So step to it, Web Watch readers! Hit the road, and chow down on one of these fifty phenomenally fatty foods:
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