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Hot Juicy Burger

October 29, 2007

It's a wonderful time to be an Admirals fan! Five straight wins. Two straight shutouts. Unbeaten at home. Several players contributing. Yep. Life is good.

It's too early to predict a fantastic season, but it's certainly a great way to start.

While I'm in a good mood, I'd like to take the time to acknowledge the great work by the team on their web site. It's no longer something to be ashamed of. Speedy updates, great photos, expanded content, and video highlight clips.

When I first dabbled with creating a web site almost 10 years ago, I chose to make one on the Admirals, as there was very little on the net about the team, and the official site was a bit of a joke... even by 1998 standards. For several seasons, it was neglected and was obviously a low priority for the team.

Over the years, I've been told countless times, "your site is so much better than the official site". I'd usually just shrug and mention that I do what I do because I love the team.

Recently those comments have tapered off because the team has taken their site seriously, and I'm certainly OK with that. I'm looking forward to seeing how it will continue to grow.

And as happy as I am in this column today, I do have one thing bothering me (two things if I include the annoying cheer sticks on Saturday).

Like a fun day at the beach, it sucks to have sand in your shoes on the way home, and that's how I felt the day after the Admirals 8-1 win over Quad City last week.

The Admirals have a new promotion this season in which fans can bring their ticket stub to Wendy's to get a free Frosty the day after the team scores 5 or more goals.

Still buzzing from the previous night's awesome victory, I brought my appetite to my neighborhood Wendy's location (I-94 & Hwy 50 in Kenosha). I was set to buy a couple of Hot Juicy Burgers to preface my free treat. After a long wait in line, I asked if they were aware of the Admirals promotion. The manager had no idea what I was talking about.

Instead of enjoying a cold sweet treat, I left with a sour taste in my mouth.

Later that day, I went to wendys.com's feedback page to inform them of this broken promotion, but instead, I was greeted with "Our feedback system is currently under construction and we hope to get it up and running very soon."

Next time I have the urge to go to Wendy's, I'll head to Culver's instead.

posted by Todd # 1:35 AM

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