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[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Google Maps Quiz 4

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Jersey Joe has found another hilarious set of funny images captured on Google maps!

THE 411

What: Google street view

Purpose: online search tool

Launched: 2007

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

There have to be thousands of more hilarious images of people doing crazy things on Google Maps.  They regularly update the images, so some may end up lost to time.  If you see any — shoot me a message on twitter @JerseyJoe50 and let’s share them with everyone!

[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Do You Tip the Hotel Maid?

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Do you tip housekeeping when you stay at a hotel? See the surprises Jersey Joe gets when he does!

Hotel maids are experts when it comes to cleaning.  They have tips and tricks to turn a large number of rooms quickly.  Take a look at their cart for example.  They have everything they need within arm’s reach.

You can also use some of their tips to improve your cleaning at home.

  1. They clean the clutter first – it’s easier to turn a room with a blank slate.
  2. They prefer microfiber cloths – but in a pinch an old t-shirt or pillow case
  3. Always turn a bed sheet so the tags are at the bottom.  The tags can help you figure out which is the longer and shorter end of the sheet.
  4. Whack the drapes with a hard towel.  That will loosen the dust, then you can vacuum it up with the rest of the room.
  5. Vacuum before you mop
  6. Vacuum the high traffic areas first, then hit them a second time as you do the rest of the room.
  7. Clean the bathroom last – it minimizes the transfer of bacteria
  8. Some cleaners take several minutes to work. Read the bottle.  But, spray down the shower and toilet, go clean something else, then go back after several minutes to the let cleaner do it’s work.
  9. White vinegar and water is the best cleaner
  10. Always have a toothbrush on hand for the tough spots
  11. Make yourself a little version of a hotel room cleaning cart.

THE 411

Name: Hotel maids and housekeepers

What: they clean hotel rooms daily

Location: hotels and motels around the world

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

Like I said in my blog, I try to tip each one $5 per night.  Most will restock the room shampoos and soaps, whether I need them or not.

My other hotel advice is to always make sure you have the DO NOT DISTURB sign on the door.  Some of these workers can start as early as 8am and could be pounding on your door, hours before check out!

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[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Google Maps Quiz 3

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Jersey Joe explores more hilarious images captured by the Google Maps Street View camera.

 

THE 411

What: Google street view

Purpose: online search tool

Launched: 2007

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

There have to be thousands of more hilarious images of people doing crazy things on Google Maps.  They regularly update the images, so some may end up lost to time.  If you see any — shoot me a message on twitter @JerseyJoe50 and let’s share them with everyone!

[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Who’s to Blame for Stop Signs?

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Who invented the stop sign?  Which city was the first to install one?  Jersey Joe has all you ever wanted to know and more about these octagon wonders that you find on roads and streets, all over the world.

Stop signs have been controlling traffic since 1915.  While automobile traffic was lighter back then, many city streets were jammed with trains, horses, carriages, and pedestrians.  All fighting for the right of way.  It was clear that something had to be done and thanks to Detroit, the stop sign was born,

 

THE 411

Name: stop sign

What: traffic control device

Located: at street corners and intersections internationally

First erected: Detroit, 1915

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A stop sign posted in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

 

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

Doing this blog over the years, I can honestly say I’ve learned a thing or two and here’s another example.  I had no idea that stop signs were eight sided to indicate the level of danger on a highway.  I guess we’ve come to take these things for granted and I couldn’t image our streets today without one.

Now, if we can only create an invention for those people who love to run right through these!

[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Google Maps Quiz 2

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Jersey Joe checks out more funny people, caught doing crazy things, by the Google Maps street car.

 

THE 411

What: Google street view

Purpose: online search tool

Launched: 2007

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

There have to be thousands of more hilarious images of people doing crazy things on Google Maps.  They regularly update the images, so some may end up lost to time.  If you see any — shoot me a message on twitter @JerseyJoe50 and let’s share them with everyone!

[Live Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Ride the Famous Wonder Wheel

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Ride along as Jersey Joe and his friends take a spin on the world famous Wonder Wheel on Coney Island, New York City

[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Elevator Races

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Jersey Joe and his friend Simon embark on an elevator race at the World Trade Center PATH train station.  Place your bets — who do you think will win?

After being destroyed in the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks, the World Trade Center PATH station reopened offering train service between New York City and Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey on November 23, 2003.  The second station was only to serve as a temporary station, utilizing the same design footprint and style as the original station.

Plans were quickly drawn up for a spectacular new station, that will serve as a tourist attraction and showplace of Lower Manhattan.  The new transit hub, currently under construction, will once again connect PATH trains with New York City subway trains, without commuters ever having to go upstairs into the elements.  Part of this new transit hub will include shops, restaurants, bars, news stands, and more for the thousands of commuters that will use this station on a daily basis.

The entire project is expected to open in 2015, but for now two small parts are open.  Those being a walkway that connects the PATH trains to Brookfield Place and ferries and Track 1, which serves commuters arriving and bound for Hoboken, New Jersey.  While work continues, all trains will often use this single track.

THE 411

What: World Trade Center Transportation Hub

Purpose: to connect PATH trains with New York City subway

Location: New York City

Open: PATH Track 1 trains from Hoboken to New York City

Open Since: 2014

Link to more information: http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-path-station-opens-world-trade-center/

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

It’s not often that you find two glass elevators like this back to back, where you can have a race!

What is open of the station, so far, is really spectacular, but WAY over budget.  I just hope that somehow, all of this money flying out of my pocket to ride the PATH and support this station’s reconstruction, will be worth it in the end.

[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Google Maps Quiz

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Jersey Joe checks out some funny shots of people captured in the Google Maps street view car.

Google maps street view first started as an experiment, where they packed a computer and a camera into the back of an SUV and drove around, capturing whatever they found on their journey.  It all started back in 2007, but now they have expanded to 7 continents and there’s no stopping their little car with the 360 degree camera on top.

Even in my neighborhood, they’ve shot the front of my apartment at least three times.  They continue to not only update the maps and images they already have, but continue to constantly add more streets.

THE 411

What: Google street view

Purpose: online search tool

Launched: 2007

whers waldoJERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

As I said in my blog, I believe this is one of the most incredible inventions so far of the 21st century.  In fact, they have already captured history in the making.  Several buildings burnt down just around the block from my apartment and Google Maps have captured what they looked like before the fire several years ago and have now driven back around the area to capture what the block looks like today.

This is extremely helpful in times of disaster or when you want to take a look back at a nostalgic photo, or see what your old neighborhood looks like today.

Try it out!  Enter your home address and see what their car and camera has captured.  If they don’t have you yet, rest assured – they will!

At least, we get to see lots of people, doing lots of crazy things as this car transverses our planet.  For fun, I love typing in a random address and seeing what’s around.  Think of it – you can explore strange new parts of our planet, without ever leaving your home!  All you need is a computer and an address!  So, if you can’t get there to see the real thing — it’s like a Star Trek holodeck, now you can have your own personal virtual tour!

[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Is Your Hotel Room Clean?

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Jersey Joe checks out a few simple tips to find out if your hotel room is clean.

THE 411

What: hotel room tips

How: 2 simple steps

Result: easy ways to know if your hotel room is clean

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

I love the show Hotel Impossible on The Travel Channel.  Unlike most reality shows, this is less about the screaming, and more about getting results.

The viewer gets a sneak peek at the inner workings of a hotel.

With these two tips, I learned from watching the show, hopefully they will give you a little piece of mind during your next hotel room stay.