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• innocent people killed in HW85

  • From: savelives
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    ILLEGAL OPERATION REPORT

     

    Two main transportation companies, umbrella by automaker giant HYUNDAI-KIA whom are politically favored by the states of Georgia and Alabama, have been operating business illegally without any consideration of dangers to civilians and even to their own drivers. People’s lives are in stake here and sadly single mom of 1 year old have already paid its price; more lives can be in jeopardy if nothing is done to stop these companies. I personally recommend these companies to be shutdown immediately.

     

    I have listed few accidents caused by these trucking companies. I recommend few cases to be reopened for investigation. These companies are known to produce false documentations to cover up the truth. Their main vendors, HYUNDAI and KIA believe to be politically involved with local governments and other authorities to provide aid for these companies during contingencies. Direct Intermodal has benefited from it during the most recent accident which the case had mysteriously ended.

     -see below for detail-

     

                                        -Company-

     

    Company name: Direct Intermodal DOT number: 1630055 MC number: 584023

    Company name: PB Industries DOT number: 603523 MC number: 231934

     

                                        -Accidents-

     

    Company	Direct Intermodal
    DATE	9/11/2009
    TIME	10AM CST
    LOCATION	Interstate 85 northbound / city of Opelika AL
    DRIVER NAME	Douglas Amaya
    FATALITY	1 (single mom of 1 yr old son)
    INJURY	2 (minor cuts and bruises)
    RESULT	Highway shutdown (3 hours);  Mazda sedan (totaled), 1 tractor trailer (totaled), 1 Ford F550 (damaged)

    CONCLUSION: Catastrophic accident could have been preventable if the driver was in alert status; however, lack of responsiveness due to fatigue was probability the cause of the accident followed by an extensive hours of driving which exceeds DOT regulation. Unfortunately, single mom who was killed immediately from the impact has been wrongly accused of the accident and the driver of 18 wheeler was release without penalty. DOT and homicide teams were present at the accident site however they were mislead by driver’s 2^nd log book used to replace actual log book in attempt to undisclosed illegal trucking operation. Driver had just completed a full around trip from Atlanta to Mississippi (14 hrs); then immediately sent to Luverne AL without any rest (total: 20 hrs) has lead to this accident. *FYI, Douglas Amaya made a fuel purchase during the trip back from Mississippi (between hours of 11pm- midnight) at which will provide possible evidence to expose the illegal falsification of driver’s log book and company’s daily documentations. Direct Intermodal continuously insists their drivers to falsify the log book in order to conceal any potential damage to the company.   

     

     

    Company	Direct Intermodal
    DATE	9/22/2008
    TIME	5:44pm EST
    LOCATION	Intersection of CH Robintion and Westside rd. in Austell GA
    DRIVER NAME	Peter Lam
    FATALITY	none
    RESULT	Road Shutdown during commuting hours; truck operated by Direct Intermodal overturned while turning and collided with another truck operated by JB Hunt. No DOT was present on site

    CONCLUSION: Driver (Peter Lam) was driving too fast while turning left onto C.H. Robinson which caused his tractor trailer to turn over. This accident could have been preventable but driver's lack of judgment and awareness due to fatigue was the probable cause of an accident. Driver had just pulled out a container from the Atlanta rail station for delivery destination to Opelika AL. He was already on his 14th hour of driving just before the accident; and upon completion of his last delivery would have been totaled 18 hours of driving which it exceeds DOT regulation. Several commuters were able to reacted fast enough to escape from being crushed between falling tractor trailer according to the witnesses. As usual, all documentations were modified by Direct Intermodal to falsify hours of driving for Peter Lam and terminated him to completely conceal the truth.     

     

    Company	Direct Intermodal
    DATE	5/12/2008
    TIME	3:30 PM EST
    LOCATION	Intersection of CH Robintion and Westside rd. in Austell GA
    DRIVER NAME	Eric Jumbo
    FATALITY	none
    RESULT	Road Shutdown during commuting hours; truck operated by Direct Intermodal overturned. Driver was hurt and immediately sent to the emergency room. No DOT was present on site

    CONCLUSION: Driver (Eric Jumbo) was pressured by the company to complete his delivery to move on to his next delivery. He was on his 10th hour, returning to Atlanta rail from Burkeville, AL. According to the driver, he was immediately pressured when he was demanded by his dispatcher to hurry back from his delivery to jump on a "hot" shipment. Fear of losing his job and being not favored by his dispatcher had triggered the driver to state of anxiety which ultimately cloud his judgments. For the record, company had regularly taken advantage of this driver because of deficient in English skills and lack of knowledge in DOT's rules and regulations.

     

    __________________________________ supplementary___________________________________

    Month of July, 2008: all drivers exceeded 15 hours or more per day

     

    Direct Intermodal will claim that they lost ALL last year's data due to the (lightning, burglary, flood, fire or etc.)  -Part of diversion method-

     

    Between Sept 09-Oct 09: Direct targets every Sunday to be safest day in a week to order drivers to exceed their hours (less likely to get caught by DOT). Its main delivery destination is Glovis America in Montgomery AL (HYUNDAI MOTORS).

     

    Direct Intermodal has already created a backup company called Puma Express in case of Direct Intermodal fall short from DOT inspection

     

    *If you need additional information, please feel free to send me an email; however, I would like to stay as anonymous if possible. Lastly, I feel that family of deceased mother should be contacted immediately and to be told of her wrongful death. 

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• Lottery Gone Bad

  • From: KevinA
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    Lottery staff gets bigger bonuses

     

    More than 200,000 teachers and state employees are being furloughed and seeing smaller paychecks this year, but the Georgia Lottery did well enough to hand out $2.75 million in bonuses to its staffers.

    That’s up more than 8 percent from fiscal 2008, according to figures the Lottery Corp. provided to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Lottery CEO Margaret DeFrancisco received a $204,034 bonus, up from $150,000 in 2008. That’s on top of a $286,000 salary, which was unchanged from 2008.

    Lottery officials say the bonuses, which they call incentive payments, are commonly used in private industry to help retain top staffers.

    The idea of the lottery was to buy books for schools and provide scholarships to students. The big business mentality of a red state. Give me a break. Meanwhile GA leads the nation in failed banks. Yep the government has to buy them out.

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• A Few Quick Hits

  • From: fox5wxsteve
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    This Weekend

    Last weekend we saw highs of 69 Sat. and 74 Sunday.  For the first weekend in November those temps are just awesome, and it came during an unbelievable stretch of weather last week.  Well, Ida provided a break from the nice weather and brought flooding to the area (more on that coming up).  Now, the nice weather is setting back up.  We hit 72 yesterday, and will do a couple degrees better than that today.  Slightly warmer tomorrow.  We keep talking about it, but it's worth noting: This is the October weather we missed last month with all the rain and cooler temps.  Yes, the colder air will be here by late month or into next month, but not within the next 10 days or so.  Enjoy it while it's here.

    Wrapping Ida

    There were two scenarios that we were looking at last weekend for Ida.  One would have a cold front sweep through early Tuesday, picking up the storm and pushing it northeast quickly, leaving us with maybe 1-2" at most, some spots seeing less than that.  The other, which played out, would have the front hold off for a day before sweeping everything out.  That started around 1am or so Wednesday morning.  By that point, though, we had picked up a solid 3-5" around the area (impressive that that was the rainfall mentioned in the flood watch by the weather service as early as Sunday evening.  It played out just like that, so a big shout out to the weather service.)  We saw several rivers go into minor and moderate flood stage, but a far cry from what we saw in September.  The good news for North GA - the worst of the storm happened well to our east through parts of the Carolinas and up the Mid-Atlantic, leading to 6 fatalaties and close to a foot of rain in spots along the Atlantic Coast.  The good news for us here is that even though we had 3-5" of rain, it happened very slowly over a longer period of time.  This allowed most of the rain to soak into the ground before running off, helping to lower the flash flooding and river flooding threat.

    The Next Rain

    Our next chance of rain may not roll in until late week.  A very slow moving system looked to be rolling in by mid-week when Ken and I looked at everything yesterday.  But this morning I'm not sold yet, so I really think the chance of rain won't work in until Friday.  So, 2 pieces of good news.  After all the rain on Tuesday, we'll have at least 6 more days to dry out.  Secondly, the rain that we'll see should be very light as the system should be falling apart and pulling north as it works it.  We'll see how it plays out.  Have a good weekend.

    Steve Milone / FOX 5 Weather Authority

    Follow me at twitter.com/stevemilone

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• Coyote in Georgia

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    There are 16 colors of coyote here in GA many have confused these coyotes as wild dogs.

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• Help Wanted

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    Atlanta based movers 1-866-U-Moving is looking for part time and full time help to service our local and long distance customers.  We are top rated by our customers and members of the Atlanta BBB with an A rating.  To be considered for a position you must have a valid GA drivers lisc and a recent copy of your driving record, and a desire to be the best.  For more information please call Chad Mitchell at 1-866-866-8464 x111 or 770-458-0555 M,T,W,F 8am-4pm.

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• fund raiser

  • From: thefrazierschool
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    The Frazier School is hosting its inaugural fund raising mixer on December 6, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. The event will be held at Rise Sushi Lounge located at 300 Marietta Street, Suite 104, Atlanta, GA 30313 (P 404-477-1632). This mixer is designed for the community to learn more about this new, innovative expeditionary learning charter school’s mission. This will also give supporters the chance to meet the people behind the school’s vision, as well as offer the community the opportunity to make their donations and offer their support to the school. The dress code for this mixer is cosmopolitan and there will be heavy appetizers served. As this is a networking event, we suggest that everyone bring there business cards. Thank you in advance for your support.

     

    The Frazier School

    “Where children are today”

     

    For tickets to go http://thefrazierschooldecmixer.eventbrite.com/

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• atlanta Kids Swings Call MIGHT

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    High quality materials and sturdy designs make MIGHTY SWINGS Play Systems wooden swing sets a safe choice for your family. For Swings Atlanta calls the # 1 Playground Experts, Mighty Swings Designed for every yard size and budget. Indoor Showroom offers The Mighty Swings Beginner up to The Mighty Swings Superior! Run into Fun! 

     

     

    Indoor Showroom Open for Play & Discovery: 686 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Suwanee, Ga (Between Suwanee Dam Rd & McGinnis Ferry Rd)
    
    
    Visit http://www.MightySwingsInc.com 
    
    
    Call the Mighty Swings team ☎ 1-877-9-M S W I N G
    
    

     

     

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• Sad State of Atlanta Politics

  • From: RdL1987
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    Over the course of a 3 hour period this afternoon

     

    - I walked from my polling place near Crawford Emory Long Hospital down Peachtree Street to the Five Points MARTA Station

    - Got on the train to North Springs

    - Rode the 143 bus to Windward Parkway

    - I saw ONE PERSON with a GA Voter sticker besides me ( A MARTA employee good for them)

     

    If that doesn't tell you the negative impact mayors and city councils past and present have had on our city I don't know what will

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• Justice4Jarvis

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     Justice4Jarvis

    It has been said that there are two sides to a story. So why in the case of Jarvis Weems that is not the situation? We all know that Jarvis is not here to tell his side of the story. However, his family has been trying to tell theirs. No one cares or wants to listen. Yet multiple news papers and television shows have let Monica tell her side of the story. All the family asks is the same courtesy. For those of you who care the following are facts that surround the situation.

    ·         Jarvis was left handed shot in the Back of the right side of his head. (at an angle that was going inward)

    ·         Jarvis was shot with a 380 (Monica owned a 380) the gun Jarvis had in his car was a 9mm

    ·         Monica admitted she shot out the window on the right side of the car.

    ·         Autopsy reports say that Jarvis had scratches on his chest and legs as if he had scuffled.

    ·         No gun powder residue was found on either of Jarvis’ hands

    ·         When the family tried to get answers from detectives they found that (3 months after the death) none of the detectives on the case were still with the department.

    ·         Monica was seen with Jarvis and C-murder (who she was then engaged to) arguing at cemetery.

    ·         Monica called Jarvis’ mom twice (not mentioning what was going on) before she called to say he was dead

    ·         Jarvis’ mom lived only 5minutes from the gravesite. How did Monica’s mom who lived in Riverdale, GA along with other members of  Monica’s family arrive before his mom.

     

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• Nya Nya Couture Celebrity Fash

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    The 3rd Annual Nya Nya Couture Fashion Show Will Ignite The Interest of The Fashion Elite On Thursday, December 3, 2009, Nya Nya Couture will present its first fashion event charity; the “Love Me” collection, on the runway to benefit the Atlanta based Vidi Foundations for women of Domestic Violence. BOF buynow EOF buynow

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• Nya Nya Couture Celebrity Fash

  • From: nyanyacouture
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    The 3rd Annual Nya Nya Couture Fashion Show Will Ignite The Interest of The Fashion Elite On Thursday, December 3, 2009, Nya Nya Couture will present its first fashion event charity; the “Love Me” collection, on the runway to benefit the Atlanta based Vidi Foundations for women of Domestic Violence.

     

    This “red carpet” affair will be one of Atlanta’s most high profile events of the year and will showcase one of Atlanta’s “hottest fashion designer”, said Ursula Hodge , an event designer who co-owns the Dahlias with Marjani Sykes. There will also be a reception to follow, meet & greet with the designer, fabulous surprises, special celebrities, vip guests, succulent sweets, and more.

     

    The 595 North venue is sponsoring the event from 7:30 p.m. - 9p.m.

     

    Venue: 595 North Ave NW Atlanta, Ga 30318 www.595north.com

     

    There is no general admission, private invitation only. For additional information on attending, sponsoring or participating in the event, please visit: www.nyanyacouture.com or email: nyanyacouture@yahoo.com

     

    About Nya Nya Couture

    Founded in early 2003, designer Crystal Harris named this ladies clothing line after her daughter (Nyah) due to recent expansions we will be launching a plus size couture collection. Nya Nya Couture’s mission is to design edgy, couture pieces with flare, uniqueness, sophistication, and excitement. And in doing so, we strive to support local charities. To schedule Nya Nya Couture for your next custom designed piece, please visit: www.nyanyacouture.com You may also call: 404-454-8574, or send an email to: nyanyacouture@yahoo.com

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• Nya Nya Couture Celebrity Fash

  • From: nyanyacouture
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    The 3rd Annual Nya Nya Couture Fashion Show Will Ignite The Interest of The Fashion Elite On Thursday, December 3, 2009, Nya Nya Couture will present its first fashion event charity; the “Love Me” collection, on the runway to benefit the Atlanta based Vidi Foundations for women of Domestic Violence.

     

    This “red carpet” affair will be one of Atlanta’s most high profile events of the year and will showcase one of Atlanta’s “hottest fashion designer”, said Ursula Hodge , an event designer who co-owns the Dahlias with Marjani Sykes. There will also be a reception to follow, meet & greet with the designer, fabulous surprises, special celebrities, vip guests, succulent sweets, and more.

     

    The 595 North venue is sponsoring the event from 7:30 p.m. - 9p.m.

     

    Venue: 595 North Ave NW Atlanta, Ga 30318 www.595north.com

     

    There is no general admission, private invitation only. For additional information on attending, sponsoring or participating in the event, please visit: www.nyanyacouture.com or email: nyanyacouture@yahoo.com

     

    About Nya Nya Couture

    Founded in early 2003, designer Crystal Harris named this ladies clothing line after her daughter (Nyah) due to recent expansions we will be launching a plus size couture collection. Nya Nya Couture’s mission is to design edgy, couture pieces with flare, uniqueness, sophistication, and excitement. And in doing so, we strive to support local charities. To schedule Nya Nya Couture for your next custom designed piece, please visit: www.nyanyacouture.com You may also call: 404-454-8574, or send an email to: nyanyacouture@yahoo.com

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• Housing data

  • From: Atlantamovers
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    I recently heard that the numbers on existing home sales for Atlanta and the country as a whole were up about 9% last month.  We are in the Atlanta Moving business so we watch this data closly as it is usually a good forcast of things to come (if people are buyig homes they will move shortly).  Have you Atlanta realtors seen the uptick in purchases to minic the reported data or was the avg home buying number due to increases in activity in other parts of the country?

     

    1-866-U-Moving

    3593 Clearview parkway

    Atlanta Ga 30340

    1-866-866-8464

    770-458-0500

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• Georgia Toastmasters overcome

  • From: pbjtoastmasters
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    Spooky Speaky:

    Georgia Toastmasters overcome fears of Public Speaking with ‘Death’!

    DULUTH, GEORGIA – If you are like most people, you fear public speaking more than you fear death. However, the person with strong communication skills has a clear advantage over tongue-tied colleagues – especially in today’s spookily competitive job market.

    This fall, District 14 Georgia Toastmasters is teaming up with Death (a.k.a. The Grim Reaper) in a joint effort to help people conquer their pre-speech jitters.  Toastmasters International is a worldwide organization focused on helping people to develop effective communication and leadership skills.  On October 16^th and 17^th District 14 Toastmasters will present a “Spooky Speaky” event at the Marriott Atlanta Gwinnett Place (1775 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth, GA 30096, Gwinnett County). 

    SPOOKY SCHEDULE

    Educational Sessions offered at the ‘Spooky Speaky’ Fall Conference include:

    • Get Hypnotized! - Audience members are hypnotized to demonstrate the power of your subconscious mind in reaching your goals.
    • How to Effectively Deliver the Benefits of Becoming a Toastmaster - Answer the question, “If I’m not a professional speaker, why should I join Toastmasters?” 
    • Four Generations in the Work Place - This presentation will share information on things that drive each generation and include the dos and don’ts.
    • Are You G-E-L-ling? Simple Tips to Make Talking to Strangers Less Spooky - Hear more about “G-E-L-ling,” an approach to talking to strangers.
    • Tell Me a Spooky, Timeless Tale, and I’ll Tell You One Too - The workshop master will begin the story, and someone else will finish it.
    • Evaluation 9-1-1 - Introduces members to the basics of effective evaluations, giving them a basic structure and techniques for improving critical listening skills.
    • Toastmasters: More Than a Social Network - This session will explore the benefits of Toastmasters social networking, how it happens, and how to take advantage of it.
    • From Speaker to Workshop Leader – How to Deliver a Dynamic Workshop - Learn the basic fundamentals of how to prepare, design, and present a dynamic workshop.
    • Toastmasters – Your Springboard to Professional Success - Use speaking and leadership skills to enhance your career or start a new career. 
    • Are You Ready to Deal with the Next BIG Change in Your Life? - Explore the relationship between change and stress and learn how to better handle change.
    • What It Means to Be a Leader in Toastmasters - Find out the secrets of helping Toastmasters grow and receive the benefits that Toastmasters has to offer.
    • Spooky, You Are Not Right? Scary, I Am Not Wrong? Hunting, We Are Just Different!! Learning Styles! – Learn to appreciate all learning styles.
    • Be a SENTENCE, Not a PARAGRAPH! - Come away with new tools for self-discovery and the inspiration to act out your life’s true mission.

     

    Spooky Speaky weekend will also include state-wide Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests,  Costume Ball,  Banner Parade, Buffet and  Banquet.  “Death” will also be there on Friday, when attendees wearing costumes can win prizes by masquerading at the conference.

     

    REGISTRATION

    Members and guests may register online through http://www.gatoastmasters.org. Special hotel rates are also available for conference attendees.

     

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• Flooding

  • From: jaime123
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    Kemp road @ Jamerson road in Marietta, GA is flooded.

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• Auburn Road Dacula Great Clips

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    Hey Everyone, just thaught I would share with everyone something that really ticks me off.   I went into the Great Clips at Auburn Road in Dacula Ga to get a haircut last week and so I did but I left behind my expensive thirty dollar American Eagle Hat.   Well my grandmother passed away so I had to deal with all of that so it was like two days before I went back in to get it back.   So, I went back to the location and spoke with the actual stylist that cut my hair and was told she put it in the office so that it would not get lost or stolen but she couldnt find it.   I left my name and number with the description of the hat and was told they would call me back.   Well I waited for a couple of days with no phone call, so I called the location and spoke with one of the stylists there and was told they didnt have my hat at their store that one of their employees liked the hat so she wore it home.  I explained it was my hat and not her property and I wanted it back, that she had no right to take my hat and I left my name and number again for the manager to call me back or the owner.   Well, guess what?  A couple more days go by and no phone calls, nothing.  Well I emailed the Great Clips Corporate office and told them my story and I got a reply back from their customer service saying they are sorry that is happened but the location I went to was independently owned.   They stated they would contact the owner of the store and do their best to get my hat back.   Well later that night I received a phone call from the store, not sure of whom I spoke to because she was reluctant to give me her name.   I was told that indeed one of the employees did take my hat home by mistake.   Um, its a hat, how do you just take something home like that by mistake.   Its personal property and should not even be worn or touched by an employee but to just keep it safe.   I stated to the lady I was speaking to that the hat was expensive and I wanted it back.   She told me that the person that took it was on leave and she had a hard time getting in touch with her but she would be back on October 16th and I would have to wait til then to get my hat back.   I was furious, why do I have to wait to get something that is my personal property and was stolen by one of their employees.   Am I the only one that doesnt see this as right?   The lady didnt even mention taking any type of action against the employee taking my hat or did she even apologize to me.   I just want my hat and I'm tired of waiting, so if anyone has any ideas on what I can do to get my property back I would appreciate it.   I also caution you when going into these locations about leaving your property.   I just want my hat back, some type of disciplinary action to happen because its just wrong to steal from trusting customers, & an apology from the store.   Thanks everyone for listening and if you got any comments or words that could help please let me know.   Below is a copy of the response from Great Clips Customer Service.

    Dear Chris,
    
    
    
    Thank you for sharing your comments about the service you recently received
    at the Great Clips salon. Our promise is to serve our customers with the
    highest level of quality, and we appreciate your feedback, which is critical
    to helping us keep this promise.
    
    
    
    The GREAT CLIPS salon you visited is a franchise, and is independently
    owned. However, as the franchisor, our primary goal is to ensure good,
    consistent service at every location. We will contact the owner of the
    salon about your experience, and you can be assured they will appreciate
    your feedback and will be in touch with you very soon.
    
    
    
    Please accept our apology for your inconvenience. We value your business
    and hope you will give us another try.
    
    
    
    Very truly yours,
    
    
    
    Customer Service

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