Our first entry in the world of blogging contains not only heroes and villains, but a bit of the absurd as well. And although this particular story takes place in my adopted hometown of Chicago, our desire is for the reach of this blog to be global, so expect future dispatches to come from all over.
But I digress. On to our story, which contains these elements:
A picture-perfect day on Lake Michigan.
A crowd of tourists and natives enjoying a leisurely cruise on Chicago's Little Lady tour boat.
And then -- horrors! A shower of, well, nasty "gunk" rains down on the innocent passengers from a bridge above the boat.
No one will come out and say it, but the stench and color of the viscous junk could only be one thing -- a deposit from a tour bus potty.
Are you holding your nose yet? A writer from the Chicago Tribune who happened to be on the boat reported that people were retching right and left around him during the episode.
So, in keeping with the theme of this blog, who are our heroes and villains?
Our heroes are the operators of the cruise ship, who beat a hasty retreat to shore and refunded everyone's money. Employees also provided paper towels so that people could endeavor to clean up a bit.
But who is the villain of this piece? We don't know yet, as no one will 'fess up. One bus driver, who works for rocker Dave Matthews, denies that it was his bus that let fly with the noxious substance, even though someone reported that bus as being at the scene.
For now, then, our villain will go unnamed in this smelly tale.
However, I do hope we won't have to name other villains, like people who sue the tour boat operators for damages and emotional distress.
For more on this story, read Brett McNeil's firsthand account here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-040810waste,1,762212.story?coll=chi-homepagepromo451-fea
About Me
- Sharon Bond
- Raleigh, NC, United States
- Sharon Bond is an award-winning strategic communicator known for creating and executing common-sense solutions to difficult organizational problems. With a wealth of experience in both corporate and organizational sectors, she has helped numerous groups reach their goals through effective communication counsel, strategy, tactics and content. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in managerial communication from Northwestern University. Sharon Bond’s work has been recognized by such groups as the International Association of Business Communicators, the Business Marketing Association and the North Carolina School Public Relations Association. She focuses on helping organizations become as effective as possible, whether that’s measured through increased sales and customer engagement (content marketing communications and PR) or acceptance of major change in an organization (employee communication). Her expertise spans traditional marketing communications and public relations, such as media relations, trade show support, event planning, crisis communications and more.
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