Comments for Chris Swain

Comment on SodaClub.com Home Soda Maker Review by McMatt

McMatt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:21:17 +0000

Hey Chris, former Cincinnatian myself (I miss Jungle Jims very much). I read this article with great interest because I just aquired a SodaStream maker myself. I also have a 20# Co2 tank.

Co2 tanks, from what I’ve learned recently, come in siphon type or not. The siphon types have an internal tube going to the bottom of the tank. These would be used for refilling paintball tanks, smaller tanks, etc. Liquid CO2 comes from the bottom.

Mine is not the siphon type; gas comes out of the valve, so instead of refilling the AlCo2Jet bottles, I’m going to get an apapter to hook up the machine directly to my tank.

But the reason I wanted to comment – the other thing I really want to do is to use genuine Diet Coke syrup! Since you’re already doing it, I have some questions! The first question is in regard to the syrup mix ratio. As you know with the Sodastream syrups use 1 capfull per liter. From what I have read, the Diet Coke syrup is a 1:5 ratio. Now I haven’t measured out how many ounces are in a SodaStream cap, but just doing a visual estimate it would seem to be much more concentrated. How are you doing it?

I also found another source of Diet Coke syrup in 1 Liter containers that I don’t think requires lying to GFS, but I haven’t actually ordered it yet, so I don’t know for sure.

I’d love to discuss this with you but didn’t see your e-mail address on here.

Comment on SodaClub.com Home Soda Maker Review by Sodaclubrefill.com Warning

Sodaclubrefill.com Warning — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:50:56 +0000

BEWARE. I recently purchased an “adapter” from sodaclubrefill.com that told me I would be able to adapt my Soda Club CO2 tanks to refill with any standard CO2 filling station. After waiting months (production was far behind schedule) I received my adapter only to find out that this was only HALF of what I needed to do the refill and that I would additionally have to purchase another $60 item (I already spent $50) to actually refill the bottles. Now they have added a warning text to their website to tell people about this (after several complaints no doubt) but this warning did NOT exist when I ordered in May and they actually admit this!!

When I sent an email stating that I felt I was mislead about the product, they immediately responded that they “did not like my tone” and I could “pursue whatever action I wanted” but they did not care.

WOW.

Comment on SodaClub.com Home Soda Maker Review by Roger

Roger — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:29:31 +0000

I pretty much agree with your wife about the soda flavors and the Sams Club near my house sells the bag-in-box post mix but before I invest I was wondering if that syrup mixed in as easily as the syrup that the Soda Club sells and: How the heck did you get the syrup out of the bag?

Comment on SodaClub.com Home Soda Maker Review by LM

LM — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:31:40 +0000

It’s a great deal, I use them…but their lack of customer service and lack of people to talk to other than “Kim” acting the part of all the different service departments it a joke.

Comment on March for Babies Sponsorship & Challenge by Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:26:42 +0000

I donated $100! Double it!!!

Comment on WAIFStream.com is down, for good. Thank the Board of Trustees! by Lamont Cranston

Lamont Cranston — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:02:52 +0000

I am one of the “little people” who work in and around the city of Cincinnati’s government. I find it amazing as I look back through all the posts about WAIF and Donald Shabazz that no one outside the fringe media and those in the “small press” ever put the spotlight on Shabazz. He was and continues to be a Rob Blagojevich like figure, blatantly abusing any power or responsibility ever given to him, all the while hiding behind social positions and everyone who’s ever dealt with him is aware of this, yet he continues to obtain positions of responsibility. As an IT savvy individual I applaud your efforts but I also support your decision to pull the plug on your free support. As is so often the case with organizations like WAIF, the management seems to either be the worst of the worst (people who can’t do “real” work and get off on the power trip) or those who genuinely understand and care about this type of effort. Unfortunately it seems that the ratio is usually about 10 to 1 in favor of the idiots. I actually listened from time to time online (love those “Kill Whitey” Fridays) but WAIF went from being a radio station to being some kind of halfway house for degenerate middle management a long time ago. This is pretty systemic in all areas of Cincinnati it’s just that WAIF is small enough that they couldn’t spend the big $$ it takes to hide/payoff this kind of activity forever.

Comment on WAIFStream.com is down, for good. Thank the Board of Trustees! by raymond

raymond — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:19:54 +0000

Man, thats all too bad. I just moved back to the nati’. Luckily I can pick it up in the car, now. WAIF is one a the few high points of media in Cincinnati. Hopefully, WAIF will rid itself of incompetence in management and oversight. Good luck Chris, you did good things (for free!)

Comment on WAIFStream.com is down, for good. Thank the Board of Trustees! by Ignatius Reilly

Ignatius Reilly — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:00:25 +0000

I had been wondering why the stream disappeared. I’ve had friends involved with the station and read a few stories about them in the local papers, so the circumstances involved are no big surprise.

All that aside, I can’t imagine how a community station on a fixed budget would not take the minimal and relatively inexpensive steps necessary to reach a global audience. There are countless web-only stations people are running out of their own homes without any sort of community sponsorship.

The impression I get is that WAIF is run like someone’s private fiefdom. Then to read some of the responses on here from people apparently involved in the station.. Vague threats and confusing innuendo.. Clearly this is not the way to survive as an NPO in a struggling economy. For a community-supported station there seems to be a serious lack of transparency and zero visibility in the community being served. I can’t remember once seeing a WAIF booth at any event in the city in the ~15 years I’ve lived here.

I have a feeling that nothing is going to change at the station until the donations drop off to a point where it’s unavoidable. By that point the station will probably be history.

Comment on WAIFStream.com is down, for good. Thank the Board of Trustees! by Rubia Tonta

Rubia Tonta — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:58:06 +0000

Chris,
While this set of circumstances saddens me not just for our show, but several others, it does not surprise me. I’m sorry you got caught in the middle of what has been a true perfect storm that is WAIF. I thank you for hanging so long, and personally apologize for all the interruptions from people that cannot follow simple instructions. That’s the story of our lives here, they don’t know what they have until it’s gone…what’s next? Wait, you’ll see..sorry, and thanks.
Rubia Tonta

Comment on WAIFStream.com is down, for good. Thank the Board of Trustees! by Angela/SkullCrusher

Angela/SkullCrusher — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:13:12 +0000

I would like to say thank you for all the hard work and service you have done for the station. I had many listeners from Belgium to Japan because of the Streaming. I myself had made up over 5000 ads over the years supporting the waif streaming system. so thank you once again for all your efforts. Angela/SkullCrusher Metal Attack