Huntsvillan staff heads out on vacation, dreading every minute of it
Look out, Oklahoma City.
Steph Mamber, President, CEO, COO, CFO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Huntsvillan, Inc., has announced that The Huntsvillan will take the next month off from publishing so that staff can take summer vacation.
"It's about doggone time," she said.
Not that Mamber is looking forward to it. She and spouse T.M. alternate choosing vacation spots, and this year falls to T.M., who selected Oklahoma City after picking up a coupon for Days Inn at the Welcome Center on the Interstate.
"We're going to eat beef and get colon cancer," said Steph Mamber. "Big whoop."
"That's not fair," said T.M. "Oklahoma City is also well known for its struggles with the English language."
The Oklahoma City Visitor's Bureau, whose budget exceeds $6 million, seems to prove T.M.'s point. Among their exciting options listed for families and "the group travelers" is "Attend a Sports Game." A sports game? Oh boy!
Not that Mamber will do any of that, not when she can be scouting locations for next December's annual meeting. "There are 3 Cracker Barrels and 13 Waffle Houses in the greater Oklahoma City area," she said. "I'm checking out each one."
Waffle House far outnumbers Cracker Barrel in Oklahoma City.
When The Huntsvillan staff return to work at the end of July, they will be rested and ready. "Our next article is already in the works," said Mamber. "Now leave me alone while I finish this burger."
The Huntsvillan will resume publishing around July 29.