* As it was very fine from early morning, I started to pack a luggage for my drive trip to Hakone after weeks. But I happened to see a news paper report that Toyota just started to sell a 2002 edition of map disc for car-navigators since October 3. Toyota said the price for map was cut to a half of the last edition, by expecting much increase of its sales volume. So I wished to change the disc before I went out and called a friend of mine of a Toyota dealer. I was told by a receptionist he was out now but would come back by 12:30. Even though it became after 13:00, I did not get his returning call. So I called him again, but this time, the receptionist was another lady and told me he was out for lunch. According his today's schedule, he had an appointment with a guest at 16:00. She did not know when he came back before that time. But she said she would try the best for me and she put down the phone. In minutes, a general manager of a shop of this dealership, called me and said he would do everything for me instead of my friend. I renewed the map disc when I bought a ETC adapter at this shop. He told me the shop never had an inventory of map discs because there were too many types of them and asked me the product number of my navigator. But I have had any record of these attached products. I think the most of users do not keep such records like me. Then he said as he assumed it probably be the one he thought of, he would make arrangement for me to get it. I told him if it does not fit my navigator, the shop would have troubles. I would wait until Monday. Please proceed the arrangements after he got my friend on Monday and confirmed what it was. (This article would be a good teaching aids for studying the consumer satisfaction program at auto dealers, I think.)
* Meanwhile. at the Hakone Country Club, the Japan Women Open Championship matches which were held from the day before yesterday have been broadcasted by NHK TV.
| Lorena Ochoa from Mexico made a rocket start with a score of 8 under at the first round. She had a hard fight today succeeding the severe game of yesterday. But she could keep the second tie at the end of third round held today. I could not leave from TV when the today's game was finished. |
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It was 15:30 when I started to leave, I got an emergency business and I was obliged to postpone my travel to Hakone to after the middle of next week. It was very fine in Hakone as far as I saw it on TV screen.