John Macdonald describes himself as engaging in "the great Canadian indoor pastime of dreaming about warmer locations " in his piece, Daydreams of Warmer Places.
In a bit of algorithmic creativity that could have come straight from the chalkboards of Numb3rs
he offers:
A (attitude of staff) x B (building amenities) = C (customer satisfaction)
See his whole article here:
http://www.mykawartha.com/news/article/25640