All the censored going on in an area around here, that on top of it, has a "docudrama" about the area going on, that will just agrevate other situations. Or knowing too many people involved.
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All the censored going on in an area around here, that on top of it, has a "docudrama" about the area going on, that will just agrevate other situations. Or knowing too many people involved.
Took four visits for us from AT&T to get reliable computer access. The first three could not find or fix the problem outside the house on the pole.
One (maybe more) of my neighbors is, by the sounds of it, tearing their house down and rebuilding it from the ground up, with lots of grinding, banging, trucks going in and out...Winter is over, let the noise resume!
Just wait till they shingle it, using a pneumatic nailer.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Something to look forward to. They'll be taking me out in a wraparound jacket. :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Packy
Set up eye doc and physical appointments on the same day (at same location) so I could use one co-pay, save gas and time. Did this months ago and now they called to say doc is not available on that day and need to reschedule. URGH!!!!!!!!
Verizon, with whom I am chained at the neck for four more months, finally offered a rewards program to compensate for the millions they've taken in inappropriate fees. How nice. So! Attempt one: I checked my printer printed a test page, then printed off a discount certificate. For some reason the cert disappeared into the ozone and never printed, but Verizon said I'd used the cert and couldn't reprint it. Attempt 2: they actually had a nice restaurant coupon at a place we were staying!! ... except the restaurant decided the coupon was void for the entire holiday weekend - the valentines holiday weekend. Attempt three: actually worked: we saved $7 at a horrible restaurant where everything we tried to order was exempt from the discount. And tonight: drove 10 miles to one of those places that makes you wonder if you ought to get out of the car, only to discover they were closed when they were supposed to be open. Done, done, so very very DONE.
Smashed my left index finger with a hammer whilst cutting discs for my jewelry fabrication. Garrrrrr! Hammer slipped and my hand was in the wrong place. Instant icing, but I got a doozy of a blood blister!
The moving sale from hell. I don't even want to talk about it.
>:(
time off work = awesome veggie, vegan healthy food,
first day back = 12 hours and whatever i can grab
Please lord no more surveys. I visited 3 dept. stores last week and at each one the cashier had to point out a survey on the receipt, along with practically begging me to score them high. Then my son got his taxes done at H&R Block and the tax preparer said the same thing, along with following him out to the sidewalk to ask him what he would put for her score.
I understand companies need feedback but where does this end? The only safe "survey-less" place right now is the self-serve gas pump, but I'm anticipating that any day I'll have to respond to a digital survey to get my gas.
It ended with me the first time I was told that "5 out of 5 is the only passing grade". The inference that there was absolutely nothing about the business transaction that could be improved is, in a polite word, nonsense. And I chose not to be party to it. It's like voting for the only candidate in an election. Of course they'll win -- and take it as a validation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lainey
oh dear, survey season for me in my work. i have no less than 5 surveys for various populations i serve, this is the world of grant funding of course. and i just agreed to do a survey on incoming parents of preschool 4 year old children in order to provide some after school classes next year, and in my world i must have a high return rate, teacher surveys need to be 100% response. First survey starts next week with only 30 participants at leastQuote:
Originally Posted by Lainey
I don't mind surveys much, but so many of them are so poorly designed: those surveyed are given no idea of the layout of the survey ("Will I be able to leave comments later?" "But that question is too specific.") and the questions sometimes are just rigid (Them: "Did one of our associates greet you?" Me: "No [that's perfectly fine since I just ran in for one item but all they see is 'no']").Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Girl
I just finished a survey a couple of days ago in which I was asked which potential food products I might buy. Half of the offerings contained bell peppers, which I don't care for. So I downgraded those. Quite popular dishes, but not for me. But there was no place to make that comment. It just looks like I hate half of what they are thinking of offering.
So far no one has offered to pay me enough to take a survery. Well, except for an exceptional Road Scholar trip where we all loved!! the instructor. He deserved 5 out of 5 and no payment was needed to fill out the survey.
Last time our Honda dealer called about a service quality survey I was able to complain about having to return twice each time my hubby has the tires changed. Seems they did not learn anything since he just had to go back the second time for the spring change over. If I get a written survey, they are NOT getting 5 out of 5.
Work equipment that does not work makes me CRAZY! Today I actually did not get to do my job at all because the fabulous new MyDevices (ipod touches made for our company) would not work at all. I spent 4 hours schlepping clothes back to where they belong and then got sent home early. We actually had a pretty good sized work load today. So tomorrow we have 2 busy days of work to do. aaarrggh
Friends and Family: am very happy to look at your vacation photos but really there is no need to have me scroll through all 175 of them on your phone. Really.
I got home from work today to find an official letter from the District Court in Detroit that I am summoned for jury duty on June 25, right when I plan on being on the road in Utah. I HOPE AND PRAY that they will accept my plea for postponement. I was (and still am) very, very upset, sobbed for 30 minutes in a total state of panic! I have been planning my road trip for SIX months and cannot fathom having to cut it short so I can drive for four days to be in court for jury selection. I am happy to do it a few weeks later. Please cross your fingers and pray that my request is honored...
SiouzQ - I believe here in AZ you can get at least one postponement requested granted fairly easily and it doesn't have to be an elaborate reason. They just rotate your name to a later date. Hope this is the same for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiouzQ.
SiouzQ, you may find this interesting: not sure if this is the court that called you, but I was surprised by the "sending a reminder" to first time avoiders:
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in..._wayne_co.html
Trivial, but I booked a hotel through an online site (trip advisor) and instead of giving me the special low price, 2 queen beds, and free parking, it gave me a more expensive room - no parking - one king bed - and NO CHANCE FOR REFUND. I spent so much time looking for the best deal, too.
Grrr. I called the site and the credit card company, and am making a backup reservation at the hotel. We're going to Portland for my dd's 16th birthday (for just one night) and I wanted everything to be just right. I guess we'll see.
I would complain loudly about bait and switch and if it's a chain contact their headquarters and let them know what trip advisor did to you. Did it have a place for you to enter 3 travelers? Most of those sites ask how many people are traveling in the first screen. If you entered 2 I can understand why it gave you a king over 2 queens. The 2 bed rooms are more popular. But the taking away free parking would have me hot!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gardenarian
I use to book hotels for 36-42 weekends a year. Everytime they bumped me up in "perks" like the king instead of 2 queens, if our kids were traveling with us I had no problem trading the king room in for 2 queens when I got there. I think only 1 time they couldn't and it ended up that room had a nice (rare) sleeper sofa.
I look things up on trip advisor too. However, I have always booked directly with the hotel. Your experience reiterates to me NOT to use 2nd party sites. If there is a problem it is easier to deal directly with the hotel. Thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gardenarian
Another aggravation to add to the earlier one I posted regarding jury duty. I work with a bunch of bozos and they are really driving me crazy. I have 16 more work days until vacation. I must detach, I must detach, I must detach....Thank you, I just had to vent a bit about work and I can't do it on Facebook or call my mom because she doesn't want to hear it anymore!
Well, Trip Advisor emailed me the next day that my reservation was not accepted! What a waste of time. I'll be checking my credit card bill very carefully this month.
An organization to which I belong, always complaining and whining about loss of members, no new members are joining, etc etc did this:awarded a posthumous award to someone who died 32 years ago. There was discussion in the business meeting about it.
Why? why why why? Apparently, it is not unusual for this organization to make awards to people long dead. I did not know this because I don't go to the meetings because they are a waste of my time because of actions like this.
Dear god, who CARES at this point that the long dead woman did a lot for this particular plant society? Why would anyone new be interested in an action about someone they never met, will never meet, and only NOW is being honored in this way. WHAT IS THE FREAKING POINT.
Yeah, But: It is likely that you are wrong-O on this matter. Did it ever occur to you that if you show up for every meeting, be nice to everyone, serve refreshments (and even Pizza), that someday---30 years after you are gone--YOU might be remembered for your contribution to the organization? For gads sake--try and be positive. Hope that helpps you some. Thankk Mee.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
I won't be honored in this way, main reason being that this organization is dying. It will be dead before I'm dead.
I feel like a complete failure today. Just really down in the dumps.
Guess I'll go pull some weeds.
Sorry Gardenarian. I'm down in the dumps because we HAVE so many weeds! We really need to cut back somehow. I don't want to live the rest of my years working this hard!
Edited to add: And you're NOT a failure! (((hugs))))
From the musical Avenue Q: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrn_mQt48WkQuote:
Originally Posted by SiouzQ.
And you can give it a posthumous award for being Most Illogical Iris Society In Western Illinois. Give It A MIIS! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Just buried my MIL last month. She was involved in many things... President on down the line of organizations ..... very few people attended her funeral. Goes to show that people really don't care. I'm with IL... who cares years from now what others who don't know you think of you. Not to mention that you are dead.... so what does it matter?Quote:
Originally Posted by Packy
We all feel like this sometimes. We all know this is not true of you. You have had a lot on your plate lately with the move and all. Do something fun for yourself! Hope tomorrow is better!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gardenarian
I second that, Gardenarian!Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
oh yeah, another peeve: for only 6 days I ignored weeding, and now it's back to being a jungle. Ugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by CathyA
well I see that I am posting ANOTHER rant/peeve, haha. But here goes:
To folks in flower societies: You cannot ignore websites, blogs, email communication, and the promotion of your organization through electronic means. Really.
When you've got a great volunteer who professionally produces websites and voluntarily produces your website at no cost, you MUST WORK WITH HER and give her information to place on the website. Truly, she cannot make up stuff, you have to give her content.
When you don't update your website with even basic information (place/time/dates of shows and sales and meetings) and will not even send this information via email it is no wonder no one attends.
If you yourself do not "do" the web, please understand that 90% of the world does do it. We can give you your information in paper form, but it is a pain. I am not always going to mail you stuff. Look it up on the website. Please.
See? Ha!--that's Zackly what you get for living in Zurra--Instant Jungle! The only one's who appreciate being here are those Fanatical Osessive mow-O-holics who mow and mow and mow and mow and mow some mo', like there's no tomorrow! But the soil and climate ain't no good for corn n' beans n' beans n' corn. Ha. See? Hope that helps you some.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Are they oblivious, or deliberately rude? I encountered yet another person in a public space who either doesn't see, or pretends not to see, that there are others waiting.
This time it was in the local coffee shop where, like most of these places, the creamer/sugar area is all in one tiny counter area. Middle aged female customer in front of me pours the creamer in her coffee, but there's really no room for anyone else to move up til she leaves. Instead, she finishes and then decides to take out her cell phone and stand there and read her email or Facebook or god knows what. Her head is down and I finally get her attention by moving up as close to her as I could and not be accused of accosting her. Then she lets out a sigh and moves out of the way. Oy.
Hard to tell sometimes. Personal experience tells me it is often societal: people who believe their existence is marginal in real life are, I think, out of the habit of thinking about others. A longer explanation of that is suited for another thread. Here in the Upper Midwest, people who've been born and raised here seem to be trained from birth to keep at least half an eye out for the presence of others. That absolutely was not my experience living on the East Coast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lainey
I also have a theory about how people divide their attention and that the vast majority are capable of jumping from task/distraction to task/distraction, but not of true multitasking.