The Daily Peeve / Rant

[Tybee]

But that would double the house maintenance work, and be such a time suck. Two of everything to clean, etc.

[happystuff]

But that would double the house maintenance work, and be such a time suck. Two of everything to clean, etc.

I'm not sure I agree. Each person would clean and maintain their own home. I would still only be cleaning and maintaining one AND it would be my own mess I'm cleaning instead of someone else's. Sometimes there is just something so wrong with having to clean someone else's mess.

[Tradd]

I’m back to working out from home due to very high covid numbers here, at least for a few weeks. I have an underdesk cycle for some cardio I use in front of the TV and a variety of dumbbells for weight work. Hadn’t been at gym since beginning of December due to being very busy and away for almost two weeks. Would much prefer to be at gym, but not with the numbers the way they are.

[Klunick]

I swear I turned 50 in September and have just slowly started falling apart. Nothing too major. Just small annoyances like probably now needing bifocals and more random aches and pains than I had before.

[sweetana3]

Latest big peeve. Why is it medical establishments do not feel the need to send out any kind of resolution notice. Example, twice we have had serious billing disputes, once with a hospital and once with a lab. Raised the issue, figured out what the problem was, communicated it to the business, and then nothing. I have no idea whether the billing has been resolved. Wonder if in 5 years it will come up again as an unpaid debt. The lab in particular does not give a phone number for contact. All they give is how to make payment information.

Guess it is on me to continue to pester them. I even "demanded" a revised billing from the hospital and they did nothing. In this case, it was clearly their error.

In the case of the lab, we finally figured out we had to have the doctor resubmit a corrected diagnosis code to the lab and Medicare. They used a generic code and it has to be a diagnosis code. No idea if the doctor did it and trying to get a response from anyone (centralized billing for clinic) is a nightmare. No paperwork or electronic info recvd from anyone. Maybe they will tell us when we go to get our new labs. I am going to get a new doctor for the next visit.

Husband would have just paid the bill but several hundred dollars is worth my time.

[frugal-one]

We had a new furnace, new roof and all lines buried underground so we would not have to worry about leaving and going south for the winter. We have no family but did ask a friend if there was a problem if he would be able to help. So now our electric with EVERYTHING shut off except the freezer, refrigerator and furnace is using 2 1/2 times more electricity than ever before. Electric company says they have NEVER seen this type of problem with a residence and to call an electrician. We have had one thing after another go wrong. None of which we have control. This is really getting to me. All these people going through our house when we are not there is troubling also.

[iris lilies]

So today I am supposed to send a document in “JPD” format to the editor of a publication. I jave no idea about “Jpd.”

When I Google “JPD” I barely get any hits, Mr. google wants to correct my phrase to “JPEG. “There was one set of instructions that told how to convert a Windows 8 or 10 version to JPD, but I’ve got Windows 7.

God I hate transmitting documents. Hate it. While I’m at it, I hate formatting them as well.


That’s my rant for the day.

[Yppej]

Winter. The ice was so thick it broke the ice scraper for my car.

ETA Went to check the filters as I have service today. The car is so frozen up I could not get the hood to pop. Could not even see the latch. So I could not check the engine filter. Accessed the cabin filter and some animal has been making a nest in there. Found acorn shells, leaves, etc and the filter itself is chewed up. So they will probably have to open up the engine area to clean that out. And I couldn't even get the glove box back in place. I want to DIY but I am just too incompetent. It is frustrating. I guess I will have to shell out. I think a garage with an impermeable concrete floor would prevent this, but that is way out of my means. A couple years ago DS had a mouse nest in the same area of his car.

[iris lilies]

Today’s rant (I actually have 2, will put other one in my Technology thread)

I am being sued along with several other people, family farm drama.

So, today I poked around on the internet to find a very good and clearly written article about how “our side” is swimming against the tide in making our case. Oh joy, how I love paying an attorney to argue against established case law. NOT. $ ca-Ching ca-Ching.

[Tybee]

I really enjoy strategizing, five years as a litigation paralegal, I guess. If there any details you can share to help us research strategy, then please feel free to do so!