What is pissing you off this time? - Page 31

Griff · 12-14-2011, 08:14 PM

Pete just asked me why I was scowling at the computer. friggin VA. sorry Joe

Nirvana · 12-22-2011, 07:02 PM

One thing that is pissing me off is this shortcut keyboard that erased the post I was going to make!

Trying again...

I have a Macy's card, I have had one since 1990 and since I am nowhere near a Macy's anymore I use it to buy online. Mostly my balance is zero. In Oct I bought 2 tops for $35.

I pay my bill online and in Nov I tried for 3 days to use their online bill pay and on the 3rd day the due date of the bill I called them so I could pay the balance in full on the phone because I could not do it online.

The lady apologized and knew they were having online trouble and that the phone fee to pay would be waived and I would not be charged any late fees should they occur. Oh and she says would you like to go paperless? It safer for the environment blah blah green blah blah, so I said sure. She told me if I had a balance I would get bill payment reminders in email. I have not used this card since Oct.

Today I get a collection bill in the snail mail for $64 WTF?

So I call Macy's and after waiting 10 minutes I get Shawn Hardy [really?] whose Indian accent is so thick I can barely make out what he is trying to tell me and he was not understanding me either. I am good at deciphering foreigners speaking English!

Anyway after he understood that these were a late payment that should not have been charged and then a late payment charged on the late payment charge he offered to just let me pay one late payment charge.

Sucking in air I explained to him again that I should not have been charged the original late payment so NO I am not going to pay any of this. Finally the light bulb went off. One of the charges has been removed but the second has to be forwarded to higher ups to be removed.

Well we'll see....

dungeonsandlizards · 12-23-2011, 08:58 PM

I've got colds and I'm feeling lazy. >.<

busterb · 12-24-2011, 10:25 AM

Christmas cards with the fall-off-every-where glitter shit.

monster · 12-24-2011, 10:36 AM

Yesterday i miraclized most of the kitchen, today I'm all fired up to finish the job but there are holes in my right hand non-latex "rubber" glove. it was my last one. Everything in the stores at the moment is disposable or latex, neither of which will do the job.

And no, you can't just turn the left one inside out.

(For those who don't know, I have chronic eczema on my hands and a severe latex allergy)

footfootfoot · 12-24-2011, 11:10 AM

What's your position on Nitrile?

All the cool kids have switched over to nitrile.

no endorsement of this company implied.

monster · 12-24-2011, 11:33 AM

Nitrile is what I use -Mr Clean Nyplex but I can't get them for love or money these days. I even called their helpline and they were "oh yes, they're available from all these stores....." looks like I'mm'a have to go bulk industrial, but that won't get me any today....

http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/...ootChecked=yes

monster · 12-24-2011, 11:34 AM

The disposable ones are no use, though -they just aren't strong enough. I can ge tindustrial strength ones in the stores -but they are too thick and are usually only available in humongous sizes.

/goldilocks

bluecuracao · 12-24-2011, 06:13 PM

Took a cab to the market this afternoon to pick up some last-minute items. Cabbie drops me off next to a parked car, but being in kind of a hurry, I'm not paying attention enough to ask him to pull up. So, of course when I open the door, I misjudge a little and it ends up lightly tapping the parked car.

And wouldn't you know, someone is sitting in the car. He pokes his head out his door and says, "Hey, thanks for hitting the car!" Me: "I'm sorry, it was an accident." Him: "Bitch!" Me, not the least bit sorry anymore: "F@#% you!"

Ah, 'tis the season!

plthijinx · 12-24-2011, 06:40 PM

goldilocks my ass!

you're a trooper! manage and assess! or even go without gloves. i have a detergent allergy but if need be, i use my roommates even though it makes me itch like crazy...

monster · 12-25-2011, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plthijinx

or even go without gloves. i have a detergent allergy but if need be, i use my roommates even though it makes me itch like crazy...

yes, allergic to detergents too. And most raw vegetable proteins... I am a trooper, but if I do anything in the kitchen without non-latex gloves, my hands will be out of action for at least a week -occasionally it has been to the point where I can't hold a steering wheel safely. Any other part of my body -if it were able to perform the task- would not react so badly, but I have had eczema on my hands all my life, the skin is so thin from all the steroid creams, I have no barrier whatsoever and right now, it's angry, swollen and raw already. "Itch like crazy" yeah, I could handle that. But that isn't where cleaning without gloves or with latex gloves takes me. It's taken me to hospital on more than one occassion. I'm no wuss. but I'm not stupid either.

Fortunately, we found an old pair of gloves that -whilst a little nasty- had no holes. So I was able to finish the kitchen and it's wonderful.

Lamplighter · 12-28-2011, 09:24 PM

Are people ever going to understand that if they are supposed to call someone,
they have the obligation to keep trying until they reach them.

If you want my business and you say you'll call me back,
then you better damn well keep trying til you get me.

I'm fed up with not hearing from someone when they are supposed to call me,
and if I call them they say "Oh, I called, but the line was busy"

.

ZenGum · 12-24-2011, 07:07 PM

Oh Beest, dear, bring Hebe, Hector and Thor to the kitchen, would you. There's some things that need doing that I would do, only I can't ...

I'd say you have got things "just right" indeed.

Those gloves might not be available for some time

classicman · 12-28-2011, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Are people ever going to understand that if they are supposed to call someone,
they have the obligation to keep trying until they reach them.

Not sure about this one. If I call and leave a message or whatever, then thats on you.
I'm not gonna keep buggin you ... unless you owe me money.

footfootfoot · 01-01-2012, 10:13 PM

So I've been looking all over for the sinew that I processed and I can't find it anywhere. Tonight I'm down in the basement, in my laboratory, and I notice this plastic grocery bag down by the floor but jammed into the foundation. (Our foundation is from 1850 and is essentially dry stacked shale since lime and sand are not actually cement)

I reach to retrieve the bag and it's stuck into the wall, I pull and pull and it's like one of those magician's scarves. Finally I get the whole thing out and it's all chewed to shit. After a while I realize that it was the bag that had all my sinew inside. Had. The fucking critter even ate all the wax paper the sinew was wrapped in.

Fucking thing.

12-14-2011, 08:14 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Pete just asked me why I was scowling at the computer. friggin VA. sorry Joe __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-22-2011, 07:02 PM	#2
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	One thing that is pissing me off is this shortcut keyboard that erased the post I was going to make! Trying again... I have a Macy's card, I have had one since 1990 and since I am nowhere near a Macy's anymore I use it to buy online. Mostly my balance is zero. In Oct I bought 2 tops for $35. I pay my bill online and in Nov I tried for 3 days to use their online bill pay and on the 3rd day the due date of the bill I called them so I could pay the balance in full on the phone because I could not do it online. The lady apologized and knew they were having online trouble and that the phone fee to pay would be waived and I would not be charged any late fees should they occur. Oh and she says would you like to go paperless? It safer for the environment blah blah green blah blah, so I said sure. She told me if I had a balance I would get bill payment reminders in email. I have not used this card since Oct. Today I get a collection bill in the snail mail for $64 WTF? So I call Macy's and after waiting 10 minutes I get Shawn Hardy [really?] whose Indian accent is so thick I can barely make out what he is trying to tell me and he was not understanding me either. I am good at deciphering foreigners speaking English! Anyway after he understood that these were a late payment that should not have been charged and then a late payment charged on the late payment charge he offered to just let me pay one late payment charge. Sucking in air I explained to him again that I should not have been charged the original late payment so NO I am not going to pay any of this. Finally the light bulb went off. One of the charges has been removed but the second has to be forwarded to higher ups to be removed. Well we'll see.... __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

12-24-2011, 10:25 AM	#4
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Christmas cards with the fall-off-every-where glitter shit. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

12-24-2011, 10:36 AM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Yesterday i miraclized most of the kitchen, today I'm all fired up to finish the job but there are holes in my right hand non-latex "rubber" glove. it was my last one. Everything in the stores at the moment is disposable or latex, neither of which will do the job. And no, you can't just turn the left one inside out. (For those who don't know, I have chronic eczema on my hands and a severe latex allergy) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-24-2011, 11:10 AM	#6
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	What's your position on Nitrile? All the cool kids have switched over to nitrile. no endorsement of this company implied. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-23-2011, 08:58 PM	#3
dungeonsandlizards Soylent Greenhorn Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 25	I've got colds and I'm feeling lazy. >.<

12-24-2011, 11:33 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Nitrile is what I use -Mr Clean Nyplex but I can't get them for love or money these days. I even called their helpline and they were "oh yes, they're available from all these stores....." looks like I'mm'a have to go bulk industrial, but that won't get me any today.... http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/...ootChecked=yes __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-24-2011, 11:34 AM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	The disposable ones are no use, though -they just aren't strong enough. I can ge tindustrial strength ones in the stores -but they are too thick and are usually only available in humongous sizes. /goldilocks __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-24-2011, 06:13 PM	#9
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Took a cab to the market this afternoon to pick up some last-minute items. Cabbie drops me off next to a parked car, but being in kind of a hurry, I'm not paying attention enough to ask him to pull up. So, of course when I open the door, I misjudge a little and it ends up lightly tapping the parked car. And wouldn't you know, someone is sitting in the car. He pokes his head out his door and says, "Hey, thanks for hitting the car!" Me: "I'm sorry, it was an accident." Him: "Bitch!" Me, not the least bit sorry anymore: "F@#% you!" Ah, 'tis the season!

12-24-2011, 06:40 PM	#10
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	goldilocks my ass! you're a trooper! manage and assess! or even go without gloves. i have a detergent allergy but if need be, i use my roommates even though it makes me itch like crazy... __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

12-28-2011, 09:24 PM	#12
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Are people ever going to understand that if they are supposed to call someone, they have the obligation to keep trying until they reach them. If you want my business and you say you'll call me back, then you better damn well keep trying til you get me. I'm fed up with not hearing from someone when they are supposed to call me, and if I call them they say "Oh, I called, but the line was busy" .

12-24-2011, 07:07 PM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Oh Beest, dear, bring Hebe, Hector and Thor to the kitchen, would you. There's some things that need doing that I would do, only I can't ... I'd say you have got things "just right" indeed. Those gloves might not be available for some time __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-01-2012, 10:13 PM	#15
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	So I've been looking all over for the sinew that I processed and I can't find it anywhere. Tonight I'm down in the basement, in my laboratory, and I notice this plastic grocery bag down by the floor but jammed into the foundation. (Our foundation is from 1850 and is essentially dry stacked shale since lime and sand are not actually cement) I reach to retrieve the bag and it's stuck into the wall, I pull and pull and it's like one of those magician's scarves. Finally I get the whole thing out and it's all chewed to shit. After a while I realize that it was the bag that had all my sinew inside. Had. The fucking critter even ate all the wax paper the sinew was wrapped in. Fucking thing. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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