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Uh huh, another excuse for V to avoid putting up a picture of herself.
She’s a coward.
Come on V, let’s get that charity challenge started, that’ll perk you up. But wow, I had no idea you ate so simply, I have to admire you for that.
Enough with the fucking picture already.
And what’s so bad about duct tape?
“OH DEAR GOD WHY DOES THIS WORLD HATE ME SO[?]”
Simply put my dear, and I know this well from experience,
you get what you give!
http://gethuman.com/
Boo hoo. Boo, boo hoo. Boo-booty Boo Boo hoo hoo.
I don’t even try to navigate the automated answering thingies anymore; I listen just long enough to hear which one to push to speak with a customer service rep, and if none is given, I do the “000000000000″ thing until I get someone. I fucking hate that automated crap!
And when people at work see that I bring carrots to work for a snack, they always ask why I’m on a diet. wtf? Do I look like I need to diet? I mean, I’m not skinny, but I’m far from being over-weight. Jeez.
I’m having one of those weeks, too.
Some comments/suggestions for you, VA:
1. I used to buy mass quantities of low fat yogurt; however, I’ve come to realize that many contain high fructose corn syrup (hfcs). Instead I have taken to buying plain or vanilla fat-free yogurt and adding a spoonful of fruit spread (such as Simply Fruit or All Fruit). You save a couple of bucks, a lot of calories and the worry of having to label-check for hfcs.
2. I also use Verizon and am generally less than pleased with customer service in the stores. To combat this I simply google (or use eBay) the model number of my current phone and up comes several discount phone parts/accessory stores. The prices are unbeatable, and I was able to find a “hard to find” battery for an old–you guessed it–Samsung. I got the part within a week. It should be noted that most of the sites offer cheap or free shipping.
I love you and appreciate you V. Remind yourself, this too shall pass. While not pleasant to experience, you are more than cable of dealing with any situation and learning and growing from it. You are a winner and, a little thing like a phone tree will not topple the Queen of the hill. Happiness is a choice even in the midst of life’s pressures. Be well and write when you feel so inclined.
JT
OK - where is V? And who is this imposter writing as V?
The real V ( as I imagine her) would not be writing about these everyday trivial issues and how bothersome they are….geez, this is just what she’d make fun of in other blogs.
Apparently nothing of much interest is going on in her life right now. (Unless you count bananas.)
I don’t mind those automated systems, and I don’t mind talking to people. What I hate are hybrid systems, which seem to have become more common. For instance, Sunday I called American Express to find out what my balance was, (yes, I pay it off every month, but I wanted to know if I should move some money from my savings account to my checking to do it, or if it was small enough that I didn’t need to.) And so I tell the system my card number and the security question and that I want to check the balance, and they transfer me to a person, (no wait on hold or anything, just transfer me,) who knows my name and knows that I’ve had a card for 10 years, but needs me to tell them my number and security answer again before they can tell me what the balance is… They didn’t try to sell me anything or anything like that either, (which is why I never call citibank,) they just added this extra step into the process, and it is dumb. If I had wanted to talk to a person I would have said so back at the menu where that was offered.
What’s worse are the voice recognition systems…that asks you to speak out your information…
Hold on… Precut lettuce? What the heck is that? Some sort of a product for crippled people who cannot hold a kitchen knife?
Lemme guess… “only” three times more expensive than a real lettuce, made from scrap parts of lettuce, they turn brown within seconds after breaching the protective atmosphere and contain little or no taste?
Let’s do this easier for you, V. With only 5 times the actual cost I can pre-buy, pre-cut, prepare, pre-heat, pre-cook, pre-chew and pre-digest your food and send it to you.