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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Cups on the Counter
My BFF is having some issues with her roommate. He has decided to leave dirty dishes in the sink and on the counter. Now, I'm not so sure why it is so hard to move said dishes into the dishwasher, which is literally a reach of the hand from the sink...no step by the feet necessary (and I'm short and can do it). She is EXTREMELY frustrated, but she doesn't know how to approach the situation. So, saying, "hey, please make sure your dishes are in the dishwasher before you go to bed," may be the nice and appropriate way to handle the situation, but my preferred approach would be to take a photo, text it to the roommate, and say, "clean up your damn dishes, you little punk!"
On the same line, I can't stand it when the toilet seat is left up! Seriously, we should all put EVERYTHING down, and then, everyone has to do a job involving the toilet. Guys, be considerate of the ladies, please, and put down the seat and lid!
What's your opinion?
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Bouncing House Friend
Yes, this is the title for a company in Fort Worth. No, it doesn't really make any sense. I'm not lying, here's the website: http://www.bouncinghousefriend.com/
So, my sister puts a deposit on a lovely bounce house with a basketball goal and water slide for my niece's 3-year-old birthday party. It looks like this:
Pretty awesome. I know they didn't have these things when I was a kid or you'd have never gotten me out of one.
She called 3 times during the week to confirm the time the company would be there. They reassured her they would arrive around 7 a.m. She asked if they needed directions, and they said, "no, we know where that is." Okay, fine.
So, you'd expect them to be on time, right? I mean, she's confirmed the time, and she's worked really hard on a party to entertain a bunch of toddlers and tiny kids, right?!? I arrived at 9. The party started at 10. Still no bounce house. 10 is ever closing approaching...my sister calls again...they seemed to have "lost" her reservation, and they'd be right out. After 10, we still have NO bounce house. How frustrating. So, we open gifts, shove food down people, and do some crafts--mostly bracelet making, which is okay because there were only 2 boys at the party, and they were pretty young.
In the meantime, my sister has called them twice more--once it went straight to voicemail, and the next time, they said they were heading to Waco. WACO! Why? They said that is what my sister told them. Yeah. She doesn't know where the party is. Whatever. She finally got them on the right track, and they arrived a little after 11--over 4 hours late.
This is unacceptable customer service. I mean, is it acceptable to serve me lunch at 5 when I was there at 1? Not at all.
On the upside, the kids had a blast, and so did I after the kids left--I had to test out the bounce house. Unfortunately, I did not take a swimsuit, so the water slide was off limits for me.
The pick up was supposed to be at 6. They finally took it away at 7:20. I would highly recommend you steer clear of this ridiculous company: Bouncing House Friend.
So, my sister puts a deposit on a lovely bounce house with a basketball goal and water slide for my niece's 3-year-old birthday party. It looks like this:
She called 3 times during the week to confirm the time the company would be there. They reassured her they would arrive around 7 a.m. She asked if they needed directions, and they said, "no, we know where that is." Okay, fine.
So, you'd expect them to be on time, right? I mean, she's confirmed the time, and she's worked really hard on a party to entertain a bunch of toddlers and tiny kids, right?!? I arrived at 9. The party started at 10. Still no bounce house. 10 is ever closing approaching...my sister calls again...they seemed to have "lost" her reservation, and they'd be right out. After 10, we still have NO bounce house. How frustrating. So, we open gifts, shove food down people, and do some crafts--mostly bracelet making, which is okay because there were only 2 boys at the party, and they were pretty young.
In the meantime, my sister has called them twice more--once it went straight to voicemail, and the next time, they said they were heading to Waco. WACO! Why? They said that is what my sister told them. Yeah. She doesn't know where the party is. Whatever. She finally got them on the right track, and they arrived a little after 11--over 4 hours late.
This is unacceptable customer service. I mean, is it acceptable to serve me lunch at 5 when I was there at 1? Not at all.
On the upside, the kids had a blast, and so did I after the kids left--I had to test out the bounce house. Unfortunately, I did not take a swimsuit, so the water slide was off limits for me.
The pick up was supposed to be at 6. They finally took it away at 7:20. I would highly recommend you steer clear of this ridiculous company: Bouncing House Friend.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
4-5 cups mashed sweet potatoes
3 beaten eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cup Splenda
5 tsp unbleached flour
1/4 tsp salt
Mix all the above together & put in a buttered pan.
Topping:
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
Mix together and spread on the potato mixture.
Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
Friday, March 5, 2010
UVerse Service/Repair: EPIC FAIL
I switched to AT&T UVerse after having Time Warner Cable forever. I wanted the awesome capabilities of recording 4 channels at once and remoting into my DVR and all the other amazing things you can do with it.
My service was great for a few months, and then I started having problems...the service light went OUT and the broadband light flashed red at me. This means, that in the middle of a TV show, the TV FREEZES for minutes at a time (and the Internet service also goes out). I was missing chunks of shows!
Now, I can understand if you don't know how to fix it. Just tell me--or at least pretend to do something. Here's where I get really angry, irate, in fact...
I had a repair guy named Chris come to my house, and all he did was replace the box. He didn't even bother to wait until the TV came back on. At first, I thought he was going to his truck, but then, he never returned. I got to put the new wireless codes into my computers, and move all the stuff back into place... Of course, it didn't fix the problem, so I had to call them back out. He came EARLY (not in the time frame I chose so I could be there, I mean, a girl's gotta work), so I had to tell the lady on the line very firmly that I expected better service than I was getting. She said if he was available, he'd come back. I told her not good enough, that he'd better be sure to return during the appointment window given. It's a 5-hour window! THE SAME GUY came back, and this time, he said he put a tube on the line because (get this) the signal was TOO strong. How can that be a bad thing? Turns out, he did nothing.
So, I called again! This time the guy called me early again, an hour-and-a-half early, and told me he was on my way. I told him he'd have to come back around 4 because I was in Dallas, and I set the appointment from 4-9 because I knew I wouldn't be home. He said, "you're right, and I'll be there around 4, but I'll call you before I come." HE NEVER SHOWED OR CALLED.
Needless to say, I was LIVID at this point. Now, I'm a pretty easy-going person, pretty laid back and chill. But, this got my blood boiling! I spoke to a supervisor, rescheduled and told him I was on the verge of cancelling my service. He offered me a $50 credit (big deal, I paid for months of bad service) and offered me no guarantee that the guy would show up again this time. I told him it was unacceptable that AT&T could do business in this manner. If I were a manager, I would make sure my employee showed up to do the work, or I would go and make sure the customer was satisfied. I guess I got blacklisted by AT&T. The next appointment time, the guy called, and said he was on his way, showed up, and called for reinforcements! The dude was there about 2 hours working, which was nice. I mean, I'm cool if there is actual work being done to try to fix it and not just a 5-minute house call.
So, everything was working when the two guys left, and I was impressed. They didn't treat me like an idiot woman, were polite, and explained everything to me. Unfortunately, the service was not working again the next morning, so I'm reluctant to advise anyone to use AT&T Uverse at this point.
My service was great for a few months, and then I started having problems...the service light went OUT and the broadband light flashed red at me. This means, that in the middle of a TV show, the TV FREEZES for minutes at a time (and the Internet service also goes out). I was missing chunks of shows!
Now, I can understand if you don't know how to fix it. Just tell me--or at least pretend to do something. Here's where I get really angry, irate, in fact...
I had a repair guy named Chris come to my house, and all he did was replace the box. He didn't even bother to wait until the TV came back on. At first, I thought he was going to his truck, but then, he never returned. I got to put the new wireless codes into my computers, and move all the stuff back into place... Of course, it didn't fix the problem, so I had to call them back out. He came EARLY (not in the time frame I chose so I could be there, I mean, a girl's gotta work), so I had to tell the lady on the line very firmly that I expected better service than I was getting. She said if he was available, he'd come back. I told her not good enough, that he'd better be sure to return during the appointment window given. It's a 5-hour window! THE SAME GUY came back, and this time, he said he put a tube on the line because (get this) the signal was TOO strong. How can that be a bad thing? Turns out, he did nothing.
So, I called again! This time the guy called me early again, an hour-and-a-half early, and told me he was on my way. I told him he'd have to come back around 4 because I was in Dallas, and I set the appointment from 4-9 because I knew I wouldn't be home. He said, "you're right, and I'll be there around 4, but I'll call you before I come." HE NEVER SHOWED OR CALLED.
Needless to say, I was LIVID at this point. Now, I'm a pretty easy-going person, pretty laid back and chill. But, this got my blood boiling! I spoke to a supervisor, rescheduled and told him I was on the verge of cancelling my service. He offered me a $50 credit (big deal, I paid for months of bad service) and offered me no guarantee that the guy would show up again this time. I told him it was unacceptable that AT&T could do business in this manner. If I were a manager, I would make sure my employee showed up to do the work, or I would go and make sure the customer was satisfied. I guess I got blacklisted by AT&T. The next appointment time, the guy called, and said he was on his way, showed up, and called for reinforcements! The dude was there about 2 hours working, which was nice. I mean, I'm cool if there is actual work being done to try to fix it and not just a 5-minute house call.
So, everything was working when the two guys left, and I was impressed. They didn't treat me like an idiot woman, were polite, and explained everything to me. Unfortunately, the service was not working again the next morning, so I'm reluctant to advise anyone to use AT&T Uverse at this point.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Why Women Shouldn't Take Men Shopping
This is by far the best forwarded, funniest e-mail I've seen in a while, so I thought I'd share it.
WHY WOMEN SHOULDN'T TAKE MEN SHOPPING
After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local store.
Dear Mrs. Samuel,
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Samuel, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in House wares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a “CAUTION - WET FLOOR” sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, “Why can't you people just leave me alone?” EMTs were called.
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were....
11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his “Madonna look” by using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled “PICK ME! PICK ME!”
14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed “OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!”
And last, but not least:
15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, and then yelled very loudly, “Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.” One of the clerks passed out.
WHY WOMEN SHOULDN'T TAKE MEN SHOPPING
After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local store.
Dear Mrs. Samuel,
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Samuel, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in House wares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a “CAUTION - WET FLOOR” sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, “Why can't you people just leave me alone?” EMTs were called.
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were....
11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his “Madonna look” by using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled “PICK ME! PICK ME!”
14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed “OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!”
And last, but not least:
15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, and then yelled very loudly, “Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.” One of the clerks passed out.
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