Subj : Rant Time To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Thu Mar 10 2022 11:17:00 Hi Daryl! DS> Ben met Anna. DS> Made a hit. DS> He didn't shave. DS> Ben Anna Split. DS> Burma Shave. BM> Ben just couldn't stand Anna being hairy than him! DS> That's like the meme where this guy's in bed with this woman, DS> and he sees this picture of a gruff man on the nightstand next to DS> the bed. He panics, thinking it's her boyfriend, that's going to DS> barge in on them. Well, he REALLY panics when she replies "That's DS> not my boyfriend. That's me before the operation". She used to be a werewolf-ette?! DS> Can you say "Oh, "?? Yet, I feel like that guy in DS> the bed right now...please pardon me while I rant for a few DS> minutes. The good news is if they forget the contraceptive don't have to worry about a little one. DS> On another note, I'm going to stick with getting stuff locally, DS> or just do without it. The cellphone I had ordered with Consumer DS> Cellular was shipped Thursday, and was supposed to arrive on DS> Saturday...I even paid extra to have it sent Express Mail...what DS> a waste of money that proved to be. I would call to have the shipping charge refunded/credited. I'm getting this Thursday morning so WAY overdue. Would be helpful to your cause if somewhere in their advertising it stated something like "Express Shipping arrives 2-3 days". Of course they probably stuck the weasel-word 'normally' in there but as you mentioned the expectation was Saturday then Monday would be the next business day; it's now almost a week past the expected delivery date.... Yup, they need to give you back the extra money. DS> Well, it didn't show up until yesterday (Tuesday), and I got a DS> note that "the phone was picked up/delivered", and I flew into a DS> rage, screaming "NOT BY ME IT WASN'T!!". I had signed up with DS> Consumer Cellular to save $70 a month compared to Verizon. DS> Besides, they all piggy back off of each others towers, anyway. Oh darn: should have read ahead! Well, since I already screwed up let's make it worse! The "picked up/delivered" part may have been a Post Office employee signing it was delivered to your Post Office Box at the Post Office. (And on to your next section -- see how well I did!) DS> So, when I go to the Post Office Box later this morning, that DS> "picked up person" darn well better be the clerk there who put it DS> in my Post Office Box. If not, I'm calling the Little Rock Police DS> Department, and initiating a complaint on petty theft to the Post DS> Office, and look to have someone arrested. I was so angry last DS> night, that I could not see straight. Nature and a nightmare woke DS> me, so that's why I'm replying way before the butt crack of dawn. (Mmm: close! Looks to be a follow-up in tomorrow's mail.) I'm thinking the police would refer you back to the Postmaster at your Post Office and they do an investigation, sometimes with the Police. (That based on loosely being involved.) DS> In both cases of my reply...nothing is sacred or safe anymore. :P Glitter Bomb!! DS> With all the crap that the Post Office has done to me in losing DS> items, this one may take the cake. I had gotten a Post Office DS> Box, as folks were stealing stuff out of my mailbox, and off my DS> front porch. Well, I am now tempted to just cancel the Post DS> Office Box when it comes up for renewal in August, and have DS> everything sent here. But, that means I'll have to stay at home DS> all day, and wait for the mail carrier to decide to show up. I've DS> seen them sit down at the end of the block for an hour, while DS> this part of his run is the last one. He apparently can't bring DS> it on himself to go ahead and complete his job before stopping DS> for the day. WAG: there might be mandatory breaks. Towards the end when I was working at the store the Meal Break had to be taken no longer than 5.00 hours past your clock-in time, exception was if with a customer and even that was allowed only so many times. I think the Post Office is unionized so they may even have that extended to the 15 minute break. Or the carrier could be swapping shoes/boots: in this part of town they also deliver to the individual houses; other parts have the cluster boxes. DS> To those who work for the Postal Service who are reading this, DS> you need to fire all those slackers who aren't doing their job, DS> and revoke their hefty pensions. I don't care about the color of DS> their skin...we all pee the same yellow, poop the same brown, and DS> bleed the same red. Those hefty pensions are why the Postal DS> Service is so in debt right now. And, with the poor service, they DS> wonder why folks are going to email, FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc. All of the physical carriers are understaffed currently. From 'chats' with the local P.O.'s supervisors COVID took out a lot of carriers and they were understaffed to begin with. Personally I would not want to be walking on sidewalks, etc., in the dark (icy patches, potential stuff to stumble over) even with a flashlight. Here the street is dark: no streetlights. We have some yard lighting. As for FedEx, etc., they also have their issues. DS> Well, if the phone was stolen, and I end up selling the car DS> (I'll have to if the glaucoma check next month shows major vision DS> issues), and then end up losing the computer and internet, I'd be DS> cut off from the outside world anyway, and no one would know if I DS> was alive or dead (and I feel that they likely would not DS> care...as they're tired of all my whining, complaining, bitching, DS> etc.). Well, if becomes necessary to sell the car seems like now is a decent time based on all the ads for car dealers wanting to buy and pay cash for used cars. Checkout what transportation services are available for seniors, disabled, etc. DS> Then, if I was able to get and activate the phone (I'm not DS> optimistic at this point in time), it'd be a real PITA to have to DS> notify all of these businesses and contacts of the new address DS> (never mind if I have to change the phone number with the DS> cellphone company change), if I end up cancelling the Post Office DS> Box (even though it'd save at least $200 a year). It's going to DS> be bad enough setting up the new phone (if it's even there). DS> Again, if I can't get it locally, where I can pick it up, I'm DS> going to do without it. I no longer do any business with eBay, DS> and may do likewise with Amazon. If you need to sell your car you may need to do all that as you can no longer just drive to the Post Office a couple times a week to pick up your mail. DS> Believe me, I would feel a lot better if the phone was in the DS> Post Office Box later this morning, and in good condition. But, DS> with my luck, it's gone (stolen), or it's damaged. Stressed DS> spelled backwards is desserts, but I'm wondering if I've become DS> lactose intolerant...as if I need another medical issue. To me, a DS> meal isn't complete without dessert...although breakast may be DS> the exception. Some breakfast offerings probably have more sugar and sweetness than the other meals' desserts! Hopefully your phone is waiting for you at the Post Office. DS> A woman from my medical HMO Plan called yesterday, and she DS> lamented that "according to Amazon, her address doesn't exist DS> anymore". So, she had to go through a bunch of hoops to get that DS> mess straightened out. Her place hadn't been hit by a tornado, DS> etc...I guess Google Earth could not find it anymore. :P It's now over there! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Earth is 70% water and virtually none carbonated. 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