February 14, 2006
My satisfaction is decreasing
Scott wrote this in the late afternoon:
General question: If you are taking a phone survey about costomer satisfaction, and the costomer gives the name Matthew, would you refer to this person as ma’am? If this person then corrected you on that matter as to his gender, would you continue to use ma’am?
Lousy SBC.
And if only it was the only time I’ve been mistaken for female on the phone. One time I said I wasn’t home, so the person continued on assuming I was my wife.
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February 11, 2006
Saturday hiking
Scott wrote this in the early evening:
Today was a day in the wilderness. It was the usual type of group for a hike, the really quick people getting far out ahead, the slow people getting really far behind, me falling off the trail and sliding down an icy slope. Which would have been fun, if I’d have planned it.
The hike was something like 9 miles, starting at 7000 ft and going up steeply from there for the first mile, which weeded out two people, who also happened to have locked their keys in their truck, and were probably anxious to get back and try to get it open, as well as not really being prepared for the hike (Ah yes, shorts while hiking across snow; a wise choice).
The trail was hard to find at times, and we ended up coming back a different way than we went, without having any idea where we missed where we were supposed to have gone, since it looked like there was only one trail. But we did get to see some pretty scenery.
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February 7, 2006
Hours of boredom, moments of terror
Scott wrote this at around evening time:
I got cable today, which required being at work by 6, so I could be off by 2:30, so I could be home by 3. And they weren’t here too much after that, so that was nice. As soon as they showed up, Maui dissappeared. Which is normal as he is very shy. However, I could not find him anywhere and various doors were getting left open to the outside, so I spent all the time there were here looking in boxes, and under things, and under my clothes in my room, and eventually inside cabinets, on the off chance he’d just opened one, gone inside, and closed it (He does that, so don’t think I’m crazy. or more so than usual.) No luck though. So, as soon as the installers were gone, I walked around the complex looking around, but it’s a large place, with a lot of places to hide, and many people always out and about that he would run from, so, not much hope there. When I got back, I put some food out on the porch so there would be something familiar for him to smell if he’s around somewhere.
I was decending rapidly into despair, and planning for taking the day off tomorrow to look for him and wait around incase he came back. In my despair, I tried one last place that he couldn’t possibly be. I pulled the extra mattress out from under my bed, and yes, he was behind it where I couldn’t see. Somehow he had traversed 4 feet of a 3 inch by 3 inch open space between the mattress and the bed frame. And after a few hours he forgave me for letting people in, and he came out.
February 4, 2006
Living out of boxes
Scott wrote this mid-afternoon:
The first couple of days after a move can be difficult. You know what you have, but you just don’t know where exactly it is, or worse than that, you don’t even think about it, and just expect what you want to be where it has always been. For example, and this is a common problem, happening more than you might think, you get in the shower, and are naked and wet, and realize, you don’t have shampoo. Well, it should be in the box of everything from the bathroom at the other place that’s just outside the shower, so, you push some stuff around in the box, and it’s not there. But…the cat’s shampoo is in there. Now, I’m not saying that 8-in-1 cat shampoo is a bad thing, my coat was certainly shiny and I smelled good all day long, but I don’t think it’s really the ideal thing to use. For one thing, it doesn’t really lather up well on non-cats. And for another…um…maybe it’s more expensive or something, I don’t know, there has to be another reason somewhere, otherwise it just sounds like prefer tear-less shampoo and conditioner with oils and milk protein for my delicate skin to my usual shampoo. And that would just be silly.
February 3, 2006
*general exhalation and sighing noises*
Scott wrote this in the late afternoon:
Well. I’m in the new place, and I have an internet connection. Albeit somewhat after I was supposed to have it, but before I was supposed to have it following the first time I was supposed to have it….hmm….let me try this from a different narrative style. Promises were made towards having DSL on Tuesday, but Tuesday came around and there was no DSL install package, and calling the DSL people indicated that my install was moved to next Tuesday. However, while waiting for the cable install person (who never showed up, again) I happened to look out on the patio, where someone had tossed a box that said SBC Yahoo on it. So I brought it in and opened it up to look at the stuff in it, even if I couldn’t use it, because it’s computery stuff and must be shown affection. Then today I thought, well, I’m not doing anything, I’ll try to install it, so when the connection is turned on on Tuesday, I’ll be ready. Why yes, I do think installing computer stuff for no reason is a good way to spend a Friday evening, thanks for asking. But, it all set up, and well, if this posts, then, I’ll have to assume it’s working, so hooray for stuff.
Meanwhile, on the cable front, it was supposed to be installed Saturday, but they never showed up, then it was supposed to be installed Thursday, but they never showed up, so I called them to see just what was going on, since I felt at the very least they should call me to tell me they aren’t coming. Now, since this is happening to me, it’s not really any kind of suprise, but things got weird. I had 4 accounts open with Adelphia for this address, there were supposed to be installs on two of them, a disconnection of service for the third, and there was no information what so ever in the fourth account. Now, these accounts all had a driver’s licence number associated with them, and not mine, and someone had been calling in on the days of my installs to cancel the installs with the reason being “not having enough money.” Truly lots of fun for everyone involved. So, now I have a possibly fifth account, with a different home phone number (I have one now, so I gave that, the others were on my work number) and a secret password that has to be given to make any changes. With any luck, it will be asked for, and that will keep my next install date stable, since I have to go in to work by 6 to be off in time to be here for the install window, and since I’m putting in a fair amount of overtime these days, even then it’s hard to leave on time.
I probably have some funny moving stories, I’ll work on getting them, and pictures up later.
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