July 01, 2004

How are you doing?

Good? You having a good day?
Let me just tell you how shit is going around here.
First, I'm supposed to go pay the phone bill and all the other bills saturday right, so I call the phone pay place and what do ya know? They are closed on saturday and Monday for the Holiday. Just closed Saturday because they don't want to work that day apparently.
So I call Verizon and ask for another pay place.
Bradenton. Um, no, sorry, can't get to Bradenton. No car, looking at 4 buses to get there, no.
Ok, well there is a store not far from your house that takes payments. I call the store to confirm and the dude gets mad at me cuz I asked if they take phone payments. Starts cursing at me cuz Verizon sends so many people there all the time.
Dude. Chill. I was just asking.
So I call Verizon back and they tell me they can take a payment by phone. Great. One problem. I don't have a checking account or debit card.
I call friend Shell, make her a deal, pay my bill with your debit card, I send you a money order for the amount on Saturday.
Great. She gives me the numbers to make the payment.
Guess what?
They don't take debit cards without a Star, Pulse or Mac logo on them even if it is a Visa check card. No dice.
I email her back, thank you anyway.
Call them back, what am I gonna do, it's gotta be paid by Saturday.
Oh, who told you that?
Well, the 6 fucking people that I have now spoken to this morning.
Oh, you can pay it Tuesday morning no problem. We don't turn off on weekends or holidays. Just pay Tuesday morning. It's ok.
By the way, would you like to buy a cordless phone for just $99.95 and make easy monthly payments of just $5.00?
Hell fucking no!!

Second, the new air conditioner is tripping the power. I have now lost power in just the living room 6 fucking times this morning.
So I had to rearrange a few electronic pieces and cords and move shit around to different surge protectors and outlets.
So far, we have now gone a full 45 minutes without tripping the power again. Keep your fingers crossed for us please.

Third, one good thing.
Grodi girl sent the boys a box of goodies. They are happier than pigs in mud on a hot delta day.
Holy shit girl! Thank you!

I am gonna go collapse now ok? Ok.