When I called last month to cancel my highest interest rate credit card, after fighting with the Indian call center guy for a while over no I don't want a slightly less shitty interest rate or a credit extension, just cancel the damn thing, he never actually canceled it.
He probably gets fired if he actually cancels anything.
Anyway, whenever I move I set up a new Comcast account for deals and just cancel the old one. They always transfer you to some "loyalty specialist" or something to try everything to get you to stay. I've learned the only thing I can say to get them to shut up is "I've moved in with another person who already has Comcast set up."
JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
I generally go with "I was recently blinded in a chemical accident, and you trying to get me to keep subscribing to television is a cruel mockery of my loss."
I mean, they'll still try and sell you on the music channels, but their heart's not really in it at that point.
I went out for a little too long today and I have a sunburn
but you know what it feels okay compared to bone fucking chilling winter winds
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mosssnackYeah right, man, Bishop should go!Good idea!Registered Userregular
I had to break my contract with Comcast back when I found out I was getting stationed in WA.
In order to avoid paying the charge for breaking the contract early, I had to go in to the comcast place nearby and fill out some paperwork and provide a copy of my orders. Yeah sure, no big deal.
The interesting thing was that the cancellation fee waiver form kinda only had two options. Military relocation or death. So yeah, per Comcast policy, that fee is gettin' paid unless you have military orders or a death certificate.
I do miss xfinity though. Wave cable around here is kind of shit.
hmm, when I signed up I asked if there was a fee for cancellation and they explicitly told me there wasn't.
I guess I'll find out what the deal is in a month or so.
oh, yeah, mine wasn't timed. Phewph.
I got caught by a couple of contracts when I left Germany (because you pretty much have to tell them a year ahead that you're leaving, and at renewal time I didn't know that I was), so I'm extra paranoid.
Somehow my electric bill for last month is double the usual, with no increase in price per kw/h, but we also had multiple power outages each week last month.
I've started tracking outages to compare with my usage, because I think they're charging me for the power surges that follow outages.
I hate people not willing to read event descriptions.
I have a meetup and did a Intro to Backpacking hike.
Title alone should clue people in that this is a hike with a backpack, but none the less I make it clear in the description. Also mention that it may be a more challenging hike than usual as we'll be taking the route with more elevation.
So of course I have a few people show up without backpacks and then surprised at how hard the trail is.
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Sometimes I wonder what it must be like learning history in school in Europe and other places.
In America we started basically right at or just before the Revolutionary War era, skipping large sections about early colonialism here. I mean they taught us about that monster Columbus sailing the ocean blue. Then Thanksgiving. Then a bit of the French and Indian wars. Then bam 1776. It's like the earlier stuff just got fast forwarded to get to the USA forming.
But like... Where do you start in the UK for example? Roman times? 1066? 1215?
Wait..
... What?
We had US history, sure, and it dealt with early colonization and all of that.
And we (my school) also had normal history where you start in Egypt and make your way through all the points in history. 4th and 5th grade dealt with the key points like you had with early US history and 1776, 6th grade was the start of global history up until 10th grade, then in 11th grade we revisited US history again, and in 12th grade we had Economics and PIG (participation in government) where we learned the ins and outs of our congress.
your history classes sound better funded/staffed/organized than mine were, mine were total crapshoots. I don't think a single one of my classes managed to cover their whole history syllabus in the course of my entire primary, middle school and high school education.
MalReynoldsThe Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicinesRegistered Userregular
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I have received one e-mail since coming into the office, and resolved one customer ticket. I have cleaned other work queues that aren't mine.
I asked my boss if I could knock off when the cookout started, and he said no.
So now I'm sitting here with nothing to do.
This is maddening.
Edit:
He actually asked when I asked how the other work queues were looking and I said, low and slow. He told me I should try and rally my co-workers to clear them - he pulls this sometimes. Getting everyone to pitch in under the illusion that, if we get everything caught up, he'll let us go for the day but he's cut us early all of one time in the four years I've been working here.
Double edit: I'm not actually that mad, I'm just severely hungover because I'm an idiot and I feel like I'm constantly on the cusp of vomiting.
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Sometimes I wonder what it must be like learning history in school in Europe and other places.
In America we started basically right at or just before the Revolutionary War era, skipping large sections about early colonialism here. I mean they taught us about that monster Columbus sailing the ocean blue. Then Thanksgiving. Then a bit of the French and Indian wars. Then bam 1776. It's like the earlier stuff just got fast forwarded to get to the USA forming.
But like... Where do you start in the UK for example? Roman times? 1066? 1215?
Wait..
... What?
We had US history, sure, and it dealt with early colonization and all of that.
And we (my school) also had normal history where you start in Egypt and make your way through all the points in history. 4th and 5th grade dealt with the key points like you had with early US history and 1776, 6th grade was the start of global history up until 10th grade, then in 11th grade we revisited US history again, and in 12th grade we had Economics and PIG (participation in government) where we learned the ins and outs of our congress.
your history classes sound better funded/staffed/organized than mine were, mine were total crapshoots. I don't think a single one of my classes managed to cover their whole history syllabus in the course of my entire primary, middle school and high school education.
That's really unfortunate
But yeah if there's one good thing about upstate NY, it's our school systems. There's a reason our property taxes are like $5k a year on the low end.
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Look at the brigh side, you're being paid to do nothing cause your boss is an idiot.
I work for a multinational corporation, so shutting down the customer service center takes an act of God.
EDIT: It's not my boss's fault - he's a stand up guy and I'm pretty friendly with him and most of upper management, which is why I felt kind of bad about asking to leave early, and he felt kind of bad about having to say no.
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[edit] Turns out this post was an unintentionally callus statement, so I'm redacting it and apologizing to anyone who may have been offended at my ignorance.
I'm mad because the Venn intersection of 'food that isn't actively trying to shorten your lifespan and comes in environmentally friendly packaging' and 'food that isn't covered with labels proclaiming it to be a non-GMO serving of total bullshit' is growing ever smaller.
I'm eventually going to have to sacrifice one of my principles, and it may just be that I prefer the destruction of self and planet over promoting some of the stupidest pseudo-science of this century.
I've seen that first one but the rest of those are neat as fuck.
It makes me wonder what they tasted like.
Just like the banana flavoring that's in a lot of stuff is what bananas used to taste like before the blight basically wiped that cultivar off the planet (it still exists in some areas).
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It would be super great to wake up feeling like I'd actually slept.
Feeling tired 24/7 is not super duper great, I gotta say
Do you have the sleep apnea? I recently had a sleep study and got a small robot to help me breathe at night, and now I feel pretty great a lot of the time.
I don't think so...? I had a small handful of experiences when I was a bit younger (early 20's-ish) of being half-asleep and suddenly taking a huge breath...but beyond that, nada. My ex never mentioned anything like that, and I'd imagine he would've noticed? Maybe not though.
I'm just super bad at sleeping...and over the past year or two I've felt tired most days, sometimes sleeping way too much for no reason. My mood is fine so I know it's not depression, but I wonder if it might be a thyroid issue. My doctor was going to order bloodwork for me, but we decided to hold off because he said he didn't expect them to find anything (it would just be precautionary), and I'd have to pay for it completely out of pocket, because my insurance is bad.
I've considered telling him to just order the tests anyway, because then at least I'd know...and frankly, if it is a thyroid issue, then I'd be glad to hear it, because I'd have a reason for my fatigue, and I'd be able to start treatment for it. Might be $$$$ though. Maybe after I've finished up some of my freelance work.
TSH/Thyroid panel should be like $50ish depending on where you get it done, are you COBRA right now or anything? Might be cheaper to just pay out of pocket and tell them you have no insurance.
Do you have a family history of it? Might just be anemic, which is way more common. That's another blood test though, so maybe another $50. You'll want a CBC. GP/PCP can run both of these tests too, so maybe when all is said and done that's $200 out of pocket for self pay.
E: also IANAD you know the drill, etc, plz don't sue me
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not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
TSH/Thyroid panel should be like $50ish depending on where you get it done, are you COBRA right now or anything? Might be cheaper to just pay out of pocket and tell them you have no insurance.
Do you have a family history of it? Might just be anemic, which is way more common. That's another blood test though, so maybe another $50. You'll want a CBC. GP/PCP can run both of these tests too, so maybe when all is said and done that's $200 out of pocket for self pay.
E: also IANAD you know the drill, etc, plz don't sue me
I've heard a full panel can be up to like $400+? I was offered COBRA once, and it would've been $500-800/month. (fuckin' lol).
I've got cheap-o "hit by a truck" insurance, which you're only able to purchase if you are under 30 at the time of enrollment. I call it "hit by a truck" insurance because that's basically all it's good for. I consider it insurance against bankruptcy if something extreme happens to me (it is called "catastrophic coverage") but it's got like a $6k deductible and they pay for nothing.......until you get hit by that truck, of course.
TSH/Thyroid panel should be like $50ish depending on where you get it done, are you COBRA right now or anything? Might be cheaper to just pay out of pocket and tell them you have no insurance.
Do you have a family history of it? Might just be anemic, which is way more common. That's another blood test though, so maybe another $50. You'll want a CBC. GP/PCP can run both of these tests too, so maybe when all is said and done that's $200 out of pocket for self pay.
E: also IANAD you know the drill, etc, plz don't sue me
I've heard a full panel can be up to like $400+? I was offered COBRA once, and it would've been $500-800/month. (fuckin' lol).
I've got cheap-o "hit by a truck" insurance, which you're only able to purchase if you are under 30 at the time of enrollment. I call it "hit by a truck" insurance because that's basically all it's good for. I consider it insurance against bankruptcy if something extreme happens to me (it is called "catastrophic coverage") but it's got like a $6k deductible and they pay for nothing.......until you get hit by that truck, of course.
Oh shit yours is better than mine.
Yeah if you do like the complete full shebang with all the renal stuff too it can be, but most hover around $50-100 IME. My T4/TSH tests never seem to run anywhere near that anyways.
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He probably gets fired if he actually cancels anything.
Anyway, whenever I move I set up a new Comcast account for deals and just cancel the old one. They always transfer you to some "loyalty specialist" or something to try everything to get you to stay. I've learned the only thing I can say to get them to shut up is "I've moved in with another person who already has Comcast set up."
"Let me see if we have any deals with local providers in Antactica ..."
I mean, they'll still try and sell you on the music channels, but their heart's not really in it at that point.
but you know what it feels okay compared to bone fucking chilling winter winds
In order to avoid paying the charge for breaking the contract early, I had to go in to the comcast place nearby and fill out some paperwork and provide a copy of my orders. Yeah sure, no big deal.
The interesting thing was that the cancellation fee waiver form kinda only had two options. Military relocation or death. So yeah, per Comcast policy, that fee is gettin' paid unless you have military orders or a death certificate.
I do miss xfinity though. Wave cable around here is kind of shit.
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I guess I'll find out what the deal is in a month or so.
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I got caught by a couple of contracts when I left Germany (because you pretty much have to tell them a year ahead that you're leaving, and at renewal time I didn't know that I was), so I'm extra paranoid.
You could perhaps inquire if she needs a business partner. I know someone who can make a wicked fuckbot.
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I need new box springs but that ain't happening for a bit.
I've started tracking outages to compare with my usage, because I think they're charging me for the power surges that follow outages.
I'm mad that everybody in my office with the authority to let us go home early today has apparently already taken the day off.
I have a meetup and did a Intro to Backpacking hike.
Title alone should clue people in that this is a hike with a backpack, but none the less I make it clear in the description. Also mention that it may be a more challenging hike than usual as we'll be taking the route with more elevation.
So of course I have a few people show up without backpacks and then surprised at how hard the trail is.
your history classes sound better funded/staffed/organized than mine were, mine were total crapshoots. I don't think a single one of my classes managed to cover their whole history syllabus in the course of my entire primary, middle school and high school education.
Like when yoda was training luke on dagobah.
I asked my boss if I could knock off when the cookout started, and he said no.
So now I'm sitting here with nothing to do.
This is maddening.
Edit:
He actually asked when I asked how the other work queues were looking and I said, low and slow. He told me I should try and rally my co-workers to clear them - he pulls this sometimes. Getting everyone to pitch in under the illusion that, if we get everything caught up, he'll let us go for the day but he's cut us early all of one time in the four years I've been working here.
Double edit: I'm not actually that mad, I'm just severely hungover because I'm an idiot and I feel like I'm constantly on the cusp of vomiting.
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor
My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
That's really unfortunate
But yeah if there's one good thing about upstate NY, it's our school systems. There's a reason our property taxes are like $5k a year on the low end.
I work for a multinational corporation, so shutting down the customer service center takes an act of God.
EDIT: It's not my boss's fault - he's a stand up guy and I'm pretty friendly with him and most of upper management, which is why I felt kind of bad about asking to leave early, and he felt kind of bad about having to say no.
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor
My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
I'm eventually going to have to sacrifice one of my principles, and it may just be that I prefer the destruction of self and planet over promoting some of the stupidest pseudo-science of this century.
One of the coolest things is checking out how the watermelon has changed over the centuries by looking at paintings of them.
(this link is pretty rad because it has a handful of old paintings in chronological order)
https://hyperallergic.com/226096/the-evolution-of-the-watermelon-captured-in-still-lifes/
I've seen that first one but the rest of those are neat as fuck.
It makes me wonder what they tasted like.
Just like the banana flavoring that's in a lot of stuff is what bananas used to taste like before the blight basically wiped that cultivar off the planet (it still exists in some areas).
Here's what a mild wild banana looks like:
Talk about frustrating to eat.
I don't think so...? I had a small handful of experiences when I was a bit younger (early 20's-ish) of being half-asleep and suddenly taking a huge breath...but beyond that, nada. My ex never mentioned anything like that, and I'd imagine he would've noticed? Maybe not though.
I'm just super bad at sleeping...and over the past year or two I've felt tired most days, sometimes sleeping way too much for no reason. My mood is fine so I know it's not depression, but I wonder if it might be a thyroid issue. My doctor was going to order bloodwork for me, but we decided to hold off because he said he didn't expect them to find anything (it would just be precautionary), and I'd have to pay for it completely out of pocket, because my insurance is bad.
I've considered telling him to just order the tests anyway, because then at least I'd know...and frankly, if it is a thyroid issue, then I'd be glad to hear it, because I'd have a reason for my fatigue, and I'd be able to start treatment for it. Might be $$$$ though.
Do you have a family history of it? Might just be anemic, which is way more common. That's another blood test though, so maybe another $50. You'll want a CBC. GP/PCP can run both of these tests too, so maybe when all is said and done that's $200 out of pocket for self pay.
E: also IANAD you know the drill, etc, plz don't sue me
I've heard a full panel can be up to like $400+? I was offered COBRA once, and it would've been $500-800/month. (fuckin' lol).
I've got cheap-o "hit by a truck" insurance, which you're only able to purchase if you are under 30 at the time of enrollment. I call it "hit by a truck" insurance because that's basically all it's good for. I consider it insurance against bankruptcy if something extreme happens to me (it is called "catastrophic coverage") but it's got like a $6k deductible and they pay for nothing.......until you get hit by that truck, of course.
Oh shit yours is better than mine.
Yeah if you do like the complete full shebang with all the renal stuff too it can be, but most hover around $50-100 IME. My T4/TSH tests never seem to run anywhere near that anyways.