Todays thought...My pet peeves
Why is it that most men cannot clean up their whiskers from the bathroom sink when they get done shaving? Then it gets stuck on the sink and when us women go to clean the bathroom at the end of the week, it takes an act of congress signed by the Pope himself to get the stupid things off of there! And another thing, no my Pooh Bear...and I must give him credit for this, does not leave the toilet seat up but some other men in my family do. What is all of that about? It obviously takes some effort to put the thing up, but why does it take so much more effort to put it down?
Then, I really can't stand when you are driving somewhere, and the person in front of you or beside you is on a cell phone and not paying attention to anything they are doing. That really frosts my cookies! HELLO PEOPLE! Do you think that whoever you are talking to is going to be upset with you if you tell them you'll call them back, or if they know that by talking to them you are got into an accident or caused an accident? There is a simple little device out there that is made for that situation. Its called a HANDS FREE DEVICE! Its really simple and comes in various shapes and sizes. There's even one out there that will convert your radio in your car to the speakers for the telephone. That way if you get a call you can answer it. And there's also a function on most phones that automatically answers the phone for you if you are driving after the second ring. Then you don't even have to touch the phone! What a novel idea huh? SHUT UP AND DRIVE! Or get a hands free device.
And another thing. Companies out there that have just automated systems and no way to talk to an actual person. You know I called one a long time ago and I kid you not, just for fun I guess it said on the system "Press 9 if you want to hear a duck quack". So of course being the curious person that I am, yep, I pressed 9. And sure enough, I heard a duck quack, then it took me back to the main menu. But do you understand where I'm coming from. Why aren't there more companies out there that give you the option to talk to an operator instead of you having to jump through hoops to get there? Its like you have to go through 10 different options to get to the option to talk to an operator. And I thought I had a way around this at one time. Before, you could just keep pressing 0 and it would take you to an operator eventually. Oh no! They've caught on to that. If you press 0 now the system will just disconnect the line. Or it will say that you've made an invalid choice and to listen to the menu again.
Oh, and here's a great one. Why is it that when you are watching a show, the season finale is a cliff hanger? Is it because they want you to come back and watch the show when the season premier starts? HELLO! Obviously if you are watching the show, enough to see the season finale, then you like it enough to watch the new season premier! Cliff hangers should be saved for the middle of the season. That way you can see the conclusion the next week instead of having to wait 6 months for the new season to start.
On that note though, I have to admit, while I am slightly dismayed that a show anymore will only have about 20 episodes instead of 28-30 per season, the quality of the shows are much better than they used to be. The story lines are better and the all around quality is better.
And on that subject, movies and some shows that will progress slowly and then right up at the end try to push so much stuff in the last 15-20 minutes of the show or movie that it ruins it! Why do they do that? Just stay the pace! If you're coming up to a major ending, then liven the pace up a little bit through out the whole movie or show. Its like they start shooting and then realize..."Oh crap, we have this much stuff to put in the last 20 minutes". Hell make it a longer movie or show. Like Ghost Hunters. LOVE THAT SHOW! And do you know what they did for the season finale this year? They made it an hour and a half. So that they could do what they wanted to without compromising anything in the show.
Anyway...that is my rant for the day. Its about time for me to get going. Holla!
Friday, June 30, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Todays thought...My love of my truck.
Ok first off let me just tell you, my truck is the shiznit! I love it. I love everything about it. Well recently I had to have it in the shop. I have to say I was a little disappointed with the service I received. First off, yes, they gave me a rental, puting me into a car that was not my truck. I felt like I was setting on the ground when I rode in it. Then of course you have the whole rental car insurance thing and was totally worried I was gunna ding the stupid rental.
Ok so the place that was fixing it told me that they would have my truck fixed in 3 days. I dropped it off on a Friday and was supposed to be able to pick it up on Monday. Tuesday at the latest. Ok, so here's me, la dee da awaiting a call on Monday to tell me that my baby was ready. Nope! I call them. NO call back. So, on Tuesday I call again. They tell me that one of the parts is on back order but not to worry about it. While I'm thinking about it, my a/c wasn't putting out like it should so I ask them to look at that as well.
Well, guess what....Yep! There was a leak somewhere in the system and they had to track it down and fix it. So now, its going to be Thursday before I can get my baby out of the shop. Well, Thursday morning, I get the call. Well Pooh Bear has the rental because as I said, didn't want the responsibility of a ding or scratch on their precious rental car. (You'll understand my discust in a moment). Well Pooh Bear can't get off work in time to take the rental car back and pick up the truck so it stays there until Friday.
Finally, Friday comes, he goes to pick up the truck. I haven't heard from him and I know that he's been a the shop for a little while so I give him a quick call to see whats up. Turns out, they have back into something with my truck while it was in the shop! The tail light on the passenger side is scarred from something that had white paint on it, there is a nice scratch down the tailgate and the bumper has been scratched to pieces as it rounds to the drivers side.
Ok now my thing is not the fact that they bumped into something. My thing is the fact that they didn' t have the decency to tell us up front! Yeah, Pooh Bear had to walk around the truck and inspect it and it's a good thing he did because if he hadn't, and we had pulled out into the street with it like that, they could have said at that time that there was no proof they had done the damage.
So, of course, as you can imagine, discusted, he tells the guy there at the shop that the damage was done there and he agrees to fix it for us. I was so upset when I heard this. Now, my baby has to go back into the shop for an undisclosed amount of time so they can replace the bumper, tail light and buff out and repaint the tailgate.
My point of this thought is simple. Please watch your vehicles when you take them to the shop and get them back. Go through and do an inspection when you get it back because if they did do damage to it at the shop, and you drive off their property they do not have to fix it. I don't care if you take it to a no name shop, your best friends garage or a dealership. It doesn't matter. Do a walk around. Because if it was damaged, you'll be glad you did.
On a lighter note, I had a definite need a camera moment today. And did I have one? NO! I am a HUGE supporter of Ford. As you can tell from my website. I love my truck, my Pooh Bear loved his before we got together, and my mother-in-law, as well as my mama and daddy love theirs as well. I know it may sound bad but after my experience with a Chevy, since I got my Ford I have always thought it would be funny if I could get a picture of a Ford towing a new Chevy down the road. As Ford's Slogan says "Built Ford Tough!" Ok, so here's me today. On my way to see my Pooh Bears mama and daddy, what goes driving down the road as we wait for traffic? An F-150 Flare Side with a chain and in tow a Chevy Camaro. Yep! Saw it with my own eyes! I rolled laughing and told Pooh Bear that I needed a camera so desperately. He just shook his head and smiled at me. Then told me if I had a camera phone....yada yada yada.
Well, I guess I'm gunna get going now. Off to dinner is me, then probably to bed. Been a long day. Have a great one everyone, and make sure you do a walkaround...HOLLA!
Ok first off let me just tell you, my truck is the shiznit! I love it. I love everything about it. Well recently I had to have it in the shop. I have to say I was a little disappointed with the service I received. First off, yes, they gave me a rental, puting me into a car that was not my truck. I felt like I was setting on the ground when I rode in it. Then of course you have the whole rental car insurance thing and was totally worried I was gunna ding the stupid rental.
Ok so the place that was fixing it told me that they would have my truck fixed in 3 days. I dropped it off on a Friday and was supposed to be able to pick it up on Monday. Tuesday at the latest. Ok, so here's me, la dee da awaiting a call on Monday to tell me that my baby was ready. Nope! I call them. NO call back. So, on Tuesday I call again. They tell me that one of the parts is on back order but not to worry about it. While I'm thinking about it, my a/c wasn't putting out like it should so I ask them to look at that as well.
Well, guess what....Yep! There was a leak somewhere in the system and they had to track it down and fix it. So now, its going to be Thursday before I can get my baby out of the shop. Well, Thursday morning, I get the call. Well Pooh Bear has the rental because as I said, didn't want the responsibility of a ding or scratch on their precious rental car. (You'll understand my discust in a moment). Well Pooh Bear can't get off work in time to take the rental car back and pick up the truck so it stays there until Friday.
Finally, Friday comes, he goes to pick up the truck. I haven't heard from him and I know that he's been a the shop for a little while so I give him a quick call to see whats up. Turns out, they have back into something with my truck while it was in the shop! The tail light on the passenger side is scarred from something that had white paint on it, there is a nice scratch down the tailgate and the bumper has been scratched to pieces as it rounds to the drivers side.
Ok now my thing is not the fact that they bumped into something. My thing is the fact that they didn' t have the decency to tell us up front! Yeah, Pooh Bear had to walk around the truck and inspect it and it's a good thing he did because if he hadn't, and we had pulled out into the street with it like that, they could have said at that time that there was no proof they had done the damage.
So, of course, as you can imagine, discusted, he tells the guy there at the shop that the damage was done there and he agrees to fix it for us. I was so upset when I heard this. Now, my baby has to go back into the shop for an undisclosed amount of time so they can replace the bumper, tail light and buff out and repaint the tailgate.
My point of this thought is simple. Please watch your vehicles when you take them to the shop and get them back. Go through and do an inspection when you get it back because if they did do damage to it at the shop, and you drive off their property they do not have to fix it. I don't care if you take it to a no name shop, your best friends garage or a dealership. It doesn't matter. Do a walk around. Because if it was damaged, you'll be glad you did.
On a lighter note, I had a definite need a camera moment today. And did I have one? NO! I am a HUGE supporter of Ford. As you can tell from my website. I love my truck, my Pooh Bear loved his before we got together, and my mother-in-law, as well as my mama and daddy love theirs as well. I know it may sound bad but after my experience with a Chevy, since I got my Ford I have always thought it would be funny if I could get a picture of a Ford towing a new Chevy down the road. As Ford's Slogan says "Built Ford Tough!" Ok, so here's me today. On my way to see my Pooh Bears mama and daddy, what goes driving down the road as we wait for traffic? An F-150 Flare Side with a chain and in tow a Chevy Camaro. Yep! Saw it with my own eyes! I rolled laughing and told Pooh Bear that I needed a camera so desperately. He just shook his head and smiled at me. Then told me if I had a camera phone....yada yada yada.
Well, I guess I'm gunna get going now. Off to dinner is me, then probably to bed. Been a long day. Have a great one everyone, and make sure you do a walkaround...HOLLA!
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