The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 386

pshrynk · 09-28-2009, 02:56 PM

Right now, I'm trying to get UPS and my former cable company to play nice. I cancelled the subscription over a month ago. I took the baox and other equipment to the cable store. Which was closed. They left a forwarding address two towns away, "for your conveninece." I called the cable company to invite them to pick up the junk from my front porch. They insisted that i had to take a day off to wait for them to arrive somewhere between 8 AM and next Thursday. I asked for a idfferent way to get them their equipment. They offered to send a shipping box. The box took two weeks to get here. In the meantime, they have sent me a bill for "unreturned equipment." I put the package together and called UPS. They said I had to pay for shipping. I told them that I had a return label. They said I had to pay for shipping. I called the Cable Company. They said I should ask for a UPS supervisor. I got the supervisor who told me I need to call the Cable Comapny. I talked to a supervisor at the Cable Company who told me I needed to insist at UPs and have them call her if they refused to cooperate. I called the UPS and asked for a supervisor, who refused to call the Cable Company. I asked for the supervisor's superevisor, who asked me to repeat the shipping number. After doing so, he asked, "Are you sure it's 2100?" I told him yes, and he said that that meant that the Cable COmpany had paid for the shipping and that the 2111 number I had been giving them earlier meant that thaey had not. I "politely" informed him that it was their STUPID, FARKING ROBOTRON COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HAD GOTTEN IT WRONG!!!!

They come to pick it up tonight at 7:00 PM.

pilotbob · 09-28-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

They insisted that i had to take a day off to wait for them to arrive somewhere between 8 AM and next Thursday.

You should have told them OK and left it outside by the front door with a message

Cable Guy -- here's your sh.... er stuff.

BOb

Bilbo1967 · 09-28-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Right now, I'm trying to get UPS and my former cable company to play nice. I cancelled the subscription over a month ago. I took the baox and other equipment to the cable store. Which was closed. They left a forwarding address two towns away, "for your conveninece." I called the cable company to invite them to pick up the junk ....... that the Cable COmpany had paid for the shipping and that the 2111 number I had been giving them earlier meant that thaey had not. I "politely" informed him that it was their STUPID, FARKING ROBOTRON COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HAD GOTTEN IT WRONG!!!!

They come to pick it up tonight at 7:00 PM.

My, what a fun life you lead

DixieGal · 09-28-2009, 03:04 PM

You won against the cable company? OMG! That is a miracle!

My father-in-law shipped back the equpt to Dish. everything was in there, because I packed it. I even threw in a miscellaneous remote to some VCR of long ago, just to mess with their heads. He took it to the UPS store the next day, but didn't get a tracking receipt. Dish hounded him for non-payment for several years, but finally he died and that was the end of that.

Peverel · 09-28-2009, 03:04 PM

Hey Dixie, get that darn eye sorted out now ;-) I have very few fans and eye ops reduce reading time, and readers of my work, so get it sorted quick ok.

My thoughts are with you and even a little pagan healing ritual :-)

DixieGal · 09-28-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Peverel

Hey Dixie, get that darn eye sorted out now ;-) I have very few fans and eye ops reduce reading time, and readers of my work, so get it sorted quick ok.

My thoughts are with you and even a little pagan healing ritual :-)

Will do, yes sir! And I'll not let a little thing like blindness stop me from loving your books - you'll have to do them as audiobooks! (OK, not funny, but humor is how I deal with scary things)

This time, I'm gonna insist on medical marifuana! It's not just for glaucoma, you know!

kennyc · 09-28-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

....
Have you ever had a victrectomy? How did that go for you? ....

Nope just the steroid treatments. I'm just glad it's no worse than it is for me.

DixieGal · 09-28-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Nope just the steroid treatments. I'm just glad it's no worse than it is for me.

I'm glad for you too! You don't want a victrectomy until there's no other choice, beliee me! Do your floaters and goo and stuff eventually settle out?

Oops! I forgot, talking about eye things makes Zelda queasy.

kennyc · 09-28-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

I'm glad for you too! You don't want a victrectomy until there's no other choice, beliee me! Do your floaters and goo and stuff eventually settle out?

Oops! I forgot, talking about eye things makes Zelda queasy.

I guess so, constantly changing and floating and moving....

kennyc · 09-28-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Peverel

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My thoughts are with you and even a little pagan healing ritual :-)

I LIKE that!

kennyc · 09-28-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

...

Oops! I forgot, talking about eye things makes Zelda queasy.

Sorry Z!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-28-2009, 04:27 PM

Good luck getting it sorted out, DG. Sending hugs and good thoughts

Patricia · 09-28-2009, 04:30 PM

I've just lit a virtual candle and am hoping fervently for the best, DixieGal.

ravenne · 09-28-2009, 04:48 PM

My best wishes, Dixie

, and:

Verencat · 09-28-2009, 06:42 PM

Oh Honey! Dixie, I'm so sorry for you! Here's hugs and plenty of good thoughts! Oh, and energy, too!
Now tell this sweet hubbie of yours to take care of you, because otherwise, he'll here of me...

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09-28-2009, 02:56 PM	#5776
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Right now, I'm trying to get UPS and my former cable company to play nice. I cancelled the subscription over a month ago. I took the baox and other equipment to the cable store. Which was closed. They left a forwarding address two towns away, "for your conveninece." I called the cable company to invite them to pick up the junk from my front porch. They insisted that i had to take a day off to wait for them to arrive somewhere between 8 AM and next Thursday. I asked for a idfferent way to get them their equipment. They offered to send a shipping box. The box took two weeks to get here. In the meantime, they have sent me a bill for "unreturned equipment." I put the package together and called UPS. They said I had to pay for shipping. I told them that I had a return label. They said I had to pay for shipping. I called the Cable Company. They said I should ask for a UPS supervisor. I got the supervisor who told me I need to call the Cable Comapny. I talked to a supervisor at the Cable Company who told me I needed to insist at UPs and have them call her if they refused to cooperate. I called the UPS and asked for a supervisor, who refused to call the Cable Company. I asked for the supervisor's superevisor, who asked me to repeat the shipping number. After doing so, he asked, "Are you sure it's 2100?" I told him yes, and he said that that meant that the Cable COmpany had paid for the shipping and that the 2111 number I had been giving them earlier meant that thaey had not. I "politely" informed him that it was their STUPID, FARKING ROBOTRON COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HAD GOTTEN IT WRONG!!!! They come to pick it up tonight at 7:00 PM.

09-28-2009, 03:04 PM	#5779
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	You won against the cable company? OMG! That is a miracle! My father-in-law shipped back the equpt to Dish. everything was in there, because I packed it. I even threw in a miscellaneous remote to some VCR of long ago, just to mess with their heads. He took it to the UPS store the next day, but didn't get a tracking receipt. Dish hounded him for non-payment for several years, but finally he died and that was the end of that.

09-28-2009, 03:04 PM	#5780
Peverel Still Easily Confused Posts: 889 Karma: 505319 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampshire/Berkshire/Surrey - yes I am that big Device: Kindle	Hey Dixie, get that darn eye sorted out now ;-) I have very few fans and eye ops reduce reading time, and readers of my work, so get it sorted quick ok. My thoughts are with you and even a little pagan healing ritual :-)

09-28-2009, 04:27 PM	#5787
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Good luck getting it sorted out, DG. Sending hugs and good thoughts

09-28-2009, 04:30 PM	#5788
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I've just lit a virtual candle and am hoping fervently for the best, DixieGal.

09-28-2009, 04:48 PM	#5789
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	My best wishes, Dixie , and:

09-28-2009, 06:42 PM	#5790
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Oh Honey! Dixie, I'm so sorry for you! Here's hugs and plenty of good thoughts! Oh, and energy, too! Now tell this sweet hubbie of yours to take care of you, because otherwise, he'll here of me...