The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1770

ProfCrash · 10-06-2015, 08:10 AM

Thanks all. He is a great guy but it can be unpleasant being in the office with him. With the way our space is designed, I don't have much choice but to stay in this office. The only other option is a large, open area which does not work well for me because of ADHD.

eschwartz · 10-06-2015, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

ProfCrash,
You have my sympathy. The only thing I can think of that would be worse than farts would be air freshener on top of farts.

I have never understood why people think the solution to a bad smell is: a worse smell.

WT Sharpe · 10-06-2015, 11:50 PM

I worked with a fellow who headed for the elevators whenever he felt the need to release those toxic emissions. Not so great if you saw him walking off just as the doors closed. And we had one woman of mature years who would catch unsuspecting people alone in the elevators and ask them if they'd like to hear her "duet." In my first meeting with her I said I suppose that would be okay at which point she got in my face and began howling like a soprano with her foot caught under a baby elephant, and alternating that with a bass line that sounded like a really angry and constipated Batman. Traveling the elevators in our building always incurred a certain degree of personal risk.

ProfCrash · 10-07-2015, 08:20 AM

Oh my.

Keep in mind, I ordered a Bernie Sanders coffee mug to carry around the office only to watch my office mates heads explode. I work with many a Trump supporter.

Clarification: I ordered the mug just to mess with my co-workers heads because I know it will set off 90% of them and I find that fun. It does not necessarily reflect who I ma voting for but I know I will get some great reactions.

Hey, they fart, cough, burp and keep the temps low enough that I need a sweater and a blanket in the office. I get to laugh my ass off at their face when confronted with a coffee mug.

WT Sharpe · 10-07-2015, 10:36 AM

Be careful, profesor. That's coming really close to being a post for the Politics and Religion forum.

PandathePanda · 10-09-2015, 12:39 AM

Me is fed up. With Both Amazon and me Bank

Bank Told me "Mr. Panda you can use your Debit Card on Amazon"
Amazon told me " Mr. Panda there is something wrong with your Credit Card"

Stoopid Amazon, now me hope that Amazon's Lazy and careless Customer Support can stop the Order.

poohbear_nc · 10-10-2015, 07:59 PM

Wet leaves! Tracked into the house!

It's autumn - leaves are falling - and we've had rain now for over a week ....

So we're tracking in wet leaves & leaving them on carpets, etc. Where in dim light you can't tell if it's a large bug (that needs stomping), a cat 'boo-boo' from the litter box (DON'T stomp it), a hair ball (get the Resolve), or what! .... Especially if you don't have your glasses on!

Sigh ... life can be an adventure ...

cromag · 10-10-2015, 09:05 PM

Wait a minute ... those leaves are moving!!!!

poohbear_nc · 10-10-2015, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

Wait a minute ... those leaves are moving!!!!

STOMP!

wodin · 10-13-2015, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

Wait a minute ... those leaves are moving!!!!

ON EIGHT LEGS!

covingtoncat73 · 10-13-2015, 02:31 PM

Ugh. I've been getting calls from unknown numbers that don't leave a message. I did a little investigating (Google) and found out it is "Midland Credit Management."

This freaked me out as I don't have any bad debts. I even ran to the annual credit report site to make sure someone didn't identity-thieve me. I didn't see anything there that shouldn't be and nothing negative. Must be scammers. I blocked them on my phone.

Cinisajoy · 10-13-2015, 03:23 PM

I get one every 3 days from Consumer Advocates. "This is Bridget calling about your current credit card account".
No she is not legitimate.

I get texts from one bank that my Mastercard has been blocked. Please click this link.

My thought is I don't have a Mastercard.

I called the bank. No, it isn't actually them.

covingtoncat73 · 10-13-2015, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I get one every 3 days from Consumer Advocates. "This is Bridget calling about your current credit card account".
No she is not legitimate.

I get texts from one bank that my Mastercard has been blocked. Please click this link.

My thought is I don't have a Mastercard.

I called the bank. No, it isn't actually them.

Right. I figured it was foolishness. If it wasn't foolishness, they would've have an identifiable number and left a message. However, it did make me nervous.

CRussel · 10-13-2015, 04:12 PM

Yet another scam. Block the number and ignore. We have two levels of blocking - the phone blocks with a single ring (we kind of enjoy hearing those single rings!), and for numbers that we never want to ever hear from, we have 10 slots we can have blocked at the telco, they never get to us at all.

cromag · 10-13-2015, 05:34 PM

Hopefully it is just scammers. There are a couple of ways that can cause a call with no caller. First, the scammers assume that a certain percentage of their calls will go unanswered so they program their autodialers to call far more people than they can actually handle -- they wind up hanging up on some people, but they don't waste their agents' time with calls that go to answering machines. Or, they may just be "prospecting" for telephone numbers that get answered by real people, and they package that list up for other scammers.

On the other hand, a few years ago I had a miserable experience with a debt collection company. They had bought up an unpaid credit card account and were trying to collect on it. The person involved had the same first and last name as mine, but a different middle name -- and I always use my middle initial. His last known address was in my town, but on a different street -- and I've lived here almost 25 years. It would have been pretty easy to check these facts out, but not as easy as harassing me in an effort to get me to pay.

They called early in the morning, threatened legal action, finally resorted to yelling at me (and my wife) and calling us unpleasant names.

I finally went online and got the contact info for the Federal Trade Commission. From there I called their offices. They couldn't get involved in my case specifically, but they spent time with me bringing me up to speed on the laws, and how the collections company was violating them. They also emailed me a lot of useful information.

I got one more call from the company, used the info I got from the FTC, followed it up with a letter to the collections company, and the calls stopped.

If you're in the States and have this kind of problem, I strongly suggest you visit the FTC's site.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles...ebt-collection

10-06-2015, 11:50 PM	#26538
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The Vent and Rant Thread I worked with a fellow who headed for the elevators whenever he felt the need to release those toxic emissions. Not so great if you saw him walking off just as the doors closed. And we had one woman of mature years who would catch unsuspecting people alone in the elevators and ask them if they'd like to hear her "duet." In my first meeting with her I said I suppose that would be okay at which point she got in my face and began howling like a soprano with her foot caught under a baby elephant, and alternating that with a bass line that sounded like a really angry and constipated Batman. Traveling the elevators in our building always incurred a certain degree of personal risk. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 10-06-2015 at 11:55 PM.

10-07-2015, 08:20 AM	#26539
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Oh my. Keep in mind, I ordered a Bernie Sanders coffee mug to carry around the office only to watch my office mates heads explode. I work with many a Trump supporter. Clarification: I ordered the mug just to mess with my co-workers heads because I know it will set off 90% of them and I find that fun. It does not necessarily reflect who I ma voting for but I know I will get some great reactions. Hey, they fart, cough, burp and keep the temps low enough that I need a sweater and a blanket in the office. I get to laugh my ass off at their face when confronted with a coffee mug. Last edited by ProfCrash; 10-08-2015 at 08:20 AM.

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10-06-2015, 08:10 AM	#26536
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Thanks all. He is a great guy but it can be unpleasant being in the office with him. With the way our space is designed, I don't have much choice but to stay in this office. The only other option is a large, open area which does not work well for me because of ADHD.

10-07-2015, 10:36 AM	#26540
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Be careful, profesor. That's coming really close to being a post for the Politics and Religion forum.

10-09-2015, 12:39 AM	#26541
PandathePanda a toy panda Posts: 2,568 Karma: 26020474 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Onboard the Queen Anne's Revenge Device: Various Android dvices	Me is fed up. With Both Amazon and me Bank Bank Told me "Mr. Panda you can use your Debit Card on Amazon" Amazon told me " Mr. Panda there is something wrong with your Credit Card" Stoopid Amazon, now me hope that Amazon's Lazy and careless Customer Support can stop the Order.

10-10-2015, 07:59 PM	#26542
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,789 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Wet leaves! Tracked into the house! It's autumn - leaves are falling - and we've had rain now for over a week .... So we're tracking in wet leaves & leaving them on carpets, etc. Where in dim light you can't tell if it's a large bug (that needs stomping), a cat 'boo-boo' from the litter box (DON'T stomp it), a hair ball (get the Resolve), or what! .... Especially if you don't have your glasses on! Sigh ... life can be an adventure ...

10-10-2015, 09:05 PM	#26543
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,501 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Wait a minute ... those leaves are *moving*!!!!

10-13-2015, 02:31 PM	#26546
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	Ugh. I've been getting calls from unknown numbers that don't leave a message. I did a little investigating (Google) and found out it is "Midland Credit Management." This freaked me out as I don't have any bad debts. I even ran to the annual credit report site to make sure someone didn't identity-thieve me. I didn't see anything there that shouldn't be and nothing negative. Must be scammers. I blocked them on my phone.

10-13-2015, 03:23 PM	#26547
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I get one every 3 days from Consumer Advocates. "This is Bridget calling about your current credit card account". No she is not legitimate. I get texts from one bank that my Mastercard has been blocked. Please click this link. My thought is I don't have a Mastercard. I called the bank. No, it isn't actually them.

10-13-2015, 04:12 PM	#26549
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,298 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Yet another scam. Block the number and ignore. We have two levels of blocking - the phone blocks with a single ring (we kind of enjoy hearing those single rings!), and for numbers that we never want to ever hear from, we have 10 slots we can have blocked at the telco, they never get to us at all.

10-13-2015, 05:34 PM	#26550
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,501 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Hopefully it is just scammers. There are a couple of ways that can cause a call with no caller. First, the scammers assume that a certain percentage of their calls will go unanswered so they program their autodialers to call far more people than they can actually handle -- they wind up hanging up on some people, but they don't waste their agents' time with calls that go to answering machines. Or, they may just be "prospecting" for telephone numbers that get answered by real people, and they package that list up for other scammers. On the other hand, a few years ago I had a miserable experience with a debt collection company. They had bought up an unpaid credit card account and were trying to collect on it. The person involved had the same first and last name as mine, but a different middle name -- and I always use my middle initial. His last known address was in my town, but on a different street -- and I've lived here almost 25 years. It would have been pretty easy to check these facts out, but not as easy as harassing me in an effort to get me to pay. They called early in the morning, threatened legal action, finally resorted to yelling at me (and my wife) and calling us unpleasant names. I finally went online and got the contact info for the Federal Trade Commission. From there I called their offices. They couldn't get involved in my case specifically, but they spent time with me bringing me up to speed on the laws, and how the collections company was violating them. They also emailed me a lot of useful information. I got one more call from the company, used the info I got from the FTC, followed it up with a letter to the collections company, and the calls stopped. If you're in the States and have this kind of problem, I strongly suggest you visit the FTC's site. http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles...ebt-collection

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