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Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
I know exactly how you feel Panda...it has happened to me...and of course, I tried to see if they had them in stock at a store...nope, no go

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
I am so pi$$ed off right now...this cable company send me an e-mail and tells me that I am using too much bandwidth. Why am I paying 49.95 a month for high speed internet if I am limited to how much I can download!! I download movies and books on tape...and they now say I can only have 3 gigabytes download a month. I cannot believe this...and they are the only game in town. What a rip-off!! That would be like 4 movies or 6 books. There sure wasn't any thing said when we signed up..in fact I was told it was unlimited use. Stupid, stupid, stupid cable company. They just raised their rates another $20 a month so I cut back my services. Stamping my feet in complete tantrum mode. Oh yeah they said they would charge me $10 for each gigabyte over...and I am way over their stupid little amount. Oh well....I am going to go for a walk on the beach, they can't charge me for that.

Ducky
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08-27-2000

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ducky a private message Print Post    
We had the same trouble Suppergranny. Our company that we signed up with in June did not tell us about any limits on bandwidth just that it was unlimited for 49.95. Our neighbors down the road were never lead to believe that we had a limit either. They signed up first and told us about the company. Living in the country it is the only provider that we can get that is high speed.

When I started having trouble with watching the feeds for BB at around the end of July I called to find out why, and also why we also seemed to lose are connection to the internet all the time and never be able to get on. I must have talked to those people at Tech Support for over a month calling every other day about one problem or the other. Till someone finally told me about the Fair Access Policy. I said what Fair Access Policy no one said, "anything to us about that when we were signing up."

We had to call are local provider so that we could sign up for the next package up 79.95 so that we would have more bandwidth and that the internet would run faster. She gave us two weeks free since we complained that they never told us about the Fair Access Policy.

Now that BB is over we are going back down to the 49.95 package. It is crazy that companies do this but that is how they get are business.
Wishing I could join you on that walk down the beach.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 3:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I want to walk on the beach, too!

While I haven't had the same cable problem as y'all (I really don't download much and really hate watching video on my laptop), I am having Comcast issues again, so I can totally relate to cable company issues in general! Comcast keeps cutting my cable off for non-payment. Problem is that I paid them. On time, in full. I fully admit that I sent the payment with my old account number on it, so that is my fault. Didn't realize it until they called and I started looking closely at my payment (I did it through my bank's Bill Pay, just forgot to change the acct #). When they called, the woman said they'd cut my cable off in 3 days, I explained that I'd paid them, she created an issue or ticket or whatever they call it for the accounts department and told me to fax them a printout of the debit to my account. When I was gathering the info to do that, I realized the account number snafu and included an explanation of that, which account number the payment was sent for and my new account number and asked that they let me know if I needed to make the payment again (if they couldn't transfer payment and needed to just refund it) because I didn't want to have my service interrupted. I came home 3 days later and my cable had been cut off...

So, I called and talked to customer service (which I had to do on my cell, which I hate, because I have VOIP) and explained the situation and the woman turned all my services back on and said that it usually takes a week for accounts services to get to anything. The next Friday, I came home from shopping, and my cable was off AGAIN. So, I called customer service, this time I was really annoyed, because I had heard nothing from them at all. I explained AGAIN to the customer service rep (a different person, of course). So, he turned my services back on, looked up my info and said that he saw both the credit of the payment amount to my old account and a note asking to have the payment transferred, he just couldn't figure out why it had not been transferred, so he worked on it for a while, and said the transfer should go through and apologized for all the trouble. I guess we'll see this Friday whether the transfer went through or whether I come home to find I have no cable again. As I said, I admit that I caused the problem in the first place, but I still think the response on their end has been ridiculous. I told them from the beginning that I could make the payment again if it was easier for them to refund the first payment than it was to transfer it. I have NEVER had so much trouble with Comcast in the past.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
my gripe is rude companies. You get called back for third interview, go through the whole song and dance, and then they never contact you, never update you on where you stand. This has happened to me three times now, grrrr.

Loppes
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07-12-2002

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 3:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Loppes a private message Print Post    
Maris, same exact thing happened to me. Its very frustrating and disheartening.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Why don't you all come on over to MSN, nary a glitch have I seen.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
My father-in-law who has no technical abilities just tried 4 times to call my daughter on her cell. The call dropped all 4 times. My daughter tried to call him from our home phone and the call dropped again. Right before the phone call dropped, my fil proceeded to lecture my daughter to take better care of her phone, because her phone was dropping his calls. I'll let my husband call his dad to explain how cell phones drop calls or to let him know Em wasn't doing it. It had to be my fil's phone if it happened with the home phone, too. The funny thing is Em takes very good care of her phone. It's her lifeline..LOL

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
Trying to find a pair of shoes that are 10-Wide.

Shoe makers must not get it that people have wide feet, not everyone has tiny feet. I went to three different shoe stores. Going again on Sunday to try out REI...this is seriously getting depressing

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 9:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
beckie, this is for you:

http://www.footsmart.com/dlife/


Max
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08-12-2000

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Here's another source, Beckie:

Jay's Wide Shoes. They have stores here in the Portland, Oregon area and you can order online, too. :-)

Ducky
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08-27-2000

Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ducky a private message Print Post    
I have lots of luck finding size 10 1\2 wide width shoes at Payless I found 5 stores in your area plus you can order online also.
Now that I went and looked I just found a great pair of boots that I have to have.

Good luck shopping this weekend and have fun.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
OH, yeah, Ducky, I can find boots just find...I need sneakers though...and the one payless I went too....nothing...irritating

Thanks, Max and Landileigh...I'll try those...

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
beckie, than you HAVE to buy new balance! i have 7 1/2 EE feet, and they fit and don't hurt!

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
yeah Landileigh...I found a pair of new balance...felt great.

Expensive, but I needed new shoes, now I just have to break them in before Saturday LOL

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 5:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
Alright, I have another gripe.

When you go clothes shopping, understand that it is our job to pick up after you and refold the clothes. But please try and do your best to not make it look horrible...at least attempt to fold it

Racsan
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04-09-2004

Friday, September 28, 2007 - 7:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Racsan a private message Print Post    
{laughs and hides from Beckie}

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Friday, September 28, 2007 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Oh, here's my shoe shopping gripe:

Me: Do you have this in an 11M?

Salesperson: No, but we have it in a 10W? Would you like to try that?

Me: Oh, sure, just let me cut my toes off and glue them to the side of my feet first.

Just because I'm fat, doesn't mean I have wide feet.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
That is hilariouis prisoner...that is exactly what happened to me when I went shoe shopping...like going down a size is going to help my poor feet

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Friday, September 28, 2007 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
It seems to work on bras, lol.

Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biloxibelle a private message Print Post    
This is the darnest thing and it has just become an issue. I suddenly can not stand to hear people eat. I mean I really can't stand it. I actually tense up and start shaking. Like just now I got my dad his breakfast. I had to turn on the TV just to drown out the noise of the chewing, spoon hitting the bowl, drinking (slurping) water, coffee and juice. It is not just my dad it is everyone and anyone.

Where the heck did this come from and why?

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
If you find out Biloxi tell me this happened to me about a year ago and I don't know why.

Kstme
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08-14-2000

Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kstme a private message Print Post    
Biloxi, I'm with you! The noise of people chewing has driven me nuts since I can remember. I, actually, left the table during a VERY formal Christmas dinner when I was about 8. My parents were appalled and I told them...it was either leave or I was going to explode! :-) I have to have some kind of noise if others are around. My own chewing doesn't bother me. I think I've gotten better over the years...I think.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Biloxi, I am the same way. Ugh. It is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I want to scream obcenities at people who are grunters, gulpers, slurpers, etc. The worst one is when my gramma drinks bottled water. GULP GLURP GULP GLURP....ahhh.

OMG, I swear I want to drive my car into a tree.

Abbynormal
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09-08-2007

Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abbynormal a private message Print Post    
Omg! it's not just eating, it's ANY month noise. It drives me up the wall. I can tune out almost anything but I have never been able to stand it and it's almost like I have super sonic hearing when it comes to this.