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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, June 16, 2008 - 9:01 pm
Rissa, maybe I'll print your remark and give it to her! LOL
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 7:52 am
I no longer hate the DMV. They took good care of me yesterday, fixed their mistake and I was in and out in about 15 minutes.
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 7:59 am
Just for future reference, I found a website, www.gethuman.com that lists numbers and ways to reach a human at many companies. Hope someone else doesn't have the same troubles I have had.
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 9:30 pm
Went to Moxie's for a retirement supper for a co-worker. What a nightmare! Between waiting to be seated (30 minutes ended up being TWO HOURS) and finally BEGGING for the bill, dinner took FOUR HOURS. One person waited on us...he messed up five of the eleven orders...forgot some of the drinks and completely skipped our coffees. He didn't write down most of what we ordered or asked how we wanted our steaks. We asked for the manager but he didn't come either This is the second time we've gone there and both times it was like this. There won't be a third 
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, June 30, 2008 - 4:56 am
you should copy that post into the retaurant thread, there is good advice on what to do. I would write the corp office
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 6:45 pm
Gripe update: This will prove my perserverance: I finally got the check! UPS Store manager called yesterday while I was running errands and told my dh the check was ready to pick up. When I came in the door he told me to go back out, get in the car and drive down there before she changed her mind - again. LOL The check was in full, plus my shipping and packing charges too, which was added into the amount by the store owner since the insurance would not cover that, because it took so long for me to recover my loss. There's a restaurant thread?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 7:05 pm
WOW finally!!! YAAAAA Gracie!!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 7:08 pm
How long was that altogether Gracie??? Glad you finally got your check!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 8:28 pm
Yay, at last Gracie!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 2:16 pm
Four months, War! It seemed a lot longer! LOL Thanks Twinkie and Kitt. I appreciate it.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 8:39 pm
Yay Gracie, I am so happy for you that you got your check and this is finally resolved and you can close this annoying chapter in your life! 4 months? Ridiculous!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 8:51 pm
Four months? That's absolutely ridiculous, I'm so sorry Gracie that it took that long, but happy you finally got it!
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 9:36 am
YAY Gracie!!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 1:29 pm
Gotta' rant - got a call from the propane company yesterday saying we were 3 days late w/a payment. DH pays bills on line, so they gave me a number to call after I'd talked with him. He brought up the bill -- it's not due until JULY 10!! I called them back and explained. The guy asked me three times for my account number. I gave it to him - it's in three places on the bill. He said it should be 10 numbers, it's only 9. He said their copy showed it due June 30. After discussing this for over 5 minutes and getting nowhere fast, I finally said I'd be happy to fax him the copy we have. I also strongly recommended they align things better because I did not want MY credit screwed up because of THEIR error nor did I want a call every month! GRRRR! I still don't know what the hell is going on, although he did say they would "honor" the statement we had. DH said it's been due on the 10th or 11th for forever, so if it happens again, I'm going to the office personally to have words!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 5:52 pm
Yikes Teach! If it's a large company, you're probably talking to the wrong guy, and if it's a small company, I'd be sure and make a personal visit to the office. Last time that happened to me, the company was applying my payments to a second account that was in our name and should not have even existed. It made our first and real account look like it was in arrears. When all was said and done they owed me money. Of course it was AT&T - need I say more?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 5:53 pm
Thanks Mameb, War and Jhonise!
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 7:39 pm
Also Teach, are you sure its not a scam to get your info....id do what Urgrace said and check it out at the main office.....
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Good idea - it IS a small community and fairly small company. The information they got from me were the account number and a phone number...nothing else. The guy even asked if we had more than one account. Obviously I can't do anything until Monday, but I did run the phone number. When I called it was answered at the "collection office" for the company, but when I looked up in reverse phone number it didn't come up. However, a google search showed it on a number of "collection agency and telemarketer" 866 lists. Believe me - I will be calling the main office first thing Monday morning. As far as scamming - I'm not sure what good a propane account number and phone number would do, but you can be sure I'll be checking to make sure that there hasn't been any other accounts opened in our name or any changes made to our account. GRRR -- this just makes me more frustrated AND nervous!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 8:08 pm
This won't matter in a small propane company account, but in the case of AT&T, they closed my first account - the real grandfathered one - instead of the second account that someone with the company made a mistake opening. That was the last straw for me, and I will no longer do business with them.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 9:27 pm
My annual gripe. I HATE FIREWORKS!!!! Yea, they're pretty to look at from a distance. Those are ok. But the noisemakers the neighbors use every year just put my poor Bomba in a panic. He wants me to do something about it, and I can do nothing to console him. Then he gets himself under the kitchen table (where I can't reach him to help him), gets stuck, and then panics cause he can't get back out from underneath it. I just spent 15 minutes getting him out, and on the next loud noise he went right back under the table. A POX on all who think its cool and fun to pop off loud noisy fireworks. ARGH!!! And it won't be over tonight. Cause the idiots buy enough that it will take them a week or more to finally run out. 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, July 04, 2008 - 10:31 pm
Who, we just got home from our friend's house in the country at the beach and there were LOTS of loud fireworks and they have a large dog that is terrified of the noise. They have just started making huge progress with the dog by following Cesar, the dog whisperer's, advice. You should get his book to check it out. Their dog no longer runs into the shower stall and cries. He now lays quietly at their feet. Its amazing.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 1:12 am
Who, my sis gets a med from her vet to calm Ozzy down. She gets just enough to last for a week or two and anytime someone sets something off and Ozzy starts to freak, she gets half a pill. About an hour before the big firework show she gets a whole pill and pretty much sleeps through it. I've got a complaint in the same area as Who's! Fireworks, even the safe and sane ones, have been illegal in Lancaster for as long as I can remember, yet every year people still set them off. This year the cops were supposed to be not only fining people for it but also arresting them. Yeah right. For the past couple years, we've been going out to the desert behind the fairgrounds to watch the fireworks. Great view, not as many people but the ones there are all friendly, and unlike sitting in the bleachers the kids have plenty of room to run around. Er, before anyone thinks we're letting the kids run around in the tumbleweeds with snakes, lol, the city actually closes off a couple dirt roads, you can park off to the side and have big empty clearings to hang out in. So, we're out there with our two kids, sis and bil and their 3 girls, a friend and his nephews, and another friend and their four kids, all of them under 13. We were having a good time, sitting around and chatting and just waiting. People were setting off fireworks and we're kinda rolling our eyes, I mean we were sitting in the middle of the freaking desert where theres been no rain all year. But, what really ticked me off, was that someone threw one of those that land on the ground spinning around with the sparks flying out of it. The kids had been sitting on the ground and they all jumped up when they saw it coming, thank god they did, cuz the damn thing landed right where our friends nephew had been sitting. The guys all went over to the group who'd thrown it and by the time they were done we didn't see anymore fireworks headed our way. Scared the crud out of the kids, they spent the rest of the time we were out there sitting in the back of the van.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 2:09 am
Blessing the heavens! We've had thunder storms the past 2 days, good soak (saves me having to spend water bill on spraying mine & neighbor's house down, he's got natural gas & elderly & houses 8-feet apart, call it insurance for me to spray us both normally, lol). We live across the street from a park and most years the bottle rockets start flying EVERYwhere. Normally freaks my precious kitties out, but I lost Thelma & Louise last year, so they didn't have to do the fearfuls this time. Surprised, stunned actually, we haven't had many fireworks around here tonight. I stood on my balcony where I can see both displays (Ivars on Elliot Bay & the other one on Lake Union). Nice. I figured that with this being a Fri night & weekend the bottle rockets would go all night. Surprisingly quiet, not even the police helicopters hovering over. Perhaps people are too broke to buy much after filling their gas tanks. That's all I can figure. Enjoying the peace but I'm not going to sleep, gotta keep the watch just in case for a while, all the elderly neighbors are long time in bed I'm sure. So sorry for your crumby experiences Who & War! After all I've been going through (got my pipes plumbed & all replaced this week after the mold abatement 9 months ago). If my house were to catch fire, I just KNOW my insurance (that denied paying any of the mold damages) would be looking like it must be arson. Took a mental 'vacation' to weed my weeds and plenty more to tackle on Sat/Sun. Monday I will get back to work and get some plasterboard bids researched & started. Please bottle rockets, stay away this year!
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 5:14 am
I feel exactly the same, Who. Hate 'em.
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 7:29 am
Sorry Wargod that the kids and your night was ruined. Some people just don't think things through. Who my Cali goes into a panic every year at New Years and 4th of July. I have tried the art of distraction and could never get her to calm down. I tried bones, giving her a brand new stuffed animal (her favorite thing in the world which she destroys in about a half hour). Last night I got her Kong toy and kept putting peanut butter in it. It would take her about 45min each time to get the peanut butter out. She was aware of the fireworks and only put the Kong down for about 10 minutes during the worst of it. I was able to keep her near me and able to redirect her each time she starting noticing the fireworks more than the Kong. I almost came and posted last night but was afraid to jinx it, lol. I love KONG!

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