They should change that line in the miranda speech to read: anything you say or search can be used against you in a court of law. Because apparently, it can. Um, oops? Dear moronic criminals with conscience: you’re a little tiny bit slow on the uptake. … And now, I … Read the rest
You have my package on your local delivery vehicle as of 8:13 this morning. I *know* it doesn’t take 3+ hours to get from your depot downtown. So why, pray tell, are you now taking nearly 4 to do so? I would be slightly irritated had my router actually gone … Read the rest
Dear landlord: why in the name of everything did you wait until *now* to tell me the bank decided I’m too poor to pay my rent? I understand the banks are generally run by morons with approximately half the IQ of my biggest pimple, but I honestly expected something resembling … Read the rest
Every 3-4 months or so, my land lord or maybe the super intendant, one of the two, comes around and does their quarterly inspections of the fire alarm system. Which, roughly speaking, translates to setting it off several dozen times on some random afternoon. And, with the exception of maybe … Read the rest
NEXT WINTER STORM IN THE SERIES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK TODAY FROM NASTY WINTER WEATHER IN THE WAKE OF FRIDAYS WINTER STORM THE NEXT DISTURBANCE IN THE SERIES WILL THREATEN TO INTENSIFY INTO A WINTER STORM TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS IT MOVES FROM THE US MIDWEST INTO … Read the rest
I believe so. CongestedCoho (7:34:40 AM): Hello. arinieth (7:35:27 AM): can i help you? CongestedCoho (7:46:05 AM): hi, who is this? arinieth (7:46:33 AM): was just about to ask you the same thing. CongestedCoho (7:46:53 AM): I got an IM from you a little over an hour ago… you said … Read the rest
I broke down and reinstalled AIM a couple weeks back, and officially got my first, like, ever random and completely clueless IM tonight. Apparently, the guy in question has absofuckinglutely no clue what he’s doing when it comes to talking to people. UnlivingCoho (8:23:25 PM): Oh me, oh my. arinieth … Read the rest
So. Road trip planning adventures took another turn this week. I called into the greyhound station last thursday or friday, and telephone monkey told me I should have no problem purchasing a round trip ticket to go see Jessica (samari76) over her thanks giving next week. I get … Read the rest
Cross-posted to arinoch and techsupport. This post Puts me in mind of my year and a half working for Dell. I spent most of it working nights, and my manager just so happened to be about as blatantly honest as they come. To agents, to customers, whatever. If you’re … Read the rest
Greyhound.ca is still busted, apparently. But the good news is, I can, apparently, hopefully, buy it over the phone. For $20 more tacked onto the price. Um. Buh? Do the vacation gods not want me to go anywhere near that border? Understanding not I am. Does somebody maybe wanna clue … Read the rest