Why are (insert here) so st*pid? Part III

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: The Kitchen Sink: Questions, Questions, Questions: Why are (insert here) so st*pid? Part III

By Mark Morgan, Kitchen Sink Mod (Mmorgan) on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 10:50 am:

It's all a plot, I tell you! A plot!


By Anonymous22 on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 10:55 am:

Hey, thanks Markm!!!!! Smart move
:)

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while I was in the hospital they saw my hands shake, so one of the nurses told my wife I just wanted attention. What's the hospital for? To die in?

I thought I'd get some help. Nope.The doctor later on said I had overdose of pills so my body couldnt handle the stuff. (not what your thinking).Xanax. Dumb nurse!


By Uh? on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 6:43 pm:

the lady who backed into me not once but twice,and calls me a liaer shoulda sued me in court. A recent Judge Judy case had the same scenario. The old lady backed into a Mercedez and won $10 grand for her error!the guy tried to say it's her fault. No way Jose!


Justice at last!
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In San Jose Ca, I backed into a old car and the oriental guy calls 911 and almost had me arrested.He pointed out a dent in the back of his car and made me pay $500 for it, not the front of the car Since we have the same insurance company, it was whittled down to $350 or so.At least Im not in court for this case!


By Uh? on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 2:56 pm:

ps since small claims court is only 5 grand I should put in 5 grand the other driver was still not happy, and he had to pay court costs too


By J on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:11 pm:

Nit - Small claims court maximums change depending on the jurisdiction. In many places it's $5000, but in others it's $3000, or some other amount.


By uh? on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 8:04 am:

A customer tried to get me fired while working for the grocery store. I asked him Paper or plastic. He went to the ass. manage to complain I asked him that, and the manager.I told him in the office, customers cannot fire workers on the spot. You f- (color). Man he was in a good mood.
he was AN American. 30 years oldish.
I kept my mouth shut.
later on management kept an eye on me. By then end of the day I had to do pushups for punishment

If Im so rotten, just fire me! Other baggers ask the same question.


By uh? on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 10:08 am:

a thief broke into a house , found a jar on top of the family's tv, stole it, and he opens it up and finds out its thier 19 year old daughter's ashes. He threw it away , the jar,on a highway. The family is still distraught over the theif.She died in a freeway pileup. He thought it was some valuable stuff in the jar.

Geez! this is our local news btw


By Anonymous22 on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 10:42 am:

a stupid idiot thinks I like his wife, she's 70s. I open the door in a public building and got yelled at ,followed and he told the receptionist what I did. Since she didn't see what happened she said forget it. I was opening the door for me, myself and I.People love each other. The 70 year old lady wanted to say thank you to me, but he said I can open the door for my wife you mf


By Anonymous22 on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 5:01 pm:

I left a Trek related board like Nc
I posted Scotty is 147 years old something in tng Relics, and 2 people climb all over my back called me a liaer and I should pay attention to the show more. I've been watching any Trek since 69, taped them etc,They say no-one can live that long you ..
one guy in Australia says don't listen to them. Then they deleted my post and their replies.

wow.Did I type something wrong? uh?


By J on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 10:44 pm:

Did you point out to them that he spent most of that time in a sort of suspended animation in the transporter? If so, they sound pretty unreasonable.


By Anonymous22 on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 11:52 pm:

yup, I did. They deleted everything, including the Aussie's post, J , Grrrrrrrrrrrrr


By Anonymous22 on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 8:17 am:

My wife works at a tax prepparer. One day she picks up her phone and Says Welcome to ..may I help you?

the person on the other line asks her, Can you speak English?

my wife said she hung up.

Is she speaking Orkanese or something? ^5

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J, look up Your first Trek and how old were you


By Nove Rockhoomer on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 9:03 pm:

You got in trouble for asking paper or plastic? Is there something more to that story?


By Anonymous22 on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 9:18 pm:

nope he was an as- americano.

I get in more trouble than its worse, Nove. I gotta stay home (see their driving makes me crazy


By Anonymous22 on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 12:14 am:

Nove probably the same guy also said I worked for another grocery store he visits told the manager I worked there and I almost got fired for failure to report my previous employment. They wouldnt give me any good refernaces anyways. See R's post for depressing number's


By Anonymous22 on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 12:21 am:

can moderator change my Anonymous22 to Uh?

thanks, and delete this question


By uh? on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 10:28 am:

After that good day in the office,my ass. manager also counted how many carts I bring back 5. What if it was 1? Another bagger did that often and gets away with it.


By Mark Morgan, Kitchen Sink Mod (Mmorgan) on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 10:07 am:

a22/uh? I can delete your mar 06 1:14 message, but I cannot change the poster's name.


By Nove Rockhoomer on Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 9:50 pm:

as- americano? Do you mean Asian-American? I don't understand what that has to do with "paper or plastic."


By Anonymous22 on Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 2:14 pm:

nope, Nove, as in a%^$hole :(


By Anonymous22 on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 8:51 pm:

Guess what!! My health plan don't cover Emergancy or! I may have to pay 352 grand. They say Icu is a seperate unit from the hospital business.

My wife and I are fighting for our billing now.See bad news if you don't know what I mean


By uh? on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 9:40 pm:

I cant find Nitcentral's Bad News Im so dumb :(,
someone link me!


By ScottN on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 1:03 pm:

Here's one from the world of insane lawsuits:

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_070606_news_jordan_lookalike.314c6e50.html

Some guy is suing Nike and Michael Jordan for $832 MILLION (pinky to mouth) because he looks like Jordan, and is mistaken for Jordan.


By the 74s tm on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 8:57 am:

I got thrown out of a store yesterday because I wanted to buy their tv dvd since my machine won't read it. The manager told me I'm stealing it.How? I didn't have thing, just wanted info on their machine. They called security on me and was told never to come back here again!

It used to be a Macy's.(i'm not lying either)


By Anonymous22 on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 9:08 am:

My health planned cancelled me,I can't get any more sick.Im already disabled enough


By Anonymous on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 9:01 am:

on a trivia game they tell me John Adams was the first prez, not Washington.Adams demanded a recount!


I was marked wrong. A) or B)


By Bajoran on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 6:42 pm:

True Story:

January 25 off this year I fell off the ladder at the bookstore where I work. I broke two vertibrae in my back and I was off work for five months. Yesterday I recieved a letter from my heatlh insurance cancelling my coverage because I now have a preexisting condition. I've already hired the attorney for the Worker's Comp now I have to hire another attorney to get back my health insurance. I've had the insurance for five years so my back is not a preexisting condition. Life sucks sometimes. On the bright note my back healed with no problems and I haven't lost any mobility or sensation.


By the 74s tm on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 8:15 am:

I can top yours!my wife and I signed a health plan in 97. 2 years later she was pregnant. the insurance carrier already had her as pre-existed cconditon , for 2 years she was pregant. They refused to give us the baby money because of that, Bajoran!

my dad had to bail us out and we wanted to kill the insurance man who sold us the useless piece of paper!


how do you feel when you found out you were cancelled?


By ScottN on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 9:05 am:

Hey, 74s, you don't have to try to top everyone all the time.


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 1:47 pm:

I got carded today at Short Drugstore.They called the manager out too.For what? beeeeeeeeeer.

I'm 48.! and they thught i'm 17 or below age..My grey hair isn't good enough?

I'm 25 years outtta high school.


By ScottN on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 2:03 pm:

Most places card to apparent age 30 or 35. Be flattered.


By Brian FitzGerald on Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 1:04 am:

Yea, I'm a bartender for a large restaurant chain and when we get secret shopped if we don't card any shopper who's below 30 we're in trouble.


By the 74s tm on Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 12:31 pm:

also they told security to follow me to my car, am I gonna be a dui?, for one beer??

lol., or I'm buying for my friends?


By LUIGI NOVI (Lnovi) on Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 9:22 pm:

Brian Fitzgerald: Yea, I'm a bartender for a large restaurant chain and when we get secret shopped if we don't card any shopper who's below 30 we're in trouble.
Rafferty's?


By Brian FitzGerald on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 12:40 am:

Not any more, BTW how in the heck did you remember that? I used to work at Rafferty's when I lived in GA. These days I'm working at Chili's of East Boca Ration.


By LUIGI NOVI (Lnovi) on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 9:16 am:

Half my brain is made out of flypaper, and the other half is made out of swiss cheese. I never know whether a given fact will fall right out of it, or be stuck in there for all eternity. :-)

Actually, it was in my Notes. :-)


By the 74s tm on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 11:40 am:

ScottN- have you been to Ralphs's in La?

They carded me when I was at College at cal State Fullerton,in the 80s.
,
by the 14 year- old checker. I was 21 and my pal was 22..that I dont mind

:-).


By ScottN on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 12:10 pm:

Which one? There are only about 200 Ralphs stores in L.A.


By ScottN on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 12:12 pm:

Also, when I pulled graveyards at 7-11 back in the early '80s, even then we were told to card to apparent age 30.


By the 74s tm on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 1:46 pm:

near Bueautful downtown Burbank Ca,in 81..where my friend lives....


By ! on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 1:53 pm:

A few months ago (?)A judge sent his good (or favorite)pants to the dry cleaners who promplty lost it, he's sueing for 54 mill. quatloos or a new pair of pants. Now he's gonna lose his Judges' post.

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the Gay Senator wants his job back, no limo , no other perks., they do it in the Men's restoom at the Airport?


By ScottN on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 2:53 pm:

Still no help, there's at least 4 or 5 in and around Burbank.

Also, the "Pants Case" judge lost his lawsuit. The cleaners *didn't* lose the pants permanently, they were misplaced for about a week, and the plaintiff claimed that they weren't his (regardless of the tag on them).


By the 74s tm on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 4:00 pm:

ok, the one near Ucla in the Smog?, near the Ucla Dorms ?


By ScottN on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 4:05 pm:

OK, that's nowhere near Burbank. And there are quite a few on the west side as well.

It's like saying "The Ralphs in San Francisco" and then saying "It's near UC Berkeley".


By the 74s tm on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 4:22 pm:

and I checked the internet for my name and
there 9 of me . One day an order got snafued so I called a comp store up and said I'm-- did you get my order? Are you the one near Pheonix?


By ! on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 3:25 pm:

Really stupid-
on a tv court show, a guy stole xmas stuff gave it to his new girlfriend and when she tried to return a two thousand $ something gift it was already tagged as stolen merchandize by store security.Needless to say, she spent 6 months in jail and her then boyfriend thought she dumped him!
she described what happened to the judge and he said she dumped him for the gift!!
,( he thought).She was sueing for pain and suffering, etc.She lost.


By the 74s tm on Monday, November 12, 2007 - 12:56 pm:

My local pd cop tried to get me for being under the speed limit, I was turning into where I lived!

5 mph under 25.He was one second from flashing me.
If I was 75 at a 25....He made an illegal uie to go back on the main street.(double yellowed).

anyone seen Tom Vane?


By Nove Rockhoomer on Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 6:19 pm:

If the cop didn't flash you, how did he try to get you? What did he do?


By the 74s tm on Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 1:23 pm:

And at Borders bookstore today , the security beeeeeeped and the manager went to say to the nice 17 year old lady open it up (her backpack.)Her problem? She entered ! she got searched.Finally it was a store bought item across the way.Her family thought she's a shoplifter.
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for SuperNove- he made an illegal uie on me and called in my license plate. If I drove any further I'd be stopped.Then when i turned he made another illegal uie.I can still see how he'd drive.

Me: I wasnt speeding, Sir.

Cop: Duh!, I got you for being under it!License and reg. please.


By ScottN on Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 2:02 pm:

Again, how do you know he called in your plate? He didn't stop you, so how do you know this?


By Dustin Westfall (Dwestfall) on Monday, November 19, 2007 - 1:04 pm:

>And at Borders bookstore today , the security beeeeeeped and the manager went to say to the nice 17 year old lady open it up (her backpack.)Her problem? She entered ! she got searched.Finally it was a store bought item across the way.Her family thought she's a shoplifter.
-the 74s tm

That should be proper procedure. It's not that she is suspected of being a shoplifter, it's that if the the issue isn't addressed on the way in, it will beep on the way out, and then they will have reason to suspect her of shoplifting (even though most of the time the cashier fails to demagnetize the security tags properly).


By the 74s tm on Monday, November 19, 2007 - 1:29 pm:

Say, Dustin, I got searched for entering once, it beeped badly., not exiting with their stuff.They found nuttin.I refused to buy anything from them.I was gonna buy some stuff with my first money I earned from a car wash job I had in the 1970s., Today its bankrupt.Its not Frys or Taking care of business.

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ScottN- The nice cop read off my license plate into his mike.(I can see him thru my rearview mirrors can't I?)


By Nove Rockhoomer on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 10:40 am:

You must be a very good lip reader to know what he was saying. How do you know he wasn't answering a call?

How did you know that he was going to get you for being under the speed limit? It could have been something else. Maybe he thought you were a car thief.


By the 74s tm on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 11:33 am:

Nove-they did that, I got stopped in my dad's caddy.I showed them the paperwork., in 84., I was 25.


By ScottN on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 11:50 am:

BZZZT! No good. You're conflating two incidents. We're talking about the "cop hung a U-ie to try and get me but changed his mind" incident.


By the 74s tm on Friday, November 23, 2007 - 1:47 pm:

at the 4 way stop the verrrry nice bum ask me for money while I'm in my car, he got mad at me when I drove off, because I'm driving!

the turkey wasn't good enough at the mission?

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thanks Scottn for your support.My bp is 161/120/127 post turkey day. The lines at the stores where well, you know..


By mike powers on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 5:57 am:

I was in a lane the other day which is for left turns only,I had a red arrow so naturally I was waiting for it to turn green before making my turn.Some Mensa member in a van behind me kept on tooting for me to go because there was no oncoming traffic.I ignored him until the light was green.And it seems to me that these days more & more people just cannot be bothered to use their turn signals while driving.When they don't I always say to myself "yep,your a v.i.p.& the rest of humanity is supposed to know where you are going without you doing a thing."


By the 74s tm on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 11:30 am:

the other day i got that mike, they honked at me but i wont go for a red light.i'll get the ticket and they get to go.they gave me the bird too manny times too.

lol., they were behind me.


By the 74s tm on Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 12:45 pm:

I have two letters in my last name when they ask me to spell it, especially telemarketers, they expect Abracombrie ?

one guy thought I'm a lady and he wants to sell me bras...


By the 74s tm on Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 6:02 pm:

a guy asked me out for a date. My wife picked up the phone ,and handled it nicely. He's married, to me, she said.

He hung up asap..


By the 74s tm,m he thinks Im a deadbeat on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 8:59 am:

I know who called me up now, its the new blood tester, and I owe them $600 and late charge and now collection agency!he wants double nd a date.

I never got the first bill!

usually its 40-70 bucs!


By ScottN on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 11:07 am:

So talk to them, and arrange something. They know that with insurance and everything, bills get messed up. Usually they'll come to some accomodation. I know that's happened to me.


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 11:28 am:

thanks ScottN, one lady got a 6 billion $ phone bill ,late charge and collection agency. She works 9-5 and makes maybe $25,000 a year.. She called At up and got

billed for that complaint! She then switched.

here is my hospital bills btw- $362 g for braintumor,220 g for fainting,6 g for demeral and 6 g for seizure.

a hospital demanded 5 bucks while the lady was having a heart attack., being wheeled in by paramedics- what if she died in front of the receiptionist? Bill her family?


lol

seriously, I may sue that blood tester for harrasment.


By ScottN on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 12:13 pm:

a hospital demanded 5 bucks while the lady was having a heart attack., being wheeled in by paramedics

Sorry. I call BS on that one. If you're being brought in by paramedics, you go STRAIGHT to treament. If you're having a heart attack or chest pains, you bypass triage and go STRAIGHT to treatement.

I speak from experience on both counts.


By ScottN on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 12:21 pm:

OK, I stand corrected. Here's the story.

However, it wasn't the hospital that demanded $5. The lady was at her doctor's office, and he called the paramedics. The doc's receptionist was the idiot who wanted $5.


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 12:23 pm:

yup aol news!


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 12:34 pm:

btw ScottN, they raised my health plan 100%


By ScottN on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 3:32 pm:

AOL news is not a primary source.

And as for your health coverage premiums, given your admitted state of health, I'm not surprised.


By the 74s tm on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 9:10 am:

My wife's car died and my son blames me for not turning off the overhead lights.I cant drive since my seizure days.I gotta go see my doc at 10am.

Happy Valentines day btw.


By the 74s tm on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 2:13 pm:

My doc said he got delequint payment for a $7,000 x ray, he never was billed so they went to late charges etc. It was less than 2 weeks at my hospital!

he didnt mention me having diabetes!

Yahoooo.Yay me!

But I cant drive for another 6 months..

ps. for ScottN- the blood tester wants my $600 or he go to court and demand 3 times the amount.I never did get the first bill!

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I was in the hospital for my braintumor and I got billed $500 for an Apple Mac magazine.I was dying and all they want is my money for a $48 a year subscription?


By ! on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 10:34 pm:

Clemons denied he took steriods but his trainer said he did! Who do you believe?


By ScottN on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 8:43 am:

the blood tester wants my $600 or he go to court and demand 3 times the amount.I never did get the first bill!

Fine. Call them, tell them you never got the first bill, and make arrangements. Or do you think it's OK to stiff the lab?

How about I go to your place of employment, get some service from you, and then not pay the bill? How is that any different?


By the 74s tm on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 9:28 am:

i got that. They didnt pay me for my life insurance i sold. I had to go over the boss' head and they said we already know him!

i speak from experiance.


By ScottN on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:03 am:

Doesn't answer my question. Call the lab, explain the situation, let them know you will pay. Or are you planning on stiffing them for $600?

Did you expect the lab to work for free?


By the 74s tm on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 5:50 pm:

yes. not 3 times the amount.

I got ripped off enuf.when i was the apt. manager in the 80s for my dad and mom, i had a firebug, and he said I caused 2 fires sued me and won he won a couple thousand.. the third time I threw him out and he wants damages.He got a 1 day notice and said he has no place to live.
If I really did that, the pd would get me for arson at 4 in morning. I was sleeping and he and his girl probably d id it.
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a kid gave me the bird for no good reason,and I threw them out. he went to tell his mommie on me.I gave em a 30 day notice and they moved into another apt.I told my dad this and he threw them out! I just want some respect.No not me.

:-(


By the 74s tm on Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 9:07 am:

btw i never got the 362 g braintunmor, 220 g for fainting bills either. shhhhhhhhh, i did get the 6 g for seizure..and demeral.


By the 74s tm on Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 8:53 pm:

a lady said she's 120. Aol news.

I'm lucky I can get past 49.


By the 74s tm on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 11:07 am:

its settled, ScottN, we got a court date. I owe him $1200 for blood test.I never got the bill. He has all the paperwork. from $ 40 to this.The registered mail csme in.


By the 74s tm on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 11:12 am:

btw , ScottN ,a guy who lived in my apartments in salinas ca fixxes his own repairs. I got the cancelled checks, went to court expected to win and he won $5,000 for pain and suffering.The nice judge never even ask for me and my wife's billing.

2 months later my dad died in 89 labor day and he demanded my money.I told him my dad died on labor day and he calls me ---!

sorry for the tpos.


By the 74s tm on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 11:13 am:

Mark, leave the last 2 posts up untill ScottN replies. thanks


By the 74s tm on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 8:31 am:

the nice bloody tester will get 2400 quatlos because of a snafu. I will be in a mission soon., and I gotta buy him dinner.

no joke.


By Newsworthy on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 8:48 am:

A cop shoved a wheelchaired guy down to to the floor , he was attacking him with his wheelchair.. he stood up...to do this (he can't even get up btw). question: If he's so disabled why is he in a wheelcahir?

the cop said its self defense. Cbs news.Caught on tape.

Attack of the Wheelchair. I'm gonna die in a few Seconds.

the family is gonna sue him for xxxxx dollars.I dont blame em.


By Barriod balco Bond on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 8:56 am:

did barroid land a job yet?


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 8:47 am:

btw, ScottN, its March 1. , the court.I might be dead then.

My dad died labor day in 89, and the nice guy demanded $5,000 for pain and suffering and won!


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 10:00 am:

Oops, its Feb 29th, sorry. March 1 is a Saturday!

(hides).


By Caught on Tape on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 8:34 am:

A cop beat up a woman for failure to do a dui test.he beat her up!

cbs news.

the chief fired him asap.


By the 74s tm on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 11:52 am:

And a guy headed for Iraq (he was in the National Gaurd)was gonna sue me for failure to fix his broken stove. He said I'm gonna sue you for all the food we ate in resturants. I saved the reciepts.He reported this to me the day he was moving out.He gave me 1 hour notice and I helped his ex daughter because she had visitation rights. He calls me --- and etc, and so on. Go back to Japan, where I came from. He didn't report this until he moved out?
I woulda fixxed it for him..He's gonna sue me 3 times the amount too.Well, if you are still alive, I'm waiting for you!Apt.manageing is so fun.

Usually most tennants give a 2 or 3 week notice.
btw, he was a captain or something.


By ScottN on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 2:16 pm:


Usually most tennants give a 2 or 3 week notice.


People in the military who get shipped out often don't have 2 or 3 weeks notice.


By the 74s tm on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 3:05 pm:

I wanted to report the Safeway produce guy on him for making me do stuff I'm not even paid for on his salary.I wasn't paid for October 07., either.One courtesy clerk had enough backbone to get that guy fired for making her work on stuff, including lifting,more than 50 lb., he was very mad when he was fired on the spot. He lost his benifits.I saved this guy's job., she reported him to the Union meeting, as should be.
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I got a one hour notice. I'm still waiting for him to sue me,.He left after he called me those names too..I'm not from Japan.I' m from Carmel ca.At least have some courtesy, to my color.


By the 74s tm on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 5:51 pm:

ps.and that very nice man didn't leave a forwarding
address so I can give him back his deposit. $1,000
plus.

grin.


By the 74s tm on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 11:08 pm:

At least he coulda left me a forwarding address for his deposit..

double grin.

:-)


By the 74s tm on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 10:08 am:

Then I owe him an apology. I inherited him from my previous manager.Like baseball players, major league or Minor.


By the 74s tm on Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 9:27 am:

A guy high on something smashed thru 2 chps cops near Gonzales- king City ca..

yesterdays' local news.

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the blood tester made big mistake yesterday. He even called me Sam XXX! (that's the guy who didn't pay.)


By the 74s tm on Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 10:14 am:

opps, the guy stole a truck or van...sorry

:-)


By the 74s tm on Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 10:37 pm:

ScottN- I finally got the real bill, $97!

no more court date and the blood tester kinda apoligized.

whew!


By the 74s tm on Monday, February 25, 2008 - 9:23 am:

the guy who made me work for him in Produce is now the store manager and wants me back. the powers that be let the other guy go for a lady manager who wanted me.My first best friend is still on maternity leave.The one
who reported me is now head bagger.

me lazy.

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I got my host in San Francisco scared of me I may have another seizure!

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and my wife let me drive around Salinas Ca yesterday.


By Barriod Balco bond on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 6:13 pm:

Where's Barry today?


By Chris Booton (Cbooton) on Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 6:23 pm:

People that go into the stockroom looking for employees when they can't find anyone to ask a question. What part of "Employees only" do they not understand?

IMO when people do that, there's only one legit response and it involves the PA system and starts with "Security to..."


By the 74s tm on Monday, March 03, 2008 - 8:22 am:

Chris- I was signing my work papers when I was 14 and the nice guy told me Employees only. I gave my new boss $5 for breakfast and she went to get it(milk and doughnuts.(yes,I still remember, never got em.).
I was tossed by him and security, Security to the back!It was a drugstore near you.


Now I'm carded for beer there.

:-)


By Adam Bomb on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 6:32 am:

I helped his ex daughter...
How can someone be a person's ex-daughter (or ex-son, for that matter?) A child is always your child, whether by blood or adopted. Unless a child divorces his or her parents. And, I've only heard that happening in a dumb movie.


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 8:28 am:

They had a big thing to do in their past.
I disown my uncle., my stepma.They treated me like dirt when I grew up.

My parents agreeed when they were alive.


By He's Dead Jim on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 8:57 am:

They maybe their biological son or daughter too


By He's Dead Jim on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 9:17 am:

My wife loaned a relative $3 grand. Then he wants $10 g for a townhouse., downpayment.I told her why are doing this when she didn't get $3 g back yet? Now he asked my wifes' relative for $10 g.

I loaned a guy $3.00 for lunch, back in grade school.. I'm still waiting for his payback.He ran away from me and said who are you? When I asked for his money.
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I learned never loan out money no matter how small it is.

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btw , ScottN,I remembered a line from 1776, They won't be satisfied when they take away and F from one of Jefferson's name in 1776.It was a joke. Lighten up., Are you Ben Franklin?, in the 1776 board?


By Oj who? on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 3:36 pm:

Oj is looking for the real thiefs of his sports stuff!


By the 74s tm on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 5:44 pm:

my old Safeway fired 4 employees, the manager, the assistant, the head bagger and someone else. I went in for my w2 form. Were they be lazy too?


By Nove Rockhoomer on Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 9:11 pm:

the 74s, why did you get tossed out of the drugstore? You didn't give a reason.

Also, ScottN apparently thought you were referring to misspelling "constitution" in the 1776 post, not "Jefferson." Both words were misspelled.

There is a preview screen, where you can read your post before it gets posted. It's very helpful.


By he 74s tm on Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 11:31 pm:

the nice guy thought I was a customer?

My parents approved of her,
I still remember because she was very nice and I was to learn the ins and outs of the drugstore business and be a driver for her when I'd be 18.I bet when she came back she found me gone, she was...



He eventually stole $5 for his lunch and got himself tossed.,
when they counted the days' profits.


By Nove Rockhoomer on Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 7:59 am:

You got tossed because he thought you were a customer? Why would they toss a customer out?

How many places have you been thrown out of? I've read at least a bar, a movie theater, three or four restaurants, a grocery store, the officers' club, a bookstore, a bus, an electronics store, a drugstore...Since you posted all these, I hope you don't mind me asking why you get thrown out of so many places.


By the 74s tm on Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 9:06 am:

they hate my color.(My 4 th grade teacher thinks I killed his dad in the Korea war.I had to ask him when the year was over, why he treated me like this.).
,
.in nyc they thought I stole 2 or 3 books when I follwed my dad into a bookstore. i don't even know where I was.The Manager of course recognized me instantly in 1965!

I was gonna buy a b-17 book, my favorite plane.

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one person said Hi in Salinas ca and I said I was at Mhs., and I got chased out of office De , for using their bathroom!

(no joke.)


By the 74s tm on Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 9:58 am:

Nove- one bum called me ----- and I called him back--- and he calls 911 and the city pd came ,sirens and blue lights. He lost his begging spot! He coulda asked me for a dollar!, or ten dollars.I bet he had a warrent out.

don't delete until Nove responds, thanks.


By He's Dead Jim on Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 10:33 am:

say, Nove I bet you are Just Courious!


By Nove Rockhoomer on Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 4:32 pm:

I only post under one name. There's less confusion that way.

one person said Hi in Salinas ca and I said I was at Mhs., and I got chased out of office De , for using their bathroom!

I can't respond to this because I don't have any idea what you are saying. Mhs.? De? Someone said Hi? How does that fit in to the story? Who said Hi? This is why I recommend looking at the preview screen before you post.

Maybe you should move here to Alabama. I've never even seen anyone thrown out of a store or restaurant here (and I'm 47, by the way). From your stories, it sounds like you have a lot of hysterical people out there who constantly overreact. I would not want to live there.


By the 74s tm on Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 9:36 pm:

Nove, my parents made the choice to live in Ca., as two working teachers. My dad retired because he can make more money retired than making it!
My mom passed away from lung cancer, she smoked too much.They met at a party in 1947 and married in 48.They found out they are from the same province in China, met in Ca.

I'd rather move to Hawaiie myself. Thanks to ask.
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I was at Monterey high school ,
class of 77 a nd someone in Salinas ca thought they knew me, when I went in for a job interview in the 70s.I think there's a double of me, somewhere.


By the 74s tm on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 10:28 am:

After I paid my delinquent bill, no more phone calls.No more dates., or heavy breathing. and best of all,my nieghbor got my bill in the first place.My blood tester shut up.I'm gonna use my original blood tester at the hospital.

as Scotty once said, You are a might prettier than the old Doc in tng's Relics.(to Dr. Crusher).


By He's Dead Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 9:02 am:

At a tire company they said I put mud on my car, called the police and called my wife a liar.They told me I used the wrong roads.I was one complaint to go to jail. Ten years later I needed new tires, and the chps on the highway 101 recommended the tire company who put me in jail.
She was the one who washed the caddy for them to put mud on my car.The owner of the tire company evenutally sold his business.With freindly people like that, who needs enemies?

Jailbird: What are you in here for?

Me: I put mud on my car.

(its all true
and I had to bail me out, $7,000.
)


By No Way on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 9:21 am:

Bull. Why would they call the cops because you messed up your own car.


By He's Dead Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 9:32 am:

I said its all true.My wife is a
liaer.He said it.He put me in jail.Now the cop is complainmng of his police chief salary, is the lowest in the towns around us.

This is a rant isn't it?


By ! on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 9:33 am:

the cops found a murderer of one of the college students back east!


By He's Dead ,Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 10:00 am:

And I spent $7,000 on something else?
a new computer ,or a used car, perhaps. I'm minus $7 g.
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My wifes' freind put
her husband in jail for hitting her illegally and it cost them $ 7 g and a week in jail for the hubby. Now she regrets it ,because she dont have $7 grand.He's charged with battery.The d/a is throwing the book at him .He's Still in jail, 6 months now!
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geez, why am I lying? My nose is growing?


By He's Dead Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 10:10 am:

please keep this up till Scottn replies ,thanks.


By No Way on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 12:37 pm:

Again, bull.

I ask again, why would they call the cops cuz your cars muddy?


By He's Dead Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 1:07 pm:

Why am I lying???

I use their compititor for tires.

the owner is my ex- friend 's dad in high school.Should I name the business?The nice cop gave me a choice , go to jail or admit it, I put mUd on my car.too,then he decided to put me in JAIL!the owner lost a customer
of goodwill. All I wanted is my dad's caddy.
enough said.thanks to r
ead it.
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quote- he dials 911. The customer here is $%#@!get the police here now!

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its ten years to the day, btw.


By He's Dead Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 1:08 pm:

sorry I brought it up.


By No Way on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 2:07 pm:

And I ask again, why is mud on your car something that
1) the cops need to be called for?
2) the cop will arrest you for?

Either you're leaving something out, or you're full of it. Your choice.


By He's Dead Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 2:34 pm:

its Sullivan's tires in Seaside ca.The cop said it to me personally.I had to bail me out for $7 g.(my credit is zero now)
I guess I'm full of it.I owe my wife $56 g for credit card bills too.


By No Way on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 4:38 pm:

You still haven't answered the question. I didn't ask where. I asked why mud would cause a cop call followed by an arrest.


By He's Dead Jim on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 5:01 pm:

he was power hungry,
The cops didnt believe a wheelchaired was really disabled so they dumped him and he was laughed at.A cop shot at a guy calling 911 on his cell phone, he was being robbed, and the 911 dispatcher heard him being shot at by the cops arriving.the theif left asap.

a black man called 911 he was being robbed in his house he just bought.The white man robbing him ran off with whatever he took ,the black man is now doing 10-20., he had a prior warrent.

A 911 caller got hung up and the kid's mommy died, she would have died anyways.

a mother shot her son to death thinking he was a prowler t 2am.

A Korean Woman making dinner attacked a cop with her cooking utinsuls.The call was for a oriental kid unsupervised.She was 19 and shot to death for it.(recent outragous news.)


.My dad died of diabetes and they made me drive to the last stall, I woulda gotten a ticket for parking at the Emergancy or.The cop threatened me, I was so healthy. He didnt see my dad's crutches. he died on labor day in 89.,( none of my family was ever saved by a doctor.)I had to pay his death taxxes.


I did pa y $7 g outta my credit card.


and a waitress told me to sit at a sit for 1 not for 4.she went to the manager on me and got I got thrown out.I already paid for the meal and they didnt lose any money.


anything else?


By No Way on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 6:29 pm:

Fine. You were arrested, and had to pay $7000 for no reason. Note that no judge in the world would uphold said fine.


By Nove Rockhoomer on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 9:42 am:

"He's Dead Jim" -

1) How was the 'mud on the car' incident resolved? Did you go to court?

2) What was the official charge when you got arrested?

3) Who put the mud on the car?


By He's Dead Jim on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 10:15 am:

1.their test driver, test driving it, I suppose.I never touched it. He said (the owner or manager)My wife is a liaer and I wanted hm to testify he heard her lying. I was gonna divorce her on the spot. He shut up.(he turned out to be one of my friends in High school,his dad.)His wife must lie to him a lot.

2.Damaging( my wife saw it - the mud and got mad at the owner.We called him out and expected We'll fix it for free.)a car., (my dad's caddy no less!)

3.I bailed me out with my credit card.There was no judgement.I never got my credit back either. .I thought I put mud on my car! Why can't
I, if that's what I want to do! Is it that illegal?

Now I see every muddy car on the road!


4.Everytime their commercial came on, We are--- tires we have a tire set for you! I think of this.I use their enemy (business)for tires!They lost me, my wife as a goodwill customer.They might as well give us the bird.
and I should put a stop notice on my check.$300 plus.


By He's Dead Jim on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 12:36 pm:

oh yeah, when we moved to our new Condo, in 1993 guess who is our next door neighbor?

ScottN, and Nove,can you guess? he slammed the door in my face when my muddy car broke down.I needed someone's help..


By No Way on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 12:37 pm:

Try answering Nove's questions in order. You're mixing up the answers so it's hard to tell what you mean. Also, to avoid confusion, just answer the question, no amplifying comments needed.


By Nove Rockhoomer on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 3:25 pm:

I think I can piece together some of it. The tire company actually put the mud on the car after your wife brought it in. Your wife said the mud wasn't there when she brought it in and wanted them to clean it, but they refused because they said she was lying.

But you told the jailbird that you did put the mud on your car and in your 10:15 post, you defended your right to do it.

I still can't figure out where the criminal charges come in for damaging (or muddying) your own car. Something is missing here.

Next time I drive through a puddle, I'll be watching for the cops just in case.


By He's Dead Jim on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 3:41 pm:

Nove you got by George.No Klingon painsticks for you.Btw I'm out $7 g and the guy, my nieghbor probably got divorced.


By the 74s tm on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:02 pm:

I got the finger the other day when I was too slow.He went to 120 in 5 or 6 seconds and he passed me, gloating. got the chp.He passed me when I was at 75 mph.When he got stopped I waved bye bye and he wanted to chase me, he was boiling mad!

Also a triple fine zone! $271 x 3.

He was in his 20s.

Life is full of it.


By He's Dead Jim on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 9:08 pm:

Nove, lookout for careless test drivers!, or suspicious tire companies.
it costed me a bundle.

:-(

say what do you for a living? I manage my wifes apts, given to her by probate from my dad's business..


By the 74s tm on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 1:35 pm:

and Oj is looking for the killers of his ex -wife and theif of his sports stuff!


Mary Ann was in jail for maryuanna.



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I lost my third cat ,an orange tabby ,because some kid runs the neighborhood., I was playing with it in my parking lot,thinking of a name for it.I never saw him before in my life, and he tells me I'm gonna tell the owner on you.I live over there and tell me when its done . On a Friday night I didnt sleep. So I lost the cat in a gully,went to tell him, and he was moving out. 4 hours later, When he settled in his cab with his parents, I gave him the double bird. , just as they were leaving.He got mad, then remembered what he told me
, then they left .I asked my dad who owns this place. He told me., Me and the bank, why?

I remembered because the guy on the Breakfast club movie is 99 percent him!, the tough guy.

Life is full of it!(no, I'm not making this up).

yes, I shoulda checked with him first.Me dummy.


By ScottN on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 2:47 pm:

So you dumped your cat in a gully because some neighborhood punk threatened to tell his mommy on you?


By the 74s tm on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 3:20 pm:

no, my dad., He woulda told my dad..who was the owner... the punk was 5.6 and I was 4.1, 9 years old..my dad got me a nice orange cat.

:-(, sniff. now we got an orange cat here looking for a master.
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when my wife brought in our new dog, our neighbor said we are breaking our lease, when we had the flood of 95.

they told the manager on us and we got evicted. (sent us thru registered mail even)Then he found out we own the place, our Condo.Evenutally our neighbor from hell got evicted for hitting our nice nieghbor's garbage can! they evicted by nightfall.

anything else?


By Kitchen Sink Mod on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 1:17 am:

I was asked to delete the conversation between He's Dead Jim, Nove & No Way, and while on the one hand I don't see much point to the entire thread, I don't see any reason to delete that section.

He's Dead Jim made a statement that seems unbelievable & the other two asked for more information.

If there actually was an arrest & bail there should be a public record of that. Since he was the one supposedly arrested He's Dead Jim should be able to provide the information (date, county/city, etc.) that would reveal that.

Additionally, shouldn't discussions of legal matters go in Legal Musings?


By the 74s tm on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 1:09 pm:

ScottN-I watched the Breakfast Club on the tvland movie and the tough kid was 99 percent him!

I know I shoulda checked with him first ,see if he was serious at 8 in the morning, that Saturday..He was gonna beat me up no matter what I did anyways.
I f I knew he was moving out....ok?
.


By Influx on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 7:43 am:

Those last 10 posts or so are like performance art, and I'll be dipped if I can understand any of them...


By David (Guardian) on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 11:36 pm:

The New York Times published an article about the recent crane accident entitled "Now, Cringing in the Shadows Cast by Cranes." The article is full of quotes from New Yorkers who are now deathly afraid of cranes and dream up all the scenarios in which cranes could crush them and their loved ones.

Maybe I'm being too harsh, but this is quite possibly the dumbest article I've read in a long time. Yes, there was a mechanical failure and yes, people died. Does that mean that all of New York is now "cringing" in fear because there's an abundance of cranes in the city? I'm gonna say no. I don't live in New York, but I seriously doubt that this happens very often. Heck, my apartment is right next to a raised freeway, but I don't worry that a gigantic truck is going to careen down the embankment and into my living room.

I guess what I'm trying to say is: when did the newspapers stop reporting the news and start publishing panicky garbage like this? What's their reasoning? Are they trying to scare people?


By Brian FitzGerald on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 8:10 pm:

They have an old saying "dog bites man, no story. Man bites dog, that's a story." Which means that the media is obsessed with the unique, unusual and bazaar. That's why some 40,000+ Americans die in car crashes every year and it's not reported in the media unless it's a celeb or some other strange case. Meanwhile everyone hears about the one in a million case of someone who was killed by a serial killer who broke into their house because they had blue eyes and brown hair or whatever; and that's what the public worries about.

They jump into their car, don't fasted their seatbelt, talk on the cell phone and drive on. Than as soon as they get home to their almost crime free suburb they check all of the windows, door locks and set the alarm as soon as they enter.


By ! on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 8:40 am:

btw, should ex- jail birds get some money?

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abc news reported a family mourned the death of their daughter-then found out she was almost an exact twin!, different last name.

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An 18 year old driver texting got into an accident and killed herself and 4 of her friends.I wonder what the last word she'd ever text was?


By mike powers on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 9:20 am:

I live near where that awful tragedy happend involving those five young woman who were killed.This morning one of the early am news shows did a segment on teens & texting/talking on cell phones & how they lead to accidents.Sadly though,we shall be reading about this going on for years to come & the devastation it brings to people.


By Keith Morgan, Kitchen Sink Moderator on Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 12:31 am:

Once again I've been asked to delete some posts despite already deciding to leave them up.

He's Dead Jim, someone asking you for more information about a hard to believe statement is not a deletable offense.

Also this is a nitpicking site so it's actually to be expected that some might want more information on such things.


By Nove Rockhoomer on Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 7:32 pm:

btw, should ex- jail birds get some money?

Well, that depends. Money from whom? For what?


By the 74s tm on Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 10:55 pm:

Influx- that was a saying my ex-Army
sgt kept saying- I'd be dipped..


maybe you are my ex -Sarge!


By How Stupid is that? on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 10:14 am:

An errant tax man almost got my best freind's dad in jail a while back for failure to pay his taxxes, in Fresno Ca.
The guy demanded his taxes,in registered mail, etc. 2 weeks after April 15 they were gonna arrest him when the Tax guy responsible for Ca. taxxes found it, in his drawer, he was on a vacation.My dad's best friend is very honest guy, etc...Now he does his taxxes and sends it registered mail..Wonder how the Tax man feels?

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His dad's son also broke his arm ,had no health insurance.He paid $10g for that. Finally his first day back in school, he had his arm re-broke by the bully who told him all he wants is sympathy.Crunch ! His doc billed him $10 more grand.(it was healing nicely, on schedule).
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this is the kid who laughed at me when my grandma died, of old age.I heard your grandma died?can still hear him laughing his head off.


By ScottN, thoroughly ticked off on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 6:10 pm:

Repair people. What do they do... sit around at the donut shop and say, "OK, now it's 4:55, we can show up for our 1-5 appointment!"???

Actually, it's now after five and the *****ING repairman still hasn't shown up!


By ScottN on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 6:55 pm:

Oh, and for those who are wondering... Sears Home Repair.


By He's Dead JIm on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 7:08 pm:

ScottN, I know how you feel this time,-My parents told me I broke their washer, thier dryer,(they taught me to wash my clothes and I got it,) their two cars when started to learn to drive,finally they told me I broke their refrig., when the power went out for 2 weeks and we got canned stuff.


when my best friend broke his arm, I went to see him in the hospital. Guess what he told me?
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the firebug we had in the 80s told the cops I started it, at 4am and he won in court., he won some money. Guess what he told the judge? Finally he said I started the next fire, (he saw me doing it, uh, uh,I was sleep-walkking I guess) and we all got burned out.( my mother in law saved us both times, ) I got fired by 9am that day,I saw my boss, so we got a tough manager..

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btw, that tire company's new commercial says they
are now 58 years in the business ,what happened to 47-57? 58 years ago the town was a village and only 2 or 3 thousand people were here.

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btw ScottN , mind me asking in what broke?


By The *****ing... on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 7:08 pm:

ScottN - "Actually, it's now after five and the *****ING repairman still hasn't shown up!"


Just out of curiosity...

what 5 letter curse word are you using? I ask because I only know of one word. and it doesn't really it well as an ...ing word.


By The *****ing... on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 7:09 pm:

*fit well...


By How About? on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 7:15 pm:

Time for a Colorful metaphor? (******ing.)


By ScottN on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 12:37 am:

I was just so ticked off, I used an extra *.

Turns out he didn't have the part he needed (right box, wrong part in the box -- not his fault... I *THINK*). So we have to wait another fracking 10 days because he's not allowed to schedule priority appointments, but has to go through the same queue us mortals do.

So by the time this is fixed, we won't have had a washer for THREE FRACKING WEEKS!!!!


By John A. Lang (Johnalang) on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 5:00 am:

I know how you feel. My washer broke down & I had to use the coin-op laundromat in town for awhile.


By Meta4 on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 7:52 am:

METAPHOR


By Chris Booton (Cbooton) on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 3:24 pm:

His dad's son also broke his arm ,had no health insurance.He paid $10g for that. Finally his first day back in school, he had his arm re-broke by the bully who told him all he wants is sympathy.Crunch ! His doc billed him $10 more grand.(it was healing nicely, on schedule).

He should have sued the bully for the medical bills or better yet charged him with assault.


By Metaphorical. on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 3:25 pm:

No, no ,no,no ,no, no ,no, no, no.

:-)


By How stupid is that? on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 7:11 pm:

Chris, I can still feel (and hear) his pain Crunch! 40 something years later.3rd grade.
btw where are you Chris?


By ! on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 7:56 pm:

can't read the O.too yellowish....


By ScottN on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 12:28 am:

Once again, I tell you all to not use Sears Home Repair.

The part that was supposed to show up in 3-5 business days hasn't yet. I spent over 2 hours on the phone today trying to track it down and talk to a supervisor. They blew me off once ("he'll call you back"), bounced me to an unanswered phone once, and put me on hold for over an hour once. I kept on the line during that hold (thank G-d for speakerphones), and they wound up disconnecting me.

I haven't rescheduled the appt yet. I'm hoping that the repair guy has the right part on the truck this time. If he doesn't -- tough. They've wasted enough of my time with this (at least 5 phone calls, and 2 weeks of no washer) that I have absolutely no problems with wasting their time.


By Merat (Merat) on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 8:26 am:

I remember having trouble with them way back. I was in their waiting office for over two hours with the repeated promise that "he'll get to you soon." That was eventually replaced with, "I'm sorry, he seems to have gone home." The next day I showed up in their waiting room with some friends. Big friends. Big friends who loomed until we were waited on properly. It's nice to have friends. Although I wonder if they would have been so quick if they had known that the three worrisome guys in their waiting room were a librarian, an economics associate professor, and an accountant....


By How stupid do you think we are? on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 5:08 pm:

One time when I was my dad's apt. manager I gave a 30 day notice to some tennents who never paid their rent. Finally on the 1st day of the month they were still there.
The lady said she never got the notice. (, made me look very bad to my dad's eyes.I'm a lousy manager).So we gave them an extra 8 hour notice to vacate. She called 3 very big ex-football players on us, then we called the sherriff in! By nightfall, we were so glad they were gone.





The next day my dad signed a 50 year lease that razed the house, but gave me a nice income.

is this the right place for this?


By Laforge the Useless on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 8:20 pm:

well, I cant post on the tos board... sorry Butch, I really feel like Laforge!


By KAM on Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 1:54 am:

You have to register. Create a Username & a Password (write them down on a sheet of paper in case you forget later) & you should be able to post.


By John A. Lang (Johnalang) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:58 pm:

A woman in Pittburgh murders a pregnant woman then removes the unboard child from the dead pregnant woman's body.

Hasn't the criminal heard of an Adoption Agency?


By ScottN on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 11:11 am:

BAA (British Airports Authority).

Every fracking year, Heathrow comes to a full stop because of a little snow, costing the airport and airlines millions, as well as tons of bad PR.

Why doesn't BAA send people to OHare to learn? OHare operates during blizzards for goodness sakes!

Yeah, there'd be some capital expense, but it would have to pay off in one or two years at most.

Note: This rant is because TrekGrrl was one one of the "s*cks to be them" people stuck at Heathrow this year.


By Can't we just get along on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 9:48 am:

Well, they called me the &^^%%@! word again, on
Christmas eve...4 against one(me)...I let it go
this time before lunch....

at least they didnt have a gun or two.., the gangs in salinas Ca (at least 20 dead before the year is out) and other places are killing each other, except for Christmas day!