Ranting

I have to urge to rant-
Old people shouldn’t be driving; I am tired of getting cut off and almost hit on a daily basis, yep, daily. My 89 year old neighbor license was renewed because she passed the eye test, and they didn’t make her wear her glasses. I think there should be an age limit and a curfew for old people. Also, why to the think they can just bud in a line?

I use to have that whole respect thing for older people, it’s gone.



Dear Barnes and Noble,
Please stop stalking me and trying to get me to buy the NOOK every time I walk in and out of the door. So annoying!

P.S
Borders does not do this and they get more of my money than you…





Attention employers:


When placing an ad for employees with a college education, please specify that you more or less mean…someone who could maybe pass the GED. Also, look up college education before saying “I think your educational background makes you overed (yes that is what she said) qualified”. I am still certain she didn’t know what the word qualified meant or articulation. Also, dumbass employers-although people need jobs a good wage is not minimum wage and most overed qualified people will not work for that.



Random-



When I ask for a scanned file and the other person says okay, I assume I am going to get a scanned file. Not a phone call asking me if it is with one of those computer things. It is 2010.



Dear pen pal,



Stop saying you have sent me great packages and can’t figure out why I am not getting them. You know you have not sent them, I am not impressed and don’t really care. I am not certain why you keep saying this, but the USPS screw up rate is high, but not that high. It has now become insanely annoying and I am afraid you will have to go. You’re Fired!

For $12.99 you can talk to an American

I access the internet via DSL though Qwest. Today my DSL went down and as I type this I am still on the phone with Qwest. Thirty minutes and counting…


I kept getting India, asking for US and getting hung up on. Finally I called customer service, asked for an AMERICAN. She found me a tech located in Utah, however, right before my transfer; I was informed that for $12.99 per month I could be guaranteed to always get an American tech. Seriously? I also would get free maintenance of my DSL box, but the BIG selling point was not to have to deal with off shore people ever again. Qwest is making it so easy for me to say good-bye.

Honestly.

57 minutes with my American tech, my problem was not solved and they will just assume an outage. That is what I would pay $12.99 for each month?

Update: Since my internet is still down 4 hours later I am again on hold with Qwest. I told the woman in customer loyalty about the $12.99 to speak with an American. It turns out that is 100% true. They offer a few other things with this package that are worthless to me, but the American reps- and being bumped to the top of the waiting queue are the selling points. Apparently they just don’t screw us enough with their ever rising prices, high taxes, bad customer service and constant billing errors, DSL boxes that die every six months and the list goes on, now they want us to pay to speak to someone in our own country.

Since Qwest has been sold, I will bet this problem just gets worse.

What the???

April showers bring May flowers~  Taken at 1:00 pm today.

What about April snow? What does that bring? School closings, headaches and outright disgust, that’s what.
I was okay with the current rain flow, but then, without warning…snow. I thought we were possibly done; my puppy thinks it snows just for her and couldn’t be happier. Heavy wet snow. YUCK!

RANT

This time of the year pleasantly brings on my allergies and a sinus infection. I know when I have them and the protocol. I had to make an appointment to see my doctor today as I have reached that stage of protocol.


Apparently, family doctors are not only busy on Monday’s, but crabby, less attentive and quicker than a fast food drive thru. I interviewed all around town until I found this doctor, now I get to do it again. A nurse told me it is better for adults to see internist since they don’t typically see children and are less stressed and have more time. Hmmm, could have told me that months ago.

I know I have swollen lymph nodes, no peak at the nose, a quick listen to my lungs, no blood work to check out where the white count is sitting, but I was given antibiotics and a handshake and out the door he went.

I pay $700.00 a month for insurance for service like that. Nice huh?

Where do they come from? Really, does anyone know?

Last week and this week I posted ads for Copywriters and Sales people. I know I shouldn’t be shocked by the responses, but I am.

Copywriter from Florida didn’t know what it meant to write copy. Had never worked on a website, but he liked commercials and thought he’d come up with something (somethan is what he said) catchy. He would even toss me up a couple for frees (yes he said frees not me). I didn’t hang up on him which was a proud moment for me, but I couldn’t stop laughing. He actually sent me something that said Have it your way with us for 20% off. Isn’t that a BK commercial, minus the 20% off? My favorite will remain the guy that sent me the samples of his writing on the message boards, he is the great winner, but was not hired. In the end I went with a really smart magazine and web writer in Buffalo New York, and imagine my surprise when she knew the lingo, sent the work right over and didn’t get all perverted. One down two to go.

I received four resumes this morning, one girl had her name at the bottom of the page and had Objective---her statement—Qualifications. All in one sentence and all bold underlined. The whole resume was underlined. Claims she has a bachelor’s in English, but works at the candy store in Boulder, stocking shelves and decorating.

Another that was sent to me I assume was an email written resume in all lower case, no caps what so ever and in a single column all the way down the page.

Another that is currently a home health aide; she states she is great with people and listed changing elderly diapers in the job description. At the end of her resume it said…wait for it…collowdge edacated…NO KIDDING!

Maybe these things are meant to humor me and humble me. The humbling part is not working. I just need two good sales people who just have to be good at sales, not even Collowdge educated.

We have more SNOW-10 inches and counting. It took my husband 3 hours of sitting on the highway 11 miles from our house to get home this evening. They say 6+ more for Wednesday. I am so damn sick of this. I was in a tank top this morning sitting outside drinking my tea and chatting on the phone. Yesterday was close to 70. I need the wealth of Donald Trump or Bill Gates so I can purchase an island for me and my friend's in the winter months.


This now leads me to Rant #2

I searched, I interviewed and found what I thought was a great web guy. We had a great connection, communication was good and then I don't hear back from him. Now I could be freaking out prematurely but something just tells me I am not. I have invested time, money and a lot of thought and fear into this business. I have found great writers, content and am ready to really get this going and now this. I am far from an emotional person, but this has me on the verge of something. I feel like I am climbing and climbing and getting no where. Is there a sign I am missing? I really liked this guy too. Why would you sign a six page legal document and then...I really hope I am wrong.
Rant #3 I went to the doctor for a check up on my arm and they ended up doing a biopsy on my stomach/hip area. I hate waiting for test results and will now find all kinds of crazy crap going though my head. The upside is my doctor is smoking hot and I was wearing good panties. Really, that is the up side.

Rant #4 My grandfather's viewing was this evening and everyone was there but me. I am not one for funerals but my sister called with such funny tails and how excited everyone was to see her family and my mom, with talk of the old days and wondering all about me. My dad has a big family that we have never been a huge part of, but they are the type that makes you wish you had a really big family when you’re with them. If that makes any sense. My niece clung to my dad as she was so excited to see him and when asked why she did that she said “I was just going with the moment". Gotta love a six year old. If we could all just go with the moment.

So, my web designer was a flake. Apparently, even in your mid forties and jobless the dream of being a rock star never dies.

I have been interviewing for four days now and what a process. First-people simply just can't follow instructions or read. Two-I think the people in this Rocky Mountain state have bad work ethics- must be lack of air.
Then I get my business cards and the font is like a 6. So much joy going on I can barley stand it.

I won't even get started on the no call backs from other professionals, and the one (kind of) friend that I am going to now have to fire from my life since I have decided that no Flakisim is allowed anymore. I just don't have the time or room for it, and frankly, don't know why other people put up with this type of crap, either.

With such joy surrounding me I now get to do my other least favorite thing. Drive right into the heart of the city, all the big trucks, bad drivers and stress that goes with having to get on to 70. Fun stuff!

Bad Manners all around

Manners-a lost art

Remember the good old days where people say Thank you, Please, held doors and didn’t try and run you over with their cars?
After being backed into today physically (I’m not hurt) I was informed by this bitch that it was my job to look out for her, and then she stared swearing at me. Really? Anyone that knows me would be afraid for her about right now; did I mention she was maybe late sixties? I had my words with no holding back and witnesses, but in the end decided she was not going to ruin my day and she almost hit another car on her way out, I am not kidding.
Then the woman at the post office who I let go ahead of me (she had screaming kids) gave me a dirty look and stormed in front of me all entitled. There was no “Thanks” involved at all, and on her way out she couldn’t be bothered to hold the door for the older gentleman behind her. Rudeness is everywhere, and it is so hard not to be taken into it and responsive (which I normally am). I still hold doors, allow the person with only one item to go ahead, I say please, I return phones calls, emails and letters in a timely manner. I think maybe I am the one over doing it, and my expectations for everyone else are just to damn high.
I have two contractors that have not yet bothered to read or sign their contracts for employment, an attorney that was suppose to call me back a week ago, what is so important that we can’t do and get the simplest of things done? Is this just a bigger picture of what I have to expect in running my own business? I even had a deadline on the contracts. People just assume it is fine to get to all things manner related when they please. It is disturbing. Worse yet, people are teaching their kids these great traits and now there is a whole new world of wee brats running around.
My sister has two kids and has instilled phenomenal manners in both of them and doesn’t tolerate any rudeness or disrespect from either, and they don’t give it. I wish more people did that.
After spending far too much time in public today, I know for sure I made the right decision business wise. I would rather run a website than something public. I can sit in the background and only have to deal with all the craziness when it suits me.



All this and it’s not even 2:30 PM- I won’t even start in on customer service via phone~