I, personally, am a fan of President Obama. (which, on a quick side note....stop calling him just "Obama"....he's not your pal- he's your President whether you like it or not- and that fucking deserves some respect) As I was saying, I am a fan. I am also a fan that has concerns for his mental state right now. I heard on CNN this morning that President Obama is once again starting a, for the lack of a better word, "tour." This time much like the others...to sell the Health Care plan. Do you normally knock down hornet's nests then try to read them a story 10 minutes later, Mr. President? That is exactly your plan as far as I know it. People are angry--you should know that you cannot speak to people who are too busy shouting. I believe the law was passed for the greater good of people. I know that is controversial, but I am...just like any other American reading this...free to hold my own beliefs and speak those at my will. Let's take a moment to regroup. If you do not like the person who represents your state and do not agree with their actions...put them out of office. Get legal advice. Don't throw stones. What example are we setting for our children? Have we not shaped our own bullies? Like the girl beat up in the same school as a boy set on fire, we have done nothing except show our children to PHYSICALLY make people do what you want. "Sticks and stones" used to be a phrase of words meant to lighten the hearts of the bullied... it can claim that title no longer.
A great man once told me : "Attitude reflects leadership."
Let's be adults.
3.25.2010
3.24.2010
Shitty Landlords
Is it possible that I am pre-determined to have every horrible and sleazy rental company ever? Scratch that...am I to encounter any and all shady companies? Is it bad that we have been living in this house for 8 months and have an electrical issue the ENTIRE time? FIVE people have been electrocuted in my house. It has fried 4 Dish Network boxes and one Charter modem. Wouldn't there be some legal responsibility? Not only that, they have scheduled 6 electricians to our house. Any and all work done to my house was not registered with the city, had not received permits to DO the work, and FAILED miserably to attempt to correct the problem. If you have ever heard of "Truly Noble" Electricians.....USE SOMEONE ELSE. I am not an electrician, nor have I ever claimed to be but common sense tells me that when an electrician says "don't plug anything with 3 prongs into this outlet" I probably shouldn't do that. My practical side says to also CHANGE THE FACE PLATE TO A 2 PRONG OUTLET. You know what he says to me? "Well, if I change the face plate, you'll never be able to plug anything in that has 3 prongs...like, your vacuum cleaner" First and foremost, don't attempt to relate to my life by assuming since I am the woman the only thing I would plug in would be a vacuum cleaner. Secondly, didn't you JUST tell me I wouldn't want to do that? What the fuck are you thinking? What about the other families who rent this house out after me? Are you going to stop in to let them know they shouldn't plug anything with 3 prongs into this outlet? Probably not since you are totally worthless. CHANGE THE FUCKING FACEPLATE. Do your job!!! I am NOT your supervisor and shouldn't have to watch you check every outlet in my house and make a logical decision with it. You are an electrician. I dont know what the fucking "problem" is. Why do you think we called you?
All the while Regent Realty is sitting on their fucking thumbs....whistling.
To top off my day filled with 4 Dish Network technicians (who were fantastic by the way--they stayed the whole time and made sure the shady bastards were doing the work needed) the city inspector, and every supposed electrician who worked on my house... here to FIX MY ELECTRIC...the Domino's delivery guy drops off our pizza and says "How is your air conditioner working" (which had to be replaced the second day we moved in) and my husband says "umm, ok I guess, why?"
He goes "this is a WALTER house." We are both puzzled and ask him to explain. "this guy Walter bought up all these cottages in this area and then didn't really fix them...he just put plywood on top of rotted floors and all kinds of stuff"
My husband and I look around at every single piece of furniture leaning towards the center of the room...and tip the guy 5 dollars.
I will miss this house when I leave but only for the sole purpose that it was our first home together. And I guess in retrospect, everyone's first house is the pits.
Ft Meade better be the shit (and the shit that we can afford)
All the while Regent Realty is sitting on their fucking thumbs....whistling.
To top off my day filled with 4 Dish Network technicians (who were fantastic by the way--they stayed the whole time and made sure the shady bastards were doing the work needed) the city inspector, and every supposed electrician who worked on my house... here to FIX MY ELECTRIC...the Domino's delivery guy drops off our pizza and says "How is your air conditioner working" (which had to be replaced the second day we moved in) and my husband says "umm, ok I guess, why?"
He goes "this is a WALTER house." We are both puzzled and ask him to explain. "this guy Walter bought up all these cottages in this area and then didn't really fix them...he just put plywood on top of rotted floors and all kinds of stuff"
My husband and I look around at every single piece of furniture leaning towards the center of the room...and tip the guy 5 dollars.
I will miss this house when I leave but only for the sole purpose that it was our first home together. And I guess in retrospect, everyone's first house is the pits.
Ft Meade better be the shit (and the shit that we can afford)
College Searches
Recently I decided to attempt attending college again. With a renewed vigor, I began searching for my field of choice. I decided I wanted to be a sonographer when I grow up. Keep in mind, I am a 25 year old stay at home mom and Army wife. With this being said, my options are limited. For example, we are on a PCS move in June of this year to Ft Meade, Maryland and therefore do not have the entire United States available to me. I currently reside in Texas. The options the "school search engines" provide correlate only with your current address. Being proficient with Google and knowing my way around the web had already allowed me to look at the schools available in my future area. So, thinking the "agency" may know of options I may not have access to, I record my phone number in the allotted space. 8:30 am, the phone rings with an unknown area code and wakes my 8 month old son up. Awesome. Next comes the stupid questions you already answered on the internet. "You were interested in going back to school, is that correct?" No...I accidentally searched for sonography information AND filled out your entire form (including my phone number) to use you as an alarm clock. Then they open up with "If I could just have a few minutes of your time to get some information here...." Sure! Just ignore that screaming baby in the background- he'll wait...he's just a little fussy because he doesn't enjoy being woken up. Idiot. Just be a person for God's sake. Say "perhaps it would be better to contact you at a later time?"
After all of the idiotic script is read and confirmed, they would like to know which TX school I would be interested in. I calmly relay my information as best as possible while trying to feed my son and set him up for morning play. They say "oh- you don't have an ACTUAL Maryland address?" No....I thought I JUST said that. "Well I could give you information on schools in your local area." WHAT FUCKING GOOD IS THAT GOING TO DO ME!!! I can take a drive and see what colleges are in my area. What about those 18 year old high school graduates that would like to NOT live at their parents house while they attend college? There is no program that allows you to search the United States? Why isn't it a requirement to shop for schools like you shop for shoes. I want to know that it will fit perfectly with what I am looking for---I would like it to be affordable---I would like it in the shortest amount of time possible--- AND I want you to have any and all documents available I may need to attend said college. THAT would be helpful.
The final questions are the ones I love the most : "Would you perhaps be interested in any other field until this one becomes available?"
Why don't you just ask me if I would like to spend a pointless $2,000- 10,000....for information I will have no need for WITH my main area of study. Why don't you just be frank and say "Would you like to waste money and time on something you didn't even fucking ask about?" Do you want to know why you don't ask that question? Because it is fucking pointless and you would want to slap yourself in the face for being so damn stupid. Of course I don't.
And the final sucker punch : "Is there anything else I can help you with today?" Excuse me?? I was unaware you helped me to begin with. Was there one single thing you did to make my life easier? What can you do for me that would be helpful? Tell your supervisior they need to re-write their SOP (standard operating procedure) to include a program that will inform a prospective student of ANY financial assistance available, at ANY institution, at ANY address.
Just another FYI: Even if you are looking in a different area code...they should still be able to send the information to the CURRENT address. When I move, I will transfer my address. Your mail will get to me, I promise.
After all of the idiotic script is read and confirmed, they would like to know which TX school I would be interested in. I calmly relay my information as best as possible while trying to feed my son and set him up for morning play. They say "oh- you don't have an ACTUAL Maryland address?" No....I thought I JUST said that. "Well I could give you information on schools in your local area." WHAT FUCKING GOOD IS THAT GOING TO DO ME!!! I can take a drive and see what colleges are in my area. What about those 18 year old high school graduates that would like to NOT live at their parents house while they attend college? There is no program that allows you to search the United States? Why isn't it a requirement to shop for schools like you shop for shoes. I want to know that it will fit perfectly with what I am looking for---I would like it to be affordable---I would like it in the shortest amount of time possible--- AND I want you to have any and all documents available I may need to attend said college. THAT would be helpful.
The final questions are the ones I love the most : "Would you perhaps be interested in any other field until this one becomes available?"
Why don't you just ask me if I would like to spend a pointless $2,000- 10,000....for information I will have no need for WITH my main area of study. Why don't you just be frank and say "Would you like to waste money and time on something you didn't even fucking ask about?" Do you want to know why you don't ask that question? Because it is fucking pointless and you would want to slap yourself in the face for being so damn stupid. Of course I don't.
And the final sucker punch : "Is there anything else I can help you with today?" Excuse me?? I was unaware you helped me to begin with. Was there one single thing you did to make my life easier? What can you do for me that would be helpful? Tell your supervisior they need to re-write their SOP (standard operating procedure) to include a program that will inform a prospective student of ANY financial assistance available, at ANY institution, at ANY address.
Just another FYI: Even if you are looking in a different area code...they should still be able to send the information to the CURRENT address. When I move, I will transfer my address. Your mail will get to me, I promise.
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