Bye-bye Bill
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January 14, 2008
at 10:46
(Views: 50 )
I have to say, it's nice to be out of Bill's itchy sandbox and in Steve's slick playground.
Capnkirk
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Home Sweet Home
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January 7, 2008
at 10:08
(Views: 30 )
After two grueling weeks, they're home and could not possibly be any happier to be there.
It's good to be the king.
Ugh
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December 19, 2007
at 14:34
(Views: 49 )
Is it just me or is this week so far making continental drift look like Jeff Gordon?
I never promised you a Rose Garden
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December 13, 2007
at 9:43
(Views: 66 )
I knew it was only a matter of time - this morning I heard on the news that the folks who run the Rose Garden are looking for corporate sponsorship to rename the facility and splash a brand all over. Watch out, for soon you'll be seeing concerts and the Blazers play at the Microsoft VistaPlex or the Office MAXidome.
What Ever Happened To Customer Service?
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December 4, 2007
at 12:43
(Views: 69 )
Here's a good one for you:
I work in a fairly large building in downtown Corvallis. We have way too many doors in here that require keys, so I thought that getting keyless entry locks would be a great thing.
I first called The Lock Doctor. I spoke with someone on the phone, they said that they would send someone out the next day to evaluate the job and draw up a quote. The following day a guy showed up, I showed him around, and explained what I want. He took extensive notes and said that he would have a quote for the next day. A week went by...nothing. I called and the gal that answered the phone said, "Oh, they guy who did the quote must have misplaced it, ha ha! I'll mention it to him and he'll get back to you." Another week went by...nothing. I called again, and was told that he'd be in touch. Time to call another locksmith.
I called Corvallis Safe & Lock. The guy I spoke with took some notes about what I want and told me that he would pass the info onto the person who handles that stuff and that person would call me the following day. The following day came and went...nothing. The NEXT day, I called back, explained who I was to the guy whom I'd spoken with a couple days before and asked if I was going to get a call as promised. The guy started throwing attitude at me, saying that they're really busy and would get to me when they could. Then why did he say I'd get a call the following day? I told him that this was an important project that we needed sooner than later. Turns out he totally misunderstood what I wanted to begin with and said, "Oh, well then the external locks are around $600 each and the internal locks are around $400 each." Around? AROUND? I can't work with "around" and I can't take "around" to my accounting department. I hung up.
Another two weeks later - today - I called The Lock Doctor, you know, just to see what the hell happened to my quote. The guy who was actually out here getting all the info answered the phone. I reminded him of who I am and what I need. He said that he can't do the job, so it's a "no bid." I said, "So what you are telling me is that you don't want my thousands of dollars in your cash register?" He said that he couldn't do it. WTF?
I called Swanson's in Albany. The guy I needed to talk to wasn't there (I thought, "Great, here we go again.") but he called me back within 20 minutes, was very helpful, and said that he'll be out tomorrow to draw up a quote, and that they'll be happy to handle the job.
Nice.
stop...stop! STOP ALREADY!
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November 30, 2007
at 9:22
(Views: 68 )
Malls across Australia are no longer allowing Santa to say Ho Ho Ho...these bastards want to change it to Ha Ha Ha! Their lame-ass excuse? Ho Ho Ho is "too harsh" and scaring the poor widdle childwen. You have got to be shitting me. You do realize that this phenomenon will sweep across the US like wildfire.
Man, this drive me nuts. Society is going overboard on the "protect children" front. Some schools are banning sports because they're worried that poor little Johnny will get picked last and his little feelings will get hurt. Other schools are banning the game of tag from the playground because not all kids are cut out to play tag and watching those who can will hurt their little feelings. No more sporting events where one child can come in "1st" because all the others who participated will have their little feelings hurt because they didn't win.
FUCK!
Society is creating an entire generation of emo kids who'll have no idea how to cope with loss or injury and will collectively jump off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Go for the gold . . .
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November 29, 2007
at 16:49
(Views: 47 )
After a few glasses of wine, King Midas could be a real shit sometimes.
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