Happy Long Holiday Weekend

As I type this, I'm fighting what I hope are nasty allergy problems and not an upper respiratory infection. And on top of this, I am dealing with a female-parts infection. So I think it's going to be one great long holiday weekend here at The Compound. 

Another Drama-Free Day

I made it through another day at work without receiving any emails that pissed me off.  In fact, this was one of the most quiet, drama-free days I've had in months.  I'm not expecting it to continue tomorrow, but it sure would be nice if it did.

A Better Day

I am very happy to report that I did not receive any emails - at work or at home - that pissed me off today.  That's a hell of a lot better than yesterday.

Say What?

This was not a good day for electronic communications.  I got not one, but two emails today at work that really pissed me off.  Now I'm gun shy and I don't think I want to open any more emails at work.

A First Time For Everything

In case you didn't know, I consider myself the Amazon Queen.  Ordinarily, not a week goes by that I don't order something from Amazon - either for me, Mom, Dad or a friend who wants to cabbage on my Prime 2-day free shipping.  But I digress. I don't even want to know how many times I've bought something from Amazon in my lifetime.  In the few years that I've had the Prime membership, everything I've ordered has been delivered in the two-day shipment window.  Until today.

Last Thursday, I ordered a Michael Kors watch that I had been jonesing for for a few months.  And of course, wanting it badly, I opted for the $3.99 Next Day Delivery.  But that didn't happen.  I got the watch today.  And I spent 15 minutes on a chat with Amazon customer service today asking for my $3.99 back.  They said they would credit it to me.  We'll see if that actually happens.  In the meanwhile, I am gun-shy over their Prime two-day shipments.  As always, I'll keep you posted.

People Will Never Learn

I needed some cash, so I drove up to the use the ATM just up the road from The Compound.  There was one car in line ahead of me, and when they got their money and drove off, once again, I saw where the lady did not end the transaction.  There on the screen was "Do you want another transaction" and then the "yes" or "no" spots to press.  Just for the heck of it, I pressed "yes" and the next screen that popped up asked if I wanted the money from checking, savings, etc.  I quickly hit cancelled to prove my point that people never will learn. 

I wasn't afraid of getting arrested or of getting my picture taken by the camera in the ATM; the camera is triggered at the beginning when the pin number is entered.  And after I pulled out and drove up the road, I looked for the car that was in front of me.  If I had seen her, I would have showed her my credentials to prove I was a security consultant and not a crazy person, and then I would have explained to her that she needs to close out the transaction before she drives off.  

So let this be a lesson - whenever you are at the ATM, no matter how much of a hurry you are in, take a few seconds to close out the transaction.  You'll be glad you did. 

Something To Think About

When someone is telling you something, and they preface by saying "I'm not going to lie to you", does that mean that before they said that, they were in deed going to lie to you? 

Just something to think about.