T'was a wonderful day today. Warm and comfy. Not too busy...busy enough. Tomorrow may kill me. And I mean it. I am by myself. Bobbie and Raven are taking Raven's son, Joseph, to the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston and will be leaving around 7 AM. I know they feel bad leaving me alone...but it's OK....I told them they will owe me BIG TIME when they get back! Ha Ha! Seriously though...there are 18 outs with 5 dog rooms. I truly, truly hate this job. I will do what I can and that's it. So if I'm not here for a day or two...it's because I am horizontal and in pain.
Update on package deliveries. 2 still missing. The critical ones...naturally.
Call to UPS:
"Hello, where are my packages?" I ask.
"Well...let's see now," says 'almost too happy to talk to me'. "Hmmmm...well. let's see now."
"You already said that."
"Let's see now, well, yes I did, now didn't I." I envision stupid face to go with stupid remark.
"Yep."
"Well...I'm not showing any movement after scanning into Dallas!" Big surprise. I already know this. "And that was on the 2nd of February! Well...let's see now..."
"So....where might they be?"
"Hold on a second. I'm trying to see where they...nooooo...not there...ummm...nooooo...not there either....well...I'm just not sure where they are!"
"Guess what?" I prod. "I know where they aren't!!!"
"Well now...I guess you do! Let's see what we can do here." I'm not understanding this 'we' shit...but I'm game.
"I have an idea!" I re-prod. "How's about we file a claim!"
"Well now...I suppose we could...but we have to wait another 5 days since we have variables."
Variables. We have variables. I don't think I have ever, personally, had a variable. Don't think I have ever wanted a variable. Evidently I have one now. V-a-r-i-a-b-l-e.
"We have a whole different procedure when there are weather related issues. Time is a factor."
Do you think?
"I'm aware of that...but I really need to get this resolved as I really need the items to complete an order...."
"Now...I understand where you are coming from and where you are going..." she says with just a little too much attitude for me.
"No....I don't think you do...and I only need 'resolution'...not opinion...so if you will just tell me exactly what I need to do...I'll be right on top of it and 'we' can get this ball rolling..."
"Well...you can access the forms on line but you will still have to wait 5 days..."
I cut her off mid sentence and found the forms on line, filled them out and sent them off. Screw the 5 days. At least the proverbial ball is rolling. I'm sure I'll get...resolution.
I know. It's nobody's fault. It just couldn't have happened at a worse time.
My battery is going out in my netbook. I've had it for a year, I guess. They are around $30 so I'll figure it out tomorrow. I mean Monday. I have to keep it plugged in or It will shut off after around 45 minutes of use. Not a problem. Just irritating.
This must be Steven Seagal night. What a thrill. It's almost midnight so I guess I should rest up for tomorrow. Damn it.
Enjoy your Sunday!
b
No comments:
Post a Comment