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Post by NancysSummerSip on Mar 23, 2019 10:17:06 GMT -5
Dear HR dude, You put Hot Mama in the office next to me? Seriously? OK, good thing that one has a door that can be shut. Bad thing...she is a Chatterbox Cathy on caffeine. She literally never shuts up. And most of it's drivel about her life, her family, her kids...stuff that really does not belong in the office. I hereby break my promise to you. I bought earbuds this week. And they come to work with me beginning Monday. Signed, Don't care if you don't like the idea; I have actual work to do.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Mar 25, 2019 13:51:09 GMT -5
Dear friend,
Well, watching you call roadside assistance for your broken down car was an experience. Every time you got an answer you didn't like, you ramped it up. You went from "the car is on a side street in a safe location" to "it's between two businesses, and the Verizon big trucks have to keep turning into their driveway next to it and if it gets hit it's YOUR fault" and "the police will be calling you next if the tow truck isn't there in 30 minutes" and "my husband is a policeman" and "I know my consumer protection rights" and more (for one thing, you're not married). It's amazing how quickly you came up with this stuff, and if I were on the other end of the phone, it really wouldn't inspire me to try to help you.
Signed,
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 25, 2019 14:41:30 GMT -5
Dear friend, Well, watching you call roadside assistance for your broken down car was an experience. Every time you got an answer you didn't like, you ramped it up. You went from "the car is on a side street in a safe location" to "it's between two businesses, and the Verizon big trucks have to keep turning into their driveway next to it and if it gets hit it's YOUR fault" and "the police will be calling you next if the tow truck isn't there in 30 minutes" and "my husband is a policeman" and "I know my consumer protection rights" and more (for one thing, you're not married). It's amazing how quickly you came up with this stuff, and if I were on the other end of the phone, it really wouldn't inspire me to try to help you. Signed, Wow I am going to assume that you were riding along with Dear Friend? If so I would have a new policy in place - going together means using my wheels only or she goes in her wheels alone. She sounds like an angry person to me but I judge quickly.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Mar 25, 2019 15:39:54 GMT -5
Her car broke down about 2 blocks from my office, about a mile from her home, so she stopped in and asked to make a phone call. Her cell phone is not working.
She has a little black cloud that follows her around constantly, but she really doesn't help herself. She had an insurance claim a while back. I'm her agent, and I would get calls from the claims people telling me that she was screaming at them and threatening to sic the state authorities on them while not filling in the necessary paperwork etc.; I saw a small sample of that behavior today.
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Post by ners on Mar 25, 2019 18:00:32 GMT -5
Dear Supervisor
I asked you to approve your time sheets by 4:00 PM on March 20th. At 4:00 PM today March 25 your time sheets are still not approved. How would you like me to process your pay 5 days late.
To another supervisor- you said you did not realize time sheets were due and neither did your workers. Well how come the majority of people had their time sheets completed.
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Payroll Manager.
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Post by Iggy aka IG on Mar 26, 2019 10:12:06 GMT -5
Dear medical facility, There are no words to how frustrated I am. In January when I went in for the flu and pneumonia, my doctor at the time freaked me out by having her MA call me and reiterate a myriad of things wrong with me, and said I needed to go in for a procedure "ASAP". My doc is out on Tuesday's. Your facility only offers this procedure on Monday, so I carried this burden for weeks. It turned out to be nothing, so I fired her. My new doctor and I started out on good terms. He spent quite some time with me, and I diligently took notes. I've done everything he suggested. Two weeks ago I got sick again, and last week was finally tired of fighting it so I called. He is not in on Friday's, and I was told the other doctors didn't have any openings. Oh, but if it gets bad, I could go to after hours care or the ER. I cough and am miserable all weekend, so I call yesterday. I was told I could be seen Thursday. Um, no? I'm squeezed in, and the first thing I'm asked to do is put on a mask. So, lemme get this straight. At first, I'm not sick enough to be seen, but then I might be so bad I'm told to wear a mask? The doc graces me with his presence. He's not sure if it's a cold, sinus infection or a virus. He sends my RX to the pharmacy. Or does he? I leave work early to beat traffic, and stand in line hacking while listening to the woman behind me talk loudly on her phone about someone witnessing vaginal and C section births earlier that day. I get to the pharmacy tech. There are no RX waiting for me. It is 5 PM by this time. They call and were told the RX would be sent over. They are not told when. So then I call, am put on hold several times. The MA comes on the phone and said the doc just sent the RX. So, in the past, when you ask why it took me so long to come in, these might be the reasons why. Oh, and it's the reason why I'm firing all of you.
Signed, Going to find a private practice doctor ETA: And I just learned the 2 refills you supposedly sent to my mail order company yesterday aren't there either.
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Post by ners on Mar 28, 2019 11:26:36 GMT -5
Dear Cafe Manager
How do you run out of bowls for the soup? No I do not want 2 cups. How am I going to carry them back to my office and I am sure you would charge me for both.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Mar 29, 2019 19:06:23 GMT -5
Dear HR manager, So, you gave Hot Mama a new job -- Company Trainer. Well, bravo and mazeltov to ya. In a way, it's appropriate because she never shuts up, so maybe the Mouth of the South has a job that kinda suits her; Lord knows when it came to doing actual clients' work, she was not carrying her fair share because, well, that's actual work. May not bode well for her that two of her trainees did not survive their first week, however. Oh, and why ask her to edit our email templates? In case you (clearly) had not noticed, she has the grammar, spelling and punctuation knowledge of a Pet Rock. We're all having to go in and re-edit them.
And she spent a lot of time getting cozy with the computer dude who was working in the office yesterday, doing an install. Bragging about her (unnamed) boyfriend while hitting on the sweat-saturated cable guy? A scene that defines tasteless. And "K" is out for a second week, with more weeks off to come? You fired someone else last year for doing this, but she stays? Personally, I have no sympathy left in this case. I understand it may be justified, but holding her spot is a burden (and no, we are not FMLA-eligible, because we don't have the requisite number of employees).
I'm tired of all the crap, drama and politics.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 5, 2019 19:07:32 GMT -5
OK, Hot Mama...I know you and "K" are besties. But gossiping about why she is currently out of work is not a good idea. It's an invasion of privacy for one thing. And it does not make you look big and important. Neither does using foul language when discussing other employees' work abilities. For heaven's sake, if you're going to do that, at least close the door that came with your office, you dim bulb.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 6, 2019 9:19:06 GMT -5
Dear vacuum cleaner:
Please let me put you together correctly today.
Thank you.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Apr 6, 2019 9:24:56 GMT -5
Dear vacuum cleaner: Please let me put you together correctly today. Thank you. From my experience any left over parts weren't needed in the first place.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 6, 2019 10:15:23 GMT -5
It was the dust bin I couldn't figure out. I am happy to report that it is now latched in to place.
I did it!
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 6, 2019 10:26:11 GMT -5
It was the dust bin I couldn't figure out. I am happy to report that it is now latched in to place. I did it! YEA!
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 10, 2019 8:27:11 GMT -5
Dear Ex customer,
Yes I know I did come to your store to diagnose a problem, only because you boy friend who left a wife and three kids to be with you.. came, picked me up.
With the hope that the two of you would actually pay your WAY late bills,,,
Well he paid his bill in full,,,
You on the other hand,, wrote a check for half,,,,,, then post dated it until May the 9th,, yesterday was April the 9th! A little short on money?? maybe! But if you were not wearing those St. John knits and driving your brand new red Mercedes,,,,
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Post by mollyanna58 on Apr 12, 2019 19:35:21 GMT -5
Dear Facebook, Please stop suggesting that I send a friend request to my sister's ex-MIL. I knew she was a passive-aggressive **tch way back when my sister still thought she was wonderful. Signed, Nope
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Post by lund on Apr 18, 2019 7:14:21 GMT -5
Dear old friend 1, We have known each other for close to 30 years. That is a long time, and it would be nice to continue seeing you once in a while. But you are at present scheduling me for socializing with you once in a blue moon, but if something else turns up on your radar, I am conveniently forgotten about. And that to such a degree, that you even forget to tell me that the meeting is off. So I find out when I phone you about when you are going to arrive, since you are delayed. Again. The next time you want to schedule meeting me next whateverday, I will ask you to call me one or two days in advance to verify that you are coming as agreed. And I will not opt out of other fun things because of having agreed to see you, but reschedule seeing you instead. I treated seeing you as a priority, you obviously have me as an option if nothing better turns up. So I'm changing that.
Dear friend 2, You are a dearie and a class act. And no, I'm not angry that you were late here. You phoned from the train and said that it was running late, then kept me updated, and I just rearranged the dinner a bit in order for it not to spoil, and fed the other ones some finger food in the meantime. You don't owe any excuses, apologies or further explanations. Not your fault, and you kept us informed. We're fine.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 18, 2019 7:43:30 GMT -5
Dear old friend 1, We have known each other for close to 30 years. That is a long time, and it would be nice to continue seeing you once in a while. But you are at present scheduling me for socializing with you once in a blue moon, but if something else turns up on your radar, I am conveniently forgotten about. And that to such a degree, that you even forget to tell me that the meeting is off. So I find out when I phone you about when you are going to arrive, since you are delayed. Again. The next time you want to schedule meeting me next whateverday, I will ask you to call me one or two days in advance to verify that you are coming as agreed. And I will not opt out of other fun things because of having agreed to see you, but reschedule seeing you instead. I treated seeing you as a priority, you obviously have me as an option if nothing better turns up. So I'm changing that. Dear friend 2, You are a dearie and a class act. And no, I'm not angry that you were late here. You phoned from the train and said that it was running late, then kept me updated, and I just rearranged the dinner a bit in order for it not to spoil, and fed the other ones some finger food in the meantime. You don't owe any excuses, apologies or further explanations. Not your fault, and you kept us informed. We're fine. I had a friend like that. Operative word being HAD. Still have friend like Friend 2.
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Post by andi9899 on Apr 18, 2019 9:45:06 GMT -5
I have a friend like #1. She's so flaky that when we have plans I still keep my options open. If something better comes up, I either cancel with her or just don't follow up. If not, I text her the day before or day of and confirm. She's never my main plan.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 21, 2019 18:38:08 GMT -5
Dear neighbor, OK, the cops just showed up on the street due to a noise complaint at your house. Not a surprise, given that the party really started Good Friday morning before sunrise. (Note here: the husband is an excellent home brewer). This is day three of the Easter weekend festivities. I heard this going on Friday night and yesterday, and I am on the other end of the block. Not a nuisance for me, since I sleep with earplugs and my house is fairly soundproof, but I pity your nearer-by neighbors with little kids.
Wonder who the the brewmaster's wife is going to blame for the call to the police? There's a few people on the street who do not share her party-hearty lifestyle and do not much care for her. I am one of them, but the call was not made by me.
But frankly, it's about time to shut down the bar, toots.
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Post by steff on Apr 26, 2019 14:14:34 GMT -5
We have an update! but if I was to cover everything (in depth) it would be pages and pages and pages of insanity. So going to break it down into bullet points.
#1 We found out who the guy she was traveling with was. Her ex husband, who she was married to for a hot 6 months in 1982.
#2 He had cancer, went into hospice in San Antonio and died (or that's the story she's telling) either way, he vanished in San Antonio. She's now driving the bus (literally).
#3 Everyone in Texas has been on high alert. She has been honing in on one of my cousins (perceived as the "weakest"). She's looking for her next victim/meal ticket/family to move in with.
#4 There was a face to face (the first one since all this started) with the "weakest" cousin yesterday. Bat shit crazy showed up at her work (she's a bartender in a restaurant), ate her free lunch, hinted around about staying with her for awhile along with how much she has missed family, loves family, can't wait to get to know my cousin's kids, etc. Working that family nerve hard.
#5 That weakest cousin as it turns out, has balls of steel! Told her no to staying the night, no to moving in at all, no to parking the bus anywhere, & no to meeting her kids. and to quote said cousin "she didn't seem to miss me as much after I told her no." #6 Another quote from that face to face "momma, she didn't seem to be all there mentally. She was a little scary with how she looked & her tone after I said no." #7 There has been a FB selfie from inside the bus (you can see the Walmart cart corrals outside the window) with the caption "Living the Life!". *insert your laughter here* #8 Everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE who has any contact with her is now trying to get her to tell them where not my uncle is. We're still not having any luck. She wouldn't talk to my cousin at all about him. Cousin is also the one that she told that the "travel buddy/ex husband" had died. We wouldn't put it past her to have put him in hospice and left tho. We have no actual verification that he died.
#9 After the meeting with my cousin, she stated that she is going to head to Colorado on May 3rd when her next SS check comes in.
#10 Shortly after the failed "save me" meeting with my cousin, Bat shit crazy called my cousin's brother & he told her to take a flying leap. He wants nothing to do with her & told her to stay away from his mom (sweet Aunt J) #11 Another FB post yesterday after all the failed attempts, she had been kicked out of the Walmart parking lot & was going to move across the street to the Home Depot parking lot. She's parking lot hopping North of Houston.
#12 She has made no attempt to contact extended family in Texas and we have more relatives than Walmarts. When Aunt J shut her down about coming to her house (said she would meet her for lunch, bat shit crazy hasn't contacted her since, instead went for her "weakest" kid) we thought she would contact family that actually live in the country & would have land to park a bus on. But she hasn't at all.
#13 When/if she actually heads out to Colorado (no way an old bus will make it across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona & then up the mountains of Colorado) we will most likely lose all contact other than seeing her FB posts. Not like we had a ton of contact, but if she becomes actually homeless, FB posts will most likely end.
#14 there's a lot of turmoil & discussion between the other 3 sisters about how to help her when you don't want to be anywhere near her. Outside of someone putting money in an account every month, there isn't much to do & no one really wants to do that either. Only mom can really afford it & she has already gone above & beyond for her. If Bat shit crazy hadn't gone BSC, she would still be living with mom & would be supported financially. For the record, NO ONE is saying mom needs to do anything. It's just them coming to terms with their baby sister going off the rails to the point of being borderline homeless. #15 the goal at this point is just to find out where not my uncle is. Anyone she contacts from now on knows to keep asking & hopefully she'll eventually tell someone.
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Post by andi9899 on Apr 26, 2019 14:30:24 GMT -5
That's crazy. Does she not have any kids to mooch off of, or are they shutting her down too?
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 26, 2019 14:40:35 GMT -5
I hope you can find your not my uncle.
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Post by steff on Apr 26, 2019 14:52:45 GMT -5
That's crazy. Does she not have any kids to mooch off of, or are they shutting her down too? No she never had kids. For years & years she was everyone's favorite aunt, but the reality was that my brothers & I were the ones she was closest to & had the most interaction with. She was part of our daily life from the time we were little kids until we were adults. The cousins she hit up this week she hasn't really known as adults, just as kids. There's only 2 cousins left, 1 more in Houston (sweet Aunt J's youngest daughter) who won't even take FB chats from her & my cousin in Virginia. That's where we thought she would have headed to next, but she said Colorado instead.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 26, 2019 16:44:44 GMT -5
I hope you can find your not my uncle. This
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 26, 2019 18:53:01 GMT -5
Steff, at this point I would be checking the Social Security Death Index, in case he has passed (the listing does not update frequently, but it does update regularly), as well as obituary lists for the newspapers where he was living. My initial thought here is that not-my-uncle is no longer among the living. Assuming he was not a social media user, none of those sites will help. You can also contact the Department of State's Health Services; they keep records for residents, and those are updated more frequently than the federal records. Assuming he is not found among the death records, I think it then becomes a police search. Normally, law enforcement primarily takes on cases of missing persons when they are minors, but elderly and endangered adults can be reported and cases pursued if there is reason to believe harm has been done to them or their disappearance was sudden and the adult or adults who were with them either benefited from that disappearance or themselves disappeared. Auntie BSC certainly had reason to get rid of not-my-uncle. He had health issues, and she could not traipse around the country if she was saddled with his care. And while she's not living high on the financial hog, she has money for the bus; gas, maintenance, tolls, food, phone and Internet. Maybe her SS check is that big. Maybe she's trading a bawdy time in the bat-shit bus for cash with any bum who comes along. Or she raided NMU's bank account.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 4, 2019 9:38:20 GMT -5
Dear brother (and family), Glad that everyone is OK after the wreck on I-75. Even better: a trucker with dashcam caught the whole thing. The SUV driver who claims he fell asleep at the wheel, lost control and hit several cars (including the one my nieces were in, which was totaled, but its safety features saved their lives) could not have been asleep. He was driving in excess of 90 MPH, in a perfectly straight line, weaving in and out of traffic with no sign of loss of control such as straying into the median or off the shoulder. He was in "perfect" control of his vehicle -- until he came upon three lanes of "slower" (AKA driving the speed limit) traffic that just happened to get in his way.
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Post by TheOtherMe on May 4, 2019 9:45:31 GMT -5
Scary.
Glad there is dash cam footage.
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Post by chapeau on May 4, 2019 9:48:23 GMT -5
Dear brother (and family), Glad that everyone is OK after the wreck on I-75. Even better: a trucker with dashcam caught the whole thing. The SUV driver who claims he fell asleep at the wheel, lost control and hit several cars (including the one my nieces were in, which was totaled, but its safety features saved their lives) could not have been asleep. He was driving in excess of 90 MPH, in a perfectly straight line, weaving in and out of traffic with no sign of loss of control such as straying into the median or off the shoulder. He was in "perfect" control of his vehicle -- until he came upon three lanes of "slower" (AKA driving the speed limit) traffic that just happened to get in his way. Wow. Glad your nieces are okay.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 4, 2019 9:54:52 GMT -5
Thanks. It was a new-ish Honda Accord, four door. The impact blew out the rear window and crushed the back end, including the frame. No fixing a frame in that condition. The vehicle that hit them was a Cadillac Escalade. I hope he's got money and insurance. He wrecked several cars with his driving.
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Post by TheOtherMe on May 4, 2019 11:07:20 GMT -5
Had the driver been imbibing?
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