Things that frustrate us all
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They put you on hold just to leave a message? I thought you only went on hold like that to talk to a person.I just spent over a half hour on hold to make an appointment with a specialist. ("You are #6 in line, estimated wait time....") When they finally answered, it was just an automated message telling me to leave a message.Not only that, but the message said I could make an appointment request on their website. Why didn't their wait message say that to start with?!?
Sometimes I think this is insistence on automating everything, which is supposedly to make things "easier", really just makes things way more harder than they should be. A few months ago we replaced our 20+ year old washing machine, and this new one has some kind of system where it's supposed to automatically rebalance things if it goes off balance, but it's a nightmare because it constantly goes off balance because of the way the tub is designed, and so it constantly stops, and then once my mom adjusts the clothes and turns it back on it tries to fix the clothes and throws itself off balance again, and stops again. The old one without any of the automated crap never did anything like that.
I hate that. I have had similar circumstances with phone service and websites. I think I posted it on here. The worse is when they don't fix the sites or phone services for years. Meh! The smart ones don't have you wait but they give you a callback option. Where you leave your name and number, and they call you back.I just spent over a half hour on hold to make an appointment with a specialist. ("You are #6 in line, estimated wait time....") When they finally answered, it was just an automated message telling me to leave a message.
Speaking of something that frustrates me is when it seems that so many places now you need to join. I have so many accounts now. My username and password book is so filled up. I have an account now because I only had to do one thing, and I am pretty sure I will not have to return. Thats why I prefer the phone at times.
Also, for years I have been getting called a lot and they are not leaving me messages. Is it because it's something shady? Thats why they won't leave a message? If I haven't picked up by now, then I won't! Must be telemarketers. Or I hope and not some creep. Lesser of evils even if it is annoying.
What’s with all this crap about “whole body” deodorant?
Look, if you stink so bad that you have to smear deodorant over your entire body, you’ve got serious issues, pal.
I mean, there used to be a more logical word for this sorta thing:
SOAP!
Look, if you stink so bad that you have to smear deodorant over your entire body, you’ve got serious issues, pal.
I mean, there used to be a more logical word for this sorta thing:
SOAP!
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Shoes falling apart at the sole. 
Been having the worst luck with shoes lately. Just been doing light chores, taking my dogs out, going to stores when needed. Nothing big.
Been having the worst luck with shoes lately. Just been doing light chores, taking my dogs out, going to stores when needed. Nothing big.
I went shopping at my local Fred Meyer this morning after not having been at that particular location for a while and I was shocked to discover that all the dishwasher and laundry detergent had been moved and was now locked behind glass display cases and I had to call for an attendant to come open the case so I could get laundry detergent.
I have had that happen to me and like you I wasn't doing much. They were pretty new too. Shoes aren't made like they used to. Regular shoes used to be water resistant. Now I have to get special shoes. I used to be able to walk in a small puddle without a problem now you can't even walk on wet grass.Shoes falling apart at the sole.
Nothing is made like it used to.I have had that happen to me and like you I wasn't doing much. They were pretty new too. Shoes aren't made like they used to. Regular shoes used to be water resistant. Now I have to get special shoes. I used to be able to walk in a small puddle without a problem now you can't even walk on wet grass.
To be fair, I think these people just suffer from a condition (like sweating more than usual or having a stronger odor). I'm sure it's not implying that people don't bathe. It's like saying that people don't use deodorant for their pits don't wash them. I'm sorry for the lame PSA. Just my 2 cents.
New Balance.Shoes falling apart at the sole.
I've needed new shoes as my current ones are well past their life at a year plus 4 months and still holding up ok.
Ditto on New Balance.
I have the absolute worst luck and timing, I'm finally in the process of getting hired for a new job, and now I'm sick with an infection. I started getting really sick on Saturday after feeling kinda off for a little while, and I gave myself a couple days to see if I'd get better and I didn't, and then I got the job offer on Monday. Once I realized I wasn't getting better yesterday morning, I called the Doctor's Office I go to, and they can't get me in until tomorrow morning.
No, I didn't make a purchase to take a survey. I just bought the electric cordless pole saw to trim my trees when the leaves fall in November. I'm not going out and use it in August when the trees are decked out in leaves and it is 106 F. Hard to do a survey when I haven't even taken it out of the box, much less used it.
Thanks, got to my doctor and got some anti-biotics, and also had my drug screening for the new job today. So hopefully I'll be able to start the job and start feeling better now.