Friday, March 25, 2011

Another Crazy day at work

Ok, here is another strange phone call at work.  This lady was calling about a  product that was shipped to her that she wanted to return.  Well, she can't do that because she has had the machine for over a year now.  She has not been charged on her credit card but she has a negative report on her credit.  The conversation went like this:  I am (so and so) and I can a born again Christian and I have the Holy Ghost  I am a minister and I am blessed there are families that have good people and there are families that have bad people and my family has good  people  and I pray to the Lord that none of my family would do something to someone else that has been done to me I called and ordered this machine and I told the ordering girl not to send the order through unless I called her back and I called back and found out that the ordering girl pushed my order through and now I have this problem but you see the machine was delivered when I was not home and I did not see it for months and then one day when I was outside with the neighbors we found this box in the bushes and that box had my name on it and it was the machine that I had told the ordering girl not to order and now I want to remind you that I am true and I do not lie and the water tank broke in my apartment and the water went everywhere and right now I am living with my wonderful sister who took me in and the other people in the building do not have anywhere to go and they are hurting and the fireman said that the water heater was too heavy for the floor and that it had too much water and he could see how this whole thing happened and also I have a broken foot right now and I want to be in my home but it is flooded and this ordering girl gave me her word that she would not turn this order in and now I am in this flood mess and I have had problems before because I was in the earthquake in Los Angeles in 1993 and that was terrifying and the Lord will straighten this out because I should not have to pay for something that I do not want  and  this  should be a mercy bill because the ordering girl did not keep her word but the Lord  will deal with her and the people in her company will take the heat for that one and I am one of a kind and I will not cover for her and I have two storage sheds and  I need more for all the stuff that was damaged in the flood and I am insured with Allstate and that ordering people should know that I don't keep stuff that is not mine and this machine is not mine because I have not paid for it and  the Lord deals in rhythm and he will deal with this problem  ( I still have not said a word because I can't --she is still talking away and  the phone call has been going on for 15 minutes now) and by the way:  "Are you Christian?" and I said "Yes, I am a Mormon girl in Utah" and she said  "Oh you are not a Christian though and you should know that and you don't celebrate Lent but I will see you when the Lord comes again and I will see you in the Rapture......................  I guess she was tired because she told me to have a blessed day and hung up.  Just like that.  Never did get her name.  Never did figure out what she really was calling for.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

LENT

Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection. Lent begins on 9 March 2011 and ends on 23 April 2011, which is the day before Easter.  Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock.  Because Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, we skip over Sundays when we calculate the length of Lent. Therefore, in the Western Church, Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday, the seventh Wednesday before Easter. 

Lent in 2011 will start on Wednesday, the 9th of March and will continue for 46 days until Saturday, the 23rd of April.  It starts the day after Marti Gras.

I have a Mormon friend who observes Lent.  She gives up something she really, really loves, or has a nasty craving for.  Chocolate, sugar, swearing, whatever.

We were talking about observing Lent at work.  I think I might observe it this year, and give up something that I really, really love, that is bad for me:

 

No cheating, no sneaking, just give it and be truthful about it.  Tell me what you think.

Thursday, March 03, 2011

GETTING SERIOUS PART 2

Ya know, sometimes I really can't spell or pronounce people's name when they call in for customer support.  For some reason, they think I should be able to spell their names right off the top of  my head.  Here are some examples of  some of the names I should be able to spell and pronounce correctly:

Nyshonn
Juvonya
Jonetia
Lashon
Chaquita--like the banana???????????  Really.
Kiwana
Tamkea
Towanda

But this is the best one ever:

Minnie Tittsworth.