Complaint of the day goes here.

vhcoleman09 · November 2009

Here's mine: DH and I dropped my car off this morning at the dealership to get a new timing belt. We only have one car, and it's 7 years old. This is its first big ticket repair. it was pouring rain, and the shuttle to take us to work was late and I was the last stop. I was not looking forward to forking over $360 to begin with, but I just got a call that the front brake pads need replacing ($255), our battery is near death ($130), it's time for an oil change ($25), our rear calipers are wearing our rear brake pads down and need servicing ($80), and something about spark plugs that seemed important ($200). I only gave the go ahead for the brake pads, oil change, and spark plugs, but I really hate that I am dropping a G. Sad

Thanks for letting me get that out. It really does help. Your turn.

Leigha12 · November 2009

It sounds like they are taking you for a ride! (pun not intended) Most of those sound like they are way overcharging you. I'd shop around for the rest of the services (unless your DH is handy). Mine would probably do all but the brake pads himself. Good luck!

chrissyvcm · November 2009

vhcoleman09:

Here's mine: DH and I dropped my car off this morning at the dealership to get a new timing belt. We only have one car, and it's 7 years old. This is its first big ticket repair. it was pouring rain, and the shuttle to take us to work was late and I was the last stop. I was not looking forward to forking over $360 to begin with, but I just got a call that the front brake pads need replacing ($255), our battery is near death ($130), it's time for an oil change ($25), our rear calipers are wearing our rear brake pads down and need servicing ($80), and something about spark plugs that seemed important ($200). I only gave the go ahead for the brake pads, oil change, and spark plugs, but I really hate that I am dropping a G.

Thanks for letting me get that out. It really does help. Your turn.

Yikes! I feel very defensive of you all of a sudden. I feel like they're taking advantage of our little pregnant vh, and I don't like it. Not. Cool.

As for my complaint - I look hot today at work and nobody's here to compliment me! When I look schlubby, everyone's in the office, but when I sport my new purple dress that falls just high enough above the knee to be office appropriate but still show some leg and my brown suede pumps, nobody's here to appreciate it. Dang!

mamie329 · November 2009

There's no way I can possibly list one complain after being asked to divulge.

My current workweek meal plan is not working for me during the day. I'm starving shortly after lunch, so I need to figure out a new plan.
We're not getting our fancy holiday work party this year for the second year in a row. But we're giving the money to charity. I should feel good about that, but I wanted to wear a pretty dress and bask in an open bar. Totally flameworthy.
Irritated Taylor Lautner isn't at least 18. I don't like feeling so pervy.
Totally busy week and I barely have any downtime like I used to.

LarkNow · November 2009

I'm ignoring my siggy. It's being a jerk. I hope you will ignore it, too.

mamie329 · November 2009

chrissyvcm:
As for my complaint - I look hot today at work and nobody's here to compliment me! When I look schlubby, everyone's in the office, but when I sport my new purple dress that falls just high enough above the knee to be office appropriate but still show some leg and my brown suede pumps, nobody's here to appreciate it. Dang!

C, if you do a self-portrait for us, we'll see you and compliment you!

Leigha12 · November 2009

And now my complaint. DH does contract work for a local high school (teaches a HS drumline). He's been doing this for years and they always give him a hard time when trying to get paid (meanwhile he works for a local elementary school, same school district, same payor and never has problems getting paid on that contract). Anyways, this year, he has turned in 2 invoices since September and no paychecks. He's been checking weekly, and they'd say "2 more weeks". Well, yesterday they tell him his invoices have been rejected for unspecificity. Even though they're the same as always and they've had them for months/weeks. Today, they made him redo them and turn in a letter explaining why they're late. LATE? Yeah, supposedly they want him to turn in his invoice before he does the work. It is the most @ss backwards thing I've ever heard. So he had his lawyer (me) draft his "explanation" letter and demanded payment by Friday, which won't happen, but we can hope. This is a couple thousand dollars we could use before the holidays, and it is utterly ridiculous to have someone start working in August and not have paid them by November.

LarkNow · November 2009

mamie329:
chrissyvcm:

As for my complaint - I look hot today at work and nobody's here to compliment me! When I look schlubby, everyone's in the office, but when I sport my new purple dress that falls just high enough above the knee to be office appropriate but still show some leg and my brown suede pumps, nobody's here to appreciate it. Dang!

C, if you do a self-portrait for us, we'll see you and compliment you!

Fashion show, fashion show, fashion show at lunch!

mamie329 · November 2009

LarkNow:

Fashion show, fashion show, fashion show at lunch!

You totally stole my line, Lark! Crying

You're lucky I like you.

vhcoleman09 · November 2009

mamie329:
chrissyvcm:

As for my complaint - I look hot today at work and nobody's here to compliment me! When I look schlubby, everyone's in the office, but when I sport my new purple dress that falls just high enough above the knee to be office appropriate but still show some leg and my brown suede pumps, nobody's here to appreciate it. Dang!

C, if you do a self-portrait for us, we'll see you and compliment you!

Ditto! Actually, I'll compliment you anyway. I trust your judgment. DAM*, YOU LOOK HOT! That dress is perfect with those shoes. Have you been working out?

vhcoleman09 · November 2009

Leigha12:
And now my complaint. DH does contract work for a local high school (teaches a HS drumline). He's been doing this for years and they always give him a hard time when trying to get paid (meanwhile he works for a local elementary school, same school district, same payor and never has problems getting paid on that contract). Anyways, this year, he has turned in 2 invoices since September and no paychecks. He's been checking weekly, and they'd say "2 more weeks". Well, yesterday they tell him his invoices have been rejected for unspecificity. Even though they're the same as always and they've had them for months/weeks. Today, they made him redo them and turn in a letter explaining why they're late. LATE? Yeah, supposedly they want him to turn in his invoice before he does the work. It is the most @ss backwards thing I've ever heard. So he had his lawyer (me) draft his "explanation" letter and demanded payment by Friday, which won't happen, but we can hope. This is a couple thousand dollars we could use before the holidays, and it is utterly ridiculous to have someone start working in August and not have paid them by November.

Wow. That's pretty bad. September was a long time ago. Maybe your lawyer skills will help out though. I'll send some (good) check dust your way.

ChooGirl · November 2009

I dislike immensely that it took me so long to find this board. I reserve the right to complain about this for at least the next year.

LarkNow · November 2009

mamie329:
LarkNow:

Fashion show, fashion show, fashion show at lunch!

You totally stole my line, Lark!

You're lucky I like you.

Wink

It's not my line anyway. It belongs to the ages.

mofe · November 2009

vhcoleman09:

Here's mine: DH and I dropped my car off this morning at the dealership to get a new timing belt. We only have one car, and it's 7 years old. This is its first big ticket repair. it was pouring rain, and the shuttle to take us to work was late and I was the last stop. I was not looking forward to forking over $360 to begin with, but I just got a call that the front brake pads need replacing ($255), our battery is near death ($130), it's time for an oil change ($25), our rear calipers are wearing our rear brake pads down and need servicing ($80), and something about spark plugs that seemed important ($200). I only gave the go ahead for the brake pads, oil change, and spark plugs, but I really hate that I am dropping a G.

Thanks for letting me get that out. It really does help. Your turn.

Just make sure they don't over charge you for head light fluid! Wink

vhcoleman09 · November 2009

mofe:
vhcoleman09:

Here's mine: DH and I dropped my car off this morning at the dealership to get a new timing belt. We only have one car, and it's 7 years old. This is its first big ticket repair. it was pouring rain, and the shuttle to take us to work was late and I was the last stop. I was not looking forward to forking over $360 to begin with, but I just got a call that the front brake pads need replacing ($255), our battery is near death ($130), it's time for an oil change ($25), our rear calipers are wearing our rear brake pads down and need servicing ($80), and something about spark plugs that seemed important ($200). I only gave the go ahead for the brake pads, oil change, and spark plugs, but I really hate that I am dropping a G.

Thanks for letting me get that out. It really does help. Your turn.

Just make sure they don't over charge you for head light fluid!

I hear $300 is pretty standard for head light fluid. Right? RIGHT?

Kellybeth124 · November 2009

I've been out of school for over a year and the first week I go back I get sick. The FNP said it was "para-influenza" but that's just a fancy way of saying I've got a cold. Unfortunately I'm having some awful respiratory reaction that required a nebulizer, an inhaler and a various asst. of other meds. He was super sweet and gave me a full bag of samples so I didn't have to pay for the pills or the inhaler so I'm grateful for that but I haaaate being sick. He also told me that as soon as I'm well I need a flu shot because he's worried that if I do this poorly with just a cold that the flu will really do some damage. Great.

And, to top it all off - the grocery store is out of cherry jello. WTF.

mamie329 · November 2009

Cheeses sliced, KB. When are you going to catch a break??

Sending good luck dust to the south.

CTbride320 · November 2009

I have a few.

I went into school feeling sick for the past 2 days (just a cold for now, runny/stuffy nose, feeling tired and rundown...not the flu), and I was told that today I could probably go home early. At 2:45pm (I leave at 4:30pm), I was told that someone would come to cover my class at 3:00pm. No one ever came. I had to go cover another classroom at 4:00pm, and I really had to pee but I held it for an hour because I thought someone was coming to cover my class at 3pm. I got to the other classroom and told an assistant director in the room that I was going to use the bathroom quickly and be right back. She told me that I "couldn't" because she had an important phone call. I told her it was an emergency and literally RAN to the bathroom because it was that bad. Sorry, I don't think "no" is an answer when someone says they have to use the bathroom. I've had kidney infections and I'm really not supposed to "hold it," let alone the fact that it is basically an abuse of someone's basic human right to not let him/her use the bathroom.

Then I found out that one of my students has lice, so we had to bag up EVERYTHING fabric in our classroom ("dramatic play" area clothes, blankets from our classroom library, etc.). FML.

LarkNow · November 2009

Kellybeth124:

I've been out of school for over a year and the first week I go back I get sick. The FNP said it was "para-influenza" but that's just a fancy way of saying I've got a cold. Unfortunately I'm having some awful respiratory reaction that required a nebulizer, an inhaler and a various asst. of other meds. He was super sweet and gave me a full bag of samples so I didn't have to pay for the pills or the inhaler so I'm grateful for that but I haaaate being sick. He also told me that as soon as I'm well I need a flu shot because he's worried that if I do this poorly with just a cold that the flu will really do some damage. Great.

And, to top it all off - the grocery store is out of cherry jello. WTF.

Sad I have so much cherry jello here. I am sending it your way, with my telepathy. Let me know when it gets there.

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