CRAP

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Today is turning out to be a suck ass kind of day. I just have to vent here for a min. Back in like, I dunno actually, months ago, we got this satellite internet installed. When I called they said they had two payment options. Pay it all OR pay 1/5th of the fee and have the rest of the equipment cost added onto your monthly service bill so that is wasn't all at once. Well they told me that when the guy came out to install the equipment to tell him which way we were going to do it. I wanted it added on to my bill. So I told him that and he told me they had already set it up to be paid in full and that if I wanted it to be the other way that I'd have to call the service provider and have them switch it to that. They charged me the $100 bucks and that was it.

So I did as he instructed, and the service (Hughesnet) told me that no, they don't do it that way and they couldn't change it and that they weren't going to collect the money for the satellite blah blah, etc etc. among other things. Since then I've only been billed the monthly service charge and haven't been contacted about it. I probably shouldn't have left things at that, but figured if no one wanted me to pay them...who was I to make a fuss?

Today I logged on to my bank account to find that over $400 dollars had been charged to my account from the company that installed my satellite. Freaking out I called them to find that they apparently checked with Hughesnet to make sure I paid and when I hadn't they decided to charge me the full remainder.

STUPID PEOPLE. I had no call about this. The lady I spoke to said she has been calling about this for months and has left dozens of messages. Um, NO....

There were no messages. There wasn't even a number on the caller id. So I don't know what that's about but she had the right number to call...

Either way she's refunding the full amount and I've worked out payments, but it's ruined the day. I am so wound up and stressed now. I swear it's always something...

I was going to go cast on something new to cheer myself up but thought better of it. I'm three rows away from the border on my spring things shawl, and think it's best to work on that instead. Finishing something will feel even better.

On a good note, I got my loopy order yesterday...

Posh Lucia in Raspberry. For being part cashmere it's really not that great, or soft. We'll see if I like it better knit.Shibui Sock in Peony. LOVE this.
And Louet Gems fingering in Lilac and Goldilocks. The yellow is a different color than I thought it would be...not sure if I like it.
And a few kid pics...Alexis being silly.Nicholas in apron and chefs hat.
And this which I found amusing. Chad was sitting with the kids at dinner and he looked over on Nick's tray and saw a mashed potato snowman...
Goofy kid. I thought maybe Chad did it for him, but nope, he did it all on his own! Lol.

Tonight Chad has a "dinner" he has to go to for work, I get to go too. It's not formal but we have to dress nice. Like nice pants, button shirt type of thing. I don't have any "slacks" or dress pants so I picked some up at JcPenny today (on sale!) and got some super cute shoes (also on sale! Originally 70 bucks too...but they are leather). I wonder if they are getting rid of them since they aren't on the website...I might have to get them in brown too then... Anywho the brand is Strictly Comfort and they have a nice squishy bottom and support my instep. I like. I got another pair but I'm taking those back since after wearing them for a few min around the house, they made my foot hurt. They had a short heel on them though, and I have trouble wearing heels anymore. So perhaps I'll just exchange them for another pair of these.

So that's it for today. Hopefully we won't have to stay there forever tonight, and it's not too boring. Chad already told me I can't take my knitting...(should I hide a sock in my purse? lol).