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~800 miles later … it’s back to work in the morning. Weekends are short. Those bastards.

@Tammy’s = good
leaving = teh sux0r

only a few hours left

Ok, so I didn’t get the normal response when I called, but I did have my first chance to call 911 today.

Sitting at the gas station, getting gas, heard lots of honking. Turned and looked to find two (both immensely over weight, but thats beside the point) women standing in the middle of the busiest road in town. I immedeately think to myself, “What the fuck are you doing standing in the road? Morons.” Then some cars move out of the way and I can tell that they had just had an accident. Fairly obvious from the damage to their cars that the dumbass coming out of the gas station should not have gone, and got hit by the other dumbass who doesn’t know where her brake pedal is. They were both standing there yelling at each other in the middle of the road, with their cars blocking rush hour traffic on, like I said, the busiest road in town.

So I call 911, report the accident, and drive home. Not quite as exciting as a first 911 call could have been, but better than being involved, thats for sure. They took down my name and number just incase. I hope I get called as a witness or something. Great excuse to miss work.

On a much happier note, I get to go visit Tammy tomorrow. WOOHOO!!!!

Customer (J****) 04/06/2005 11:06 AM

Recently I returned all three DVDs that I had at once. I then received 3 more DVDs, only one of which was on my queue. The other two had been on my queue previously, but I had already viewed and returned them. I’m not sure why I received these DVDs, but I think your system is a little quirky. I sent all 3 DVDs back at the same time, but your system as only noted the receipt of one of them. In noting that, I got an email telling me that you had received one of the DVDs twice, and the other two are still “shipped.” Please try and work out the quirks so I don’t waste an entire billing cycle sending back movies I’ve already seen and didn’t request.

Response (Blockbuster Online) 04/07/2005 10:34 AM

Dear J****,

Thank you for contacting BLOCKBUSTER Online Customer Service.

If a title does not show as checked in after 3 business days or you have not received a title that we shipped after 3 business days, you may report this issue by logging into our website, clicking on the “My Account” link, and selecting “Report a DVD Issue.” This function will allow you to have the title resent, or the next available title in your queue sent, and help us follow up with the postal service. In cases where you have returned a DVD and it has not been received by our return center, it will allow the next in your queue to be shipped.

Your Friends at Blockbuster Online

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Customer (J****) 04/07/2005 10:59 AM

Thank you for completely not answering either of my two questions. Please learn to read English and formulate a response that could at least resemble useful information in regards to my inquiry before contacting me again.

To avoid this mishap again, I have narrowed my original inquiry into one question, in hopes that you will be able to comprehend it:

Why did I receive two DVDs that were not on my Queue, and how can I avoid that in the future?

- An unhappy customer looking into joining Netflix

Response (Blockbuster Online) 04/07/2005 11:28 AM

Dear J****,

Thank you for contacting BLOCKBUSTER Online Customer Service.

We appreciate your feedback. Your error has been reported and will be reviewed by our technical team. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Unfortunately, it had to be an error at our distribution center. The issue should not happen again. Please accept this free e-coupon:

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Your Friends at Blockbuster Online

Translation:
Be an asshole, get free stuff.

Half of my office was away at a show called NSTA last week. Two of my “friends” from Product Development went, as well as our boss. I have recently learned of a very easy way to rip DVDs into AVIs that fit on a CD, and are extremely good quality. They asked me to bring in a bunch of movies for them to watch on the plane, because the show was in Dallas and they’d have long flights. Being the nice person that I am, I brought them 5 movies and copied the movies over to the laptop they were using. I told them exactly what they would need to buy at RadioShack so they could both listen to the movies at the same time.

The day they left, I came in to work and my own personal headphones that I keep on my desk and that I use every single day so I can concentrate, are miraculously missing. Big fucking surprise, especially after I’ve already had this fight about using my personal items or space with one of them many times. His assholity continues to amaze even me, which IS saying something. Not once did he ask me to borrow them, or even let me know he was borrowing them.

When they got back yesterday, I politely asked them both if they had, or knew who had taken my headphones. Obviously, they both said no, even though one of them had to be lying. It couldn’t have been, or at least would have made much less sense for Julie to take them because she has her own headphones that she uses to listen to the radio every day, leaving only one possible culprit. But he had said no, and I foolishly believed them.

Today I came in to work and my headphones had mysteriously appeared on my desk. I again asked Doc if he had taken them, and he again said no. Now, Julie is out sick today so … yea, what a dumb ass. Here is the conversation that followed:

JBSil (9:27:54 AM): you sure you didn’t borrow my headphones?
klr4321 (9:28:05 AM): what headphones
JBSil (9:28:23 AM): the ones you used to watch the movies that i so graciously burned for you
klr4321 (9:28:31 AM):
JBSil (9:28:34 AM): that you took off my desk without asking me
klr4321 (9:28:37 AM): they were nice movies
klr4321 (9:28:41 AM): you are the best
JBSil (9:28:47 AM): so that i couldn’t use them all friggin week
JBSil (9:28:58 AM): that you couldn’t even bother to IM me and let me know you were borrowing them
JBSil (9:29:03 AM): or call me and ask me
JBSil (9:29:19 AM): you just took them out of my cube, off of my desk, knowing that i use them every day
klr4321 (9:29:24 AM): if i did take them, i had no way to IM you at the show or on the plane
JBSil (9:29:42 AM): and knowing how i feel about people using my stuff and my space
JBSil (9:29:54 AM): thats real great. did you have no cell phone reception either?
klr4321 (9:30:02 AM): ya,..exactly,.thats why i would never use them without your written permission
JBSil (9:30:24 AM): so they just miraculously disappeared right before you left, and reappeared this morning, and it has nothing to do with you?
klr4321 (9:30:25 AM): cell phones did not work in dallas,…sunspots
JBSil (9:30:52 AM): thats why you called sandy and jean and made them print labels for you … without your cell phone
klr4321 (9:31:15 AM): no,…i dont think i was involved in the disappearance of the head phones, but i will conduct a full investigation
klr4321 (9:31:30 AM): we shall get to the bottom of this crime
JBSil (9:31:32 AM): you dont think?!? either you took them or you didn’t. there’s no thinking about it
JBSil (9:32:08 AM): your complete moral incapacity astonishes me
klr4321 (9:32:19 AM): i did have headphones yes, but they could have been mine, or sandys.
klr4321 (9:32:29 AM): moral incapacity,….lol
JBSil (9:32:44 AM): not if you walked over to my desk and took them from my cube, then they probably weren’t yours or sandys
klr4321 (9:32:54 AM): thats good,….lets save that one for the criminal
klr4321 (9:33:02 AM): that bastard

At which point I blocked him and intend never to speak to him unless it is strictly business related. If I could have caused him any amount of physical pain or death without spending time in jail, I would have. Instead I’m going to file a complaint against him with the HR department.

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