The Vent - Part Trois

[Rhiannercakes 14]

My phone was too old to have a SIM card.

[antda 13]

Hi Everyone,

Lol...I don't usually vent here on vj...But vent I must this time (hope you all don't mind)....

I don't like the USPS anymore!....

First of all....

I live in one town and my house is there....(Town A)

But my mailing address is in another town, which is 20 miles away...(Town B )

My actual mailbox is 1 mile away.....(Towns A/B border...)

Confusing, I agree....Wonder who came up with such a thing?

I have lost mail before because of this "double address mix-up"....

I lost my son's birth certificate and SSN card because of this....

I think I might have lost my voter's registration too, as it has not come yet....(will have to look into that after the holidays though...)

It was a miracle though, that I didn't lose anything USCIS-related (lol..though it did confuse the IO when I explained about such)

Thank goodness I didn't yet apply for US passport (and send in my citizenship certificate).....gosh knows what would have happened then....

Ok..So today I got a pink card in the mail...

Saying that I have a package that is too big for my big plastic rural mailbox (how big is too big?) and that the package has to be picked up at the post office....20 miles away!....

You would think that the mailperson would have driven down a country road for a mere 1 mile...from the mailbox to the front of my house

But no.....

And now I have to go pick up this "mysterious package".....20 miles of extra driving.....in the snow.....

Grrr....Thanks a lot USPS!

Heck, even FedEx and UPS delivers right up to my front door!

What gives with USPS?

Lol...I hope this package is worth my extra 20 mile drive!....

That's my vent....Thanks for reading/listening anyways....

Ant

Edited December 20, 2009 by Ant+D+A

[Malrothien 6]

Well, we got hubby's account reopened after spending 2.5 hrs on the phone waiting to talk to a rep. We did 5 virus scans and 2 malware scans and nothing came up. I'm scared that his computer isn't safe even after using different scanners.

I am thinking this might be it for WoW with me. After seeing everything they took, destroyed, or sold is really disheartening.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

That sucks, Malrothien

Ant, I didn't receive my voter's registration card until about 5 weeks after I sent in my registration so it may just be that they are slow in sending it to you. I checked the website and found myself registered which is how I knew they had received it. I was about to phone and find out when I would receive my card - and it actually came in the mail that day.

[Danu 19]

Well, we got hubby's account reopened after spending 2.5 hrs on the phone waiting to talk to a rep. We did 5 virus scans and 2 malware scans and nothing came up. I'm scared that his computer isn't safe even after using different scanners.

I am thinking this might be it for WoW with me. After seeing everything they took, destroyed, or sold is really disheartening.

A word of advice from my blizzman. Get an authenticator. My dad got hacked and we managed to stop them but they go through super quick. If your hubby was silly and feel for one of the "You are a winner! Go here!" things, you wont have a virus, he may have given out the info on the site. Without an authenticator though they wont be able to get onto your accounts. Getting hacked absolutely sucks, but theres that way to prevent it and its really reliable no matter if you get a virus or what.

[Malrothien 6]

It wasn't a site that he went to since he doesn't fall for stuff like that. It was most likely a trojan through Curse.

Already ordered authenticators, but it hurts my soul to get one. ><

[Sam and Ben 2]

Tonight's/Today's rant:

Getting a phone call at one am saying "oh, my truck slid off the road" as an opener. That is a BAD opener. "I'm okay, and the truck is okay, but I slid off the road" is a better way to start.

Hubby-to-be is driving up to Canada to spend Christmas with my family and then to move me down. Of course, there haven't been any huge storms (that I'm aware of) to the area prior to this, but now that he's attempting to drive on up, the snowstorm of the freaking season hits. And he's driving his Florida-loving truck that doesn't particularly like the slick roads. And I've been up since three am thinking that he left then (as decided the night before)... nope, he slept in until seven. So he's fully rested but stuck in a median and I just need some bloody sleep...

[trailmix 77]

It wasn't a site that he went to since he doesn't fall for stuff like that. It was most likely a trojan through Curse.

Already ordered authenticators, but it hurts my soul to get one. ><

Yeah we both have them too now. They do return everything when your account is hacked, can just take a day or two. I never visit any weird sites, never found anything weird on my computer. Our other guildie, who is also a guy my Husband used to work with - same deal, never found anything on his computer either.

Sam and Ben - Sounds like a horrible drive, hope the rest of the trip is much much smoother

Edited December 20, 2009 by trailmix

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Tonight's/Today's rant:

Getting a phone call at one am saying "oh, my truck slid off the road" as an opener. That is a BAD opener. "I'm okay, and the truck is okay, but I slid off the road" is a better way to start.

Hubby-to-be is driving up to Canada to spend Christmas with my family and then to move me down. Of course, there haven't been any huge storms (that I'm aware of) to the area prior to this, but now that he's attempting to drive on up, the snowstorm of the freaking season hits. And he's driving his Florida-loving truck that doesn't particularly like the slick roads. And I've been up since three am thinking that he left then (as decided the night before)... nope, he slept in until seven. So he's fully rested but stuck in a median and I just need some bloody sleep...

Argh. Sorry to hear that Sam. Hope he makes it the rest of the way safe and sound!

Several years ago I was rear-ended by a semi on the freeway, pushing my car into the pickup truck in front of me (which subsequently slid halfway up the hood of my car), and totaling my own car. I was mostly fine -- bruises and soreness -- thanks largely to the fact I was driving a big '80's luxury Oldsmobile sedan at the time. Anyhow, my father came and picked me up from the accident site (it closed down two of the three lanes of the freeway, but he managed to weave in and out like a demon to get to the site...) and took me home (the ambulance offered to check me out, but I declined). Anyhow, when my father called my mother to tell her I had been in an accident, he did his best to start out softly, "Wyatt's Torch is fine, honey" but then he said, "He just had a bit of a fender bender...with a semi." I remember bursting out laughing when I heard him say that, and could hear my mother absolutely flip out on the other end of the phone.

Another funny thing about the accident is that while the police, ambulance and fire truck were all there, and the semi driver, pickup driver and I were all sort of standing around, still taking stock of the situation, one of the firemen sauntered over to me and asked, "Is this your car?" I nodded and he put out his closed palm, opening it to reveal my hood ornament. I still have it somewhere.

[Sam and Ben 2]

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I hope he gets here safe and sound too.

I don't know if you can truly call it a fender bender when it's involved with a semi... Important thing is you got out alright.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I hope he gets here safe and sound too.

I don't know if you can truly call it a fender bender when it's involved with a semi... Important thing is you got out alright.

Yeah, that's what made it so damn funny. He was trying to play it down to her by calling it a fender bender (which wasn't technically a lie, given that the fender was bent...beyond all recognition...), when really my car was totaled and I was very fortunate to be mostly uninjured.

[kizza 1]

Yeah, that's what made it so damn funny. He was trying to play it down to her by calling it a fender bender (which wasn't technically a lie, given that the fender was bent...beyond all recognition...), when really my car was totaled and I was very fortunate to be mostly uninjured.

Wyatt, your dad sounds sweet! Funny story... in retrospect, no doubt.

Sam, I hope your man makes it safe and sound and the rest of his trip goes smoothly.

[antda 13]

Kathryn41-Thanks for your reply (lol..though I wasn't expecting one in the first place, but that's ok). Likewise, I checked the website for my state, using both addresses, and it still comes up "no matches found", despite registering about 3-4 weeks ago. I also tried calling them last week, but got nowhere, as I couldn't find the right extension/department, from the phone number that was given to me (lol..reminds me of the USCIS mis-information line here). Oh well, it's the holidays, so I'll give them some extra time to get such done too. As long as I can vote by next November, then so be it. I did though, notice that my dmv receipt (note: I registered to vote at the same time when I renewed/applyed for my enhanced new license) says, "if you don't hear from the board of elections, within 30 days, then contact them" (or something along those lines). So I assume the dmv forwarded my information to them already. But whether the board of elections received it, or whether or not they have the accurate information, is what I don't know about. I just don't want another piece of mail lost....Especially something as important as this...Why is it so hard to be able to vote?...lol....I'll contact them again and get to the bottom of this...Nevertheless, glad that you got your voter's registration card in time, Kathryn, and I hope that you enjoy your new "US Citizen privillage" of being able to vote in the next election!

Ant, I didn't receive my voter's registration card until about 5 weeks after I sent in my registration so it may just be that they are slow in sending it to you. I checked the website and found myself registered which is how I knew they had received it. I was about to phone and find out when I would receive my card - and it actually came in the mail that day.

Everyone-I'll pick up the "mysterious package" sometime...Will update you all as to what it is and if it is worth the extra 20 mile drive out of my way for (It better be!)..By the way: There are 4 (yes, four!) other post offices that are a lot closer to my home....(they are only 5-10 miles away)....Why another post office that is 20 miles away delivers my mail...Is beyond my comprehension......How inconvenient indeed!

Lol..Oh and on the pink slip it said..."For your convenience to be picked up at the post office" (or something along those lines)....Sure, whatever....It is more convenient for the USPS...Not for us!....Grr.....(hoping there are no major snowstorms anytime soon....)

Ant

[Rhiannercakes 14]

I have to vent about my own stupidity.

I left my netbook on last night cause I went out to dinner with my fiance's club thing. They were speaking Manadrin Chinese most of the time, so I got bored out of my mind.

So anyway, I didn't expect we'd be there for like 3 hours and I came home to my netbook not turning on. I moved the mouse and hit the power button but it only turned on for a few seconds then shut off.

I was freaking out because I thought it was broken already, I've only had it for like 2 months, etc.

My fiance comes over and looks at it, and realizes the plug that connects the power part to the part that connects to my computer was unplugged.

Freaking out over the battery being dead.

I'm so blond.

[MrsCat 6]

Yikes Sam, glad he's safe.