The Vent Part Quatre

[Marilyn. 340]

The correct pronunciation is to say it like it is a "y", like relleno would be pronounced rey-yeno. It's the same whether it's in the middle of a word, or the beginning. Depending upon the person's accent, or how fast they speak, sometimes they cut short certain sounds. Cubans speak so fast that it seems like they cut parts of words off sometimes.

well my last name is Padilla and the LL is pronounced like "ee, ya" ..

ok nevermind i just realized my mistake

Pa-Dee-Ya .. the DI is making the EE sound... oops

Edited September 17, 2010 by Marilyn.

[The_Dude 1,142]

LoL, this thread is on page 3, yet I look and there are several new threads on page one that could be easily answered if some people would actually do a cursory search of the forums for answers before starting a new thread. Oh well.

[Kimbear 53]

i can see this is gonna be a great day..sigh my msg just disappeared and the page refreshed...

i absolutely hate hate hate hate hate Comcast, and want the owner kicked in the gonads...seriously.. who the eff runs a company like that with such shoddy performace etc..and ####### why cant i find a diff cable company?? where is the damn competition? damnit..i want my options back. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

anyway, been having issues with them for over a week. then last thursday all our services go out 100%...and no matter how many times we say we are techs, they keep telling us unplugging out internet modem will fix it all..umm NOOOO modem does not equal CABLE TV ya jacka$$....

sigh so 4 days later...a tech finally comes out and tells me..OOPS someone disconnected you ....ARE YOU EFFING SERIOUS??? like i'm switching to dsl or soemthing..i'm not giving this craptastic company any more fricking money..

as it is the utilites here are ridiculous in price...i mean in canada i had great net for 20$ month..here i have to pay double waht i paid in canada...like grrrrr.

[Kimbear 53]

LoL, this thread is on page 3, yet I look and there are several new threads on page one that could be easily answered if some people would actually do a cursory search of the forums for answers before starting a new thread. Oh well.

the problem is ppl dont know how to use the search function. they do the google one which for me hardly works..i always go to advanced search. and then there is how to display the results..i had to play around with that too. but yes..sometimes it's soo annoying to see the same thing over and over again..or the people who dont read the guides..thats another one..and when i find i get annoyed at things like that i dont log on for a few days

[The_Dude 1,142]

i can see this is gonna be a great day..sigh my msg just disappeared and the page refreshed...

i absolutely hate hate hate hate hate Comcast, and want the owner kicked in the gonads...seriously.. who the eff runs a company like that with such shoddy performace etc..and ####### why cant i find a diff cable company?? where is the damn competition? damnit..i want my options back. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

anyway, been having issues with them for over a week. then last thursday all our services go out 100%...and no matter how many times we say we are techs, they keep telling us unplugging out internet modem will fix it all..umm NOOOO modem does not equal CABLE TV ya jacka$$....

sigh so 4 days later...a tech finally comes out and tells me..OOPS someone disconnected you ....ARE YOU EFFING SERIOUS??? like i'm switching to dsl or soemthing..i'm not giving this craptastic company any more fricking money..

as it is the utilites here are ridiculous in price...i mean in canada i had great net for 20$ month..here i have to pay double waht i paid in canada...like grrrrr.

You should look into Verizon FIOS, it is very fast, and not all that expensive. I think AT&T has a broadband option as well.

the problem is ppl dont know how to use the search function. they do the google one which for me hardly works..i always go to advanced search. and then there is how to display the results..i had to play around with that too. but yes..sometimes it's soo annoying to see the same thing over and over again..or the people who dont read the guides..thats another one..and when i find i get annoyed at things like that i dont log on for a few days

Searching a website isn't rocket science. Are there really people that new to forums and the internet that can't do this? Really?

[Sprailenes 47]

Speaking of these forums, do you know what else I hate? The people who whine about healthcare or the lack of when moving here. It is one of the first things I thought about when moving here and one of the first ducks I lined up.

There was someone who had a very ill child, and was willing to take that kind of risk of moving down knowing full well they didn't have and wouldn't be able to afford health insurance. I am sorry but as a parent, that scared me. How stupid are you? Your kids come before anyone else.... and imo it's not worth it.

Edited September 20, 2010 by Sprailenes

[Kimbear 53]

Speaking of these forums, do you know what else I hate? The people who whine about healthcare or the lack of when moving here. It is one of the first things I thought about when moving here and one of the first ducks I lined up.

There was someone who had a very ill child, and was willing to take that kind of risk of moving down knowing full well they didn't have and wouldn't be able to afford health insurance. I am sorry but as a parent, that scared me. How stupid are you? Your kids come before anyone else.... and imo it's not worth it.

Agreed, David checked out if he could get coverage for me before i even moved. And had it all arranged beforehand. Health is not something i would joke with at all, regardless of prices etc. its not that hard to set up or hard to get a list of places that are covered by your plan either. i mean i get it that in canada for some things we were spoiled, but i STILL had to go to ohip etc and get a card and pic done. down here i just had to fill out papers.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

i can see this is gonna be a great day..sigh my msg just disappeared and the page refreshed...

i absolutely hate hate hate hate hate Comcast, and want the owner kicked in the gonads...seriously.. who the eff runs a company like that with such shoddy performace etc..and ####### why cant i find a diff cable company?? where is the damn competition? damnit..i want my options back. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

anyway, been having issues with them for over a week. then last thursday all our services go out 100%...and no matter how many times we say we are techs, they keep telling us unplugging out internet modem will fix it all..umm NOOOO modem does not equal CABLE TV ya jacka$....

sigh so 4 days later...a tech finally comes out and tells me..OOPS someone disconnected you ....ARE YOU EFFING SERIOUS??? like i'm switching to dsl or soemthing..i'm not giving this craptastic company any more fricking money..

as it is the utilites here are ridiculous in price...i mean in canada i had great net for 20$ month..here i have to pay double waht i paid in canada...like grrrrr.

We've had problems with Comcast in the past as well - similar to what you experienced. One time my husband got really annoyed at being without services for several days (and we have our phones through our comcast account as well) that he demanded a rebate for the lack of service for the time we had none. They actually did credit us with non-service for the time we had none and removed that amount from our bill. You might want to do the same thing - demand that you get credit for the days you had no service through no fault of your own. It's worth a try.

Edited September 20, 2010 by Kathryn41

[Marilyn. 340]

so my FIL officially sucks.. it was my husband's Birthday yesterday and his sister and brothers called him to wish him a Happy Birthday but his dad didn't...

we had gone to his party about a month ago and I even baked him a cake... this just makes me mad...

and then my husband said something that nearly broke my heart, he said, "I don't have a dad anymore he died along with my mom"

this isn't all about not calling for his Birthday.. his dad has been pretty messed up since my MIL died which is understandable but he seems to be pushing his family away unless he needs money... and when he does come to family parties etc. he will sneak out and leave without saying goodbye...

my husband used to idolize his dad and would call him up for advice all the time but now they barely talk...

my MIL would be so mad if she saw how her husband was acting...

oh and another thing, one time he was going on about how everyone just left him alone after my MIL died and that is why he is the way he is.. this is so not true... my husband and I called him up a bunch of times over a couple of months inviting him out for dinner and he always had some excuse why he couldn't go...so after awhile we just gave up...

Edited September 20, 2010 by Marilyn.

[The_Dude 1,142]

We've had problems with Comcast in the past as well - similar to what you experienced. One time my husband got really annoyed at being without services for several days (and we have our phones through our comcast account as well) that he demanded a rebate for the lack of service for the time we had none. They actually did credit us with non-service for the time we had none and removed that amount from our bill. You might want to do the same thing - demand that you get credit for the days you had no service through no fault of your own. It's worth a try.

They will prorate your bill if you call to complain. What has worked for me in the past, is if you exaggerate a bit and tell them that you run a website and were out money because your site was down for 4 days. I got a free upgrade to the 12mps service and 4 days credit for that one.

[Ban Hammer 13,335]

so my FIL officially sucks.. it was my husband's Birthday yesterday and his sister and brothers called him to wish him a Happy Birthday but his dad didn't...

we had gone to his party about a month ago and I even baked him a cake... this just makes me mad...

and then my husband said something that nearly broke my heart, he said, "I don't have a dad anymore he died along with my mom"

this isn't all about not calling for his Birthday.. his dad has been pretty messed up since my MIL died which is understandable but he seems to be pushing his family away unless he needs money... and when he does come to family parties etc. he will sneak out and leave without saying goodbye...

my husband used to idolize his dad and would call him up for advice all the time but now they barely talk...

my MIL would be so mad if she saw how her husband was acting...

oh and another thing, one time he was going on about how everyone just left him alone after my MIL died and that is why he is the way he is.. this is so not true... my husband and I called him up a bunch of times over a couple of months inviting him out for dinner and he always had some excuse why he couldn't go...so after awhile we just gave up...

my guess is he's depressed and still grieving.

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

i want to vent about how screwed up this whole system is and how ridiculous it is to wait like this. i want to vent about how this takes such a tax on the relationships and how it can even end them. i want to vent about how we received our interview packet one day too late.

i do however want to wish everyone happiness and know that if you make it through this that you should never be apart again. do not get lost in the small trivial bull and just remember the journey it took to just be together. express this to future kids and family because those that make it through this have something special no one in the entire planet will ever feel.

[Kimbear 53]

They will prorate your bill if you call to complain. What has worked for me in the past, is if you exaggerate a bit and tell them that you run a website and were out money because your site was down for 4 days. I got a free upgrade to the 12mps service and 4 days credit for that one.

well they gave me a month free...since i've been calling constantly with issues lately. and i got a free digital box for our basic service. we'll see how this goes..only thing that bothers me is that they have been here every day for 2 weeks..i mean c'mon..i hae to watch them to make sure my service doen'st get accidentally cut again....so lame

[Kimbear 53]

i want to vent about how screwed up this whole system is and how ridiculous it is to wait like this. i want to vent about how this takes such a tax on the relationships and how it can even end them. i want to vent about how we received our interview packet one day too late.

i do however want to wish everyone happiness and know that if you make it through this that you should never be apart again. do not get lost in the small trivial bull and just remember the journey it took to just be together. express this to future kids and family because those that make it through this have something special no one in the entire planet will ever feel.

Awwwww, i think most of us can agree on the frustrations and pains of this. If you look at my timeline, like a few it took way to long. with numerous issues over and over again, and yes, our relationship almost did not make it. but we persevered, and with my husband being so wonderful, we made it. it took almost 9 months just to get our noa2, and over a years for our interview. but 5 months after our marriage, i can say it was worth it.

Chin up hon, im sure everything will work out.

Edited September 21, 2010 by Kimbear

[Marilyn. 340]

my guess is he's depressed and still grieving.

yes this is my guess too but he shouldn't be pushing his family away...