Wow. I...won!
I didn't expect THAT!
I called the office, and politely said I had some questions about a bill I'd received, and they were all "Oh, you have to call Art, he does our billing, there should be a number on the bill?" and indeed there was. Which I was skeptical (it was an 800 number)...and I got some guy that sounded like an old coot. Seriously. Art.
And I felt a little bad, but...I ripped him a new one. (A) WHY was the bill so damn late? (B) Why was it WRONG, insurance wise? and (C) WTF was the charge for the contacts so off from what they had quoted me for??
Art was all "Uh, it was my bad it was late, I misunderstood and thought they were writing off the rest after they got the insurance money, but then I realzed no" or something. And for the rest, he was all "I don't work in the office..."
So, he calls them up, and calls me back (!)...and they're writing off the rest of the bill!!! Which I totally didn't expect. I was willing/able to pay something. Like, $50 or whatever. Just not $290.
But $0? I'll take $0.
Damn! Today is a banner day for assertiveness!
Whooo! Assertiveness!
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Aw. My boss just handed me a document she'd reviewed and told me to send it on, and then she left to go home.
And then a minute later, she appeared back at my cube because she'd forgotten to tell me, "Good job!"
Kudos to the good job Sunil!
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My geek neighbors are saying good night: "Have a good weekend. May you have cookies." "Oh, that's a good wish."
whoa I guess it was a day to push
Oregonistas! (Oregonians?) I'm moving from Texas to Astoria at the beginning of April and am headed up there in a couple of weeks to visit and check out the rental housing situation. I've posted a house wanted ad on CraigsList and have followed up on a couple of things I've seen listed but I can't find any rental agencies in Astoria and I'm only finding one real estate office (it is a fairly small town but I didn't think it was THAT small). If you have any advice for me or any contacts in that area, I'd really appreciate your help - profile addy is good.
Wow, I had no idea where Astoria was but just googlemapped it, lcat. Looks interesting, but definitely like you may just have to walk around and look for a place!! Or maybe people there still use the local paper?
