Oddly, a Baltimore mention on FNL. Locally based company.

You know, putting your fist in your mouth implies that you can service some dude with junk AS BIG AS A FIST, which, frankly, makes me want to run and hide my magical ladyparts forever.

ION, still playing Google Pac-Man.

I need to develop a plan of attack this weekend to combat what seems to be a fairly widespread practice by Verizon to vex former customers.

I'm getting robo calls from what turns out to be a collections call center based in a prison...not a typo.

Not only am I NOT in collections with anyone, much less Verizon...I've actually overpaid by $40. According to the young lady in the service center I called this evening, it will take 6 MONTHS to get that amount refunded.

AAAAAgggghh.

Forums suggest that this particular collections service calls lots of recently canceled-account holders.

If this rubbish ends up on my credit report...I'm not sure I'll be responsible for my actions.

You know, putting your fist in your mouth implies that you can service some dude with junk AS BIG AS A FIST, which, frankly, makes me want to run and hide my magical ladyparts forever.

I've been trying to avoid saying choad.

Hey, I could totally teach the "tying cherry stem in a knot with your tongue" class at buffista academy. And I gotta say, it...mostly ends up with crowds of people around me who want to figure out how to do it, rather than being all "oooh, damn, this clearly means you have mad skillz in bed!"

Not only am I NOT in collections with anyone, much less Verizon...I've actually overpaid by $40. According to the young lady in the service center I called this evening, it will take 6 MONTHS to get that amount refunded.

Yeah, we had this situation with Verizon. Not only did they charge us for service occurring after they turned it off (we were moving), after many calls, it was clear that no one was doing anything to actually update the record or solve the problem besides saying that it will update in the next billing cycle... then it didn't and went into collections at which point no one could do anything about anything.

It went on Tom's credit report. It sucked. We still get calls/letters occasionally.

I will never, ever use any Verizon product.

When I was in college my roommate was bragging about the size of her boyfriend's junk. I just remember thinking ouch more than anything else.

Just took more pain pills, but now I have to eat something. How are you supposed to eat something with the pills when you are taking the pills cause your mouth hurts? Insano logic.

I'm laughing at Wachovia's flyer about overdraft protection. See, if you don't have funds, it will *gasp* decline your purchase! BUT! With this overdraft protection, it'll let it go through, and there are NO FEES (provided you get the money in there that day. Otherwise, you get hit up with fees. Up to 4 $35 per overdraw per day.) It's for your convenience!

(eta: this is, I presume, related to changes in the law. I would have loved to have been in on the meeting trying to spin this as a "convenience.")

Um, I'd rather the shame of being declined, thanks, rather than owing the bank money.

My only party trick is bending my thumbs backward, which tends to gross people out rather than turning them on.

Also, I am now a true Athenian, having been at a party with Michael Stipe.