Told to bond with a rock, I'd have been tempted to ask for a glue stick.
Where'd they get CAT scan from?... I mean, did they test it on cats? Or does the machine sort of look like a cat?
Dawn ,'Sleeper'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Toddson - Aug 18, 2011 4:04:33 am PDT #20910 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Jessica - Aug 18, 2011 4:10:01 am PDT #20911 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ATT is doing a bit of a dick move and forcing everyone who starts a new account (or decides to change their messaging plan) to have an unlimited messaging plan which is $20 for individuals, $30 a month for family plans.
Oh this is such BULLSHIT. AT&T, WHY DO YOU SUCK SO HARD???
(I assume that's $30 per PLAN for the family plans, and not $30 per line? I've convinced DH that he should switch to AT&T when his Verizon contract runs out so we can save money by going on a family plan, but if AT&T is jacking up the rates it might not be worth it after all.)
Sparky1 - Aug 18, 2011 4:24:08 am PDT #20912 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
We switched to no contract plans. I hardly every use my phone as a phone, so I have limited minutes, but unlimited text & data for $25/month. The best part about the no contract plans? No taxes, so the $25 is actually $25.
I just told my staff about the rock. They might stop laughing by lunch.
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2011 4:30:53 am PDT #20913 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just told my staff about the rock. They might stop laughing by lunch.
I think it was over in Bitches someone mentioned Connie Willis' book Bellwether -- the bond-with-your-rock thing totally reminds me of that book.
beth b - Aug 18, 2011 5:00:02 am PDT #20914 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
We are haveing a big in service staff day in October, partly on customer service. I need to go tell my boss that i will not bond with a rock
Hil R. - Aug 18, 2011 5:06:04 am PDT #20915 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
AT&T, WHY DO YOU SUCK SO HARD???
There's a stretch of the West Side Highway where AT&T iPhones don't work. My sister frequently calls me while she's on her way home from work, and we always get disconnected when her cab hits that part of the road. It's kind of ridiculous that AT&T can't even get their coverage to cover all of New York City.
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2011 5:08:39 am PDT #20916 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
God. The rock bonding story causes me pain.
I can't even express how demoralizing it is to have to swim upstream against the service providers who give stuff I actually take quite seriously such a bad name.
Believe it or not, there are organizational development consultants who aren't total idiots.
I wish I could explain why crap like that gets paid for. It's embarrassing and, worst, closes people's mind to good that might be done.
Jesse - Aug 18, 2011 5:44:42 am PDT #20917 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Woo hoo! We have free ice cream at work for the second day in a row today! I love free ice cream days.
SuziQ - Aug 18, 2011 5:58:29 am PDT #20918 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I woke up to seven socks at the foot of my bed. Noodle, the great sock hunter, was busy overnight. At least she let me sleep instead of waking me up to announce each kill.
megan walker - Aug 18, 2011 6:08:02 am PDT #20919 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
We switched to no contract plans. I hardly every use my phone as a phone, so I have limited minutes, but unlimited text & data for $25/month. The best part about the no contract plans? No taxes, so the $25 is actually $25.
Hmm, at that differential, a phone would pay for itself pretty quickly, especially if, like me, you're happy to keep it for years. Who do you use for service?