I spent the better part of a nice, sunny afternoon trying to establish a connection with a technical advisor to come back and finish up an installation, and a customer service rep to cancel a service that was no longer needed............
I found myself pressing so many numbers followed by the # sign that I'm sure that my brain was mixing up the (#) pound sign for a (#) hashtag sign or a (#) number sign.........hashtag, number, or pound.....#WTF.....press "1" followed by # for English and then pray.............
I was frustrated for having to waste my time via a "live" chat on line with a customer service rep on my computer as I wasn't getting anywhere via the telephone. My mind decided that I was trying to tweet and put in hashtags on my phone #pressoneforenglish, #presstwototalkwithacustomerservicerep. I was having to press a zillion numbers followed by # to get to speak to a human on the phone, and then be transferred to another customer service rep only to get disconnected.................ARGH!!! And then..............having to start the whole friggin process all over again. There was no easy fix to either of my problems. But.............I prevailed and after 2 hours (I'm not lying) I got results and within 24 hours, the installation was finished, and the service no longer needed...........
I can rant and rave all I want but it won't get me anywhere any faster or solve a problem in a timely fashion either. A light bulb went off recently when I put one of those nifty vinyl quotes up on a wall in my living room:
The BEST things in life
are the PEOPLE you love,
the PLACES you've been, and the
MEMORIES you've made along the way.
I've taken life way too seriously lately and it's time to loosen up, live it up, and get a move on.............
Utah has some pretty spectacular sunsets. I'm partial to them as I live in Utah. I can walk out on to the front porch and snap a living color piece of sky artwork. I love sunsets and I love sunrises and I adore clouds. I live from sun to sun as it is anyway. I'm finding lately that I shouldn't, and I am trying real hard, to not take life so seriously, I have a human who does that for me. I have to keep reminding myself that I am the inner child that is full of pee, vinegar, and more trouble than I know what to do with. I've lived a good life, a long life and with good health, some luck, and a prayer or two thrown in from my human, I will live a good while longer.
Life does and will continue to throw a sour grape or lemon out there. Learn to dodge them as best as you can. If you get a little sour mash on you, its a lesson learned.................brush it off and move on.....or do as I would do.....put it in a good glass of fine spirits and drink hardy!!!......................
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