Toll "Booth" Charge

Okay, so I got a "bill" the other day in the mail from the Texas Tollway, I freaked. I'm trying to think to myself "where did I miss a toll booth?" I don't have one of those lovely toll tags as I don't use the toll road that often. I'm trying to think when I used one to have even received the bill.

I know that the new stretch of 121 is toll but I've never seen a toll booth anywhere so figured it started further down the road somewhere. I realized what they're doing on 121 is they have cameras up over the highway and snap your picture as you go under and then send you a bill.

Like I said I don't use toll roads that often. I went through this toll twice and received a bill for $1.20! How crazy is that? And there is no way to pay this bill online, so that means I have to write a freaking check for $1.20 and use a stamp to send it FCM. How ridiculous. PLUS it was when I was getting Mr. M. from the airport during one of his business trips, which means I COULD have been reimbursed. But of course that expense report was already turned in.

So I wrote them a nice letter letter (not as rude as the one Target got, but I just wanted to let them know how ridiculous it was).

To Whom it May Concern,

I just wanted to write and let you know how displeased I am of the bill I recently received. Not that I don't mind paying a toll, its just that I don't like the way it's done.

When I received the bill I thought 2 things. 1st - that I had missed a toll booth somewhere. 2nd - that someone was using my old car, again, and I was getting the bill, again.

My "bill" was only $1.20! I'd rather have paid that in a booth than having to write a check, send it via FCM and use a stamp to send it. I think it would highly recommend a way to pay online.

Additionally, these two trips that I was charged for were in conjunction with my husband's business trip. If I had gone through a booth I could have asked for a receipt to get a refund from his job. Granted it was only $1.20, but it's the concept that matters.

thanks,
WolfLover Girl

Wrong Blinds - Saga Continues

Today is January 29th, I called Target on the 20th to advise they sent the wrong blinds. I was advised on that day that I would receive them in 3-4 business days.... I was wrong... no wait, they were wrong!!

Evidently my blinds are out of stock and the *ss who I talked to on the 20th knew it at that time but he was such a chicken he couldn't tell me. He had to lie and tell me my new stuff would be sent. I've now been advised that I'll get them by MARCH 3RD!!!!! Can you believe it?

So I got this lovely email from Target saying "we noticed you called, was everything met?" So I replied... If you're so interested the following is what they received.

I ordered 2 vertical blinds in 34.5W X 58L". I received 2 bars at 42 7/8 X 58 and 2 blinds at 14 X 56 1/2. I can imagine accidentally shipping the incorrect thing, but to not even have the items that you ship not even match each other is beyond me.

I called on January 20th about 5pm and talked to Harmon and explained that I received the wrong items. First let me just say that he did not seem enthused to assist. He advised that the correct items would be sent and I would receive them in 3-4 business days.

Today is January 29 and I have yet to receive my blinds. I called about 5:30pm and was not able to catch the guys name as his accent was a tad bit thick. He advised that my item is out of stock AND it was out of stock when I originally called on the 20th!!!!! Obviously Harmon really didn’t want to work that day. I’ve been advised that I will now receive my order by MARCH 3RD!

When I asked for some sort of compensation I was advised I could have a 10% discount on my next order, for online only. I don’t like to order online. The only reason I ordered the blinds online is because they’re not available in the store. When I asked if anything additional might be given he said there might be when I actually get the order but he couldn’t guarantee it because in the event my item is no longer carried you’ll have to cancel my order completely and then I’ll be refunded.

So I get to wait two months to see if I will in fact get my originally ordered item and IF I get some sort of compensation for your error. Nice.

We would love to just cancel the order but unfortunately we need these blinds and it's not like they'll give us cash back they'll put it back on the Target gift card we had. So we're stuck like chuck!!

Weird Dream

I had the craziest dream last night. Let me first start by saying I'm deathly afraid of snakes...

I don't know where I'm at in this dream but I know that my sister is there (and I know I haven't given her an alias yet so we'll call her Susan for now) and I can tell there is a guy and I'm assuming it's Mr. M. I'm holding what seems to be a Lunchable with two "sections". On the left side is normal human food. On the right side is a snake and some other nasty animal. (obvioulsy I can't remember what it is cause I just focused on the snake).

So someone tells me that I have to feed the human food to the other animal so then the snake can eat this other animal and then I can eat the snake (or something like that). I'm having trouble speaking but I know I'm freaking about the snake. Well I drop this lunchable thing and some how this snake gets out. I'm really freaking now and I'm trying to tell people that this snake is out but I'm having trouble talking. Oh did I mention that it's a rattlesnake?

Okay so it's slithering away into this corner past the guy in my dream and my sister goes to pick it up. And I'm trying to yell at her "no, it's a rattlesnake!" but again nothing is coming out. I'm trying to yell her name to get her attention and then finally my voice comes back and I yell, "SUSAN!!!" and interestingly I actually yelled it for real that it actually woke me up. Lucky for Mr. M he's out of town so I didn't wake him. ;-)

Of course I had to make myself think of something else to get back to sleep because all I could really think of was that d*mn rattlesnake!

My Girls Together

We have two cats as I've mentioned before, but they don't really get along either. As a matter of fact when Poo gets a bit fiesty she likes to go after CGirl. Sigh!

But tonight for the first time they were kind of together. They like to sit, lay, sleep on back top of the love seat. And well Poo sheds alot so I have this "home made" seat protector. Basically it's just a peice of black cloth that I laid up there so the cat hair doesn't get all over the couch. And when company comes I can just take it off real quick.

Well CGirl was up there and Poo jumped up there like "this is my spot". CGirl just growled at her like "I ain't moving". So Poo just lays down next to her. Of course I had to get a couple of shots!!

Wrong Blinds

Update as of January 24:
I gave them a call to let them know they sent me the wrong stuff. The very enthusiastic guy on the line was very accommodating (I'm being sarcastic by the way). He said they would send the replacements and actually I should be receiving them tomorrow or so. We'll see.

Now how to return the original stuff they sent? I can go online a print a mail label so I don't have to pay for it. But you know what? I'm not repackaging that stuff. I think I'll just take it in to the nearest Target and let them deal with it. As I was mentioning to one of my co-workers, how would they even know if I sent it anyway? :-) But I won't do that, I can't.

And I don't normally order items online either, I can't stand it. But we had a gift card for Target and you can't buy this stuff in the store, so we had to!
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Okay so I ordered some blinds off of Target's website a week or so ago using a gift card we received for Christmas. We have to replace the 2 front blinds because M&M tore them up. So I ordered vertical blinds that way if any of the animals want to look outside they can just move the blind over and see. They won't pull down the horizontal blind and tear it up.

So they were delivered to our house yesterday and Mr. M. got them out to start putting them up.
Okay now I ordered two 34 1/2 W X 58 L.
We received two 42 7/8 X 58 bars to hang the blinds.
And two 14 X 56 1/2 blinds.

Now how did they do that????? The stuff they sent us doesn't even match each other. What dips!!! So I'll be calling them to let them now how well they screwed up and I'm not shipping this crap back. I'll be more than happy to take it to the local Target and they can ship it on their own dime!!!! I'll let you know what I find out. Idiots!

Doggie Training - Day 1 - Postponed

Update as of January 24
Well we didn't get to go to doggie school this past weekend. Mr. M was very sick over the weekend and I don't think it would be smart to start a dog training class if we both can't be there. So it looks like February will be the first date we can get rescheduled.

I'm a little bummed but I don't want to come home and have to tell Mr. M what all was taught during class cause I'm sure I won't remember everything that she'll say.

I'll keep you posted.

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So tomorrow is the newly scheduled day 1 to train M&M. Man I can't wait to get started.

She's not been co-operating with me to get all that shedding hair off. I have to wrestle her to the ground and pin her down to get it. Although just a while ago I was able to get one side of her and she actually kind of just laid there. Maybe she realizes I'm not hurting her.

We'll see how tomorrow goes, I'll report back. :-)

Husky Shedding

So I did some research to see if M&M's shedding was normal... it is! Evidently Huskies shed their coat twice a year. This is what I found in my research:

Twice a year, Siberians "blow" their undercoats. They will shed their undercoats completely. It is a very intense shedding period that can last three weeks from start to finish. The good news is it only happens twice a year! The remainder of the time, Siberians are relatively shed free. Some people feel that this problem is easier to cope with than the constant shedding and removal of many smooth-coated breeds. The hair usually comes out in large and small clumps. The two brushes that no one should live without if they own a husky, is a slicker and a grooming comb. During the intense shedding period, if you brush the dog every day, to help get out the undercoat, it should shorten the shedding period. Other than during the shedding season, the Siberian needs very little grooming. No trimming or shaving of the hair is required. Just occasional brushing and to remove dead hair and keep the coat fresh and shiny.

So the good news is that our dog doesn't really shed the rest of the year. The bad news is that she has clumps of hair coming out now and by the article can last up to 3 weeks! And of course she doesn't like the brush so I can't help it out quicker with it. I have to wait till she's laying down and then just sit there an pull clumps of hair out. It's kind of like when someone has a sunburn and their skin is peeling and you're pulling their skin off? LOL, come on you know you do it don't tell me that's gross. Anywho, that's what its like.