No walk today, the kitties backed away from the harnesses and ran away. It was raining anyway. Got woken up by the electric company putting in a new device so they can read meters from their vans instead of checking every one in hidden places. Electricity went off 10 seconds so had to put my watch on the alarm clock. I forgot to turn the alarm off cause when I got home it was going off, it reset to midnight and I came in after midnight.
Got my Indiana Jones package. Out of no where a guy next rental counter over peeks over to see what I'm watching and asks if I like Charleston Heston movies. He would be before my time. He said he wasn't wanting an editorial just an answer to his question. Ok, No I'm not a big fan of Charleston Heston movies. I was watching the first one so perhaps he was thinking of the yearly broadcast of 10 Commandments.
Found out a gal at a car rental had some bozo harassing her at her counter and called her several times when he finally left. He wanted a date. When she went home she asked a another counter gal to walk her to her car cause she feared him waiting outside for her. At least it is not just me who atttracts weirdoes, the kind with a screw loose. Another storm is brewing outside. Better go to bed. Post later. Bye!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Good deed of the day
Took cats out and it starts to rain to make them jump out of the "bush" behind the dumpster and hide under the tree I'm under near the front door. Then it passed and the cats wander around building. Maintence guys coming through startled them and Frodo ran into the bushes near our back door. Then I hear a squeal coming Frodo's mouth. I thought it was a mouse cause it was grayish and furry. Then it flapped its wings and huddled in a defensive statue postion. I steal Frodo's toy to his dismay climbing my jeans to get it back. It is a baby bird (gray on top, white underneath) with fluff all over and some feathers on the wings. It's wing and hind are bleeding, but the size of cat's claw so not serious. I hold it in my hands to the cats' meows. I try to get up up into the tree, but it is way up there and I don't have a ladder. Try to get it on a branch hanging down, there are birds making a lot of noise above us. It won't leave my hand. I move it up and down to encourage flight, but it flaps its wings and falls to the ground. Rescue it from Frodo again. Maintenence guys walk by and I show off the poor baby bird. An apathetic "oh" was their response. I take it they are not going to get a ladder for me. Time outside ends and this bird keeps closing its eyes to take naps. I am very careful not to pet it cause the parents will reject it if they don't recognize the smell. Let's just say the other day I found a dead baby bird on the sidewalk so I'm not leaving it outside to die if I can help it. Can't keep it, cats will kill it and be disappointed when it quits moving.
Call different animal control numbers. Got answering machines, we don't handle injured or orphan animals, number no longer in use, and finally a person to answer my question "It won't get off my hand, it's wounded and can't fly, what do I do?" Lady explains to leave the bird where the cat can't get at it and the parents squawking in the tree will take care of it. She asked about the wounds being terrible or could heal, and can it flap it wings. The wounds are punctures the size of a cat's claw and it just fluttered its wings. She said to call tomorrow if the baby bird is still there. Bird fell off my hand in the hallway and its claws caught on the carpet. Placed the bird on top of a tall bush and it crawled into it to hide. It should be alright.
Now I'm just relaxing in wet socks watching the news. Mom just called asking if I got my cat back in yesterday. Eventually, yes. Told her about the baby bird. Post later. Bye!
Call different animal control numbers. Got answering machines, we don't handle injured or orphan animals, number no longer in use, and finally a person to answer my question "It won't get off my hand, it's wounded and can't fly, what do I do?" Lady explains to leave the bird where the cat can't get at it and the parents squawking in the tree will take care of it. She asked about the wounds being terrible or could heal, and can it flap it wings. The wounds are punctures the size of a cat's claw and it just fluttered its wings. She said to call tomorrow if the baby bird is still there. Bird fell off my hand in the hallway and its claws caught on the carpet. Placed the bird on top of a tall bush and it crawled into it to hide. It should be alright.
Now I'm just relaxing in wet socks watching the news. Mom just called asking if I got my cat back in yesterday. Eventually, yes. Told her about the baby bird. Post later. Bye!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day
How was your Memorial Day weekend. Got up around noon since I didn't get to bed until about 3:30 AM. Took cats out and then load the car towards end of walk. Precious comes over but stops short of the door. I come downstairs with an armful of flowers and discarded stuff from Spring Cleaning, and there is Precious on the steps. How did you get in here?, I ask Precious. Probably neighbor came in and he squeaked by. He follows me out and back in. He stays inside while I go get Frodo. Catfishing lure breaks and Frodo still won't out. Go into the fallen branches hanging 4-5 feet in the air caught on other tree branches from last night's storm. Grab Frodo and he sprints. Got his back foot and pull him towards me. Wrapping my arms around him to pick him up is like wrestling with a tiger cub (or alligator). His claws grab my shirt giving him leverage to jump from my mean arms. Fine, stay out here all day. I'm late picking up Mom. Hear Precious meowing in the window. Poor kitty, he wants his buddy.
Drive to my parents' house and Mom gives me a quilt from her aunt's scraps. Mom's design and stitching, aunt's material her kids didn't want. Then she tries to pass on some Bath and Body works stuff and tell her to donate it to World Relief at church cause I have enough soap and lotion. Off we go to Walmart to pick up my early birthday present, a better vacuum. Guy in aisle recommends the one we stand in front of, cause we both like the price. Well if complete stranger recommends it, Mom thinks we should get it. I look at the label and like the no bag that needs replacing part, but don't like the clean your filters instead of replacing them part (I have allergies so that will be as much fun as cleaning the litterbox). A cheaper one had a bag, so pick the recommended one. The others were over a hundred dollars and looked more like steam cleaners. Mom offers to help me carry it to my apartment. Um, I'm 10 times stronger than her so I can't imagine how much help she will actually be, plus she hates steps. I lift the box with ease to Mom's surprise and carry it to the car. Now that I don't need her she suggests we skip my place and just go to Dexter. Are you sure you don't want to walk up three flights of stairs to pet my kitties. Though Frodo is terrified of people so I doubt he will come out if she is there. She'll pet them another time. But they love attention, I say. She is sure they do.
At the Walmart cash register, I try to gently inform Mom of my plans for make-up school in Burbank, CA. Of course she is concerned about it being so far away, Isn't there one closer? she asked, the money, and Will I get a job?. I explain looking up schools on the internet and this is the best one. And there beauty schools in this area (as I discovered taking courses at Iowa School of Beauty right after high school for a month before quitting) only teach prom make-up at a salon, not special effects needed in the movies. And yes I can get a job cause I can work in a salon spraying on tans, there is a Meredith Corporation we rent cars to that puts out a lot of magazines, a new tax credit if you make movies in Iowa, and other fashion magazines. I don't like being limited. The money would be the only problem and Hey, I paid off my England trip in a few months so I can do this. I was thinking this fall when the tourist season is not at its peak and cost less on the plane ticket. I didn't bring up the bonds grandpa gave me in junior high that Mom won't let go of. She offers them saying she found them looking for something else and but never gives them to me, she will hold them for safe keeping and earn more interest. I know I am dropping a bomb here and playing with kid gloves to let her get use to the idea first.
On to Dexter, Oh, forgot we stopped at my Dad's parents grave right before Walmart. Some guy whined how someone stole the saddle wreath he put on someone's grave yesterday. Mom thinks it is totally outrageous to steal flowers off a tombstone and the guy drives away. I tell her, You know the flowers could have blown off in last night's storm. I mean on the way down signs were ripped off their posts. Even a McDonald's billboard on the interstate was half blown off. People were taking down the flag poles representing the buried veterans so I drove carefully around them. Sorry I got up so late but I needed my sleep.
Drive back to her house after Dexter and say good-bye. Go grocery shopping. Back home let Precious out to help find Frodo. Problem, there are 2 guys bouncing a basketball, which Frodo finds frightening. I did pick him up and carry him over, but then he jump down when the noisy men got closer. Put my stuff away with Precious acting as my shadow. Frodo meows as we get closer. His favorite toy broken I get another ribbon on a stick to entice him. Guys are still bouncing the ball. Half hour later, go over to the door and sit on a step on the sidewalk to whip around the ribbon. Cats come, finally. Get cats inside and it is about 8:00. Watch a new movie from Disney "Enchanted" because I forgot to decline it as Movie of the Month. My form was under a bunch of papers and I forgot about it. Modern fairytale where your true love is someone else and bit of Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (change worlds) so I would say a My Favorite Martian and Shrek combination. Ripped a piece of mud off Frodo's leg and picked out 3 burs out of his tail with his objection to me grabbing at him. And put on a new lure on the catfishing pole. These things break off so frequently. Oh, and Frodo broke a glass candle holder jumping around ont he coffee table. Off to bed now. Later.
Drive to my parents' house and Mom gives me a quilt from her aunt's scraps. Mom's design and stitching, aunt's material her kids didn't want. Then she tries to pass on some Bath and Body works stuff and tell her to donate it to World Relief at church cause I have enough soap and lotion. Off we go to Walmart to pick up my early birthday present, a better vacuum. Guy in aisle recommends the one we stand in front of, cause we both like the price. Well if complete stranger recommends it, Mom thinks we should get it. I look at the label and like the no bag that needs replacing part, but don't like the clean your filters instead of replacing them part (I have allergies so that will be as much fun as cleaning the litterbox). A cheaper one had a bag, so pick the recommended one. The others were over a hundred dollars and looked more like steam cleaners. Mom offers to help me carry it to my apartment. Um, I'm 10 times stronger than her so I can't imagine how much help she will actually be, plus she hates steps. I lift the box with ease to Mom's surprise and carry it to the car. Now that I don't need her she suggests we skip my place and just go to Dexter. Are you sure you don't want to walk up three flights of stairs to pet my kitties. Though Frodo is terrified of people so I doubt he will come out if she is there. She'll pet them another time. But they love attention, I say. She is sure they do.
At the Walmart cash register, I try to gently inform Mom of my plans for make-up school in Burbank, CA. Of course she is concerned about it being so far away, Isn't there one closer? she asked, the money, and Will I get a job?. I explain looking up schools on the internet and this is the best one. And there beauty schools in this area (as I discovered taking courses at Iowa School of Beauty right after high school for a month before quitting) only teach prom make-up at a salon, not special effects needed in the movies. And yes I can get a job cause I can work in a salon spraying on tans, there is a Meredith Corporation we rent cars to that puts out a lot of magazines, a new tax credit if you make movies in Iowa, and other fashion magazines. I don't like being limited. The money would be the only problem and Hey, I paid off my England trip in a few months so I can do this. I was thinking this fall when the tourist season is not at its peak and cost less on the plane ticket. I didn't bring up the bonds grandpa gave me in junior high that Mom won't let go of. She offers them saying she found them looking for something else and but never gives them to me, she will hold them for safe keeping and earn more interest. I know I am dropping a bomb here and playing with kid gloves to let her get use to the idea first.
On to Dexter, Oh, forgot we stopped at my Dad's parents grave right before Walmart. Some guy whined how someone stole the saddle wreath he put on someone's grave yesterday. Mom thinks it is totally outrageous to steal flowers off a tombstone and the guy drives away. I tell her, You know the flowers could have blown off in last night's storm. I mean on the way down signs were ripped off their posts. Even a McDonald's billboard on the interstate was half blown off. People were taking down the flag poles representing the buried veterans so I drove carefully around them. Sorry I got up so late but I needed my sleep.
Drive back to her house after Dexter and say good-bye. Go grocery shopping. Back home let Precious out to help find Frodo. Problem, there are 2 guys bouncing a basketball, which Frodo finds frightening. I did pick him up and carry him over, but then he jump down when the noisy men got closer. Put my stuff away with Precious acting as my shadow. Frodo meows as we get closer. His favorite toy broken I get another ribbon on a stick to entice him. Guys are still bouncing the ball. Half hour later, go over to the door and sit on a step on the sidewalk to whip around the ribbon. Cats come, finally. Get cats inside and it is about 8:00. Watch a new movie from Disney "Enchanted" because I forgot to decline it as Movie of the Month. My form was under a bunch of papers and I forgot about it. Modern fairytale where your true love is someone else and bit of Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (change worlds) so I would say a My Favorite Martian and Shrek combination. Ripped a piece of mud off Frodo's leg and picked out 3 burs out of his tail with his objection to me grabbing at him. And put on a new lure on the catfishing pole. These things break off so frequently. Oh, and Frodo broke a glass candle holder jumping around ont he coffee table. Off to bed now. Later.
Lovely day
It was such a lovely day, then storm comes in making us a headline on the news, but when I left work it went back to being nice.
OK, cats objected to harnesses and when I finally got them on, they refused to go out the door. Probably cause yesterday I trapped them just outside the door so they had no escape from the harnesses. My cats fall for tricks once and then I have to come up with a new one. So we stayed inside today. In fact they didn't even go out on the balcony.
Go to work and find a note to the manager when grabbing my name tag in the drawer. I unleashed a little frustration at my coworker about Nightmare #1. She thinks she will end up like another nightmare customer who exploded every time I gave the total for her extended rental, on the Do Not Rent List from non-payment or failure to return. As long as they pay their bill or pay for a totaled car, we rent to them. It was quite boring and the guys left 3 1/2 hours early. Everybody will come on Monday for Tuesday morning meetings. Discover a mechanic of ours is lying about oil changes and tire rotations he is charging us for. One bossman marked the tires to know for sure if they were rotated, marks were right where he left them. Then the oil is coming back the wrong color therefore that is not being done right either. So the bossman has gotten a new mechanic. He is always looking for a better deal so he changes them once in a while.
Then our headlining storm hit us and no flights landed for 2 hours. The electricity went out 4 times at the airport shutting down my computer. Everytime the computer was close to coming back up, power went out and had to start all over, 3 times. My DVD player also went out and the movie started over so had to FF to get where I was, 2 times. My computer came back up after a half hour. Good thing nothing was landing cause we handwrite our contracts when computers go down and type everything in the computer later. I look outside several times. Pouring rain and very windy. Flight from Chicago was delayed until almost 2 AM flying around the storm. It was all quiet and humid when the planes started landing again. And here I was worried I was going to get wet from not bringing a coat cause it was so nice when I left for work. One customer reported the stall sign fell over and made a hole in his hood. I saw our return lot sign was gone except for the bottom 2 car rentals. 2 trees fell over by the exit, small trees with rope tied around them. Lots of branches in the grass.
Come home to excited cats wanting attention. I realized I had left the windows open in this storm. Nothing felt wet. Oh yeah, Mom called reminding me about our trip tomorrow. I assured her it was on my calendar, but I admit freely I am prone to forgetting. I take Mom out to her side of the family cemetery and hour from Des Moines while Dad takes her to his side around their home. Mom says she ran out of flowers so mine will have to cover all the tombstones.
Better go to bed. It's after 3 AM. Later.
OK, cats objected to harnesses and when I finally got them on, they refused to go out the door. Probably cause yesterday I trapped them just outside the door so they had no escape from the harnesses. My cats fall for tricks once and then I have to come up with a new one. So we stayed inside today. In fact they didn't even go out on the balcony.
Go to work and find a note to the manager when grabbing my name tag in the drawer. I unleashed a little frustration at my coworker about Nightmare #1. She thinks she will end up like another nightmare customer who exploded every time I gave the total for her extended rental, on the Do Not Rent List from non-payment or failure to return. As long as they pay their bill or pay for a totaled car, we rent to them. It was quite boring and the guys left 3 1/2 hours early. Everybody will come on Monday for Tuesday morning meetings. Discover a mechanic of ours is lying about oil changes and tire rotations he is charging us for. One bossman marked the tires to know for sure if they were rotated, marks were right where he left them. Then the oil is coming back the wrong color therefore that is not being done right either. So the bossman has gotten a new mechanic. He is always looking for a better deal so he changes them once in a while.
Then our headlining storm hit us and no flights landed for 2 hours. The electricity went out 4 times at the airport shutting down my computer. Everytime the computer was close to coming back up, power went out and had to start all over, 3 times. My DVD player also went out and the movie started over so had to FF to get where I was, 2 times. My computer came back up after a half hour. Good thing nothing was landing cause we handwrite our contracts when computers go down and type everything in the computer later. I look outside several times. Pouring rain and very windy. Flight from Chicago was delayed until almost 2 AM flying around the storm. It was all quiet and humid when the planes started landing again. And here I was worried I was going to get wet from not bringing a coat cause it was so nice when I left for work. One customer reported the stall sign fell over and made a hole in his hood. I saw our return lot sign was gone except for the bottom 2 car rentals. 2 trees fell over by the exit, small trees with rope tied around them. Lots of branches in the grass.
Come home to excited cats wanting attention. I realized I had left the windows open in this storm. Nothing felt wet. Oh yeah, Mom called reminding me about our trip tomorrow. I assured her it was on my calendar, but I admit freely I am prone to forgetting. I take Mom out to her side of the family cemetery and hour from Des Moines while Dad takes her to his side around their home. Mom says she ran out of flowers so mine will have to cover all the tombstones.
Better go to bed. It's after 3 AM. Later.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
I hate Saturdays
Ok I don't really hate Saturdays, just when it is busy and have to deal with Nightmare Customers from Hell with customers standing behind them. On top of that I have to give away SUVs at the compact price cause that's all have, which makes people mad cause of the gas. Actually compact cars and SUV's have the same mileage per gallon.
Nightmare #1. This bitch pulls same stunt every week for the past 3 weeks. Rents her car for 2 days, extend rental another day, and then another day, and then returns car 2 days past due cause she knows on the 3rd day the manager will be calling to ask for our car back. So there are 4 charges listed on her receipt which makes her explode into she is being overcharged. The website she reserved her car on did not tell her this is the price. Hello, the reserved price is for 2 days, not a week, therefore more days are on her bill than on her reservation. Then she freaks out about having enough money on her credit card, cause she only pays enough to keep what we need to authorize available. Even better, since it changes prices she doesn't get the difference in price before and after taxes when quoting what her total should be. And the ever common, that's not what your manager said. Well then, you are free to call tomorrow when she is here. She can never get ahold of her. Sorry, she works morning Monday through Friday. Then when she calms down about the receipt, she whines that she has to hand over her driver's license and credit card cause know her and have her in the system, why can't we just look it up and also what are we charging her this time. Sorry, I don't have her driver's license number nor credit card number memorized so she has to hand them over. I don't bother to inform her that the price all together is cheaper if she rented off the airport grounds, we have a fee that gets taxed for the extra security for the cars.
Nightmare #2. Lady rents a van, returns declaring this van is digustingly dirty and demands another car, and I give her another one. Returns again stating this van is also digustingly dirty and wants her original van cause the new van doesn't have the DVD player and the first one has one but the screen won't fold up. Returns again while I'm dealing with Nightmare #1 and they both whine how we don't clean our cars properly. Sorry. This time her son refuses to sit in their van and wants the one is K8. Fine, K8 it is, and exchange cars for a third time. Now she demands compensation for returning so many times. I offer 10%. She demands 20% cause is really annoying to come back here, then negotiates to 15%. I am only authorized to give 10% discounts ($20 maximum). She accepts. Problem, her rental has been prepaid through Priceline so I can't discount what we didn't get paid for. Said I will leave a note for the manager to see what she can do and if she wishes to speak to the manager she can call tomorrow. Customer doesn't want to return here again. She can call. She doesn't want to call either. She wants me to take care of it and makes me write on her contract stating I would contact my manager on this. I held the disgusting cars back with a note for manger tomorrow to judge if these cars are really dirty or the customer was just mad it had no DVD player. 99% of the time there is nothing wrong with our cars. 1% there is a coffee stain on the back seat that won't come out.
Even better I got to rent out dirty cars (not been cleaned and serviced by the car washers) in the event a compact reservation refuses to drive a huge SUV, usually women. I went out to inspect for cleansliness, remove garbage, and write down the stall number. 2 actually were well cleaned on the inside, just mudly outside. I took 10% for the 2 women who took the dirty cars.
Funny story to finish this post. Took cats out on leashes and Precious became curious of a puupy being walked by the new neighbor. The puppy started hiding behind the gal's legs and finally went in. She said it was 5 months old and never seen a cat before. The puupy size is about Preicous's head and shoulders. Then Frodo got freaked by the moving in neighbors walking by him so he sprinted to us dragging his leash behind him. I ran over and picked up the leash. They bolted toward the wooded area but I held them back Anyway, good night. Post later. Bye!
Nightmare #1. This bitch pulls same stunt every week for the past 3 weeks. Rents her car for 2 days, extend rental another day, and then another day, and then returns car 2 days past due cause she knows on the 3rd day the manager will be calling to ask for our car back. So there are 4 charges listed on her receipt which makes her explode into she is being overcharged. The website she reserved her car on did not tell her this is the price. Hello, the reserved price is for 2 days, not a week, therefore more days are on her bill than on her reservation. Then she freaks out about having enough money on her credit card, cause she only pays enough to keep what we need to authorize available. Even better, since it changes prices she doesn't get the difference in price before and after taxes when quoting what her total should be. And the ever common, that's not what your manager said. Well then, you are free to call tomorrow when she is here. She can never get ahold of her. Sorry, she works morning Monday through Friday. Then when she calms down about the receipt, she whines that she has to hand over her driver's license and credit card cause know her and have her in the system, why can't we just look it up and also what are we charging her this time. Sorry, I don't have her driver's license number nor credit card number memorized so she has to hand them over. I don't bother to inform her that the price all together is cheaper if she rented off the airport grounds, we have a fee that gets taxed for the extra security for the cars.
Nightmare #2. Lady rents a van, returns declaring this van is digustingly dirty and demands another car, and I give her another one. Returns again stating this van is also digustingly dirty and wants her original van cause the new van doesn't have the DVD player and the first one has one but the screen won't fold up. Returns again while I'm dealing with Nightmare #1 and they both whine how we don't clean our cars properly. Sorry. This time her son refuses to sit in their van and wants the one is K8. Fine, K8 it is, and exchange cars for a third time. Now she demands compensation for returning so many times. I offer 10%. She demands 20% cause is really annoying to come back here, then negotiates to 15%. I am only authorized to give 10% discounts ($20 maximum). She accepts. Problem, her rental has been prepaid through Priceline so I can't discount what we didn't get paid for. Said I will leave a note for the manager to see what she can do and if she wishes to speak to the manager she can call tomorrow. Customer doesn't want to return here again. She can call. She doesn't want to call either. She wants me to take care of it and makes me write on her contract stating I would contact my manager on this. I held the disgusting cars back with a note for manger tomorrow to judge if these cars are really dirty or the customer was just mad it had no DVD player. 99% of the time there is nothing wrong with our cars. 1% there is a coffee stain on the back seat that won't come out.
Even better I got to rent out dirty cars (not been cleaned and serviced by the car washers) in the event a compact reservation refuses to drive a huge SUV, usually women. I went out to inspect for cleansliness, remove garbage, and write down the stall number. 2 actually were well cleaned on the inside, just mudly outside. I took 10% for the 2 women who took the dirty cars.
Funny story to finish this post. Took cats out on leashes and Precious became curious of a puupy being walked by the new neighbor. The puppy started hiding behind the gal's legs and finally went in. She said it was 5 months old and never seen a cat before. The puupy size is about Preicous's head and shoulders. Then Frodo got freaked by the moving in neighbors walking by him so he sprinted to us dragging his leash behind him. I ran over and picked up the leash. They bolted toward the wooded area but I held them back Anyway, good night. Post later. Bye!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Today's adventures
Today I put harnesses on the cats to their displeasure. Once on Precious was ready to explore outside, Frodo takes 40 minutes to come downstairs. We traveled quite a distance and that naughty boy jumped with his back arched to break my grip on his leash. Then when I heard a loud yowl from Frodo still in the stairwell, I carried Precious back and opened the door for Frodo. Precious dashes under the cars and I wait for him to move out from under them to carry him back to the grass. Frodo walked with his tummy near the ground so he looked like a large weasel. Truck went by and Precious jumped into a tree. I reached up and unhooked the leash. Frodo make a dash for the cars and I grabbed his leash. I picked him off the parking lot and carry him back to the tree Precious is still in to notice a car coming our direction. Good thing I moved Frodo out of the way. Precious jumps down and the leash goes back on. Finally carried both back and went home.
Not too many customer stories. One lady called wanting me to guarentee her reserved car will get 28 miles per gallon cause she doesn't want to spend a fortune on gas (take a time machine back 20 years). I can guarentee her nothing, we estimate the mileage per gallon. Then had yet another call asking if we have cars available cause he has a reservation for one. I explained if he has a reservation he is going to get a car (sold out means we no longer allow anymore reservations to be made). And I have been getting this same question since last weekend, what is going on with these other cars rentals?
Let's see what else. Had a lady comment how chipper I appear so late at night. I'm a night owl or very good actress. I thought later perhaps because I'm going home in 2 hours could cause a chipper attitude. All the flights came in and my last flight was a guy on the Do Not Rent List. Naturally he is pissed cause a travel website allowed him to make this reservation 3 months ago. Obviously this website is not connected to our "List". This is the computer age so don't give me that bull shit and he demanded I write my manager a note declaring everybody making reservations should be connected to our "List". I didn't write any such note. He also asked if this website will charge him for this rental even though he can't pick up his car. Not likely since it is not a Prepaid Rental. Next he fumed how we stranded him at 11 at night. I pointed out the 2 car rentals that had their "Cars Available" sign out. I gave him the 800 number to call and even dialed it on my phone at his request. He slammed the receiver so hard it bounced off the phone and hit my DVD player next to it. Hopefully nothing broke. It is not a 24 hr service number so now I'm going to feel the heat of his anger, he said in so many words, cause I represent the company in his eyes which something I fail to understand (I figured this out since they hired me). Oh, and he works for the government and rented here for years and we never emailed this to him so we have no justification for doing this to him. Oh, an epiphany. He got into a wreck with one of our cars and the government paid for it so we shouldn't have put him on the "List". I'm sorry, I can't help with that because my computer doesn't say who or why this occurred, not even when it was put in. He says I'm not really sorry and don't really care and he will tell all 40 people he knows not to rent from my company. OKay, I reply. He finsihed his tantrum and left. I cancelled his reservation citing customer was on the "List". At least he wasn't yelling and cussing at me to make me lose my patience and call security. Did he really think he was the first customer I dealt with having this problem? He can type his problem on the CNN tickertape for all I car, I can admit freely that I Am Not A Genie and make people mad on a daily basis. My cats broke my magic wand playing fetch.
Off to bed. Tomorrow should be exciting with a ton of reservations and one of the car washers will be at his grandfather's funeral so the bossman will be present. Oh, since I came home Frodo has been jumping around everywhere like a mad cat. Post later. Bye!
Not too many customer stories. One lady called wanting me to guarentee her reserved car will get 28 miles per gallon cause she doesn't want to spend a fortune on gas (take a time machine back 20 years). I can guarentee her nothing, we estimate the mileage per gallon. Then had yet another call asking if we have cars available cause he has a reservation for one. I explained if he has a reservation he is going to get a car (sold out means we no longer allow anymore reservations to be made). And I have been getting this same question since last weekend, what is going on with these other cars rentals?
Let's see what else. Had a lady comment how chipper I appear so late at night. I'm a night owl or very good actress. I thought later perhaps because I'm going home in 2 hours could cause a chipper attitude. All the flights came in and my last flight was a guy on the Do Not Rent List. Naturally he is pissed cause a travel website allowed him to make this reservation 3 months ago. Obviously this website is not connected to our "List". This is the computer age so don't give me that bull shit and he demanded I write my manager a note declaring everybody making reservations should be connected to our "List". I didn't write any such note. He also asked if this website will charge him for this rental even though he can't pick up his car. Not likely since it is not a Prepaid Rental. Next he fumed how we stranded him at 11 at night. I pointed out the 2 car rentals that had their "Cars Available" sign out. I gave him the 800 number to call and even dialed it on my phone at his request. He slammed the receiver so hard it bounced off the phone and hit my DVD player next to it. Hopefully nothing broke. It is not a 24 hr service number so now I'm going to feel the heat of his anger, he said in so many words, cause I represent the company in his eyes which something I fail to understand (I figured this out since they hired me). Oh, and he works for the government and rented here for years and we never emailed this to him so we have no justification for doing this to him. Oh, an epiphany. He got into a wreck with one of our cars and the government paid for it so we shouldn't have put him on the "List". I'm sorry, I can't help with that because my computer doesn't say who or why this occurred, not even when it was put in. He says I'm not really sorry and don't really care and he will tell all 40 people he knows not to rent from my company. OKay, I reply. He finsihed his tantrum and left. I cancelled his reservation citing customer was on the "List". At least he wasn't yelling and cussing at me to make me lose my patience and call security. Did he really think he was the first customer I dealt with having this problem? He can type his problem on the CNN tickertape for all I car, I can admit freely that I Am Not A Genie and make people mad on a daily basis. My cats broke my magic wand playing fetch.
Off to bed. Tomorrow should be exciting with a ton of reservations and one of the car washers will be at his grandfather's funeral so the bossman will be present. Oh, since I came home Frodo has been jumping around everywhere like a mad cat. Post later. Bye!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Burrs in the fur
Cats enjoyed there 5 hr walk as I went to my sister' shouse. Before I left I tried to pick up Precious but he had burrs right where I grab him. Naturally I try to pull them out while hanging on to Precious with one arm. He wiggles enough to cause me to let go and runs for the woods. My fingers got splinters and still hurt from the poking, even now. When I returned Frodo came right out of the bush but Precious needed coaxing. He moved when I grabbed him and meowed at the door. Frodo meowed upstairs and Precious finally decided to consent. I get a comb to get the burrs out. I felt two before and picked them out with the comb. Then when petting him I noticed a third. Precious runs away from me when I pull on his fur to get the burr out. He starts licking at the area and grabbing the burr with his teeth and makes a funny face. Eventually, he got it out with his teeth and spits it out. I threw it away. Hopefully that is all of them. They get so deep in his fur they are difficult to remove.
Sister's house went as usual. Do laundry, watch satellite TV, put pigtails in nieces hair, and pets the cats. My niece had to put on a dress, sweater, and necklace on to go out for their walk around the neighborhood. Plus my pigtails with Elmo and Cookie Monster ponytail holders. Post later. Bye!
Sister's house went as usual. Do laundry, watch satellite TV, put pigtails in nieces hair, and pets the cats. My niece had to put on a dress, sweater, and necklace on to go out for their walk around the neighborhood. Plus my pigtails with Elmo and Cookie Monster ponytail holders. Post later. Bye!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Good day
No leashes today cause I was lazy (I know that is bad when training animals) and they were good until it was time to go home. Frodo climbed a tree a couple times, Precious tried to chill out on the porches, dog upstairs barked at us, and played under the cars. The temperature was alright but the wind was cool. Precious came in w/out too much trouble. Frodo on the other hand ran away, I got shit on by a bird, and left him outside for a while. Heard him meow so went back outside and he came over after a couple minutes of Precious meowing in the window. So Frodo got a 1hr 50 min walk. Watched Oprah, watched the news, played with the laser, and now time for bed again. Oh, my shirt absorbed most of the bird poop and I wiped off what I could off my shoulder.
Nothing else to report. Oh, ordered the Indiana Jones series on amazon.com but they were sold out. I can wait. The advertisement on TV said "First time on DVD". Actually amazon.com had a 2003 DVD version of the series so that is false advertising. Anyone planning to go to the new movie Crystal Skull due out soon. Let me know how it is if you do. I want to see it. I only seen the movies on video so this will be a treat. Post later. Bye!
Nothing else to report. Oh, ordered the Indiana Jones series on amazon.com but they were sold out. I can wait. The advertisement on TV said "First time on DVD". Actually amazon.com had a 2003 DVD version of the series so that is false advertising. Anyone planning to go to the new movie Crystal Skull due out soon. Let me know how it is if you do. I want to see it. I only seen the movies on video so this will be a treat. Post later. Bye!
Today's walk
If you are tired of my cat walk stories then exit now.
No leashes today and kitties had a 3 hr and 40 min walk in the bush. Frodo ran out the door and Precious stared at me from the top of the cupboards. Go downstairs and Frodo grasps his freedom to climb a tree full of birds. After 15 min Precious meows so go get him. They wander around the building and then under cars to cross the parking lot into the bush behind the dumpster. Sit there for an hour waiting for them to return. They do. Then Frodo jumped down, hides under a car, and runs into the bush behind the garages. Since Precious came later, I give them another 15 minutes outside. Call them back. Precious comes out. Go look for Frodo. He answers me but the leaves and branches are so thick he could be standing next to my foot and I would not know it. Precious helps looks for him. I hear him but can't see him as I make it to the other side of the garages. Go inside hoping separation and hunger will encourage a return. Go out 2 more times. First time I just stayed at the edge of the bushes and heard some people talking as they leave their car. I thought one gal yelled out, Every thought of getting a dog, or it could have been my overactive imagination. 2nd time go across the garages the opposite way and cause neighbors sitting in their cars to glance at my walking by. I say hello and continue to the garages. Foruth time I go out I don't really call them just wave the metallic paper fishing pole, they know the sound means me. Precious comes out meowing, but doesn't help find Frodo. He is more interested in the ground floor neighbors wathcing TV. Watch neighbors walk by with their garbage and I pet Precious while swinging the pole. After a while, Frodo squeaks a few times before he comes back. Now Precious refuses to come inside and tries to escape, then I have to drag him out from under the stairs to carry him upstairs. Leashes again tomorrow.
As I was with Precious outside, rain clouds cooled off the temperature and after we got in it started the sprinkle. Brushed Precious and played with Frodo. I swear Frodo never wears out while Precious sleeps all the time. Nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
No leashes today and kitties had a 3 hr and 40 min walk in the bush. Frodo ran out the door and Precious stared at me from the top of the cupboards. Go downstairs and Frodo grasps his freedom to climb a tree full of birds. After 15 min Precious meows so go get him. They wander around the building and then under cars to cross the parking lot into the bush behind the dumpster. Sit there for an hour waiting for them to return. They do. Then Frodo jumped down, hides under a car, and runs into the bush behind the garages. Since Precious came later, I give them another 15 minutes outside. Call them back. Precious comes out. Go look for Frodo. He answers me but the leaves and branches are so thick he could be standing next to my foot and I would not know it. Precious helps looks for him. I hear him but can't see him as I make it to the other side of the garages. Go inside hoping separation and hunger will encourage a return. Go out 2 more times. First time I just stayed at the edge of the bushes and heard some people talking as they leave their car. I thought one gal yelled out, Every thought of getting a dog, or it could have been my overactive imagination. 2nd time go across the garages the opposite way and cause neighbors sitting in their cars to glance at my walking by. I say hello and continue to the garages. Foruth time I go out I don't really call them just wave the metallic paper fishing pole, they know the sound means me. Precious comes out meowing, but doesn't help find Frodo. He is more interested in the ground floor neighbors wathcing TV. Watch neighbors walk by with their garbage and I pet Precious while swinging the pole. After a while, Frodo squeaks a few times before he comes back. Now Precious refuses to come inside and tries to escape, then I have to drag him out from under the stairs to carry him upstairs. Leashes again tomorrow.
As I was with Precious outside, rain clouds cooled off the temperature and after we got in it started the sprinkle. Brushed Precious and played with Frodo. I swear Frodo never wears out while Precious sleeps all the time. Nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Boring day
Our walk was entirely inside the stairwell. Carried Frodo out the door and it took him an hour to come downstairs and when I clipped on the leash and open the door, he just stood there staring at me. Precious continued to relax on a step as a neighbor came upstairs and had to step over him. I apologized explaining he usually moves (usually runs up the stairs to hide from anyone going by). I told Precious that is behavior was rude. I'm sure he understood (yeah right).
Then I rush to get together cause I have to hop it work. Keeping forgetting things and soon I'm off. Half way to work I realized I'm not due to work for another 40 minutes. I keep confusing my Saturday and Sunday schedules (2:00 for Saturday, 2:30 for Sunday). So I go grocery shopping on the way to work, since I have extra time. Even bought new barrettes since I forgot to put any in my hair. Then went to Subway since I didn't eat before I left. Then I recall the milk in my trunkthat will spoil in this lovely weather. We don't have a fridge in our backroom so asked if I could put my half gallon jug in the car rental next door's fridge under the counter. 10 minutes before closing I grab it so I don't forget that. I also forgot my jacket, but my sweater was satisfactory.
Oh, I finally ripped out the battery from the smoke detector right next to the bathroom. It doesn't go off every time I'm in the shower, but enough to drive us crazy. Cats meow at the annoying loud noise. I have the windows open so I have no idea why it keeps going off. The water is not that hot. when they do inspections again I have to remember to put the battery back in. Well this is long enough. Off to bed. Post later. Bye!
Then I rush to get together cause I have to hop it work. Keeping forgetting things and soon I'm off. Half way to work I realized I'm not due to work for another 40 minutes. I keep confusing my Saturday and Sunday schedules (2:00 for Saturday, 2:30 for Sunday). So I go grocery shopping on the way to work, since I have extra time. Even bought new barrettes since I forgot to put any in my hair. Then went to Subway since I didn't eat before I left. Then I recall the milk in my trunkthat will spoil in this lovely weather. We don't have a fridge in our backroom so asked if I could put my half gallon jug in the car rental next door's fridge under the counter. 10 minutes before closing I grab it so I don't forget that. I also forgot my jacket, but my sweater was satisfactory.
Oh, I finally ripped out the battery from the smoke detector right next to the bathroom. It doesn't go off every time I'm in the shower, but enough to drive us crazy. Cats meow at the annoying loud noise. I have the windows open so I have no idea why it keeps going off. The water is not that hot. when they do inspections again I have to remember to put the battery back in. Well this is long enough. Off to bed. Post later. Bye!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Cat on a hot tin tree
Today's main event is Precious being chased up a tree by a dog, with his leash dangling above my head. The dog was tied to the ground floor patio railing. The leash end came about 3 feet from my feet. It was a little terrier too. I think Precious would be the larger contender, but prefer him as a wuss. Then neighbor lady grabbed her dog and took it inside. It still barked from the glass door. We spent the rest of our walk in the stairwell.
Yesterday, a guy from the car rental next door gave me a crumpled napkin with scotch tape around the middle. Gee thanks, it's what I always wanted. Open it, he says. Tear the napking open and there are 2 buttons glued together with a pin clasp on the back. What is it?, I asked. A cat, he says. Oh, I see the ears and tail made of little wires. Thanks, I reply in bewilderment. Later, when he comes by to chat I ask what the occasion is. Not my birthday and not a holiday. Oh it is something he had for years and never worn so since I like cats, he decided to give it to me. Yeah, that's Mom's mentality. Everything she sees a cat on she buys for my sister and I.
Had to turn away a lot people wanting cars from being sold out. Not even a sexy smile will get an obnoxious I badly need a car today guy a car from me. Oh yeah, had drama when I walked in to work and found a long line of customers and 1 coworker. I called the other counter guy inside. Then, a car washer's (Joe) grandpa died 2-3 hours after he went into hospice care and he clocked out. This left 1 car washer outside. So counter guy had to go back out helping outside when the rush was over. Better go to bed now. Post later. Bye!
Yesterday, a guy from the car rental next door gave me a crumpled napkin with scotch tape around the middle. Gee thanks, it's what I always wanted. Open it, he says. Tear the napking open and there are 2 buttons glued together with a pin clasp on the back. What is it?, I asked. A cat, he says. Oh, I see the ears and tail made of little wires. Thanks, I reply in bewilderment. Later, when he comes by to chat I ask what the occasion is. Not my birthday and not a holiday. Oh it is something he had for years and never worn so since I like cats, he decided to give it to me. Yeah, that's Mom's mentality. Everything she sees a cat on she buys for my sister and I.
Had to turn away a lot people wanting cars from being sold out. Not even a sexy smile will get an obnoxious I badly need a car today guy a car from me. Oh yeah, had drama when I walked in to work and found a long line of customers and 1 coworker. I called the other counter guy inside. Then, a car washer's (Joe) grandpa died 2-3 hours after he went into hospice care and he clocked out. This left 1 car washer outside. So counter guy had to go back out helping outside when the rush was over. Better go to bed now. Post later. Bye!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Big meanie
I was mean to my cats today. First I tried to rip mats (tangles) out of Precious's fur and got out 2 big ones that covered the space of my hand. No wonder he meowed and ran under the bed. Then I strapped those evil harnesses on them. Precious went outside for 10 minutes and then came in with me when I got Frodo. My cats hate being alone. Chase Frodo and get it harness on. Now he needs incessent petting to come outside. I had to break down and carry him out the door. He creeped out to the stairs. Precious meows in impatience and runs upstairs. Then he runs inside the apartment and jumps on the cupboards. OK. Sit with Frodo and he slowly comes downstairs. Precious meows and let him back out. We spend the whole hour in the stairwell. Frodo came to the outside door but ran when I got the leash ready to clip on. Come back from our walk and I put on the flea medicine. When I left, I reached over to pet them good-bye and they refused to let me touch them. I'm so mean.
Oh then yesterday a guy at work showed a graduate invitation and pictures. I asked if she is his granddaughter. No, his daughter. Oops. He said, I'm not that old. I replied, Congratulations now you get to pay for college. A chill went down his spine. Nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
Oh then yesterday a guy at work showed a graduate invitation and pictures. I asked if she is his granddaughter. No, his daughter. Oops. He said, I'm not that old. I replied, Congratulations now you get to pay for college. A chill went down his spine. Nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Bad day
Let's see where do I start. Uh, put the cats on leashes, spent most of the time in the cool stairwell, carried them back, and they meow at the door. Come in to work and need to call the manager. She says they are now cutting back on hours, stopped the extra dollar per hour on weekends and after 10 PM, and in 8 to 12 months we will be a corporate location. They already cut a half hour from my schedule when I starting closing for a coworker, how much more are they going to cut? So the way I figure, I need to cut $90 off my monthly budget (taking off for taxes). Where shall I start? A) toss the cell phone B) cancel internet C) end landline service and just use cell D) end 401K contributions E) all of the above. Getting rid of cat is not an option.
I am trying to stop all fast food eating, unplug things that don't need resetting, limiting 1 hour of computer time at a time, cut back on the heat from this nice weather, use microwave more often and stove less, don't go anywhere unless I have to, try to grocery shop after work instead of day off to save on gas, get grocery strore brands whenever possible, not read before bed (or limit it to an hour), read during daytime instead of TV, so I don't know what more I can cut back on.
And to top my bad day off I'm scraping for cars to meet reservations. Oh yeah, a guy calls up wanting to know when we close. I recite our closing time and the fact we wait for delayed flights. I ask his flight and name. He replies, It's a long story. Now instead of being delayed, he was diverted to Omaha and will be bussed in. His flight to Omaha will arrive at midnight and will arrive in Des Moines at 1:30 AM. I can't exactly wait for a bus, just a flight. He wants a 24 hr car rental. None at this airport. How about outside the airport? They all close before we do. Here's the thing. There are no diverted flights and no announcements of anyone being bussed here, all flights from all 4 directions are landing. I think he missed his connection and Omaha was the closest he could get. Sorry, I'm not waiting all night for him to show up, especially w/out any name or flight to wait for. Anyway, I have 10 minutes left of my hour so I'll just say Post later. Bye!
I am trying to stop all fast food eating, unplug things that don't need resetting, limiting 1 hour of computer time at a time, cut back on the heat from this nice weather, use microwave more often and stove less, don't go anywhere unless I have to, try to grocery shop after work instead of day off to save on gas, get grocery strore brands whenever possible, not read before bed (or limit it to an hour), read during daytime instead of TV, so I don't know what more I can cut back on.
And to top my bad day off I'm scraping for cars to meet reservations. Oh yeah, a guy calls up wanting to know when we close. I recite our closing time and the fact we wait for delayed flights. I ask his flight and name. He replies, It's a long story. Now instead of being delayed, he was diverted to Omaha and will be bussed in. His flight to Omaha will arrive at midnight and will arrive in Des Moines at 1:30 AM. I can't exactly wait for a bus, just a flight. He wants a 24 hr car rental. None at this airport. How about outside the airport? They all close before we do. Here's the thing. There are no diverted flights and no announcements of anyone being bussed here, all flights from all 4 directions are landing. I think he missed his connection and Omaha was the closest he could get. Sorry, I'm not waiting all night for him to show up, especially w/out any name or flight to wait for. Anyway, I have 10 minutes left of my hour so I'll just say Post later. Bye!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Ain't misbahavin
Ain't misbehavin, I'm saving my love for you. I'm sure my cats singing that song when they were outside for 7 hrs. and 15 min. Wandered in the woods behind the garages and Precious managed not to jump the fence. Precious came when called. Went into the bushes to find my baby Frodo with Precious helping. Slid and fell 5 times getting him back to the garages. Then he takes off again into the bush. Tried to pick him up and off he went. 2 hours later, I have to get going to my sister's house. Still Frodo and Precious won't come inside. Bye!
Getting dark as I came back and found Precious under the cars. He ran inside, but when called for Frodo he wanted back out. Got the fishing pole and hear a Frodo squeak. He is nearby. Finally he appears, sneaks across the dog staring at them from his glass door. Precious wants to lie down on the sidewalk. Pick him up twice and force him in the door. Frodo runs up chasing the fishing pole with Precious shortly behind. 15 minutes later Precious is at the door mewoing to go out. He will have to make do with the balcony. Leashes and harness will on tomorrow. Post later. Bye!
Getting dark as I came back and found Precious under the cars. He ran inside, but when called for Frodo he wanted back out. Got the fishing pole and hear a Frodo squeak. He is nearby. Finally he appears, sneaks across the dog staring at them from his glass door. Precious wants to lie down on the sidewalk. Pick him up twice and force him in the door. Frodo runs up chasing the fishing pole with Precious shortly behind. 15 minutes later Precious is at the door mewoing to go out. He will have to make do with the balcony. Leashes and harness will on tomorrow. Post later. Bye!
Good day
We had more pleasant day today so kitties went outside. It is darker with the clouds, but no rain fell on our heads. It took 25 minutes to get the cats inside. Frodo responded to my call and did come when I got the fishing pole. Precious looked for him too and came after I got Frodo inside. No leashes tomorrow. They responded and came so the time frame is forgiven. We stirred up the dog next door and soon the apartments dogs were barking like crazy. It almost reminded me of 101 Dalmatians barking chorus. Nothing else happened today. I'm sorry I'm so boring. Post later. Bye!
Monday, May 12, 2008
No walk today
Took cats outside without their harnesses and leashes. They wanted to go back to the apartment after 2 minutes. I'm guessing it was the wind or dogs that encouraged them back inside. They didn't even go out on the balcony until 7 PM.
I went grocery shopping today and realized halfway through the store I forgot the canvas bags I bought to save the earth from plastic bags. Bad me.
Post later. Bye!
I went grocery shopping today and realized halfway through the store I forgot the canvas bags I bought to save the earth from plastic bags. Bad me.
Post later. Bye!
Reply
Refering to the prior posting about pets being victims of domestic violence, I emailed the local animal shelter who I know lobby for animal rights. They answered that they met opposition this year in the House of Representatives so the measure did not get passed. They suggested writing to my representative to encourage it passes next time. They must be bad lobbyists cause casinos and NRA get their way all the time. Even with public outcry animals scheduled to be killed get killed anyway, like the geese in a local park a few years ago or beavers along the river before that. I fail to see the point of writing, the guy would of course say wants pet protection when he probably already voted against it. You know professional politicians tell you what you wish to hear. Anyway, post later. Bye!
Slow day
Called Mom to wish her a Happy Mother's Day. Apparently Dad picked some red tulips in the garden for her. I think they were my xmas gift to Grandma one year. She also made him get a heart test as a make sure everything is fine before quatruple bypass surgery is required gesture. With his high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, extra weight, and never exercised body of his, his heart is not going to be in the best condition. Doctor spoke in foreign terms which translates to, This is not good. She guessed hearing it from a doctor was more of a wake up call rather than Mom nagging he doesn't need all those cookies and ice cream scoops. Mom has learned to be sneaky with fixing Dad's unhealthy habits. Good for her.
Spent my work day reading my Oprah Magazine. Come join in the Beauty Revolution by accepting ourselves as is and not to live by other people's standards was this month's theme. Then right smack in the center of this Beauty Revolution was a piece rallying for change is legislation to protect pets from domestic violence. Pets of abused wives and girlfriends are being shot, strangled, drowned, body parts glued, kicked, set on fire, and run over by cars in the abuser's quest to control their women. I recall reading a item on msn.com about a guy dropped a month old puppy off their balcony during a fight, because the girlfriend loved the puppy. Survey of women's shelters declared many delayed leaving their men because shelters won't allow pets and they knew their pets would be dead if left alone with the man. Legislation needs changing because if a woman is unwilling to press charges, a dead pet will not recant its story.
I thought it strange to put a protect our fellow animals in the center of a Beauty Revolution. After thinking about it, perhaps it is there because animals don't care what we look like and we get that unconditional love so few humans are capable of. Animals judge us by our behavior. When we are good to them they love us even after a vet visit, but when we cause pain and instill fear of pain that animals protect themselves by running away and hiding (when they can't escape the claws and teeth come out). If you think dogs are naturally agressive, I will have you know a couple dogs here have backed away from my cats scratching the air. Later, I realized it might be there because once we care about things outside ourselves, superficial ideas we once obssessed over seem rather frivolous. Or both ideas could be right.
Anyway, if any of you wish to join the humane society's lobbyists to protect pets from domestic violence here are some websites. Humane Society of the United States at hsus.org, American Humane Association at americanhumane.org, and ASPCA at aspc.org. I plan to ask my state's humane society if they are lobbying for pet protection and aiding battered women to take care of their pets. Post later. Bye!
Spent my work day reading my Oprah Magazine. Come join in the Beauty Revolution by accepting ourselves as is and not to live by other people's standards was this month's theme. Then right smack in the center of this Beauty Revolution was a piece rallying for change is legislation to protect pets from domestic violence. Pets of abused wives and girlfriends are being shot, strangled, drowned, body parts glued, kicked, set on fire, and run over by cars in the abuser's quest to control their women. I recall reading a item on msn.com about a guy dropped a month old puppy off their balcony during a fight, because the girlfriend loved the puppy. Survey of women's shelters declared many delayed leaving their men because shelters won't allow pets and they knew their pets would be dead if left alone with the man. Legislation needs changing because if a woman is unwilling to press charges, a dead pet will not recant its story.
I thought it strange to put a protect our fellow animals in the center of a Beauty Revolution. After thinking about it, perhaps it is there because animals don't care what we look like and we get that unconditional love so few humans are capable of. Animals judge us by our behavior. When we are good to them they love us even after a vet visit, but when we cause pain and instill fear of pain that animals protect themselves by running away and hiding (when they can't escape the claws and teeth come out). If you think dogs are naturally agressive, I will have you know a couple dogs here have backed away from my cats scratching the air. Later, I realized it might be there because once we care about things outside ourselves, superficial ideas we once obssessed over seem rather frivolous. Or both ideas could be right.
Anyway, if any of you wish to join the humane society's lobbyists to protect pets from domestic violence here are some websites. Humane Society of the United States at hsus.org, American Humane Association at americanhumane.org, and ASPCA at aspc.org. I plan to ask my state's humane society if they are lobbying for pet protection and aiding battered women to take care of their pets. Post later. Bye!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Hope you are having a good day with your feet up and a box of chocolates in your hands watching TV while other people do the dishes. Post later. Bye!
Here kitty kitty
Precious and Frodo were good cats today. Chased Frodo around, but he held still while I snapped on the harness. He wiggled as I adusted it, it is uncomfortable no matter how I situate it. Then Frodo and Precious went out on the balcony all crouched down as if hiding. Precious came out and we walked around on the grass for 10 minutes and I ran upstairs to see if Frodo would come down now. He needed reassurance in the form of petting and then came downstairs. First half hour went well with the kitties mostly lying on the grass. Dog came out to pee, and the owner directed it away from my cats. One concern I have about the leashes is that if a dog charges at them, it will be a difficult for them to rush up the tree like lightening and balance on the branch with the leash hanging on them. On the ground, it does slow their pace. Anyway, often one cat would wander while the other remained still. 2nd half hour, Precious kept bolting to the dumpter and I hung on. Then a man came out and shouted to his woman in the window. Precious went up to the man and waited for a petting. He didn't so Precious came to me for petting . Precious tries so hard to get strangers' attentions but very few will have anything to do with him. To end the story, Precious came inside so I took off the leash and waited around with Frodo to finish their time outside. Frodo had to carried in and then a dog comes out of our door. Waited for then to leave before entering and unleash Frodo. When we got to the apartment I snapped off the harnesses.
No crazy people at work, besides the ones I work with. When outside to get mileage on a van cause it was given in kilometers. I hit a bunch of buttons, got out the owner's manual in the glove compartment, and it just said the odometer reads in miles and kilometers. Nothing about how to switch it back and forth. So went back inside to find a lady waiting to rent her car. Asked 2 guys if they knew much about cars to help me figure this out. First guy said his car doesn't even have a remote so he can't help me. OK. 2nd guy wasn't sure unless he saw it so bring him to the car to observe the control panels. He pokes around hitting this, that, there, and viola! the mileage is changed to miles. I would have never figured out that 3 button sequence on my own.
Had a lady from Germany whose debit card didn't go through to go along with her prepaid rental voucher. Call the 800 number and I end up on the phone hitting 0 hoping to get a live person (automation system was not going to answer why her card is declining). It is a child support bank account and new rules state it can't be used for a car rental. She is shocked she can use it anywhere, except a car rental. I tell her that, Yes they should notify you of rule changes. So I let her use my phone to call her American relatives for their credit card. I just need to swipe it for 0.00 to give her the car and additional drivers cost nothing with her voucher (I checked and pointed on her voucher where it says that). So her family shows up and rent them the car. While renting to them, lady comes up and I say I will be right with her as she stands next to the customers. She sits down on the benches. She comes right back when another lady come up, standing beside the customers instead of behind as usual. When finished, I address the 1st lady and the 2nd lady claims she was here first. I interrupt declaring the other lady I know was here first. Help 1st lady, then 2nd lady, and back to inventorying the car keys.
I read the stamp is changing price again on Monday. Didn't it just go up 3 cents in January, or February. I tried to buy forever stamps at the post office today at their machine, it it only does stamps with a price on it. Anyway, this is long enough. Post later. Bye!
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No crazy people at work, besides the ones I work with. When outside to get mileage on a van cause it was given in kilometers. I hit a bunch of buttons, got out the owner's manual in the glove compartment, and it just said the odometer reads in miles and kilometers. Nothing about how to switch it back and forth. So went back inside to find a lady waiting to rent her car. Asked 2 guys if they knew much about cars to help me figure this out. First guy said his car doesn't even have a remote so he can't help me. OK. 2nd guy wasn't sure unless he saw it so bring him to the car to observe the control panels. He pokes around hitting this, that, there, and viola! the mileage is changed to miles. I would have never figured out that 3 button sequence on my own.
Had a lady from Germany whose debit card didn't go through to go along with her prepaid rental voucher. Call the 800 number and I end up on the phone hitting 0 hoping to get a live person (automation system was not going to answer why her card is declining). It is a child support bank account and new rules state it can't be used for a car rental. She is shocked she can use it anywhere, except a car rental. I tell her that, Yes they should notify you of rule changes. So I let her use my phone to call her American relatives for their credit card. I just need to swipe it for 0.00 to give her the car and additional drivers cost nothing with her voucher (I checked and pointed on her voucher where it says that). So her family shows up and rent them the car. While renting to them, lady comes up and I say I will be right with her as she stands next to the customers. She sits down on the benches. She comes right back when another lady come up, standing beside the customers instead of behind as usual. When finished, I address the 1st lady and the 2nd lady claims she was here first. I interrupt declaring the other lady I know was here first. Help 1st lady, then 2nd lady, and back to inventorying the car keys.
I read the stamp is changing price again on Monday. Didn't it just go up 3 cents in January, or February. I tried to buy forever stamps at the post office today at their machine, it it only does stamps with a price on it. Anyway, this is long enough. Post later. Bye!
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Today's events
Let's see, there is just so much happening I barely know where to begin. Ok, that's a lie but it is a good beginning for a posting.
Kitties meowed to be let out, ran when I grabbed the harnesses, so we stayed inside again. Well, actually Precious stayed on the bed while I chased Frodo all over the place. No complaints here.
Went over to renew my lease. The doors are locked. I wonder if the handle is broken and peek in the window. Lights are on. I have an appointment to renew it at this time so they should be here. Guy walks by and I asked if the office is supposed to be locked up. He runs away and gets his key to the gym in the same building. I try to follow him in and he states he doesn't work here, just impatient with office locked. I just wanted to get to the connecting door between the office and the gym. That's locked too. Ok, I said, I guess they don't want me to renew my lease and back up the car to leave. Then a familiar office face comes with a guy so I assume she was showing an apartment and was by herself. She apologizes. Get my lease renewed. Explain I have enough ceiling fans, light fixtures, and did the carpet shampooing last year but it didn't go well with the cat hair. So she gives me a book of gifts for their gratitude of renewing. I liked the digital camera, but will see how many pixels it is before ordering it through a website.
Then on to Walmart to pick up Memorial Day flowers and some Sun In hair lightener since my roots are really coming out (I get lazy in the wintertime). I walk to the hair dye department where is usually is located and couldn't find it in the mass of 100 boxes taking up 3/4 of the aisle. Find a lady ripping open boxes and putting merchandise away. I ask if she knew where is was, maybe they moved it, who knows. She didn't know what I was talking about. Sun In, it's a hair lightener. Eyeliner?, she asks. No, hair lightener called Sun In. She walks away from me. While I'm staring at the shelves of hair dye she tells a lady her item is 3 aisles down in that direction (pointing). Minute later, I finally find it and walk by and tell the clerk I found it (no thanks to her) holding it in my hand since she didn't know what I was talking about. She replies, Good for you. I was so shocked I didn't know how to feel (I usually get impeccable service at this store). Got my flowers and met a clerk asking if I was finding everything alright. Oh yes. When I showed up to work I had to ask a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th opinion if I was being overly sensitive about that lady's rudeness. No, I'm not overly sensitive. I was very angry when the shock wore off. I looked up the number on the receipt and called the store asking for a manager in the most calm manner I could muster (if you are going to complain do it with the right people and do it in the right tone). I got an apology and he said he will make sure this doesn't happen again. Sorry I didn't get her name cause her back was towards me.
And finally, had a guy with a reservation with another company but they are closed on his cell phone shouting at the customer service people cause he had a free day on that reservation and asking me for a car at the same time. He said even said, Sorry I don't mean to take it out on you. I sympathsized with his plight, saying he should be angry if he was told they would wait for his flight and didn't. I also said I will gladly tell that closer I stole his customer and give the customer's name to him. What can I say, I love stealing customers. He laughed and thanked me for my help.
Post later. Bye!
Kitties meowed to be let out, ran when I grabbed the harnesses, so we stayed inside again. Well, actually Precious stayed on the bed while I chased Frodo all over the place. No complaints here.
Went over to renew my lease. The doors are locked. I wonder if the handle is broken and peek in the window. Lights are on. I have an appointment to renew it at this time so they should be here. Guy walks by and I asked if the office is supposed to be locked up. He runs away and gets his key to the gym in the same building. I try to follow him in and he states he doesn't work here, just impatient with office locked. I just wanted to get to the connecting door between the office and the gym. That's locked too. Ok, I said, I guess they don't want me to renew my lease and back up the car to leave. Then a familiar office face comes with a guy so I assume she was showing an apartment and was by herself. She apologizes. Get my lease renewed. Explain I have enough ceiling fans, light fixtures, and did the carpet shampooing last year but it didn't go well with the cat hair. So she gives me a book of gifts for their gratitude of renewing. I liked the digital camera, but will see how many pixels it is before ordering it through a website.
Then on to Walmart to pick up Memorial Day flowers and some Sun In hair lightener since my roots are really coming out (I get lazy in the wintertime). I walk to the hair dye department where is usually is located and couldn't find it in the mass of 100 boxes taking up 3/4 of the aisle. Find a lady ripping open boxes and putting merchandise away. I ask if she knew where is was, maybe they moved it, who knows. She didn't know what I was talking about. Sun In, it's a hair lightener. Eyeliner?, she asks. No, hair lightener called Sun In. She walks away from me. While I'm staring at the shelves of hair dye she tells a lady her item is 3 aisles down in that direction (pointing). Minute later, I finally find it and walk by and tell the clerk I found it (no thanks to her) holding it in my hand since she didn't know what I was talking about. She replies, Good for you. I was so shocked I didn't know how to feel (I usually get impeccable service at this store). Got my flowers and met a clerk asking if I was finding everything alright. Oh yes. When I showed up to work I had to ask a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th opinion if I was being overly sensitive about that lady's rudeness. No, I'm not overly sensitive. I was very angry when the shock wore off. I looked up the number on the receipt and called the store asking for a manager in the most calm manner I could muster (if you are going to complain do it with the right people and do it in the right tone). I got an apology and he said he will make sure this doesn't happen again. Sorry I didn't get her name cause her back was towards me.
And finally, had a guy with a reservation with another company but they are closed on his cell phone shouting at the customer service people cause he had a free day on that reservation and asking me for a car at the same time. He said even said, Sorry I don't mean to take it out on you. I sympathsized with his plight, saying he should be angry if he was told they would wait for his flight and didn't. I also said I will gladly tell that closer I stole his customer and give the customer's name to him. What can I say, I love stealing customers. He laughed and thanked me for my help.
Post later. Bye!
Friday, May 09, 2008
Battle of Wills
Put on the harnesses of very eager to go outside cats and again chased Frodo all over. Then they decided to hide in the bedroom. Precious did come out ino the hall and then back to the bedroom. I had my coat on calling them to come outside for our walk. Frodo walked funny with his front legs stiff, the harness sits right behind their elbows. Precious sat by the window. I attempted again to get them outside but they prostested the harnesses and refused to come outside with them on. Fine, we will just stay inside and took off the harnesses. They wondered about the balcony and windows. Played with Frodo in the living room. Frodo kept going to the door ready to go outside but then I grabbed the harness and he ran away. I think a battle of wills has begun. They want to roam free and explore while I want them close by and come when I call them. Post later. Bye!
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
What a day
Let's see. Got up and took kitties outside. I thought my plan of leashes might backfire because if I leash them and then set them loose, the freedom might go their head and they would disapppear. Yesterday I had them on leashes from their Monday excursion causing me to miss Tom Cruise. Frodo walked funny, but I checked the harness was where it was suppose to be, it was. They got spooked by a man walking by and later a man bringing out dogs, thus ripping the leash from my hand. This time they had the leash slowing them down. So tried them w/out leash today to see how they do this time. First half hour they behaved, staying close by. Second half hour was another story. Frodo chased Precious who went behind the dumpster where the wooded slope is. I guarded the brush pile spraying my spray bottle over the brush pile when Precious approached to keep him from jumping over the fence. All was well, until it was time to go home. Precious was next to me so carried him inside the stairwell. Called for Frodo for half hour with Precious meowing from the stairwell. I need to get going before the animal shelter closes because I'm dropping off some ignored by the cats things. Frodo never answers my calling or the fishing pole. Go back inside and pack my car. Precious sneaks out while carrying the laundry. Call Frodo some more. Finally he shows up to get petted and runs back into the woods. Now try to get both cats inside. I follow them into the woods and slip on the slope onto my butt. I scream at them that they are making me seriously late and how about I just leave them outside all night hungry and thristy. I leave the wooded area to get the fishing pole I left inside to load the car. Precious comes out and grab him to carry him inside. He growls at me. Frodo's turn. He comes to play with the fishing pole until I reach the parking lot. He sprints away to go under a car. I grab him hissing and snarling, then set him sorta down to grab the fishing pole on the concrete. He tries to escape but we make it inside the door. Frodo follows me upstairs and Precious comes too when I try to pick him up. I shoo them in the apartment and shut the door. I have five minutes to get to the animal shelter. Nobody answers the doorbell so I leave the things by the door. There are cars in the lot so surely somebody will see them as they leave.
Next I go to the bank for quarters and McDonald's since I haven't eaten all day. Then onto sister's house, an hour later than usual but I made it. My niece has a new tea set and keeps pouring the red kool-aid between glasses instead of drinking it, so she spills it all over the kitchen floor. Give her her Mother's Day card. Get laundry started. Make almond bark pretzels (visiting my apartment my sister notice almond bark I bought during Christmas and suggested we can make them at her house). Pushed niece in her swing. Laundry done I go home to see Mom and sister left messages. Sister was getting worried of my tardiness. Mom wanted me to ask my sister a question since she was not answering her phone, but after the fourth time she called my sister answered her question. Called Mom and we chatted how my niece never showed me the clothes Mom made for her lamby. Her dolls have clothes so lamby should too. She asked about my cat training. Sure my cats are trained, they just get an attitude like teenagers do and run off when it's nice outside. Then, my uncle who has had strokes is getting worse. He fell out of bed and hurt the back of his neck and shoulder area. The vertebrae nerves in the area were damaged, which control the fingers, and so he can no longer feed himself or sit up by himself. Even worse, he doesn't recall falling out of bed, just waking up on the floor. Apparently his crash was loud enough to stir the nurses into action to see what happened. Then recently, he can't swallow. That's not good in the question of "Will He Recover?". They have a liquid diet for him and he is losing weight rapidly. My Mom plans to visit when they attend my nieces' piano recital. I told Mom I could drive her to her side of the family's cemetery on Memorial Day. I just realized it is this month. Brain has been occupied elsewhere. Well, nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
Next I go to the bank for quarters and McDonald's since I haven't eaten all day. Then onto sister's house, an hour later than usual but I made it. My niece has a new tea set and keeps pouring the red kool-aid between glasses instead of drinking it, so she spills it all over the kitchen floor. Give her her Mother's Day card. Get laundry started. Make almond bark pretzels (visiting my apartment my sister notice almond bark I bought during Christmas and suggested we can make them at her house). Pushed niece in her swing. Laundry done I go home to see Mom and sister left messages. Sister was getting worried of my tardiness. Mom wanted me to ask my sister a question since she was not answering her phone, but after the fourth time she called my sister answered her question. Called Mom and we chatted how my niece never showed me the clothes Mom made for her lamby. Her dolls have clothes so lamby should too. She asked about my cat training. Sure my cats are trained, they just get an attitude like teenagers do and run off when it's nice outside. Then, my uncle who has had strokes is getting worse. He fell out of bed and hurt the back of his neck and shoulder area. The vertebrae nerves in the area were damaged, which control the fingers, and so he can no longer feed himself or sit up by himself. Even worse, he doesn't recall falling out of bed, just waking up on the floor. Apparently his crash was loud enough to stir the nurses into action to see what happened. Then recently, he can't swallow. That's not good in the question of "Will He Recover?". They have a liquid diet for him and he is losing weight rapidly. My Mom plans to visit when they attend my nieces' piano recital. I told Mom I could drive her to her side of the family's cemetery on Memorial Day. I just realized it is this month. Brain has been occupied elsewhere. Well, nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
Monday, May 05, 2008
Weird one
I taped the Tom Cruise interview with Oprah last Friday and watched it today. The tape had Oprah and Tom, but the sound was of a previously recorded show so I got no interview and threw the tape away. Then I remembered the closed captioning and wondered if the Oprah Closed Captioning would show up or the sound from the other show. I got the Oprah Closed Captioning, but it was poorly done. Many misspelled words and huge chunks of the interview were not typed in. So I sorta got the interview. Then I threw the tape in the garbage. Post later. Bye!
Very bad cats
Went outside with both Precious and Frodo. Precious came when I shut the door and didn't wish to be left behind again. Tossed some trash and Frodo disappears. Precious was under a car and meowed his presence. I heard Frodo squeak a few times and called him, but didn't see him anywhere. Precious yowled his "Where are you" meow trying to find Frodo. Eventually, Frodo appeared by the back door and then chased Precious towards the dumpster. I followed them a ways into the wooded area nearly slipping on the slope and grabbing a thorny briar bush. I decided the open tree area and brush pile were caused by the top of a tree being struck by lightening and fell down. I saw another brush pile and the top of both tree trunks were very jagged so can't think of anything else that would take the top of a tree off. Precious walked passed the brush pile as I followed so thought maybe this was the end of his voyages to the back yard. We started going back and Precious jumped on the brush pile. I try to hurry but a vine across my chest slowed me down and once I got the vine over my head, Precious was in the back yard.
Stomped on the brush pile more to lower the platform to jump over. Precious ran off and won't answer my calls and Frodo got to the end of the woods to run off. Tried for 20 minutes to get them inside armed with toys and treats. I swing a teaser on a string to find the yard owners staring out their window. I finally give up screaming for them to get new owners cause I am so tired of this. Go inside and watch Oprah talk to Tom Cruise. After 40 minutes, I heard a meow outside so missed a part of Tom Cruise thinking they were waiting by the door. No, in the woods.
Frodo comes out and hides under the cars when someone comes out. Frodo squeaks for Precious and we return to the woods. Precious is out and then hides under the dog house deck. Fine, stay in the yard all night. Take Frodo inside and grab the cat tower to get Precious out of the yard. Reach the dumpster and there is Precious. He can jump over the fence after all, he just refuses to do it when I call him. I am so ready shoot them for their 2 hour and 20 minute walk outside, but too happy to have them back. Once they get hungry or thirsty, they return to the door. Will go to Petco for new leashes and harness them tomorrow since they don't come when called and run off. And the nice weather is only beginning. Post later. Bye!
Stomped on the brush pile more to lower the platform to jump over. Precious ran off and won't answer my calls and Frodo got to the end of the woods to run off. Tried for 20 minutes to get them inside armed with toys and treats. I swing a teaser on a string to find the yard owners staring out their window. I finally give up screaming for them to get new owners cause I am so tired of this. Go inside and watch Oprah talk to Tom Cruise. After 40 minutes, I heard a meow outside so missed a part of Tom Cruise thinking they were waiting by the door. No, in the woods.
Frodo comes out and hides under the cars when someone comes out. Frodo squeaks for Precious and we return to the woods. Precious is out and then hides under the dog house deck. Fine, stay in the yard all night. Take Frodo inside and grab the cat tower to get Precious out of the yard. Reach the dumpster and there is Precious. He can jump over the fence after all, he just refuses to do it when I call him. I am so ready shoot them for their 2 hour and 20 minute walk outside, but too happy to have them back. Once they get hungry or thirsty, they return to the door. Will go to Petco for new leashes and harness them tomorrow since they don't come when called and run off. And the nice weather is only beginning. Post later. Bye!
Glad it is my Friday
Took Frodo outside today because Precious refused to come out. I even waited a few minutes and reopened the door for him. Frodo cocked his head in confusion and yet Precious stuck his nose out the door to turn around and go into the bedroom. Poor Frodo was lonely outside and hid the bushes with me shortly behind. I only had to call him 5 minutes to come in swinging his fishing pole he loves so much. Then I stepped on the metallic paper and broke the toy. How I am going to get him in tomorrow? Precious was chillin by the window and jumped down when we came back. Made it to work on time.
Then I print the reservation manifest to find we will be busy today. No time for DVD's. Had a couple spurts of customers standing in line and my coworker went home early (I said he could). My coworker screwed up a rental grabbing the wrong reservation and I had to cancel it to use it for my customer. The names were not similar so who knows how that happened. Had a guy pissed off he didn't get a GPS, he can't anywhere w/out one. I gave the last one out a couple hours ago. What did people do before GPS was invention? Oh yeah, read a map we provide for free. And for the record I give excellent directions.
Next I was chatting with an airport person about why I don't have my DVD player out. He said my coworker needs to sit by me and watch them with me. I said he talks to his wife all day so he has no time for my girly movies. He didn't know my coworker was married, he thought he was single. Apparently he hadn't noticed the wedding ring on his hand or heard about his 2nd baby being born a few weeks ago. And he was a couple when he moved up from Florida so he has never been single working here. Then fear of running out of cars came closer as another spurt of people came to collect their cars 2 hours before I close. The guys said they had me covered but that must include the speciality cars I didn't need.
Get my last 2 people and get a guy who didn't know he was suppose to get mileage when he returned his car so I have to go get it. Come back and the car rental next door guy is yelling me. What? The last customer is complaining the gas tank is empty. She is parked in the no parking zone in front of the airport. I have no other car to give her for a 3 month rental so explained I will mark the going out gas as empty. She wants that in writing. Fine, I will write it on her contract. Oh, she has to search for it. She further whines she ain't suppose to buy a tank of gas and throws in "I can see you don't travel very often". I apologize profusely and explain there is a gas station right at the exit of the airport. Is it open she asks. Yes, it is. She is going to have to fill up the gas tank before she returns the car anyway. I thought later driving home I could have offered to grab our gas cards and filled it up myself, but thought against it because she would have whined about the 2 minutes she had to stand and wait for me to return. She was bitch anyway when I rented her car. Let's see, I had had to argue over me updating her club profile during her rental. Her company was suppose to take care everything, why does she have to answer questions on her address in profile correct, insurances declined correct, and hand over her credit card when her company is paying this (her credit card in profile expired last month and must be updated to continue this conversation). Then everything she signed she had to ask why she had to sign it for. Then I to repeat my instructions to her hotel 3 times and repeated the exit street out of the airport 4 times. She finally grabbed out of my pencil cup and wrote them down as I spoke way too fast for her to understand. Then when I explained if she goes away for the weekend (many who rents cars for a year do this) that she can park in our return lot and just tell us the spot number so we don't move it, she asked how much that is going to cost her. I said nothing (but hey if she wants to pay to park in the airport garage be my guest). Obviously she rents a lot of cars and travels a lot. I did mark the tank as empty and typed in a rental note. That is the 2nd time in 2 days someone has complained about the gas tank being empty. Of course, they never complain while the car in sitting in its stall and we can easily exchange them or quickly fill the gas tank. That is too incoveinent to inspect a car before you take off in it, everything is suppose to perfect order you know. Some people live in fantasy worlds where nothing goes wrong you know.
I'm done whining. Just glad it is my Friday. Off to bed. Post later. Bye!
Then I print the reservation manifest to find we will be busy today. No time for DVD's. Had a couple spurts of customers standing in line and my coworker went home early (I said he could). My coworker screwed up a rental grabbing the wrong reservation and I had to cancel it to use it for my customer. The names were not similar so who knows how that happened. Had a guy pissed off he didn't get a GPS, he can't anywhere w/out one. I gave the last one out a couple hours ago. What did people do before GPS was invention? Oh yeah, read a map we provide for free. And for the record I give excellent directions.
Next I was chatting with an airport person about why I don't have my DVD player out. He said my coworker needs to sit by me and watch them with me. I said he talks to his wife all day so he has no time for my girly movies. He didn't know my coworker was married, he thought he was single. Apparently he hadn't noticed the wedding ring on his hand or heard about his 2nd baby being born a few weeks ago. And he was a couple when he moved up from Florida so he has never been single working here. Then fear of running out of cars came closer as another spurt of people came to collect their cars 2 hours before I close. The guys said they had me covered but that must include the speciality cars I didn't need.
Get my last 2 people and get a guy who didn't know he was suppose to get mileage when he returned his car so I have to go get it. Come back and the car rental next door guy is yelling me. What? The last customer is complaining the gas tank is empty. She is parked in the no parking zone in front of the airport. I have no other car to give her for a 3 month rental so explained I will mark the going out gas as empty. She wants that in writing. Fine, I will write it on her contract. Oh, she has to search for it. She further whines she ain't suppose to buy a tank of gas and throws in "I can see you don't travel very often". I apologize profusely and explain there is a gas station right at the exit of the airport. Is it open she asks. Yes, it is. She is going to have to fill up the gas tank before she returns the car anyway. I thought later driving home I could have offered to grab our gas cards and filled it up myself, but thought against it because she would have whined about the 2 minutes she had to stand and wait for me to return. She was bitch anyway when I rented her car. Let's see, I had had to argue over me updating her club profile during her rental. Her company was suppose to take care everything, why does she have to answer questions on her address in profile correct, insurances declined correct, and hand over her credit card when her company is paying this (her credit card in profile expired last month and must be updated to continue this conversation). Then everything she signed she had to ask why she had to sign it for. Then I to repeat my instructions to her hotel 3 times and repeated the exit street out of the airport 4 times. She finally grabbed out of my pencil cup and wrote them down as I spoke way too fast for her to understand. Then when I explained if she goes away for the weekend (many who rents cars for a year do this) that she can park in our return lot and just tell us the spot number so we don't move it, she asked how much that is going to cost her. I said nothing (but hey if she wants to pay to park in the airport garage be my guest). Obviously she rents a lot of cars and travels a lot. I did mark the tank as empty and typed in a rental note. That is the 2nd time in 2 days someone has complained about the gas tank being empty. Of course, they never complain while the car in sitting in its stall and we can easily exchange them or quickly fill the gas tank. That is too incoveinent to inspect a car before you take off in it, everything is suppose to perfect order you know. Some people live in fantasy worlds where nothing goes wrong you know.
I'm done whining. Just glad it is my Friday. Off to bed. Post later. Bye!
Sunday, May 04, 2008
New neighbors
My new neighbors moved in furniture today spooking the kitties. Then I thought Precious got into the neighbor's apartment, but lady said he wasn't there. I yelled his name outside since he wasn't in the hallway. He was trapped behind the fence again and refused to come back. He even hid under the dog house platform so I couldn't grab him even if I could jump the fence. I got onto the brush pile holding on to the fence railing to squash it down as much as possible, I am getting real tired of this. I attempted to jump the fence but though I better not rip up my work pants. I finally left him alone and packed up my work stuff and then went back 5 minutes. Then he came. Bad cat. Anyone want to buy me a house with fence? I'm a little poor right now. They have been building condos, townhouses, and lofts in the downtown area, but who wants to breathe that pollution every day even with their new riverwalk trail.
The new neigbors were wearing college shirts so I presume they are students or just graduated looking 19, 20ish. I saw a double bed in the pick up truck so I'm sure they are not just rommies. Oh, they had a dashund (weiner dog). Well better go to bed. Post later. Bye!!
The new neigbors were wearing college shirts so I presume they are students or just graduated looking 19, 20ish. I saw a double bed in the pick up truck so I'm sure they are not just rommies. Oh, they had a dashund (weiner dog). Well better go to bed. Post later. Bye!!
Friday, May 02, 2008
Naughty Frodo
I had adventure getting Frodo back inside. I saw him go behind the woodsy behind the garages area. When it was time to go home I called and called, but he didn't come nor meow. I walked Precious back home and he meowed in the window as I kept calling for Frodo. After a half hour I went behind the garages to find him. I tripped over a tree branch on the ground and got my pants covered in grass stains. Excited the dog next door and thank goodness there was a high wooden fence separating us. Stumbled through the bushes and the bugger wasn't behind the garages. Call for another half hour and finally he appears out of the wooded slope area beside the garages. I was so mad at him, and happy he came before I left for work.
Let's see, my coworker decided his 1998 Mercedes SUV was guzzling too much gas so he got a brand new Honda Civic. Another coworker said he was picking up a used car after work and showed everyone the pic in the paper. My new father coworker thanked me for the baby gift, he wife loves it. I got a bath set with towel, rags, rubber ducky, rubber ducky slippers that quack when the head is squeezed, and some socks. Oh yeah, and a travel package of Wet Ones. He showed a pic of his baby in his wallet. Adorable. He said his wife took the 27 hours of labor well, didn't yell at him or throw things at him. Baby is doing well.
Nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
Let's see, my coworker decided his 1998 Mercedes SUV was guzzling too much gas so he got a brand new Honda Civic. Another coworker said he was picking up a used car after work and showed everyone the pic in the paper. My new father coworker thanked me for the baby gift, he wife loves it. I got a bath set with towel, rags, rubber ducky, rubber ducky slippers that quack when the head is squeezed, and some socks. Oh yeah, and a travel package of Wet Ones. He showed a pic of his baby in his wallet. Adorable. He said his wife took the 27 hours of labor well, didn't yell at him or throw things at him. Baby is doing well.
Nothing else to report. Post later. Bye!
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