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The Service is Gone from Customer Service

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As I’d mentioned here, SWMBO and I are doing some sprucing up here at Casa tbbs. The fan is installed, the remote control is awesome, and the drywall squares that were cut out to get power to the fan are carefully numbered and boxed for the paint guy to replace.

This whole episode is an exercise in coordination; SWMBO and I plan to rent one of those PODS1 to store the stuff from both levels, so the workmen will have free rein to the work area. This involves fan install(done), paint guy scheduling(in progress), with carpet guys to follow lastly.

We’re working out the timing of the paint guy’s appearance, which leaves us with carpet guys. We’ve made appointments with no less than two carpet companies to come out, measure, and provide quotes for the work to be done. In both cases, we’ve waited thumb up for an hour; not only did no carpet guys show up, but they never even called. Can carpet guys afford to be so arrogant? If either of them calls us back, they’ll get my “piss up a rope” speech. In the meantime, I think a call to Empire Carpet is in our future. Next day service, they say. In business 45 years, they say. At home service, they say. We’ll find out; if they even return a call, they’re one step ahead of these other schmucks.

-k-

1 – PODS = Portable On Demand Storage. Thus far, AFAIK, not sued by Apple.

Update: We’ve called and scheduled Empire. SWMBO, instead of using the “piss up a rope” speech, will used one based around FOAD with the other companies. Wherever does she get these things?

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Electioneering II

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In this post, I pointed out what I believe is a fundamental law of politics. The day after the big election night, I offer this corollary:

If a person is capable of being elected to office, he’s exactly the one you don’t want.

I’ll give the new bunch a chance. I have no idea what explains their lack of vision to date, and doubt that suddenly being in control will lead to their having any Aha! moments. Nevertheless, I’m curious to see how this plays out. I do know that if they say “We have political capital, and we’re gonna spend it”, I’m outta’ here.

-k-

A Roper!

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I have no clue how I manage to find these stories about livestock on the loose. It’s not some weird Technorati tagging, nor an Atom feed focussing on these things; however, from Newark NJ, a tale of a wayward bull ultimately roped by a manager of the Associated Humane Societies’ Newark office. Denton Infield is the man’s name, and he is originally from South Africa, where rounding up of stray critters is a little more common.

In this case, the 600-pound bull evidently was destined for the slaughterhouse, and either escaped from same, or fell off a truck1 bound for there. In any event, he had a 10 hour2 spree in and around Newark, during which he eluded the best efforts of law enforcement to catch him. Then Infield lassoed him, so that another animal control officer could subdue the bull with a tranquilizer dart.

According to the article:

The bull was corralled less than a mile from Newark Liberty International Airport, about eight miles from New York City.

That’s high-human density for humans, let alone a bull. Finally, before the grills are fired up:

Authorities called in a trailer from Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Township, a refuge for abused or unwanted animals that is operated by the Humane Societies. Infield said the bull would be taken there to live out the rest of its life.

Great story; I guess my lamenting the demise of roping was premature.

-k-

1 – Where I hail from, critters don’t “fall off” trucks. But that’s what the article said.
2 – 10 hours!? A long time for a bovine on the streets of Newark.

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The Anatomic Dilemma is Solved

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I pointed out here that the anatomic dilemma in question probably was an affliction of politicos. Within the span of a few days, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), has not only demonstrated that he can ably put his foot in his mouth with his head up his ass, but he’s also one of a rare breed who can talk out of his ass, while his head is simultaneously buried therein.

From an unfortunate slip of the tongue, to the “botched joke” defense, to “there’s no need to apologize”, to “I’m sorry if anyone was offended”, encapsulates the lukewarm vision and sentiment that made John what he is today.

-k-

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The Pigman Has Landed

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We were down to our last bottle of Pigman’s BBQ sauce. I had lamented here about the Pigman’s Internet Store difficulties.

Today, my daily checking of the Pigman Store was rewarded. It’s back up, and six bottles of saucy goodness are heading north. I have a coworker who is heading to the Outer Banks in a week or so; he’s offered to mule me back a few bottles. I may have him pick up 3 or 4 when he’s there.

You get down to your last bottle, and it makes you think.

-k-

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New, Free Senseo

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As I detailed here, I signed up, and was accepted, to get a free Senseo single-cup coffee maker. Mine arrived last night; it looks like the one in the post I referenced, only in black, instead of the trendy blue that adorns my office.

Details on the apparatus at the Senseo website , with all kinds of incentives to get one of your very own. Right now, they have a $20.00 AmEx gift card when you buy one. For home or work, I heartily recommend you get one if you enjoy a good cup of coffee.

I also discovered something else; examining the bag of 18 pods that came with the free machine, I see that the coffee pods are distributed by Sara Lee. Heckuva deal, because Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee. Exactly.

-k-

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An Official Seal

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I thought it was high time this old blog had an official seal of some kind. And from Lifehacker, pointage to the Official Seal Generator site, and a beautiful graphic is born.

Things such as this seal can only do good things for my TWAC score.

-k-
UPDATE: I just saw this post in my NNW reader; if I may say so, It looks very ZZTop-like. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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Extra Staff

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Here at tbbs-land, we spare no efforts to bring our small but loyal band of readers the best the blogosphere has to offer. And it is work. Here’s a picture of our new blogging staff; here to serve, they are, and to help this blog climb up the from the part of the long tail that drags the ground to that portion closest to the asshole.

-k-

h/t: Ishkur, for the artwork and giggles.

Siderunnin’

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Oh boy, oh boy! Via the postman, my copy of the Siderunners’ latest CD, Sabbath Country Sabbath, arrived this afternoon.

I ordered the CD and T-shirt from Failed Experiment Records in Chicago, way back on July 10, as noted here.

Early last week or so, I received an email from Mike at Failed Experiment; he said that the first shipment was returned by the USPS, with no mention as to why. I validated my address with Mike, and today, all’s well. And not only did I get one shirt, there were two shirts in the package. If this is lagniappe for my patience in waiting, thanks Mike! If on the other hand, I got two shirts in error, I’ll be glad to pay for the other one, SWMBO having already claimed it and all.

So, there’s a Busch race this afternoon, tonight is pork chop night. Thereafter, SWMBO and I will don our shirts, pop in the CD, and hear some great music. Review to follow.

The album liner notes reveal that this CD was recorded in an empty upstairs apartment in the house of a Siderunners friend on 9/3/2005. From the notes, pure poetry:

… as we positioned ourselves as best we could to get a balanced sound. We started drinking about noon and just recorded; no overdubs, no fixes, no fucking pitch correctors; nothing except wood, steel, and whatever the devil let us keep. This is a band playing together, warts and all. Treat this as if you were in the room with us, helping yourself to our cheap beer in the twilight of anonymous summer day.

Later tonight, I shall do that very thing.

-k-

Update: Forgot to include linkage to the Siderunners website. Find them here.

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