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2001.08.19 16.09

Spent good part of the weekend sweating it out while I recovered lost sectors on my D: drive. Windows ME sucks ass. I plan to upgrade to Windows 2000 Pro SP1 as soon as I get home again. Memory leaks in Windows ME are so bad that I want to install a porta-poddy on the side of my desk. Computer humor. It is a difficult concept.

Drove DeLorean around for 10 minutes. Had 5 minute meeting with The Storage Place Guy over my billing. He thought I'd missed a payment. Wrong. Correction made. Need to have 5 minute phone call with my old insurance company. They are apparently unable to comprehend the idea that one person could break both their ankles at the same time.

Them: ''Mr. Shields, we're not sure why, but everyone double-billed the medical bills related to your broken ankle.''

Me: ''I broke both ankles. They're not double-billing you. I needed two of everything.''

Them: ''Mr. Shields, I don't see how it is possible for you to have broken both of them.''

Me: ''It is possible. Are you people insane?''

Them: 'That will be $1800, please.''

Me: ''Can I send you the payment using foreign currency?''

Them: ''I'm sorry? Foreign currency?''

Me: ''Yeah. I'd like to pay you using Mexican pesos. I'll mail you a little bit of the payment every day in a sealed McDonald's bag that I'll send in the mail.''

Them: ''Sir, please don't do that.''

Me: ''I'm sorry. I didn't hear you. Oh, what's your name?''

Them: '[name deleted]. Why?''

Me: ''I want to make sure I scribble out a note in blood that you told me this payment technique was a good idea.''

Them: ''Uhhh... sir, no, uhhh... it is most certainly not okay.''

Me: ''Gee, there goes my phone again. Darn static. Guess I need to get Sprint PCS. Next thing you know I'll be bringing home Charo."

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are my own only and in no way represent the views, positions or opinions - expressed or implied - of my employers both past and present. « 35,000 feet \| Main \| flight write » i'm back 2001.08.19 16.09 Spent good part of the weekend sweating it out while I recovered lost sectors on my D: drive. Windows ME sucks ass. I plan to upgrade to Windows 2000 Pro SP1 as soon as I get home again. Memory leaks in Windows ME are so bad that I want to install a porta-poddy on the side of my desk. Computer humor. It is a difficult concept. Drove DeLorean around for 10 minutes. Had 5 minute meeting with The Storage Place Guy over my billing. He thought I'd missed a payment. Wrong. Correction made. Need to have 5 minute phone call with my old insurance company. They are apparently unable to comprehend the idea that one person could break both their ankles at the same time. Them: ''Mr. Shields, we're not sure why, but everyone double-billed the medical bills related to your broken ankle.'' Me: ''I broke both ankles. They're not double-billing you. I needed two of everything.'' Them: ''Mr. Shields, I don't see how it is possible for you to have broken both of them.'' Me: ''It is possible. Are you people insane?'' Them: 'That will be $1800, please.'' Me: ''Can I send you the payment using foreign currency?'' Them: ''I'm sorry? Foreign currency?'' Me: ''Yeah. I'd like to pay you using Mexican pesos. I'll mail you a little bit of the payment every day in a sealed McDonald's bag that I'll send in the mail.'' Them: ''Sir, please don't do that.'' Me: ''I'm sorry. I didn't hear you. Oh, what's your name?'' Them: '[name deleted]. Why?'' Me: ''I want to make sure I scribble out a note in blood that you told me this payment technique was a good idea.'' Them: ''Uhhh... sir, no, uhhh... it is most certainly not okay.'' Me: ''Gee, there goes my phone again. Darn static. Guess I need to get Sprint PCS. Next thing you know I'll be bringing home Charo." « 35,000 feet \| Main \| flight write »