Topic: WHY I HATE THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Read 23133 times)

Jane · « **Reply #120 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:41:21 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on December 10, 2009, 09:17:55 AM

Quote from: Jane on December 10, 2009, 09:01:35 AM
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Ginny the words of encouragement from Richard are a great help. Did he surpass the expected recovery of arm mobility or was that always expected to return?

Jane, to be honest, he was more diligent with the PT after the surgery on his right shoulder than he was after the left. Guess which one has better mobility now?

no, not the left? how much mobility does he have in eack shoulder?

bk · « **Reply #121 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:47:50 AM »

I'm up. Apparently, the CD man was here and knocking and I didn't even hear. Of course, had he rung the bell I would have heard - happily, they called and that did the trick. So, 1500 CDs are here and I'm going to start getting them in their packages until Cason arrives to help in that endeavor.

Oh, and I'm up.

bk · « **Reply #122 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:48:05 AM »

Cason and I will check out the online USPS business.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #123 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:50:02 AM »

Happy Birthday to our dear MBarnum. I hope you have a great day and provide us with pictures of your Scandinavian dinner!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #124 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:52:54 AM »

Rants... too many to go into here but some involve my current editing system and the lack of support. After you spend thousands of dollars, you get ONE free phone call to help you iron out problems, and after that you have to pay big bucks, $100 per "incident" or buy a very expensive service plan.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #125 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:54:03 AM »

OMG!!!!

I just checked my Twitter page, and found that I had won a $100 Gift Card from American Express!!!

HOO and RAY!!!

*If any other DRs who may or may not already be on Twitter would like to enter their daily drawing, here's HOW.

Ginny · « **Reply #126 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:55:59 AM »

Congratulations, DR Jose!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #127 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:57:05 AM »

I love Singdaw's pictures from yesterday and Ben's photos from his worthy endeavor. The hallway with bags almost looked like a modern art installation!

Jane · « **Reply #128 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:01:42 AM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on December 10, 2009, 09:52:54 AM

Rants... too many to go into here but some involve my current editing system and the lack of support. After you spend thousands of dollars, you get ONE free phone call to help you iron out problems, and after that you have to pay big bucks, $100 per "incident" or buy a very expensive service plan.

Jane · « **Reply #129 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:02:11 AM »

congrats jose

JMK · « **Reply #130 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:02:38 AM »

The customer service rep at Alfred Music was aghast at the errors, as well he should have been. I think a refund may be coming my way.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #131 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:03:49 AM »

Quote from: JMK on December 10, 2009, 10:02:38 AM

The customer service rep at Alfred Music was aghast at the errors, as well he should have been. I think a refund may be coming my way.

Just out of curiosity, what are the new releases in question?

Edisaurus · « **Reply #132 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:05:19 AM »

bk, will you be in town the last weekend in January?

Jane · « **Reply #133 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:05:22 AM »

ginny, i'm looking forward to the after photos of your mother's new place.

Ginny · « **Reply #134 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:07:57 AM »

TOD - The biggest rant I remember having was to our primary care physician when his office installed an automated phone answering system. It was one of those things where if you're this press 1, if you're that press 2, etc. The way they had it set up initially, other physicians were to press 1, others 2, 3, and 4, and, insultingly, patients calling to schedule appointments or inquire about their medical care were number 5. I let Dr. F know exactly what I thought of that and said, "I can't believe I'm the only patient to complain about this." His response was, "No, you're just the most vocal."

After a while, the greeting was changed so that now patients press 1.

JMK · « **Reply #135 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:08:11 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on December 10, 2009, 10:03:49 AM

Quote from: JMK on December 10, 2009, 10:02:38 AM
The customer service rep at Alfred Music was aghast at the errors, as well he should have been. I think a refund may be coming my way.

Just out of curiosity, what are the new releases in question?

Ringing of the Bells--the bell score is completely off, compressed measure- and measure number-wise.
Star of Bethlehem--the conductor's score is a total mess. For instance, who knew basses were a Bb "instrument"?

Ginny · « **Reply #136 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:08:33 AM »

Quote from: Jane on December 10, 2009, 10:05:22 AM

ginny, i'm looking forward to the after photos of your mother's new place.

Of course!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #137 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:15:36 AM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on December 10, 2009, 07:59:01 AM

Quote from: DAW on December 10, 2009, 04:31:41 AM
I believe I've determined definitively that one cannot live on Crunchberries alone.

What about cookies?

Or doughnuts?

Or pastries?

Or French fries?

Or Floop?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #138 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:15:57 AM »

Quote from: JMK on December 10, 2009, 10:08:11 AM

Quote from: JoseSPiano on December 10, 2009, 10:03:49 AM
Quote from: JMK on December 10, 2009, 10:02:38 AM
The customer service rep at Alfred Music was aghast at the errors, as well he should have been. I think a refund may be coming my way.

Just out of curiosity, what are the new releases in question?

Ringing of the Bells--the bell score is completely off, compressed measure- and measure number-wise.
Star of Bethlehem--the conductor's score is a total mess. For instance, who knew basses were a Bb "instrument"?

SPOO!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #139 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:21:24 AM »

Quote from: Ben on December 10, 2009, 02:41:59 AM

Anthony is looking at new cameras and will probably get a Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS. It's easy to use and the picture quality is very good (for a point and shoot). The two things he doesn't like is the power source is a rechargeable lithium battery and it doesn't come with a memory card, you have to buy one along with the camera (it does come with a battery charger though). The Canon PowerShot A1000 IS uses AA batteries (supplied with the camera) and comes with a 32mb memory card (ahh, the days when 32 megabytes was considered huge) so at least you can take some pictures right out of the box.

DR Ben - Thankfully, memory cards are quite cheap now - especially compared to their prices two years ago. It's worth the wait in line at Best Buy.

Jeanne · « **Reply #140 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:25:04 AM »

Good morning, everyone.

It is cold here, too, but the sun is out and it should soon warm up. For someone who likes cool weather, I must admit I've been enjoying LA's warmer temps.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #141 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:25:52 AM »

Quote from: DAW on December 10, 2009, 04:31:41 AM

I believe I've determined definitively that one cannot live on Crunchberries alone.

Of course, I still miss "Boo Berry". But I do love my Crunchberries. Alone.

Jeanne · « **Reply #142 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:26:09 AM »

HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO DR MIKE BARNUM!

May you have a lovely day.

Jeanne · « **Reply #143 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:30:01 AM »

Dear Friend and Host #2 has kindly offered me use of his home over the holidays, as he will be out of town. I'll move over this weekend (ugh! moving AGAIN??), and I'm really hoping it doesn't rain, which, of course, is in the forecast. I shall then house-sit and dog-sit for a couple weeks. AND TURN ON THE HEAT!

Jeanne · « **Reply #144 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:30:44 AM »

I must be off to an appointment shortly, then will try to catch up on the posts.

DAW · « **Reply #145 on:** December 10, 2009, 10:50:59 AM »

Quote from: JMK on December 10, 2009, 10:08:11 AM

who knew basses were a Bb "instrument"?

The sopranos?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #146 on:** December 10, 2009, 11:02:19 AM »

Quote from: DAW on December 10, 2009, 10:50:59 AM

Quote from: JMK on December 10, 2009, 10:08:11 AM
who knew basses were a Bb "instrument"?

The sopranos?

The violists?

Edisaurus · « **Reply #147 on:** December 10, 2009, 11:08:02 AM »

Did anyone watch Men of a Certain Age?

(The TV show, that is...)

Jane · « **Reply #148 on:** December 10, 2009, 11:10:28 AM »

Quote from: Jeanne on December 10, 2009, 10:30:01 AM

Dear Friend and Host #2 has kindly offered me use of his home over the holidays, as he will be out of town. I'll move over this weekend (ugh! moving AGAIN??), and I'm really hoping it doesn't rain, which, of course, is in the forecast. I shall then house-sit and dog-sit for a couple weeks. AND TURN ON THE HEAT!

heat, privacy!

Jane · « **Reply #149 on:** December 10, 2009, 11:13:30 AM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on December 10, 2009, 11:08:02 AM

Did anyone watch Men of a Certain Age?

(The TV show, that is...)

we watched the first 10 minutes. so far we are not sure we shall return, have only saved it because of you. i've been waiting to read comments here.

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