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Bah! Tell me about it! And I feel like I got my head bit off, and accused of being a liar, when all I did was ask what I needed to do.
I’m working on getting the other half of the mailing receipt, so yay. Thanks for your help!
😆 😆 😆 I love the way young children see the world.
My cousin Alex was about 10 when he discovered his mom’s cigar box (great place to keep them) full of her feminine products. Curious, he asked her what they were, and she figured he was old enough to learn about That Time of the Month. So, she frankly explained to him what they were for, and why she needed them each month. Alex grew paler and paler, and more and more saucer-eyed, as the explanation went on. Finally, it occurred to her to mention, “Oh sweetie, it’s just for girls by the way.” All the blood came back to his face, he plopped down on the floor, and he goes, “OH! WHEW! Wow!” and heaves an ENORMOUS sigh of relief. That poor kid!!! Where did he think he had to put them?
I bought a Sun Dragon who showed up broken, despite being double boxed! So I plan on filing a claim with USPS so they can compensate for the damage. So far it’s been kind of confusing, so I thought I’d ask you all for your experience/advice on this one 🙂
I took the Dragon to the post office with his packaging, and told the guy I wanted to open a claim, and asked how these things are done. He snipped, “Do you have the mailing receipt that shows insurance was purchased at the time it was mailed?” I said no, why would I have that if I was the recipient of the item? O_o Plus the insurance sticker is on the box… He rudely told me that if I can’t provide photos, receipts of payment, receipts that insurance was purchased, and the original mailing receipt (which the seller has halfway across the country), then there’s no way he can tell if I’m lying. OOOoooookay. Sorry for not knowing this, but I DON’T DO YOUR JOB. YOUR JOB IS TO INFORM ME OF HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, ideally in a polite manner. Plus you really don’t have to SLAM your little rubber stamp down on the things I’m mailing hard enough to shake the counter. It’s not my fault you’re having a crummy day.
So. At this point I’m still trying to jump through their hoops, and the information on their site is pretty confusing and even contradictory. Anyone who’s been able to successfully get the post office to pay for their damaged item, I’d love to hear how you accomplished it and what they compensated you for. I paid a fair amount for this dragon because he was mint, and I’d pay nowhere near the same price for a repaired one, so I’d like them to refund me at least $100.
That is very scary! I’m glad you were ok. You can look at it another way too, this is an opportunity for you to evaluate what’s really important to you, and to come up with a “fire plan” which everyone should have. How about insuring your books and Windstones? Then, if disaster strikes, at least you know you’ll have some form of reimbursement to begin again.
The bright side of this is that you weren’t hurt, and it’s forced you to reflect on what really matters to you. Fortunately, your own home didn’t have to burn for this to happen. Now you can prepare yourself better, and get an evacuation plan going. Knowing what to do if an emergency strikes can give you a lot of peace of mind.
K, so here’s an update on stuff. Also some INSANITY about where I’ve gotten with the wages I’m owed from my last job.
My disability is still nowhere to be seen. They would have gotten my appeal on Monday (13th). So it should still be some time before I hear anything. God, I hope when I do it’s some good news. Until then, I’m living super cheap because I won’t be able to recover any wages (see below). At least my painkillers kill my appetite too 😆
After all the fighting I’ve done with my past employer (let’s call him “Nick”) about the wages he owes me, it’s over. I’m not getting anything else. I can see that any more fighting is a lost cause, the investors behind this magazine have stepped in because Nick has mismanaged everything so badly. I had to argue with one of them on the phone just to get her to LISTEN to me, to say that my last paycheck bounced. Then she flat out called me a liar until I told her I had a legal copy of the returned check IN MY HAND.
Friday was the deadline I’d given Nick to pay up at least half the amount he still owed me. He ignored my calls, texts, and e-mails all week. Friday morning when I called him, he picked up and talked and talked and talked about how I’m not getting anything else yadda yadda, that he’s been in serious trouble with the investors for paying me anything extra after he had me sign a form saying he didn’t have to. (He lied to get me to sign it and I’ve retracted my signature.) So, he told me that I could at least come in, and he could give me a check to cover the bounced one and the fees it incurred, plus $150 cash. With all of his blustering and sob-storying, I could see that that was the best I would do, so I agreed to come in.
10 minutes later I’m about to leave the house, and that’s when the monkeyshines start. A lady calls me–the one who gave me the rash about the check. I told her I would bring the bounced check in to prove that I’m short the wages, she agreed. About 2 minutes after I hung up, Nick called me back, totally flustered. Apparently he got the rash from the same lady when he went to request the cash and a company check. So now I can’t come in at all. No cash. No check. I say, Nick, you can’t do this, I need to come in. He’s not having it–he won’t even let me speak, kept cutting me off, “I’m very busy.” Bull! I told him, no, you’re blowing me off, I have to come in anyway to give that lady the check, I want to speak with him briefly. That he REALLY won’t have, he tells me that if I come to the office I’ll be escorted out, that the guard in the lobby has been warned about me. Talk about a Jekyll and Hyde, he just invited me to come pick up the check and a little extra, now I’m banned from the building?
I wouldn’t back down, obviously because this is a load of crap. Nick is so scared of me coming in and making a scene–at least that was kind of flattering. While I was arguing with him, btw, he told me that even if I took him to court I wouldn’t have a case because of the document I signed agreeing that I had been fully compensated (the one he lied about, remember?). THEN he tells me, “Besides, I voice-recorded that meeting, so I have that as evidence too.” That IS SO F***ING ILLEGAL IT ISN’T EVEN FUNNY. And why would he voice-record it unless he knew what a raw deal he was giving us, and that we would probably fight it? What a snake.
Finally I got him to agree to let me come in and meet with him in the building lobby briefly. I did, and at least got reimbursed for the bad check and the fees it incurred. Nothing else though. He thought I would be furious I’m sure, but really, after months of this I’m just no longer surprised. I gave him a copy of the bad check, and a proofed copy of our first issue. I’m actually glad my name wasn’t on it, there were so many errors. The proofed copy I gave Nick looked like it was diseased. I told him, I’d rather settle this outside of court, and that I’d also rather have a fishing pole than a fish. The whole time this has been going on, he’s been asking me about my arm and when I can come back to work. The prospect of working for this idiot is vilely distasteful, but the 5-7 applications I’ve been sending out each week are getting me NOWHERE. If he’ll offer me a job and actually pay, sadly, I don’t have any other options at the moment. He told he he’d like me to come in on a storyboarding meeting. Didn’t really mention paying–we’ll sort that out before I do a thing 😡 That’s August 3rd. So, I have till then to decide whether I want to take him to court, or go down this road with possibly coming back to work for him. We’ll have to see.
Any advice on this would be wonderful, as it has been, thank you! Generally it’s just a really hard lesson learned. I thought I was protecting myself with all the contracts and documents us designers signed up-front assuring us we’d be paid. Apparently the only document that has ANY sway is the one we signed saying we were fully compensated. LOL. Court is messy though, and I’m not likely to get what I need–my money–anytime soon. And I need it NOW. Sadly, I’d probably recover my wages faster if I went back to work for this guy than if I took him to court. I have to look at my options–I can expend a lot of time and energy recovering a relatively small amount of money (and destroy my only current job prospect in the process), or I can be patient and see if returning to my high-paid, potential dream career is a possibility. It’s not the best choice, but right now, and in this economy, there’s not a lot of choice out there.
Heh–canopy lights is just what I’ve been calling them, they’re single-bulb fixtures. T8/T10. Here’s the link to the ad:
…Aquarium lights? I’m selling my older set since I’ve upgraded, but they’re only 4 months old. One T5 fixture and two bonus smaller canopy lights. If there’s any interest, PM me and I’ll give you all the details. 🙂
I’m also selling the first two Lenore comics along with the Lenore dolly, and three first-edition Zits sketchbooks. Just trying to bring in a little extra during this rough time, heh. Sorry if this isn’t allowed–just let me know!
What a sweet, intelligent, gentle soul Neige was. You are so lucky to have had her for the time you did, I got all choked up reading about her. I’m so sorry that she’s left you. Big major hugs.
Water chemistry doesn’t seem to be an issue. Ammonia, Phosphates, Nitrates/Nitrites are all 0. PH is 7.4, general hardness is really low, 3 or less.
None of the other fish are distressed, they’re all healthy and eating like pigs, beautiful colors, even the male Ram. She’s much grayer than he is, not showing much color, still listless after 3 days. :shrug: Haven’t been able to get around this one. I did a water change last night, a small one, with some RO/DI water. Didn’t seem to help or hurt.
WOW the doctors did an amazing job on him! You really can’t tell he’s ever had surgery, I’m sure he’s happy about that. What a handsome young man! I’m so glad he was able to have a full recovery and didn’t lose any vision–and most of all, keep a good attitude through it all 🙂 You must be quite proud of him!
