Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

Friday, June 19, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Monday, June 15, 2009

LOL!!

This one always gets me!

El barco se está hundiendo y el capitán se dirige a los pasajeros:
- ¡El barco se hunde! ¿Hay alguien que sepa rezar con devoción?
Un pasajero dice:
- Sí señor, yo.
El capitán responde:
- Estupendo, porque nos falta un chaleco salvavidas.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Conversation with AT&T.

You are now chatting with 'Shayla K'

Shayla K: Welcome to AT&T Premier Support. I am reading your question and will be right with you.

Shayla K: To clarify, you would like information about the family data plans correct?

monty: My wife and I have received conflicting information. I had been told that if I chose the Family data unlimited that we would both have access to the internet. She was told that each of us would have to add it to our lines and that data packages are not shareable. If that is the case then my next question would be Why is it called "Family" Data unlimited?

Shayla K: I'd be more than happy to assist you with this.

Shayla K: The Family Data plan is $10 per line. However, the data plan is not available for PDA devices.

monty: How is that so? It is not even an option for the second line.

monty: If it is of any assistance I am on a university discount link for AT&T premier

Shayla K: The $10 per line will not show in the cart.

Shayla K: However, it is $10 per line.

Shayla K: What are the two phones you have added to the cart?

monty: Samsug a777s

Shayla K: Yes, the data plan would be $10 per line, rather then adding it individually and paying $15 per line

monty: However it is only listed as an option for the first line and is NOT included either on the cart or on the estimated monthly charges

monty: 700 minutes - 60, family data - 10, Messaging unlimited for groups - 30, Nation Family talk additional line - 9.99 = 100.99

Shayla K: Yes, we are aware that pricing only shows $10 for the first line, however you will need to add an additional $10 to the estimated bill for the second line.

Shayla K: Plus an additional $10 for the second lines data plan.

monty: If that is the case and you are not disclosing the full price of your service then I will remain with my current carrier.

Shayla K: I apologize for the inconvenience.

Shayla K: Do you have any questions regarding the information we discussed today?

monty: Has there been any consideration to fully disclosing the cost of your services?

Shayla K: We apologize for the inconvenience for the $10 for the additional lines not being disclosed with the pricing estimation during checkout, as well as not being to provide you the monthly cost for tax and fees, however we can only ask that you add the $10 for the second line to the $100.99 estimate price and the 10%-15% to the estimated price as well.

monty: Taxes are understandable and explained. However, not fully disclosing the cost of services rendered and allowing someone to find out on their first bill in inexcusable. I am sure that I am not the only one to find this practice deplorable.

Shayla K: Do you have any questions regarding the information we discussed today?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Monday, June 8, 2009

Be warned

On May 26th I called our home warranty place to have someone come look at our failing A/C unit. Two weeks later and they still can't find anyone to come look at it! Their contract promises someone on site in 24-48 hours. I have requested my money back since they obviously have no plan to assist me and the say that there is no provision in the contract for dissatisfied service! How about NO SERVICE! This is a scam and everyone should stay away! I'm calling my lawyer this afternoon and anticipate a lot of trouble from them in even refunding my money. It may cost me that much just to get it back but these people are so dishonest and dirty in their business practices that it will be well worth it.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Incredible find!

AL JIZAH, EGYPT—A team of British and Egyptian archaeologists made a stunning discovery Monday, unearthing several intact specimens of "skeleton people"—skinless, organless humans who populated the Nile delta region an estimated 6,000 years ago.

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An archaeologist examines the intact remains of a spooky "skeleton person."

"This is an incredible find," said Dr. Christian Hutchins, Oxford University archaeologist and head of the dig team. "Imagine: At one time, this entire area was filled with spooky, bony, walking skeletons."

"The implications are staggering," Hutchins continued. "We now know that the skeletons we see in horror films and on Halloween are not mere products of the imagination, but actually lived on Earth."

Standing at the excavation site, a 20-by-20-foot square pit along the Nile River, Hutchins noted key elements of the find. "The skeletons lived in this mud-brick structure, which, based on what we know of these people, was probably haunted," he said. "Although we found crude cooking utensils in the area, as well as evidence of crafts like pottery and weaving, we are inclined to believe that the skeletons' chief activity was jumping out at nearby humans and scaring them. And though we know little of their language and means of communication, it is likely that they said 'boogedy-boogedy' a lot."

Approximately 200 yards west of the excavation site, the archaeologists also found evidence of farming.

"What's puzzling about this," Cambridge University archaeologist Sir Ian Edmund-White said, "is that skeletons would not benefit from harvested crops, as any food taken orally would immediately fall through the hole behind the jaw and down through the rib cage, eventually hitting the ground. Our best guess is that they scared away a group of human farmers, then remained behind to haunt the dwelling. Or perhaps they bartered goods in a nearby city to acquire skeleton accessories, such as chains, coffins and tattered, dirty clothing."

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An artist's rendering of what a warrior-skeleton may have looked like.

Continued Edmund-White: "The hole in that theory, however, is that a 1997 excavation of this area which yielded extensive records of local clans and merchants made no mention of even one animated mass of bones coming to town for the purpose of trade. But we are taking great pains to recover as much of the site as possible, while also being extremely careful not to fall victim to some kind of spooky skeleton curse."

As for what led to the extinction of the skeletons, Edmund-White offered a theory.

"Perhaps an Egyptian priest or king broke the curse of the skeletons, either by defeating the head skeleton in combat or by discovering the magic words needed to send their spirits back to Hell," Edmund-White said. "In any case, there is strong evidence that the Power of Greyskull played a significant role in the defeat of the skeleton people."

According to Hutchins, the skeletons bear numerous similarities to humans, leading him to suspect that there may be an evolutionary link between the two species.

"Like humans, these creatures walked upright on two legs and possessed highly developed opposable thumbs," Edmund-White said. "These and many other similarities lend credence to the theory that hundreds of thousands of years ago, human development passed through a skeletal stage. These skeletons may, in fact, be ancestors of us all."

"Any of us could be part skeleton," he added.

Other experts disagreed.

"The evidence of an evolutionary link between humans and skeletons is sparse at best," said Dr. Terrance Schneider of the University of Chicago. "Furthermore, it is downright unscientific to theorize that skeleton life originated in Egypt merely because mummies, another species of monster, are indigenous to the area. Spooky creatures are found all over the world, from the vampires of Transylvania to the headless horsemen of Sleepy Hollow."

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