Friday, July 06, 2007

Rain again today!

I'm sick of it!!!

Just thought I'd share.

Update: My car started acting up and not wanting to break down in the rain exited at the dealership to get it checked out.
5 hours and the dollar amount of 2 car payments later it is running fine.

I think it knows I paid it off.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Tummy Tuesday!

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at LisaViolet's Diary

Purrs and Prayers needed

Rafe is having a flare up of his auto- immune disorder and is going to the doctor today.
So far the lesions are confined to his nose and chin, and not in his paw pads like in the past.
I just hate seeing him like this.

(click photo for larger view)

Work Related: Yuck!

So I get to this house before my client and get it opened up. All the carpet is ripped up and I do a quick walk through. After a couple of minutes I feel something on my feet (I am bare legs and sandles). My feet and legs are covered with fleas!!

So I run out the door and brush them off, little red bites popping up everywhere.
I called the listing agent and said.
"Let me guess....you pulled up the carpet because of fleas, right?"

Yes, he said and they bug bombed too.
So I suggested he try something stronger before he allows anymore showings.

I met my client at the car and told him what was up.
He wanted to see the house anyway and came running out in about 2 minutes brushing off his pants and shoes.

It was almost funny, but not really.
And my feet still itch.

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Sunday Cat Blogging: Kitten Sitters

Kate likes to do everything the big cats are doing

And Charlie just likes to cuddle
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*sigh*
If you are in the Houston/Galveston area or
within a half days driving distance
and have room in your heart and home
for one of these adorable babycats
please email rafe@heckyeah.net
and we will bring you one, or two or four.
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Cable Company Rant ...continued

So, Friday I am finally ready to find out why I cannot access my account to pay my bill that is due on Tuesday. The password I was given is still not working and I think hey, I can just click the lost password button! Well that button takes me to a security question, which of course the customer service rep did not bother to set up for me.
Then....
I see they have online chat thingy, and I think this may be better than calling again.
Well...you have to download the thingy and I hate to download thingys, but go ahead.
After I install the chat thingy and fill out a form with a zillion questions I am connected to the chat server....Yippee!

We're sorry there is no one in the queue to chat with.
ARG!

Well, I try again a couple of hours later and am connected to a dude named Ryan who is clearly copy and pasting his responses.

No one types that fast and if he pastes he is sorry for the inconvenience one more time.....

Ryan suggests he change my password for me to "password". It will take 3 business days and he is sorry for the inconvenience.
Now I am not thrilled with this idea, but thanked him for his time and the page changes to a customer service survey screen.

Did this chat session solve your problem?

Well, how the hell do I know? I have to wait 3 business days, right?


So this morning I am curious to see and go into my account and try my new (secure?)password to pay my bill and guess what?
I can get in!
So I filled out the Zillion questions they ask to set up your payment info and changed my password to something less stupid.

You have no balance due at this time.

Oh brother.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Astros: CB breaks 3,000

I missed the game.
I started to listen to it on the radio but thought....heck...he is three away it will not happen 'til next game.

Oh, well you and I can all watch the highlights here.

Photo credit: Yahoo News

Shopping: Banquet Crock Pot Classics

I tried the stroganaff kind and it stunk up the whole house. It didn't taste any better than it smelled and the mushrooms were kinda slimy.

yuck

Don't you hate it when: You have to call the cable co??

I have not gotten a cable bill in months, but it is not that big of a deal because I pay it online anyway. I suspect because I tend to pay online, I was switched to paperless billing.
I know I did not sign up for paperless billing, but I'm sure that is what happened.

anyways....

Time Warner Cable is now Comcast.
And this new entity has spent about a gillion marketing dollars announcing their arrival and touting their awesome customer service record.

I bet you see where I am going with this...don't you.

Well, my bill is due and the site to register your account to pay online has been not working for the entire 10 days we have been blessed with Comcast.
At least is is not working for me.

Today I give up and call customer service.
The hold was not horribly long but when I got with someone to explain I need to pay my bill because I can not log in she requested I register at the Comcast site.
This was after I had just said I there is an "this feature is not available" error message that comes up after I type in my information.

Surely I am not the only person having this issue

Well she was not rude, but a little pissy and asked that I try again with her on the line with me.
No go.
Then she said she can do it for .......Thankyou!

So after all that I have my new password, said my goodbyes and attempted to log in and at long last pay my cable bill.

PASSWORD INVALID
shit

Road Trip

So I am planning the big road trip. I have been ordering and down loading some vacation guides so we can pick some activities to do along the way.
Boy there is a lOT Of stuff to do between here and there!

I need more time for this one...and money!

Thursday, June 28, 2007

I'm So Blond: and it's a miracle I haven't burned my house down yet

So I come dragging out of bed needing coffee and there are too many cats to count circling like I better hurry up with the darn Friskies at 5am in the dark when notice a faint glow coming from the stove.

Yup, I left a burner on all night.

I thought it was kinda odd that one pan was still hot when I washed up the after dinner dishes last night.

duh

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Happy Birthday John!


Tummy Tuesday!

Kate likes to hang with Rhett even if he
tries to ignore her

And she snoozes with style


Charlie on the other paw,
just flat conks out!
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These Kittens are up for adoption!!

email rafe@heckyeah.net for information
Houston/Galveston area

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at LisaViolet's Diary!


Sunday, June 24, 2007

Lazy Sunday Cat Blogging

Rafe and Rico snooze in Kitty Beds

Rhett crashes on the "Furton" with Kate and Sawer

Jack May have been headed that way,
but fell asleep on the stairs

and Charlie wore his little self out
in the now crushed kitty play cube

Just makes you wanna go
*yawn*

Don't miss this week's Carnival of Cats hosted over

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

I'm so blonde: and I lose stuff too

So I am looking for something in my wallet and realize both my Visa and AMEX are not there.
I go through all my purses,--that's a LOT of purses-- and look all on the floor of my car before giving up and calling them in as lost.
Now, when you call, the telephone robot asks you to enter the account number.
Since I do not have my cards, I cannot give this information.
I even pulled the bills and there is only XXX-XXX-4numbers on those bills.
Finally after Rosie the Robot asks about 3 times for this all important number a human came on the line to take my request.
What a hassle.
Luckily they have not been used, but where in the heck did I lose two cards from INSIDE my wallet...sigh.

Shopping: Oreo Dunkers


So I thought these looked pretty cool and got some to try then realized they are very hard to twist and eat the filling and I don't like milk so I don't dunk cookies anyways.
Guess I better stick with the round kind..ha.

Photos from about.com

Tummy Tuesday!


Email Rafe@heckyeah.net if you would like to adopt
little Sawyer or one of his siblings.

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at LisaViolets Diary!