Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters

[Haydee 2]

Amanda - You're in my thoughts today! Sending good vibes your way.

Pamela - Everything ok? Hope you get whatever is on your mind resolved. Let me know if you need an ear... Love ya, muah!

Terry - I feel sorry for the flight attendant working our flight, we're a handful aren't we? I would love to meet you and Joann for dinner on the 7th. I hope Tracy can meet with us soon too! OH have you talked to Michelle? I wonder how things are with her and the baby?

I LOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE Christmas but I also hate the friction that it causes in my relashionship. Like Laura, ours is a annual battle of where we are spending Christmas. Both our familes are Mexican and Catholic. That means that Christmas Eve is the big to do and Christmas morning we basically do nothing. Well, let me rephrase that. Christmas Eve begins the celebration and we finish around 3am on Christmas morning. So when everyone else is waking up early to Celebrate Christmas we are already done. So each year it's alot of running around. The good thing is that our mom's live within 4 miles of each other so we run back and forth to each others houses all night long. But anyhoo, the preparation for it and the anticipation of it and the wonderful feeling I get when the season comes around, is WONDERFUL!!

[Jennifur 0]

it is so very cold here.. it was 75 yesterday and if it hits 60 today that will be amazing.

I am going to clean my fireplace so i can have heat at night.

[Kat817 19]

OMG This is it, I was sitting down to post, and the Dr. called, he wants to see me at 10:30, just over an hour away---and I have a 30 minute drive, and Kinsey nor I are dressed---I need to take her to my Mom. I think they usually give good news on the phone...crap, Maybe he just wants to schedule the surgery regardless, I am praying hard for that to be it, but put very plainly I am scared shitless........I keep thinking breath,,,,,Rick is picking me up any minute I have to get ready, but think good thoughts---I need em bad......I am so fricken scared I am shaking....please let it be ok.

Will let you know the second I get back. If I have time I will program someones # in my phone so they can spread the word before I get home.

Kat

[Daisalana 33]

You guys.. I am just floored. I posted this in a rants thread, but since you all might not go there I had to share with my violets. I think I told you guys about this when it was happening, but this is what happened today. I'm just amazed.

Let me give you the background first..

Our company was one of the first ever to do recycled paper.. back in 1990 for a John Denver CD. Said CD is out of print and 'rare' and blahty blah. Well the CEO asked me to find a copy of the original for a 'green' hollywood ad we're doing in December. This was NO easy feat. I found it on Amazon, but it did not look like the original, so I purchased it for $80 and looked around some more. Found someone in UK who happens to specialize in John Denver CD's. Lucky me. Not..

So I start talking to her in e-mails, and every response e-mail is some sad story about some cat she rescued needing surgery, her sick mom so she can't work, blah blah. And I am politely responding...Please, give me a bottom line pricing, we need this NOW.. and it has to come from UK so this needs to get going. A whole WEEK passes of her sob stories and no real answer. In this time, I receive the one from Amazon and amazingly it IS the original. That same morning, she finally responds, she wants $700 + $200 shipping (because UK shippers are on strike?). $900 total. I was in the middle of my e-mail to her that we got what we were looking for, nevermind.. but thanks!

I get a long letter back about how much trouble she went to for me (???) and would like me to send $200 as compensation. Friggin looney toon on my hand. So I don't respond to her e-mail (I also had bid on one of her other versions of this same CD, again I thought it was the original for $20). Auction ends, I pay for it, she sent it to me. I received it yesterday, and my last e-mail to her was 2 Fridays ago.

So this morning, customer service manager comes to me with an e-mail.

THIS IS RICH.

I would like to raise a matter of concern with you regarding an approach recently made to me, on 10th October 2007, by a representative of (my company). I am unhappy with the manner of the request, the outcome and the demands made on my time.

However, I first seek assurances that it would be appropriate to raise this matter with yourself, as Customer Service Manager, and that this matter would be dealt with confidentially, respecting the privacy of the individual concerned, in accordance with your company procedures relating to contact with external parties for the sourcing of products required for internal business activities.

It would be helpful if you could perhaps advise me of your organisation's recommended procedure regarding written statements of intent to purchase products from private individuals as opposed to corporate transactions. This would help to clarify the criteria to be met by both parties.

Yours sincerely,

Keeping in mind, she would have gotten SOME money out of me if 1. she didn't take forever with sob stories thus letting amazon's get here first 2. I paid for the thing I actually bid on 3. She was trying to scam me of $900 friggin dollars.

She got our company name from my e-mail address. The friggin nerve this lady has. What if I was a little no body that the company didn't know working here, and they get some random e-mail like this lady sent? Luckily, I'm not going anywhere, and we're having a big laugh.. but I can't believe her audacity. They told me not to respond, but of course once they decide how to respond to her I'm leaving feedback that she tried to get me fired from my damn job.

[kity 2]

kat...chin up honey. Sending you much love now and some prayers too!

[Jennifur 0]

Kat - You are in my prayers - I am going to be waiting to hear you are ok... HUGS

[Jennifur 0]

Laura - that is insane. People are nuts! did you save your emails? what a wack job!

[janiebug 0]

Laura that is crazy!!!! Kat good positive thoughts are with you!

Jane

[Daisalana 33]

Did not mean to overlook the importance of you today Kat!! (hugs)

I saved the e-mails, but I don't know what to do with it. I tried to report to e-bay and got a generic letter back immediately that they can't control e-mails sent by people outside of e-bay. We're still having a laugh about it, but I am still worried since she has my home address

[janiebug 0]

Thanks for the well wishes! I was soo scared, I have had two surgeries for the brain tumor and didn't want a third! Plus I figured with my luck, after spending $15,000 of my own money for the weight loss surgery, it would rear its ugly head out of spite!!

Thanks again!!!

[Jennifur 0]

Laura - just keep them you never know when or if you might need them.

I had a crazy borrower look me up in the phone book and track me down, that scared the crap out of me so I understand what you are saying.

$900 for a cd... she is nuts

[Teachlady 3]

Janie.. so glad to hear your good news.

Kat.. thoughts and prayers heading your way for good news too. We're all here for you.

Laura.... weird people sometimes inhabit ebay. Hope this weirdo doesn't cause you any more problems.

Just finished lunch with Ethan. I was doing very well on my almond chicken left over from yesterday's lunch and then I guess I got to my saturation point and up it came. Luckily I made it to the bathroom in time. Sure seems like this is happening a lot more frequently to me. Used to be sliming stayed down, but now it doesn't. Wonder if doc will give me a fill on Monday?? I know Bob needs one, but not so sure abourt me.

Amanda.. hope everything goes well for you in court today. Positive Purple Power Prayers headed your way too.

Seems like we all need each other a little more each day. Glad we have this group to turn to for support.

Pamela.. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh I remember the days of PT conferences. It was always my theory that my worst students had a twin that they met on the bus to and from school. The evil twin would always show up in the classroom and the good twin was the one Mom and Dad raved about saying "I don't understand.... Johnny can do all of this at home without any help!". Or.... "But she's such a perfect child at home. It must be the way you're teaching".

Patience, Trust and WWJD??!!

[TerriDoodle 6]

**** IMPORTANT ******

Hi Girls-

Kat just called me. She wanted to go to lunch with Rick so didn't have time to come here and post but wanted us all to know the latest news. She does have thyroid cancer, which is highly treatable. They will remove the thyroid next week then follow up with radioactive iodine...but NO chemo! They've also checked 4 areas of her lymph system and found that it has not spread, although they want to check a total of 17 areas before being 100% positive. The doctors are very confident she will be just fine after this treatment.

I also want to share that I have a friend who had the exact same diagnosis and treatment and she is fine also after 1.5 years. The treatment is quite easy compared to what she went thru before.

Kat sounds nervous but greatly relieved.

Whew!!

We love you, Kat!!!

[Jennifur 0]

I am in a funk ladies, don't really know why or how to get out of it. I am bumming about money, a day job, I am greatful that step mom has a job for me, but i feel like all the school and 15 years in lending/banking/hr work was for nothing. dbf is taking certificate in cad class. I would have done it with him if I knew, I had a cad class but wasn' enough for me to understand and I think that is what has kept me from some jobs. I don't know if I'm just depressed or angry... or a little of both. I don't want to give up my dream but I feel like I can't get a job doing what I want, even to intern.

I feel like I'm going to be working in the pizza shop for the rest of my life, and that really depresses me.

[Jennifur 0]

Kat - you are in my prayers, I'm sorry, but glad that is the one. Terry is right, a good long time friend had the same thing 6 years ago, no chemo, they removed it and she is good to go.

xxoxoxoxoxox

and here I am whining about nothing