8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #2

[justmestace]

Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight.

 

[justmestace]

That was my favorite song when I was about 5. I can't imagine what my parents were thinking when I walked around the house singing it!

They probably thought you were quite precocious.

 

[justmestace]

She can't be out of money, she still has checks left.

Works for me.

 

[radioclash2]

CONGRATS Debi! arty:





Where O'where has the Tag Fairy gone? Where O'where has she gone?

I can just picture you - this is hilarious! BTW, will he dress you up for night or will you come as the token board?

Yeah I know - that was bad. Next thing I know you all will be making me walk the PLANK!!!!

either way, I'm sure I won't mind

 

[radioclash2]

No,no, no. My idea. My deck chair!

So do we book you at 90 days out or what??

Only if you're CC members.



I'm not looking forward to sitting around waiting to see if the new thread calls us the next day.

You are too funny. Can I sit on deck with you and talk about people we don't know?

 

[dahuffy]

Spirit Week at DS's school....tomorrow they have to dress "'80's"....I didn't know there was anything definitive about the '80's style.

Neon colors,straight legged jeans,skinny ties and jelled hair!

 

[radioclash2]

Let me tell you, I was never so happy to see February appear on the calendar. If this is what 2008 is going to be like, I'm going back to bed and waking up when it is 2009. Let's see....

a) started a new position at work, one I thought would finally resolve my year in limbo, then the whole company imploded to the point no job is safe, so now I am working 12 hour days trying to fix a mess someone made last year knowing it is likely all for naught.

b) DS14 suffered a bad case of frostbite on his feet because he is an idiot. (Got locked out at a swim meet and walked outside in 0 degree weather with no shoes and no shirt)

c) My long-lost, presumed dead, brother apparently ran up huge debts before disappearing a few years ago, leading to nightly calls from bill collectors trying to find him, including one who claimed I was hiding him in my house that led me to have to call the sheriff's office.

d) Someone in the house had the flu just about every day in January, including DS14 getting violently ill on our way to a travel meet when we were miles from nowhere.

e) Did I mention we've been up to our ears in s*** and my snowthrower broke and since DS14 was hurt I've been having to shovel all by myself?

Anyway, enough whining. February hasn't been too bad...yet. Light at the end of the tunnel and all that.

Oh, hello, Mr. on-coming freight train.

su*ky
Happy February! Hope it's smoother sailing.

 

[dahuffy]

Tom, why don't you board the Magic with your Anakin costume and tell everyone you got on the wrong ship.

 

[radioclash2]

That was my favorite song when I was about 5. I can't imagine what my parents were thinking when I walked around the house singing it!

So, J.R.’s debt calls remind me of a similar situation that we are dealing with. Not a relative, but annoying none-the-less. Obviously, when we moved to VA, we got a new home phone number. Well, it turns out that the phone company didn’t let the number go dormant for very long before re-assigning it to us – and the previous owner was apparently a deadbeat & international matchmaker!

Let’s see, we’ve gotten constant calls from a 2 credit card companies, GMAC and a mortgage company. The calls eventually stop, but it has caused me to have some interesting conversations. I’ll call the number left on voice mail and get lost in phone loop h-e-double-hockey-sticks. Please enter account number…uh, don’t have one…please enter social security number…uh, I don’t think so…when I eventually get to a real live person somewhere in India we go through the whole drill again.

Account number?
I don’t have an account with you, that’s why I’m calling.
What’s your social?
I’m not going to give that to you. You have the wrong people! I’ll give you the phone number you keep calling.
I can’t look the account up by the phone number, I need either your account number or your social.
You won’t find either in your system. I’ve never had an account with you!
I need your social to verify that we aren’t looking for you.
AAAaarrrrrrrrggghhhhhh Please stop calling 3 times a day!

Then they usually transfer me, drop the call, and I get to start all over again.

Oh yeah, and our “friend from Ghana” calls looking for “beautiful American woman to marry” about once a month – at 2 a.m.

Those same people are calling our office. They're looking for an ex-employee's daughter who has the same first name as me.
When I called back with the phone & extension they left for me. They put me through the whole account number, SS number carp. Apparently, they can't put me through to an extension that they gave me.

They started to tell me "you fail to recognize blah. blah. blah" I spent the rest of the afternoon shooting off emails to the entire board of directors of this major bank.

 

[radioclash2]

I'll try to ketchup with ya'all later tonight if the thread is still here. We're going to the members premiere gala of the Star Wars exhibit.

 

[sk8ingmom]

You are too funny. Can I sit on deck with you and talk about people we don't know?

Only if you are willing to help me make up fun private nicknames for them.

 

[micmse2003]

Looks like we will be on the new thread by tonight. Going to the movies so hopefully will be on chat later.

Total Saved Shopping today $801. 89.........I spent 47.38 with tax!!!​

Looks like with all the money I have been saving John....I can afford to buy a lot more. I bought a $180 coat for $16.11 and another coat $190 for $16.97!!!

 

[dahuffy]

Too funny.
I did think about the Hawaiian shorts (yep..we have 'em) and/or the pastel shirt, sleeves rolled up....can't spike his hair, since he keeps a Marine Corps cut like his dad.

Kev had a Pink jacket that he wore with white painters pants. I used to call him the Ice Cream Man.

Course, I wasn't much better with my permed hair and headbands!!

 

[micmse2003]

Yes I know! Sounds like the kids will be having a blast together!

Oh well at least your DW shops for clothes...I shop for vacations! I'm looking at putting a deposit down on another cruise!

I already have that covered Diane. I am putting down money so I can get my onboard credit when we cruise in August.

She can't be out of money, she still has checks left.

I don't use checks!!!!!! I have 4 major Credit Cards!!!!

 

[micmse2003]

I have 32 pages to get caught up on!!! I will have to do it later. I must find room for all my bargains!!

Where is chat tonight???

 

[sk8ingmom]

I already have that covered Diane. I am putting down money so I can get my onboard credit when we cruise in August.

I want to do that, but I don't think it is going to happen. I have to start paying for my next TOAL in October.

Hey Wendy - Vancouver Olympic tickets go on sale in October!

 

[dahuffy]

No you dont ...you need to get rid of those things ...LOL

Speaking of which...how are you doing?

 

[justmestace]

Holy cow, Cheryl!!!

Was that sale just for today?? If not, I'll take DD tomorrow.

 

[dahuffy]

These songs just reminded me - at the gym this morning I actually heard "Smokin' in the boy's room" playing! I don't think I have heard that in years. I'm pretty sure the last time I heard it was in a countdown of the "worst" songs ever... I usually don't recognize much that they play there - it is probably too recent since I haven't listened to much popular music since I left college (late 80's)

And that was remake of the one that I listened to when I was in high school in the '70's.

 

[DisneyVegas1]

Speaking of which...how are you doing?

Sunday will be the Official 5 month mark I think at this point I might have it beat , there still those short moments that I would love to burn one but in the long run I know its better to leave them alone ... Though I may celebrate on the cruise with a nice Cuban