Bait and Switch Like a Mofo…I told you that I had my carpet cleaned yesterday…and that I had forgot to find out what I was charged…well, here’s the full story.

I called this carpet cleaning company “REGAL CARPET CLEANING” on MONDAY. They quoted me $100 and told me that a guy would be here TUESDAY. TUESDAY, the guy shows up late and says that the cord (the equipment is truck mounted) wont reach and that he needs another guy to help him and that they were gong to use portable machines and come back the next day…And because of all this, it’s going to cost me $140.00. *God, Why didnt I just walk away then? Why didnt I just say, “No, Thank you”, and call another company*

So he shows up WEDNESDAY, late and by himself…with the same damn truck and does the work that I was quoted for originally and STILL charges me $140.00. :shocked: I didnt realize until later last night when I got home and had a chance to look over the paperwork. I called the company immediately, but obviously no one was there, so i left a message with their answering service people. :thumbsdown:

The more I sat here…and thought about this….the more upset I got.
1) He overcharged me for work that he could have done the FIRST day he came.
2) He got here, did the hookup to the truck and then sat on the phone outside on my balcony for 10 minutes before he started.
3) IIIIIIIII had to move all my shit! He asked me to help him by moving chairs. If I have to help you to do your work, you should NOT be overcharging. :pissed:

It’s funny how you think of all the things that you shrugged off, when someone does you dirty as hell. I should have sat on this couch and not budged a muscle when he asked if i could move all the chairs. I should have asked him if he needed assistance locating his magic cleaning wand when he was outside on the balcony big choppin it up. BottomLine: I should have just said “No, Thank you”, and called another company.

So…I called the company again this morning, once the clock hit. The lady told me she’d have one of the owners call me back. Once he did, he gave me the run around, asking me: if im SURE “the guy didnt say that he was charging me more because of the condition of the carpet”…like I’m BOO BOO the FOOL. :shocked:

My response: “Don’t play like this is about the condition of the carpet. The whole reason the guy said he had to come back the next day was to bring another guy with him, and to use a portable machine. He came back the next day and he didnt even use the portable and he was BY HIM-SELF.” :uhh:

So…he’s supposedly going to call me back with the guy on the line so that we can discuss it on speakerphone. We’ll see…pray for my sanity. :uhh:

The saga will continue tonight…

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The morning started off kinda fugly….but I read this post: FaithInFlorida , and it made me smile again.

Sometimes you just need to just….STOP. And Pray….and come back at the day again.

Here’s to praying….and starting the day over fresh….:pray:

Another post to come today…

As I’m sitting here in my budgeting class, I wonder…
How much is Louisiana’s Budget this year….in comparison to last year…
But…I can’t find it. This must be a conspiracy.

In any case, I decided to do my Case Study on Renton, WA. Dont ask me why. I wont tell you. :mouthshut:

The Public Works division of their budget is close to 7 million dollars! :thumbsup: Geesh. I mean, more work for me…but yay for their city. It seems like their really building up.

I never thought I’d like this class, but it’s growing on me. :blush: You know by now that I hate numbers, unless it’s the ones in my bank account and they’re fairly high. I dont like those little measly penny like numbers…with the decimals.:thumbsdown: Give me the big numbers, with the commas. :thumbsup:

I’m glad it’s Wednesday, becuase it’s one day closer to Friday…and we have a 3 Day Weekend…WOO WOO! :woohoo: Got a lot planned this weekend, I’ll fill you in once the weekend is over being that I’ll probably be shot and stabbed if I talk about it.

The carpet cleaning people came and cleaned my carpet FINALLY! I wonder how much they’re gonna charge me. I was so excited to have it done, that I forgot to ask him how much the final charge was. :uhh:

God’s been really blessing me lately…I’m excited to see what else He has in store for little old me. :tearsjoy:

Have a blessed rest of the week..and if I dont post before Saturday…weekend. :pray:

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I know you all remember my Flavor of Love post from a while back…

Because it is ranked kind of high in google, I have a lot of visitors to that post. A lot of times, people comment as though they are writing to Flav himself…

Today, I received an email from a lady TO Flav.

“Snowflake” – Georgie ********* wrote:
Hi Flav, I’ve been watching your show and if you find your heart still hasn’t found real love, give me a call. I know what it is to stand by my man. I lived with the late blues legend Andy *********** who passed away Aug 14, 2004. I taught him to read and write, recorded him twice in the studio and saved his history of audio tapes and stories from the 16 years we were together. I gave him back his self respect and took nothing off the public when they would try to do him wrong. I miss my cowboy. I know age should be an important factor, he was 26 years older than me, you would no doubt be younger. I am 58 and looking for the same sincere love and respect that he and I had together. The last month of his life I was interviewing Bo Diddley and found that they were cousins, that is why they grew up together. If nothing else, I’d like to meet you and be your friend. My best to you in your search for love. It is hard to imagine it could happen to me again, but I too am looking for the real thing, again. He never commanded me, nor I, him. We never even had a fight. We simply loved one another and respected the life we had together. I saved his life the last 12 years of his life and in the end, he knew it would be me that would have to take him off life support. My best to you for I can see you have a real heart. Snowflake

:mouthshut: I’m still at a loss…………..:mouthshut:..hell, is this even real?
Lord…..:uhh:

Lemme do what I was doing…. Post on the weekend to follow tonight.:curtsey:

Stay Blessed
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I keep trying to find reasons to keep me in these last four classes this semester. I keep trying to tell myself that if I can just knock it all out and be done, then I should just do it and get it over with. But it doesnt seem to be that easy.

Maybe I’m tired, and my professor’s rant on the Declaration of Independence is just really killing my spirit. Isn’t it ironic?

I thought the vending machine would give me some mercy, but I only had a $5.00 bill….and it ate it. :wtf:
F0ck YOU vending machine! Give me back my $4.15 you over sized beast!

My stomach is growling. And all I can think about is…what my mom’s cooking for dinner tomorrow night. Better yet, what is incog cooking for dinner tonight. I can taste it now…

When the f0cking vending machine failed…I headed for the restroom…

….just my luck……closed. It’s 8:30 at night….and the restroom is closed? My brain hurts.
F0ck you smelly bathroom! I have to go pee! :bitch:

I guess you just have to look at the bigger picture…finishing these last 4 classes means that the only thing i have left is the Comp. *comprehensive exam* and the Comp class which is just a review of everything. Then i’ll be done, and I can have my night life back…I miss being able to stretch out after work and do absolutely nothing. I miss coming home and posting about my day. I guess it’ll be over soon enough… But….can you believe I’m considering my PHD? That’s 6 more YEARS! Not classes….:wtf:

We’ve got a few more minutes and we’ll be let go for the evening. I will be running to Lexi. Me and her have a date with a 5 minute drive, a 1 minute parking scheme, and an elaborate dash to the restroom. After which, I plan to lay in the middle of the living room floor…yep……that’s the plan.

Have a blessed Friday & Weekend…
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Reggie tagged me, so I have a quick little impromptu post…lol. I still havent had a chance to blog about the wedding from this past weekend, but I will…eventually. I’m just dragging my feet because i know that it will be a long post. But here’s a photo just to tease you:

Five items in my freezer:
Ice Cube Trays, Frozen Chicken, Frozen Peas, Frozen Rice and Chicken (Trader Joes), and hot dogs

Five items in the closet:
Ikea organizer, bags/purses/backpacks, tons o’ shoes, shoe boxes, snowboarding goggles/hats/gloves

Five items in the car:
CDs, phone charger, miniature pink poodle, miniature mashi maro plush, CD case, backseat pack w/ lemon fresh wipes

Five items in my purse: :surprised:
MAC Lip Lustre, sunglasses, hoop earings, wallet, cell phones

Five friends to tag up:
Sherece, Princess, Luke, Andrea, and Sheita

mmmm K….that’s all for now….i swear the next one will be longer…lol

Maybe I should just do weekly updates huh…lol…

Alright alright……here goes…:heart:

A few weeks ago, me and incog went to Santa Monica Promenade. We witnessed a tragedy.

Incog must love ya’ll….I completely forgot that I had my camera and had to walk a little faster to catch up to the man in this photo. As you could see, his legs were long….and mine are just….not.

Last Friday, Incog and I went to Oxnard to meetup with my best friend Lael and her BF and new son. :hug:

I dont know if you remember, but I had been searching for her info for a long time, and we finally connected a few weeks ago. :woohoo: I missed her so much. Even though she hijacked my “baby name”. lol… The things you tell your girlfriends and cousin in PRIVATE. :uhh:

Last weekend, I traveled to Hemet to meetup with the rest of the bridesmaids and Tavia for Rehearsal. I didnt take pictures, but I should have. In any case, I’ll make sure to take lots of photos at the wedding this weekend. :camera: I still havent lost all the weight that I wanted to, but at least I fit the size dress I wanted to. :woohoo: I guess inches are more important than pounds.

Paper due this Friday…gotta finish it by Thursday to take into account that I’ll be doing lots on Friday, including driving out to Riverside again with a Lexi full of Bachelorette Party Decorations and Bridesmaids Outfits….

I hope that you all have a great rest of the week and an even better weekend.

Stay Blessed…
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needs to seek help! :thumbsdown:

Grrr….but it is what it is.

I just wanted to write since I havent written in a few.
I hope you guys had a great weekend! I did….we went to Malibu. :couple:

QUESTION: What did YOU do this weekend?

Have a blessed week!

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