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First this lady was one of those who gets disconnected for not paying their bill for over 2 months and gets all offended when we can't get it connected NOWNOWNOWNOWNOWNOW. Why does she need it back on so badly when you could surmise by lack of payment it wasn't that big a deal previously?
Cause it was a Thursday and she couldn't deal with her kids not having TV all weekend. Oh yes, deadbeat is also a Mom of the Year candidate who can't handle the idea of having to actually interact with her children instead of planting them in front of the tube.
It gets even better when you realize that I've been taking prednisone (a steriod) and some form of prescription pain reliever due to some cause-as-yet-undiagnosed pain in my tailbone. So my mouth to brain filter was a little slower to activate than usual.
I tried explaining it to her that I would try to get someone out sooner (first available time was on Monday which was pretty good for a restart) but I didn't want to guarantee anything. I really didn't expect there to be time available due to the weather, but what the hell I can play ball if she wants to. She keeps making offhand comments on how horrible it will be for her kids to not have TV when it's clear by the tone she's using she means it will be horrible for *her*.
Then the other shoe drops. When I try to brush off her comments by suggesting that kids will probably be able to find something to do in case the TV isn't an option, she pulls the "do YOU have kids?" card. I don't, but I do have nephews who I spent the first 4-5 years of their lives pretty much being a parent for. They aren't my direct genetic material, but IMO that doesn't make my ability to keep them entertained without the crutch of a TV any less valid.
Well not for this assclown. She came back with "well, then you don't understand since you don't have kids". UGH. First off that's a sore point since my wife and I have been trying to have kids for a while with no luck and second fuck you and your "having kids makes me an authority despite making it clear I consider them a burden" attitude. That was it for me. I just let loose with a stern "it won't be the end of the world if your kids don't have TV for a weekend". I could hear her face going
over the phone. Obviously she never had a lowly phone serf speak to Her Highness with bass in their voice.
The postscript to all this is in addition to her getting quiet as a churchmouse after making me snap, I got an email later that night stating that we ended up able to get her TV reconnected on Friday. So everyone ended up getting what they wanted.
Cause it was a Thursday and she couldn't deal with her kids not having TV all weekend. Oh yes, deadbeat is also a Mom of the Year candidate who can't handle the idea of having to actually interact with her children instead of planting them in front of the tube.
It gets even better when you realize that I've been taking prednisone (a steriod) and some form of prescription pain reliever due to some cause-as-yet-undiagnosed pain in my tailbone. So my mouth to brain filter was a little slower to activate than usual.
I tried explaining it to her that I would try to get someone out sooner (first available time was on Monday which was pretty good for a restart) but I didn't want to guarantee anything. I really didn't expect there to be time available due to the weather, but what the hell I can play ball if she wants to. She keeps making offhand comments on how horrible it will be for her kids to not have TV when it's clear by the tone she's using she means it will be horrible for *her*.
Then the other shoe drops. When I try to brush off her comments by suggesting that kids will probably be able to find something to do in case the TV isn't an option, she pulls the "do YOU have kids?" card. I don't, but I do have nephews who I spent the first 4-5 years of their lives pretty much being a parent for. They aren't my direct genetic material, but IMO that doesn't make my ability to keep them entertained without the crutch of a TV any less valid.
Well not for this assclown. She came back with "well, then you don't understand since you don't have kids". UGH. First off that's a sore point since my wife and I have been trying to have kids for a while with no luck and second fuck you and your "having kids makes me an authority despite making it clear I consider them a burden" attitude. That was it for me. I just let loose with a stern "it won't be the end of the world if your kids don't have TV for a weekend". I could hear her face going
over the phone. Obviously she never had a lowly phone serf speak to Her Highness with bass in their voice. The postscript to all this is in addition to her getting quiet as a churchmouse after making me snap, I got an email later that night stating that we ended up able to get her TV reconnected on Friday. So everyone ended up getting what they wanted.
) . And I haven't had a regular TV in my own place for.... ummmmm 10 years maybe?? by choice - way too much crap on it..
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