WTF, McDonalds just changed the name of their double cheeseburger without telling me. It's now the McDouble or something like that.

This only causes confusion with money. I have been buying the double cheeseburger for months for a dollar, then go into today with my kids, and order three, only to get charged another 60 cents for three of them.

Normally this would not be such a big deal, but I was down to my last 4 dollars in my bank account.

So I start arguing with the guy saying I'm looking right at your dollar menu and it still says a dollar, he was new and couldn't figure it out himself why the menu had it listed for 1 dollar and 1.19.

This went on for 10 minutes, as the people beside me also were overcharged expecting the double cheeseburger to be one dollar. So what normally would have taken me 3-5 minutes, took us 10-15 to argue over prices.

So he removed the 1.19 ones he entered, and gave me the dollar menu ones. I looked at the sandwich and did not even notice the difference.

20 cents for a piece of soy bean oil based fake cheese eh.

This was a dumb move by McDonalds, just charge extra if they want extra cheese to avoid confusion at the check out line when people are in a hurry.

Make people aware that the menu has changed or just keep things simple- you should have just removed the one slice of cheese, and put a notice on the menu that extra cheese cost extra, not two prices for basically the same sandwich. Very inconvenient.

Now explain why their single without cheese is still a dollar?? If they can give me one more free patty and slice of cheese, then why this - just another way to steal 20 cents.

I've been trying to drink more water lately, and am beginning to realize the well water at our house is a lot cleaner than damn bottled water you buy at Wal-Mart.  Everything from chlorine to flouride (both toxins)

http://www.ewg.org/reports/bottledwater

My favorite bottled water is Fiji, only contaminant I could find in it is calcium, which I need since I hate drinking milk.  And god forbid you go after those flavored waters that have even more toxins such as aspartame which I wrote about in my other blog.

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Aside from the usual excuse of 50 registers and only two open, I just had one of the worst customer services experiences probably in my life at the Harrisburg Wal-Mart tonite.

I headed out around 9 because any later than that and you are bound to run into weirdos in the store who don't know how to help you.

I had to return my new MP3 player that was having problems with crashing, shutting down for no reason and not connecting right to my laptop, and while I was there would check price on Ipod instead.

I had my receipt, all original packaging nicely prepared in like new condition, and witin 15 days of the original purchase, as the receipt clearly states on the bottom "Full refund with original receipt within 15 days."

So I head 10 miles down the road.  I walk in and I know they sometimes put a orange sticker on your bag (thats all they have ever done, not scan, just stick)

The lady at the door isn't really that old but she looks and sounds, forgive me, RETARDED, she is trying to help a woman with about 9 items trying to figure out what was beeping.  I said "I'm sorry but I need to return this, don't I need a sticker."  She said "I'm busy, but you can just walk over to customer service if you have receipt."

So I get over there, described my problem with the item, showed my valid receipt.  First the girl went to check the box and accidently just ripped the box right in half, the nice neat little packaging, now even if it worked, they can't put it back on the shelf, and all the stuff inside the box once she finally got it open went flying on the floor.

Finally she rings everything up and is about to refund me my $158 bucks when she asks, "Oh did you get an orange sticker on your way in?"  I said "Nope, the lady over there was really busy and just told me to come on over."

The young girl with pink and purple highlights then replied "Well sir its our policy here and at every Wal-Mart, that if you did not get a sticker we can not refund your item."  I laughed and said "You are joking right, I have my receipt, a defective item and you have my money.  I can just walk over there as you watch me and get a sticker and walk right back."

The manager beside her who was a short fat pimply lady with a glazed over stare smirked at me and said "Sir, sorry no refund without a sticker."  I said "What was that smirk for, you think this is amusing, don't they hire anyone here above an IQ of 95?  I want my money back, that policy is bullshit I HAVE MY DAMN RECEIPT!"

So what do they do, hand me back the defective product and receipt and tell me to leave because the RETARDED lady at the door would not give me a F*cking orange sticker.  I threw up my hands and said this is the stupidest thing I have ever heard!  This store sucks!    Then I turned around and said "So I can't return this until tomorrow and I have to get a sticker then?"  They said "Yep, come back tomorrow."  I said "What about a different Wal-Mart."  They said "That's ok as long as you get a sticker from the door greeter."

So I am cursing under my breath and for God knows why, I get in my new used Ford Escort that reeks of gasoline, with tweety bird floor mats and a Jesus Saves license plate and drive another 15 miles to the other side of Hershey to the Palmyra Wal-mart.

I get inside and guess what, no freaking door greeters anywhere in the building.  I sneak up to a fat girl stocking, and why are most of the cashiers fat girls, who knows, but she was nice as I asked  "Where is the door greeter with an orange ticket so I can return a defect?"

She smiled and replied "Oh we don't have any right now, but there is no problem if you just walk over with your receipt."  I'm like "Oh no, not again," and explained to her what just took place to which she replied "That's odd."

I met with the store manager at customer service, asked him his policy on the door greeters and he said "Oh we replace with out stickers all the time, I don't know what that other store is talking about, we just pretend the door greeter forgot to sticker it" as he laughed.  He patted me on the back and said cmon over I'll get you your cash.

Within 2 minutes I had the cash in my hand.  Now why in the freaking hell couldn't those beyotches at the other Wal-Mart give me the same courtesy?

So I went back to check prices on the IPODs- What 300 bucks for the one I wanted?!  Cmon.  It is only 200 online at WALMART.COM!!

So I got disgusted and left, with a hair up my ass, drove back to the other Wal-Mart just so I could confront that dumb manager who just made me drive 20 miles.  I could not find her but passed her in electronics and said "Hey, I just came back from Palmyra where they do not believe in door greeters and I did not need no dang sticker, so thanks lady."  She hung her head down and just kept walking.

It took me another 20 minutes to get the attention of one of the black people in Electronics as they all three were doing absolutely nothing but standing around talking to friends.  Finally I just interupted their conversation on which HDTV was better to eat fried chicken in front of and asked me to get me an IPOD which they have on the shelf.  IT was 100 bucks less at this store than the other, only to find out they are out of stock.  Hmmmpph

So I just got Iron Man, some chips and ginger ale and went home.

Wal-Mart sucks and from now on, I think I will only shop at Giant or the Mall.

 

 

 

Spreading like wild - fire across YouTube, paranormal Web sites and radio shows, is a claim that we are in for a major world-wide visit from a giant spacecraft within two weeks.  Something that will be visible in the sky for three days, supposedly so large that it will block out the sun light.

According to these "channelers" this intervention by "good" ETs is to finally remove negative powers from government and religions that have controlled mankind for too long, while I agree with that, I do not think this event will take place, but if it does, it will be very exciting.

Although I am sure there will be mass suicides, and immediate ramifications from such an event, as people question their beliefs, I have already been through this, being expose to it since a child, so nothing wold suprise me.

Though as of late for the past month or so I have suffered from insomnia, only being able to sleep during day light hours.  My dreams are strange, filled with lights and flying, and spaceships, meetings in white rooms.

Last night I dreamt I was with my kids and first came a great storm.  Tornados came down, and my children were frightened but we were not harmed.  As the storm cleared, lights began coming down out of the sky.  For some reason this dream seemed very lucid, as if this were actually happening, my children's reactions and conversations with me were all in real time.

I saw a large glowing pinkish-orange disc shaped craft come down out of the clouds.  I pointed this out to my children and said are you guys ready to see a real space ship?  Ariel responded that "Pappy says aliens aren't real and you are crazy."  I said "Well, looks like Pappy is gonna be pooping his pants now!"

The kids looked up in awe, Jacob was saying it was awesome and laughing with excitement saying "I knew they were real, I always knew!" 

A small orb came down out of this craft, it was a metallic ball that was glowing orange and came down in front of the kids shining a light on their faces.  It started making silly sounds communicating with them and knew each of their names.  It spun around them making noises and making pretty lights and the kids were laughing and dancing around.   After a short time this ball shot back up into the sky at great speed and joined back with the larger craft.  I noticed all the neighbors were outside watching this in disbelief.

End of Dream

Ok so I am at the end of my finals for my 4th term in school with two papers left to write, in the middle of all this my fairly brand new HP Pavilion 9720 lovely looking 17 inch screen laptop started crashing in August.

I sent it back at the end of August under warranty to repair 3 problems.  It was overheating really bad, so bad that as soon as you plugged it in, it burned your hand.  At the same time a dang black spot appeared on the screen.  Dreaded dead pixels!  Nothing I did would get rid of them.   And my final problem, watching videos, DVDs, YouTube, Movies, would constantly crash the computer to a dead halt, screen savers would crash it in the middle of the night.

So I am over a month behind on three pieces of art work for clients who have already paid me in advance...

I get the laptop back and nothing, I mean absolutely nothing was fixed by HP, it looked like it had not even been touched.

So I send it back a second time at the end of September here.  I am excited today to get it back, in what looked like brand new condition.  The monitor replaced, its not overheating.  I start trying to catch up on my homework.  Load up a video my grandma just emailed me on YouTube, and guess what.  Not a blue screen, not a black screen.  But this bullshit.

This will be my third time I would have to send it back, under warranty sure it is, but I have finals due tomorrow!   Damnit!

I am going to attempt to take it back to Circuit City before work tomorrow as they told me 3 attempts at fixing it by HP and they will replace it.  They better do something...

Grrr...  Frustrated.

My recommendations, HP repair service sucks.  The laptop is nice when it is working properly, but I highly recommend going with someone else if looking to buy a new laptop.

 

This is one of the more complex soul portraits I have done in a long time.  I put at least 10-11 hours into this easy over the past 2 weeks, late into the early morning ... I have two more peices of artwork yet to do along with my college homework- crapola.

Here is it on my webshots account, feel free to leave comments.

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2039148510095511721dGBRRb?vhost=outdoors

 

 

I keep having dreams about taking care of a baby girl.

Read about it here and answer it for me on Yahoo answers.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080810164739AAWBbMy

I am a single man, recently divorced. I already have three kids, and am not dating or seeing anyone. Yet I keep dreaming of this cute baby girl that is mine, at least 3 times this month. She also can talk to me, though I do not remember most of our conversations, I just know she is highly intelligent, blue eyed, light hair. One time she was walking, another time she was on the floor and last night in a crib I was talking to her and gave her a bottle. I'm sure its common for women to have these dreams, but what could it mean for a single 32 year old man?

About to go to bed. But I forgot to mention I was finally hired today after looking for a job for almost a year (well I did work this winter but it did not last long)

So today was my lucky day, found some quarters on the road, got my breakfast sandwich half off, and got hired on the spot. 10 dollars an hour, now I can afford gas to drive to work!

I'll be doing warehouse work for Ollies, packing books, shipping books, forklifting books, and knocking over books on top of myself the first day on the job.

But I get a 20 percent discount at all Ollie's franchises.  Wonderful, cheap stuff even cheaper, I can't wait to save money on stale cereal that was overstocked at Giant and I know where I will be Christmas shopping this year, so don't complain if you get a Dummies Guide to MS-DOS or Stamp Collecting, I got it cheap so it must be good.

You never know, maybe I'll meet some hot girl there, doesn't mean she will talk to me, but at least I would have something to look at besides my laptop.

Goodnite.  I got the kids early this week, so have a fun day ahead of me tomorrow. 

Just made about 130 bucks yesterday and now have to hand over 80 of it to dang car insurance for a car I rarely drive.  Money leaves my hands almost as soon as I get it, and got nothing to show for it..  So I liked what Electric Six had to say about becoming wealthy.

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