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Wheel balancing! Ugh,,,, what a headache. I bought new tires a while back and they said it included all the extras to include lifetime balancing. Well now that I feel that I need to have them balanced again to clear up the problem I’m feeling in the steering wheel they tell me it’s not the tires and that I need to go somewhere else for this service work.
I'm probably alone in this but Im really getting sick of the word Hero being thrown around so much. Everyone is hero now. Nurses, teachers, cops, firefighters, military, and so on. I guess I've never been big on the whole Hero thing. I am finding now people referencing themselves as heroes. When I was in college I had to write a paper on my hero. I didn't have one. One the worst assignments I had. Maybe I am over thinking it but it just gets on my nerves. Its not that I dont think heroism doesnt exist. I just think its rare and that is why its so special. Yesterday my son came home and said a Senior that graduated last year from his high school came back to talk with the kids. He was in full Marine uniform. He ran into my son in the hallway and chatted with him. He asked my son if he wanted to join the service. My son said not really. The other boy's response was, "don't you want to be a hero?"
My sister just bought a condo with an HOA. As much as I care for my sister she is a real pain in the neck. Complete type A personality. Where she lives HOA's are not typical so this will be a new experience for her. Where I live HOA's are common and I have one in my subdivision. So she asked me a few questions about how things go and I offered my knowledge and advice. She said I was wrong. Really? I asked her if she read her covenants. "what's that?!" Ummm...the HOA rules? She said she glanced at them but the guy selling her the condo gave her a brief on the rules. Ya, believe the guy that wants to unload the place. I get so sick of her acting like Im a dumb arse. She also said the HOA cannot raise the fees. Really? That's news to me. sigh. I think she has a rude awakening coming. I dont mind a HOA but there are many different types. Laid back and suffocatingly strict. I think before signing on the dotted line it might be wise to actually read the paperwork and well...just...maybe listen to someone that has some knowledge about them. Pff...whatever.
It is the best thing to do when someone asks you a question you give them the correct answer and then they tell you that you are wrong. Good luck to her
Wheel balancing! Ugh,,,, what a headache. I bought new tires a while back and they said it included all the extras to include lifetime balancing. Well now that I feel that I need to have them balanced again to clear up the problem I’m feeling in the steering wheel they tell me it’s not the tires and that I need to go somewhere else for this service work.
It could be your steering and not the tires or balancing.
My vent today would be vehicle insurance companies, well not the company the agent who represents said company. We have had the same gal for almost 2 years now and in the last 2 weeks she has completely ignored my request and blown me off by not returning 2 calls. I have also been trying to straighten out an issue that had already taken 3 calls without any satisfaction. Today is the 7th day since I left a message for her to return my call and nothing so I am going in a wee bit to an agent who is with the same company but much closer to my home and I am transferring all of our policies to this agent. We started with one vehicle policy and renters insurance 2 years ago, we now have 3 vehicles, 1 renters policy and 1 life insurance policy so it isn't like we have not increased our coverage which also increased our rates. It is just quite frustrating for me to be paying your for a service and completely ignored not once but 3 times.
I'm probably alone in this but Im really getting sick of the word Hero being thrown around so much. Everyone is hero now. Nurses, teachers, cops, firefighters, military, and so on. I guess I've never been big on the whole Hero thing. I am finding now people referencing themselves as heroes. When I was in college I had to write a paper on my hero. I didn't have one. One the worst assignments I had. Maybe I am over thinking it but it just gets on my nerves. Its not that I dont think heroism doesnt exist. I just think its rare and that is why its so special. Yesterday my son came home and said a Senior that graduated last year from his high school came back to talk with the kids. He was in full Marine uniform. He ran into my son in the hallway and chatted with him. He asked my son if he wanted to join the service. My son said not really. The other boy's response was, "don't you want to be a hero?"
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I went into the gym late last month to update my billing info as my credit card number changed. I also inquired about lowering my monthly payments. I spoke with a manager on duty who was getting the contract started to do a buydown (where I had to pay a fee to get a lower monthly dues) ... I was going to go through with it until he got to the part about asking me for my new credit card number. He was getting ready to write it on the back of the contract he was completing but I refused to give it to him citing my concerns about how they handle such sensitive info as I was recently a victim of credit card fraud. He trivialized my concerns and practically looked at me like I was dumb as he explained how the card number would be locked into the safe as he would need to wait until Monday to get a hold of a corporate person to input the number into their system for billing. I told this idiot to contact me when someone is able to process my credit card update and new contract.
A few days later, I still have yet to receive the promised call from this manager and decided to go ahead and cancel my membership. I'm just sick of dealing with these fitness club jerks who remind me of used car salesmen. I initiated the process online and mailed the required form as instructed. I received an email from the corporate office confirming my cancellation and that my membership would expire on October 12 as I've paid first and last month when I initially signed up. The letter indicated my final billing date was August 12th, which I paid already. I was relieved that they did not try to charge me an additional month. So now I get a call from the operations manager from my local club who is confirming whether I want to cancel as they initiated the new contract. She states that I signed the new contract, which I did not. She said that they will bill me and then refund my money after 3-5 business days. I explained what had happened during that meeting with the evening manager and that I did NOT sign anything. I also told her that they still don't have my current credit card on file. She said not to worry as it just won't go through.
So NOW, I just got an email confirming my cancellation but THIS email states that my final billing date is Sept 12th and my membership expires SEPT 12th! ... So basically, they are saying that I have to pay dues tomorrow AND that my membership is NOW expired when I'm paid up until October???!! I really hate dealing with this crap but, alas, I need to call corporate to straighten this out as their initial cancellation confirmation email was correct. They need to be aware that I NEVER SIGNED anything and I will not be responsible for another months dues because my signature was forged.
Update: After a very frustrating call to corporate and losing my cool with the jerk, I contacted the operations manager at my local gym and she corrected my expiration date and advised me that my balance is zero ... Glad she was able to resolve the issue.
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When I was in college I had to write a paper on my hero. I didn't have one. One the worst assignments I had. Maybe I am over thinking it but it just gets on my nerves. Its not that I dont think heroism doesnt exist. I just think its rare and that is why its so special. Yesterday my son came home and said a Senior that graduated last year from his high school came back to talk with the kids. He was in full Marine uniform. He ran into my son in the hallway and chatted with him. He asked my son if he wanted to join the service. My son said not really. The other boy's response was, "don't you want to be a hero?"
