my f'd up last couple of days....

[BrianS]

two bizarre things in one week

Thursday night.. my wife was sitting on the front porch. We live at the end of a long driveway and fenced on all sides... kinda a big yard... there were 4 cars parked.

A taxi drives up, onto my lawn, into my back yard, does a 3 point turn, sees me running after him, and tears ass out of the yard.. It was UTTERLY surreal.. I got the plate and called the cops... They thought it was weird too, but we agreed there was no damage and the cop said he thought he would see the guy in the town center that night and said he would talk to them...

I refrained from calling checker cab to bitch....

and now... TODAY

in a nutshell, my TV still isnt fixed and circuit city can die.

this all began in august... Circuit city had a company called SABER TV to come out and fix it... We had an appointment, my wife stayed home from work, they didnt call, they didnt show up.

I called CC and Saber the next day.. The owner - an ass named George, said he knew the problem and had to order a part and thats why he didnt call. - Whatever - he was an a-hole...

They came at the end of the week when I was away. The guy was EXTREMELY rude to my wife because we moved the TV. Then we also found out that night the TV STILL wasnt fixed.

I called them from work the following monday, George told me that he couldnt get anyone out to finish the job for a few weeks (today Oct 13th) I was pissed. He also didnt care about his workers attitude to my wife.... He put him on the phone and he began giving me lip as well... The call finished with George asking me to call back with the serial for the TV that his worker forgot to get. I told him I would see when I got home, and never called back. I called CC and told them this wasnt acceptable and to get me someone else. They did... I didnt hear from George again for 3 weeks....

A company called Public Sound came out two weeks ago and are supposed to come back out again today. I got a call the other day from someone confirming an appointment today at 10am.... I agreed thinking it was Public.... Turns out, it was George... Circuit City never called him to cancel... I figured it out this morning when Public called confirming for today and said they didnt call the other day and noone named George worked there.

SO.. I immediately call Saber... no answer... Their guy called me at 9am... I told him that I was sorry CC didnt cancel, but they disrespected me and my wife so I called CC to get someone else to come out... The guy began freaking on the phone so I hung up... 30 mins later, I stepped outside for a few and came back in and found a message waiting.... It was George saying his guys were on their way and that I better f'n call him and give him the f'n serial number or he was coming here himself....

Now.. Im not a small guy.... I also live directly behind the fire/police station.. So i didnt care.. I called George back, and explained in an escalating voice that he could kiss my ass and should call CC to get the info he needs.... It basically amounted to him DEFINITELY being on his way...

I called circuit city - explained the situation and how it was there fault and also how if he damages a blade of grass in my yard that I was holding them responsible... This seemed to strike a nerve so they called him...

Crisis averted

Still waiting for Public Sound

TV still broken

Still Taxi tire marks in my yard

wtf... i need to go fishing