Ralphie ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 21, 2018 I have two stacked up today already! I get them quite often. 1) Resolve a yearlong hospital billing problem for daughter #2. The insurance company won;t pay until they get a detailed bill, and the hospital refuses to provide one. 2) Find Christmas stuff in the basement after all the bins have been brought up and accessed and returned to the basement. Now you know why I am always on the forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 21, 2018 2) Procrastinate. That way the problem goes away for another 350+ days. 1) If the money is big, lawyer up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted December 21, 2018 1 minute ago, JerrySTL said: 2) Procrastinate. That way the problem goes away for another 350+ days. 1) If the money is big, lawyer up. 2) Tried that, not working! 1) Won;t that just make it worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: 2) Tried that, not working! 1) Won;t that just make it worse? How big is the bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted December 21, 2018 34 minutes ago, Longjohn said: How big is the bill? Not that big - $300 or $1000, something like that. They originally billed the auto insurance, so that ate up some time, then they almost immediately turned it over to a collection agency, and our insurance wont; work with one of them. Just a total shitshow! On the plus side, the missing Christmas stuff was slightly mislabeled, so my wife found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 21, 2018 It happens daily, but I have a cure 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted December 21, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 21, 2018 I have done so much with so little for so long that I am now qualified to do anything. I just don't like telling anyone 'cause than I might have to do something. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted December 21, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 21, 2018 On that insurance thing, just don't pay them. That's what I would do. Tell them I said so. It's okay, they know me over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted December 21, 2018 1 minute ago, donkpow said: On that insurance thing, just don't pay them. That's what I would do. Tell them I said so. It's okay, they know me over there. That is sort of the default! I don;t know why they think a standoff is benefitting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted December 21, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 21, 2018 Just now, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: That is sort of the default! I don;t know why they think a standoff is benefitting them. Their printer is probably broke down and they are just stalling until they can hook up a new one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Share #11 Posted December 21, 2018 That was my profession in the Laser prototyping industry. Impossible tasks landed on my desk. Someone once told me that I had a reputation.....if it doesn't exist maxx will have it on the loading dock day after tomorrow. Prototyping is like that. Much of what you are attempting to make never existed before on this planet. Fortunately that gives a bit more latitude compared to straight up manufacturing. When I was told I could purchase a 20,000 dollar reel of parts in 16 months I was able to call a "guy" in Indonesia who traded me 10 parts on a leader that fell out of the machine when it was loaded for a quart of scotch. Impossible is just maybe spelled sideways. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Share #12 Posted December 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Impossible is just maybe spelled sideways. Radar O’Riley, is that you? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 21, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 21, 2018 Early on in my career I was labeled as the fixer and got all the difficult accounts with miserable clients. And I fixed them all. Until the time I was brought in too late and couldn't fix it in time and the firm lost the customer. And I got blamed for losing the contract. Fuckers. I left that firm shortly after and ended up picking up that contract with another firm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted December 21, 2018 Well la di fricken da! The hospital bill has FINALLY been paid! Wooha! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted December 21, 2018 Now what am I going to bitch aboot? Not to worry - I'll think of something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2018 Share #16 Posted December 21, 2018 Yes. Delegate. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted December 21, 2018 Share #17 Posted December 21, 2018 I don't know the MEANING of the phrase "impossible tasks"! Fortunately, I also don't know the meaning of the phrase "handling them" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted December 22, 2018 Share #18 Posted December 22, 2018 My boss thinks I fly a plane. He doesn't realize how many fires one must put out to make it all seamless. So, daily, Ralph. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted December 22, 2018 Well today was a banner day, with two impossible tasks down! Hallelujah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted December 22, 2018 Share #20 Posted December 22, 2018 9 hours ago, Wilbur said: My boss thinks I fly a plane. He doesn't realize how many fires one must put out to make it all seamless. So, daily, Ralph. Okay, coming from a pilot, that doesn't engender a lot of confidence in me over air travel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 22, 2018 Share #21 Posted December 22, 2018 The manager of maintenance at work thinks he can wave a wand and make water run uphill. He institutes impossible programs and projects dailey and delegates everything, fortunately he forgets as fast as he thinks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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