Hospital Visits Mrs. Average unfortunately had to spend a couple of nights at the local hospital for some surprise medical issues. She is fine and well now, but I do have some comments about how big business like HCA Hospitals just doesn’t get it. Here is the story and just a few of my observations: She… Continue reading Hospital Visits
Category: Rants
Birth Certificate
Birth Certificate My wife and I recently filed for our Passports. Of course, this requires all of our vital records to be sent to the Department of State for them to sit on for several months. My wife was worried that her very fragile birth certificate would be destroyed, so I ordered her a replacement… Continue reading Birth Certificate
5 Guys and Grubhub
5 Guys and Grubhub+ My wife and I were not feeling the best, we didn’t want to be around people, so we decided to make it a night in. Through our Amazon Prime membership, we had a free year of Grubhub+. She decided on Five Guys and sadly that was a huge mistake. If you… Continue reading 5 Guys and Grubhub
Talking Loudly On Your Phone
Talking Loudly On Your Phone Setting: You are in a grocery store and you hear a phone ring and the person an aisle over answers and talks so loudly that you can clearly hear the conversation. You are not eavesdropping, you are not straining to hear it, in fact, you rather not have to be… Continue reading Talking Loudly On Your Phone
Restaurants Are Disappearing Quickly
Restaurants Are Disappearing Quickly Why can we not seem to find a local restaurant that is worth a crap? We used to go to this local small mom-and-pop place called “The Pub“, but they sold it and the new owners really don’t seem to want to focus on the restaurant part of the business, they… Continue reading Restaurants Are Disappearing Quickly
The Death of Customer Service
The Death of Customer Service It is official, ‘Customer Service’ is dead, RIP Customer Service. It seems that people just don’t care or try anymore, it is sad. Yesterday, I called Walgreens about a prescription I had. At the end of the short conversation, instead of saying “goodbye” or maybe “have a nice day” or… Continue reading The Death of Customer Service
Who Benefits From a Higher Minimum Wage?
Who Benefits From a Higher Minimum Wage? Like many people in the US, I’m sure that you believe the stereotype that only teenagers will benefit from a hike in the national minimum wage, but that isn’t the case. Nationally, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) calculates that 1 out of every five veterans who are employed… Continue reading Who Benefits From a Higher Minimum Wage?
Someone is Trying to Hurt My Dog
Someone is Trying to Hurt My Dog This one pisses me off very much, as I love my dog very much, she is very important to me and my family. I can’t yet, pin this on someone, but I am fairly certain that it is my neighbor. I got a new neighbor 5-6 months ago.… Continue reading Someone is Trying to Hurt My Dog
Talking Loudly
Talking Loudly Why is it that some people just can’t “read the room”? I was at the doctor’s office the other day, and these two men were sitting there talking about sports, in a normal conversational tone. I mean, my wife and I and the other people in the room are whispering or talking softly,… Continue reading Talking Loudly
Amazon – Product That Never Existed
Amazon – Product That Never Existed This is post three of my 10-part series on Amazon I was setting up my new home office and wanted some drawers, I found these two products which were exactly what I wanted. 7 Drawer Storage Organizer, Filing Cabinet with Wheels,Wood Office File Cabinets, Storage Filing Cabinet for Home… Continue reading Amazon – Product That Never Existed
