15:49 Apr 19 2013
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Last night... I drive in the rain, on a country road I hadn't been on, rushing to meet the 2:00 am delivery time. Which I did- 15 mins early. But as I was patting myself on the back I knew an issue was going to rear it's ugly little head.
The paperwork read 'residence' as in home. The address on the paperwork was to a old worn down drive-in out in farm country. So I drove about the drive in, almost backing into a stupid tree in the rain, trying to find a 'home'. The only building was a dump, worn out, broken glass block building that had junk all around it. I started to wonder if this place was even open.
So I sit, waited, think someone would show up at 2:00am. At 2:00am I log in that I was at delivery. I waited the 15 mins they give us (customer and myself) for being late, then called in. Dispatched said they would find somenone, will get back to me.
So I sat, in the rain, in the dark with the wind blowing all kind of trash toward my car to hit it, for half a hour. Call back - new address. Great, but I didn't mapquest that freaking one...grrr.
So TomTom came out, punched in the new location, and off I went for another 11 miles. Anyone who knows GPS knows they suck at small towns, or at least mine does. Took me two U turns (turn right, then turn right, then turn right- fucker- doen't that put me right where I am?!!" ANYWAY... I found his home and it was about as much of a dump as the movie place.
I climb the steps to the porch, dogs going off inside the home like crazy, and I drop the 65 lbs case on the porch, knocked. No lights, but I be damn if those dogs wouldn't wake the dead. I waited, in the rain, thinking I should protect the film... not!... and the dogs calmed down. Oh I think NOT! What the hell? He knows the movie is coming....did he think I was just going to leave it out in the rain??
*Knock knock knock bang!*
I see a light come on, then foot steps coming toward the doorway. A man comes out in his boxer, bringing the stink of dogs with. "Sorry- you are so late I went to sleep." Ok... listen dumb ass. I wasn't late. I drove faster then I should in the rain on unknown roads, trying to meet your requested time. And I did... I just held out the papers for him to sign, no need to point out anything to this guy, and he made sure he wrote down the time- 3:11am, "a hour and ten minutes late" is how he wrote it.
"You know- the next time you want the movie at your home, you might want to make damn sure the address is right, Sir." I said, pointing it out to him. "That is the ..." "I know- the drive in. I was THERE ten minutes early. But that is Ok, dispatch knows what happen as we spent 45 minutes trying to correct the mistake. Have a great morning. Bye puppies..." and made a barking sound to set them off again.
:)
Yes- lack of sleep makes me bitchy. But I was home by 5:00 this morning. :) Got a little over two hours in before the alarm went off. So glad it is Friday- two days of sleeping without that damn thing waking me up.
COMMENTS
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Elemental
21:55 Apr 29 2013
I don't think it is entirely the bank's fault. It is my understanding that some of those charges are mandated by the ......government. transactional fees...and I HATE paying them. GRRRRRRR
dabbler
22:14 Apr 29 2013
I was a victim to the BofA overdraft protection scam.
Morrigon
02:28 Apr 30 2013
Yup... Ebb and flow is a bitch..