I like a sense of ...
I like a sense of humor and so when @daan commented that since I missed two days of the Daily Dose this week I can no longer call it a “daily”, never mind the 414 consecutive days that I published it. So with that I am thinking of changing it to the “Almost Daily Dose of Sultnpapper.” Since I did publish one on Thursday this makes Day 2, I wonder what the odds makers in Vegas would put on me making it past 414 days like the first run went?
If I were to give...
I will say that those 414 Daily Doses weren’t just mailing it in, well maybe one or two, but I did work hard for the most part to provide the best content I could each and every day. For having never done anything like this before if I were to give myself a grade on what I have done so far I would give me a “C”, it could be a “+ or – “C” but somewhere in that area.
C is for consistency...
That “C” could be given just on the consistency alone, I don’t think there are many other accounts on here that publish “almost” daily that could match those number of consecutive days. Most people have realized that it is hard work with little reward unless you have some fat cat whales pumping up your posts. I surely have realized it but I didn’t come here for the steem in the first place so I have a different mindset than most of the others, but you all know that so let’s move on.
I didn't mention...
I didn’t mention the check in at the hotel on Monday, which was a guzbucked deal. Each Monday morning I send an email to the lady who has to make the employees hotel reservations. This is a nice lady but I think she is either burned out or just doesn’t give a flip when it comes to getting things right for anyone but management. I asked her to book me a room for the entire week checking out on Friday, instead she had me checking in on Thursday and leaving on Friday.
I should probably...
I should probably learn to read the reservation confirmations when I get them, since this isn’t the first time she has screwed me up. About five years ago she really screwed me royal on a reservation that was supposed to be for a hotel in Pleasanton, TX. I had an afterhours product training session with the local distributor that last until 8:30 PM, by the time I left that location and drive the 4/10’s of a mile to the hotel it was 8:35 PM and the girl at the check in informed me I didn’t have a reservation.
Sure I do...
“Sure, I do. I have the confirmation number right here on my phone.” So I opened the email and read her the number, it was at that point she smiled and told me that I was at the wrong hotel.
Three weeks in advance...
I know how hard it is to get a hotel room in Pleasanton, it is right in the middle of the Eagle Ford shale oil play, and those hotels stay full. So I had our lady make the reservation three weeks in advance. With my elite status with La Quinta, I am guaranteed a room if I book that far in advance. The lady in the office took it upon herself to change me to a hotel 25 miles away in Floresville, TX because the rate was $15.00 cheaper.
So I ended up...
So I ended up having to drive to Floresville and the next morning drive right back to Pleasanton because I was doing a taco breakfast for contractors who buy product there at that distributor. Needless to say I was really pissed that night, and in fact I stopped using the lady to make my reservations for over two years after that incident.
Last year though the company cracked down on sales people making their own reservations again so I have been forced back into using her. I guess now I am going to have to baby sit each reservation since she just can’t be trusted to get it right. In talking with Andrew on Tuesday and telling him about my check in experience he told me of problems and issues he’s had with the reservations she makes for him as well, so it isn’t just me.
I probably wouldn't be...
I probably wouldn’t be so bothered with this if it weren’t for what else has been taking place in the company the last couple of weeks. I guess the ladies in the office have just too little work to do.
Selling squares...
One lady is busy selling “squares” for the Dallas Cowboy football games each week and another lady has been running a Halloween themed bingo game for the last couple weeks that just ended on Thursday. I finally had to tell the Cowboy lady to make me off her email list, I told her I am a recovering gambler and if I started playing and ended up taking up gambling again and were to lose everything I might just have to file suit against her and the company for pressuring me into gambling in order to keep my job.
She told me she...
She had told me she couldn’t take me of the list and the owner approved of her sending it out. I told her to make sure the owner knew of my situation and what could possibly happen if I slipped up and started gambling again, that was the last day I received an email concerning how many squares were left for the upcoming game.
Not just one...
I am not talking about one email a week either, by the end of the week it would four or five emails a day letting people know there is 9, now 7, down to 4 and only 3 left so get them now. Every time someone bought a square she would send out an email to let people know how many were left.
The I T guy too...
I just wish these people would put as much effort in their work as they do these damn games they are promoting. I have been waiting on a battery charger and a battery for my work computer for over three weeks now and finally Thursday I gave the IT guy a call and asked him where those are. I can get emails on my phone so he emailed me back and said he hadn’t forgotten and those just magically had shown in the main office on Thursday so he would sent them right out to the Houston office.
I know damn well...
I know damn well he forgot, he said he would have to order them on his weekly order and that it would be about five business days to get them in. He got them in I am sure and then just forgot to ship them out. Why do people have to lie when they screw up? I know he wasn’t missing any of the bingo emails since he commented on plenty of those when he would have a word on his bingo card.
I have ranted enough...
I have ranted enough for this “almost” Daily Dose, but I have had some catching up to do. My time is also getting very limited too; I have done 4 drawings already in the last week and have four more to do this weekend. So my poker playing is going to have to take a back seat to the drawings.
Until next time,
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