Vera saw mama and daddy on the site, wondered why Vera wasn't there. How can I say no to that sweet smile?Это Вера и Джефф.
17.1.07
The vanity of Vera
Vera saw mama and daddy on the site, wondered why Vera wasn't there. How can I say no to that sweet smile?Это Вера и Джефф.
Speaking of truck wrecks...
From last Thursday. Damn neighborhood dogs make driving my road an obstacle course. Next time, I'm gonna hit the the little peckerhead. It's a testament to Nissan that this is the result of a 12-foot nose-dive into a cow pasture.
Starting at 10:02 with DirecTV
1-800-DirecTV. "Thank you for calling DirecTV. Calls may be monitored..."
To spare you the pain of staying on hold with me, I'll give you the short version. My family moved into a new house in June 2006. At the old house, we had DirecTV's Russian TV package - a real blessing to Katya. Since we moved, we've made 12 appointments with installers and countless phone calls with DirecTV to find someone to install an international dish. So far, we've got an assembled dish sitting in our side yard and a whole lot of apologies. We've also been promised free movie packages that we have yet to receive.
The last time I called, I begged them to send me instructions on how to install it. It can't be that hard.
Now I'm being told that they have no record of the dozen install appointments and I need to pay my past due before they can schedule another install. I'm reticent to give them another dime before getting the services I've requested time and again.
10:15. Still no closer to resolution. On hold again.
10:20. Transferred to International department.
Please wait.
Please wait.
We're sorry. Your call was unable to be completed. Please hang up and call the 800 number again.
Sigh.
10:22.
To spare you the pain of staying on hold with me, I'll give you the short version. My family moved into a new house in June 2006. At the old house, we had DirecTV's Russian TV package - a real blessing to Katya. Since we moved, we've made 12 appointments with installers and countless phone calls with DirecTV to find someone to install an international dish. So far, we've got an assembled dish sitting in our side yard and a whole lot of apologies. We've also been promised free movie packages that we have yet to receive.
The last time I called, I begged them to send me instructions on how to install it. It can't be that hard.
Now I'm being told that they have no record of the dozen install appointments and I need to pay my past due before they can schedule another install. I'm reticent to give them another dime before getting the services I've requested time and again.
10:15. Still no closer to resolution. On hold again.
10:20. Transferred to International department.
Please wait.
Please wait.
We're sorry. Your call was unable to be completed. Please hang up and call the 800 number again.
Sigh.
10:22.
To the North Carolina Department of Revenue
North Carolina Department of Revenue
P.O. Box 25000
Raleigh, North Carolina 27640-0002
Dear North Carolina,
Glad to hear from you again! I’m disappointed that the letter was all money, money, money, but hey, I’ve finally come to terms about that being the focus of our relationship.
I wish you had been around yesterday; I really needed some help. I was driving to Lowe’s (going to shop at your friends’ places – even though you haven’t spent much in my neighborhood!) when a little dog ran out in front of me. I swerved to miss him and ran off a 10-foot embankment into a cow pasture. Fortunately, it was only my truck that suffered. I called 911 right after the wreck. No one showed up except for a kindly neighbor and the owner of the pasture.
At my doctor’s behest, I went to the emergency room that evening. During my intake, I finally got to speak to one of your highway patrolmen – a full five hours after the accident! He asked me mostly about drinking. I suppose he went to my house to look at my truck.
But I digress. Regarding your tax assessment dated October 10, 2006, your records show that I paid nothing in income tax. I asked my then-employer why you said I paid no taxes and they couldn’t figure out why. They found a piece of paper showing that they had indeed sent you $1,015.08. Comparing your letter of October 10 with the W-2 from my old employer, it seems I owe you 329.92.
I also recall filing state taxes that year, but being buried in mounds of my wife’s immigration paperwork that year, I suppose my copy got misplaced.
If it will make you happy, I’ll send you the $329.92. It will have to wait for a while, though – got that truck wreck to pay for.
Katya, my wife, and Vera, my daughter, send their best.
Sincerely,
Jeff Redman
P.O. Box 25000
Raleigh, North Carolina 27640-0002
Dear North Carolina,
Glad to hear from you again! I’m disappointed that the letter was all money, money, money, but hey, I’ve finally come to terms about that being the focus of our relationship.
I wish you had been around yesterday; I really needed some help. I was driving to Lowe’s (going to shop at your friends’ places – even though you haven’t spent much in my neighborhood!) when a little dog ran out in front of me. I swerved to miss him and ran off a 10-foot embankment into a cow pasture. Fortunately, it was only my truck that suffered. I called 911 right after the wreck. No one showed up except for a kindly neighbor and the owner of the pasture.
At my doctor’s behest, I went to the emergency room that evening. During my intake, I finally got to speak to one of your highway patrolmen – a full five hours after the accident! He asked me mostly about drinking. I suppose he went to my house to look at my truck.
But I digress. Regarding your tax assessment dated October 10, 2006, your records show that I paid nothing in income tax. I asked my then-employer why you said I paid no taxes and they couldn’t figure out why. They found a piece of paper showing that they had indeed sent you $1,015.08. Comparing your letter of October 10 with the W-2 from my old employer, it seems I owe you 329.92.
I also recall filing state taxes that year, but being buried in mounds of my wife’s immigration paperwork that year, I suppose my copy got misplaced.
If it will make you happy, I’ll send you the $329.92. It will have to wait for a while, though – got that truck wreck to pay for.
Katya, my wife, and Vera, my daughter, send their best.
Sincerely,
Jeff Redman
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