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  1. Complaint Thursdays

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    Was hoping to go a week without a post here, but I'm truly a-steamin...

     

    I bought a house with a built-in pool last September. Being the smart person I am, I opted for a 1-yr home warranty insurance package to include pool coverage. At inspection, I knew that I needed to replace the multi-port valve and the blower for the hot tub. No big deal.

     

    I call the warranty company in October before we closed the pool and they sent a reputable company out. Turns out they brought two wrong replacement parts even though I was careful to quote the correct specs over the phone to them. So I say, no big deal, I'm closing the pool for the winter we'll fix er up in the spring.

     

    Summer comes and I call my home warranty company. On 2 June they send a new company out to the house to assess the situation. They say, hmm.. the company that made those pool parts has gone out of business. But we'll find you some replacement parts. I say, cool..

     

    A month goes by and I call and say, what's up? They tell me they're having a devil of a time finding the blower and my file has been handed over to the owner for personal supervision. I say, um.. okay... I'm told, he'll call you.

     

    So he calls and says he'd like to send someone out to the house the next day to look at these obsolete parts. I say, okay.... but you already had someone out here a month ago. But I agree.. I get stiffed. No one shows the next day.

     

    I wait a week or so, and call again. I'm told that someone will come out with the multiport valve. The air blower, well that's a problem. I tell them I'm not wed to this one, just bring me any old one so i can make some bubbles in the hottub. No problem.

     

    So I take a morning off of work and the guy comes. He brings the wrong part for the multiport valve. Seems I got a goes-inta when the standard commercial now is a goes-outa. So basically, he repeats the mistake of the first company even though his guys have already been out one time to photograph.

     

    I'm still waiting... It's August. I have one month left in my warranty and my blood's a-boiling...

     

    Screw em and do it yourself.

  2. Complaint Thursdays

    in The Aud Club

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    Stop being a pansy and suck it up. You're not supposed to be in shape. Round is a shape, and a darn fine one at that!

    lol I can't tell the State Trooper recruiters that though...

     

    Reminds me of when I hurt my shoulder back in December. My right arm was essentially useless so obviously I had to stop lifting. Ok, so it was time to catch up on the cardio I had been slacking off on a bit. A day or two later something goes wrong in my knee during a hockey game (playing hockey with one arm was fun). The only thing I could do for about a month was ride a bike.

     

    Oh, and just to keep on topic, I'll complain about the fact that now that I'm well clear of those injuries, my schedule is too busy to find enough time to hit the gym consistently.

    Seriously. Fortunately I've been lucky enough that I haven't done anything to hurt my upper body this summer so I've been on a nice consistent roll with my workouts. *knock on wood*

     

    Start riding a bike... seriously. Great exercise... and if you follow the rules of the road, it's non-impact! ;)

    I actually have a mountain bike that I've been riding for years. Unfortunately that was back when I lived in Lancaster. Here where I live in Rochester there are a lot more hills and this poor bike just isn't taking the abuse I'm dishing out with the more challenging rides. Plus I really need a slightly larger frame, a better seat, and some new rims and tires. And some bike shorts for the chafing. :unsure: It's cheaper just to buy running shoes lol Maybe in the spring I'll be able to do some work on my bike, but until then I gotta stick with running. I'll just have to walk the next couple weeks instead until the cut heals.

     

    still no love for us poor Leaf fans, the pain, the sorrow, the horror................. B-)

    ( just misbehaving ) :blush:

    I want to complain about you not being here more often. So there!

  3. Complaint Thursdays

    in The Aud Club

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    Today I'm going to complain about my stupid self. I've been trying all summer to get a set running schedule down to supplement my workout. Every time I start running, I hurt myself and then I can't run. In the spring it was a pulled muscle from hockey, a few months back it was a sprained ankle. Last night I cut my foot open on my box-spring. I CAN'T WIN! :wallbash: How am I supposed to get in shape if I can't run consistently?

     

    UGH.

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