this is not optional
Yay for OT!
Its been rather busy at work lately due to the digital transistion that happened back a few weeks ago. We were needed to work a few extra days. So I ended up working 6 days, 1 off, then 4 more. That doesn’t include the hours beyond the normal 10 each day. Its been fun.
Updates.
Started aquatic physical therapy after the Doc said I should wait a year, year and half, to see how my back progresses. If we did the surgery, I would lose quite a bit of mobility in my lower back. By then, there should be some new procedures that have been approved for back surgery.
Got the caterer it looks like finally locked in.
Place for the wedding is paid for in full.
And helping someone who then stabs you in the back sucks ass.
That is all for now, other then finding out that I accidently washed my bluetooth in the wash. 
Hope it works after it dries out.
history of microsoft
A friend of mine pointed me in this direction dealing with Microsoft.
Its a history of the company, narrated by the beautiful Tina Wood of G4 fame. With Channel 10 blog here. Check em out, very interesting.
You can find the whole list up to the current one here: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/History/
20 out of 10
Had my discography yesterday, and the doctor and nurse prepped me as best as they could. But it still hurt like hell.
For those that don’t know what a discography is, its a procedure where they test the various disc’s in your back to see which one or one’s may be causing the issue’s that are currently plagueing you. In my case, the lower back pain and it causing pain in the knee’s, ankle’s and occasionally, the buckling of my right leg.
They inserted four needles into the disc’s at L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5, L5-S1. The doctor then injects a contrast dye, usually iodine, while watching the live xray on a monitor. It usually goes in stages. 1.5cc total in .5 steps.
L2-L3 - Some discomfort and a feeling that I needed to use the bathroom. 2 out of 10 on pain.
L3-L4 - Some discomfort and the feeling someone had kicked me in the nads. 2 out of 10 on pain.
L4-L5 - PAIN. OMFG… He had just got the .5cc into me and I had about jumped off the table. It even startled him as I saw him jump. And with the way the x-ray machine was rotated and positioned, I hit my head on it as it was right above me. It hurt so bad I actually started crying, it felt like someone had taken a sledgehammer to my lower back. 20 out of 10 on pain.
L5-S1 - Pain, but not as bad as the other one. This one was felt down the legs as the other was just across the lower back. 7 out of 10.
So after we were done, he told me on the L4-L5 disc, there was leakage, and this is what is causing my pain. And more then likely I will have to have surgery to repair it. But that’s up to my doctor to decide.
Ended the day with a morphine shot to help with the pain, went home, slept, woke up with a fever, naseau, etc.
Fun day I would say.
wow pet
curing with a walk
Lately Meg and I had been getting a bit edgy. Some of it dealing with the planning of the wedding, some of it due to medical issue’s, and other times I now believe because we haven’t been doing things together.
Well, not like we used to. Going on walks. Drives to places. etc.
Things like this:
This was Memorial Day, a nice walk down a beach in Seattle. Was refreshing and enjoyable. Need to get out and do more of this type of stuff. Get the bikes fixed and take rides. Go for drives.
hero? just helping
Back in March I had talked about a card I recieved telling me I was nominated for the 2008 Circle of Success - Hero of Valor Award. Today was the luncheon for the Washington Region where all the nominee’s were honored.
And the outcome? This:
I was totally not expecting this at all, and actually, don’t really feel I had done anything extrordinary. I saw people in need and helped. Thinking about what I had done afterwards though, yeah, could of been a bit stupid, but luckily, everyone was fine.
WoW… Dew Pet
i want lazers
Astonishing LED, Laser, and Light Photography from Hack N Mod on Vimeo.
come along now
Plans and such for the wedding are coming along nicely. So far only one hiccup, the caterer. But we’ll get that situated. We’ve got a DJ locked in, Entertainment Northwest and got a really good deal on it.
Photographer, we’re in talks right now with Fancy Fin Photography who does some amazing work and came recommended.
And we booked our honeymoon this weekend to Disney World.
Other then that, we already had the place, officator, colors, etc, done. Now just to get the invites finished.
customer dissatisfaction
*I recommend not using the company I name. Two times now i’ve been screwed over*
I’ve been using deepdiscount.com for a few years. The prices they had on movies, books, ect were really good. And they always touted Satisfaction Guaranteed and ‘GUARANTEED LOWEST TOTAL PRICE’.
What happened was this:
Meg and I saw a movie we thought would be really good. So I did the typical google search and DD had it for $20.97 in the Blu-Ray format. I thought great! We’ll order when we get home. Even though tower had it 1.50 cheaper, I stuck with DD.
Later when I got home. I went to DD’s website and noticed the price was now $23.97. I then went back to google and noticed it was still $20.97. So I wrote an email, which stated this: “Google shopping shows you have Vexille Blu-Ray for 20.97, but your site shows 23.97. Is this a mistake or can I actually order it for this price?”
I had included the link in the email and recieved a response the next day stating: “Yes, we sell our products through other sources. To get that $20.97 price, you would need to purchase it through Google.”
I order it. Week later, I get it in the mail. Only one problem. Its not the blu-ray version. Its the normal version.
Now, i’ve had an issue before with a HD-DVD I received that the case and dvd were cracked. It was a bit of a hassle to get a replacement, but after 2 weeks, it was. So I was thinking the same with this.
But no. Not that simple. Here is a run down of the emails:
I just recieved my order today, order # #########
It was a regular DVD version of the movie, not the Blu-Ray version which I had ordered. I used the link below when I had asked you about the pricing difference. Now it doesn’t even show in the google shop for blu-ray.
I had emailed thinking that it could of been an error, but your reply to me was that it was fine and to get the price, order it through google.
Their reply to me:
Thank you for contacting DeepDiscount.com!
We do apologize for the error. If you like, we can send you a prepaid label to your email to return the item and a refund will be issued upon receipt of the return. Please let us know what you would like to do.
Ref# ************
Again, thank you for writing DeepDiscount.com. We appreciate your business.
Regards,
Customer Service Department
cs@DeepDiscount.com
At this point, I thought maybe the individual didn’t read the email fully or I hadn’t explained what was wrong clearly enough. So I sent this:
Customer (David Wyble) - 04/25/2009 02:11 AM
You say a refund? Does that mean I would not receive the blu-ray version instead as I had originally ordered? Please refer to quoted text below for full explanation of what has occured.Thank you.
And once again, they obviously didn’t read it, cause this is what I got:
Response (ms) - 04/25/2009 03:55 AM
Thank you for contacting DeepDiscount.com!If you wish, we can process an exchange, however, there would be an additional charge for the Blu Ray since it is more expensive than the DVD.
Again, thank you for writing DeepDiscount.com. We appreciate your business.
Regards,
Customer Service Department
cs@DeepDiscount.com
Me:
Customer (David Wyble) - 04/25/2009 12:12 PM
There seems to be a break down in the communications with you folks. As I
had explained, the link AND the description from the Google shopping site
had it listed as Blu-Ray for 20.97. It is NOT my fault that the link is no
longer available since it has been removed and that it was actually the
normal DVD version. This is also not the first time i’ve had issue’s with
orders from your company. Broken cases, cracked dvd’s, etc.In the original email, I had pointed this out and was told I would have to
order it through Google as prices sometimes are offered lower else where.
The link:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=vexille&hl=en&cid=7773483330369722890&scoring=p#ps-sellersAs you can see, you are no longer listed there, yet there are others with it
much lower then the 20.97 you had offered. But I still had chosen to go with
you as I had for multiple other transactions. It is now not the point of the
price, but of principal that you will not stand behind an obvious mistake of
someone in your company for mislabeling a link or what not, and then want to
charge me to rectify it.Please send me the return label and I will request my refund.
Even though I’ve been a long time customer, I will now just bring my
business else where and no longer recommend your site.David Wyble
And the final straw:
Response (ms) - 04/25/2009 08:00 PM
Thank you for contacting DeepDiscount.com!We do apologize for the inconvenience. We have sent a prepaid label to your email and a refund will be issued upon receipt of the return.
Again, thank you for writing DeepDiscount.com. We appreciate your business.
Regards,
Customer Service Department
cs@DeepDiscount.com
I just sat there looking at that post, feeling as if I had been told ‘and?’
But being the stubborn ass I am, I called this time and spoke with a lady who’s name was unintellegible. I had asked to speak to a manager, she said she would need to know why, and I told her i’ve already dealt with the entry service reps and will only speak to a manager. She wants to put me on with her lead, but I say again, manager.
A guy by the name of Jose gets on. I explain the whole situation to him and first words out of his mouth are ‘It obviously was a mistake on googles part as their prices aren’t always up to date with ours. But the Blu-Ray is $3 more then the normal DVD.’ Even though I had just explained to him that everything I have says it was the blu-ray version, even the confirmation email for the order. But he wouldn’t budge, not even after 10 mins of conversation.
I then gave him the same response, that I will take my business else where. I will take their links off my website. I will no longer recommend, but discourage people from using them because they refuse to honor their Customer Satisfaction Guarantee, at which point he stammers ‘I never said we wouldn’t, I will be more then happy to exchange it for you and I will place the order for you right now for the Blu-Ray at $20.97.’
I was flabbergasted, I kindly, and yes, kindly, informed him it is to late. To finally give me that offer after all this over $3, was actually insulting.
Yes, I know some of you are thinking, why didn’t you just do pay it? That’s not the point. Its principle of the matter. To many companies now are just walking over customers, and I for one will not deal with a company that treats its customers that way.
