November 7, 2006
Just in case you managed to miss it, it's election day today. Each congresscritter is up for election, and the odds are 2-to-1 that one of your state's senators is also up, in addition to state/local offices and propositions. So go vote. An'at.
Verizon Retardation Update: My March/April '05 bank statement came in the mail Saturday, an eight-day turnaround time from the day I mailed the check. I called in to request the actual check (and mailed a check to cover the duplication cost) faxed in a request with my signature on it yesterday, so on Tuesday the 14th Saturday the 11th I should come home to find the check and be able to fax it to Verizon the next day. A mere 50 47 days after the letter denying me credit was mailed.
Edit, 9:17 AM: Since I write these before they post (this was written Saturdy night) I had to guess at what was going to happen. Then when things turned out differently yesterday I forgot to update things. They wanted a fax (now that I have the account number they can't do this over the phone, apparently) and it seems they were nice enough to waive the fee, since when I called in the lady said the check had already been ordered. So that should cut out the travel time from my outgoing check and get my proof of Verizon's idiocy to me quicker.
