Shit that annoys you

In a surprise to nobody, Xfinity is annoying.

You'd think that moving -- and disconnecting at one address and starting at a new address -- is something they do often enough that the process would be smooth. But no.

Saturday, I spent an HOUR on the phone with "Mandy" from India and finally figured out that one coax "plug" in my new house did not work. But it's the one in the living room and I want it to work, I don't want to have my modem in the dining room. So we schedule a tech for today. Yesterday, I get a call from someone I can barely understand, wanting to troubleshoot the problem ahead of the tech today, and asking me to start describing the problem. I tell him no, I was on the phone for an hour the day before and all the info should be there. He keeps pressing but in nice words I tell him to fuck off (in part because I couldn't even understand him). He says ok.

Today, I get a text that the tech will be arriving soon, with the usual "text x to cancel, y to jerk off, and c to buy some flowers" language (I may have edited it from its original language). And there is an "X" already there below it in my text messaging, as if I sent an X, which I did not. So I tap the X because I wanted to see what time was associated it (because that's what you do with sent texts), and THAT sent the X. So they canceled. And there's no way to uncancel. Fuck.

Oh, and did I mention when I log in on my phone there are 2 accounts for my address and it asks me which one I want to look at? And when I log in on the app it tells me my account is inactive and I need to pay my bill? What the everloving fuck. I have to drive to the store to figure this shit out. Great way to spend my first day of work back from vacation.

But they are still better than CenturyLink.

^^ last time I moved we wanted two days of overlap where we had service at our old place and our new place and you’d have thought we asked them to land on Mars.

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Originally Posted by Danno

In a surprise to nobody, Xfinity is annoying.

You'd think that moving -- and disconnecting at one address and starting at a new address -- is something they do often enough that the process would be smooth. But no.

Saturday, I spent an HOUR on the phone with "Mandy" from India and finally figured out that one coax "plug" in my new house did not work. But it's the one in the living room and I want it to work, I don't want to have my modem in the dining room. So we schedule a tech for today. Yesterday, I get a call from someone I can barely understand, wanting to troubleshoot the problem ahead of the tech today, and asking me to start describing the problem. I tell him no, I was on the phone for an hour the day before and all the info should be there. He keeps pressing but in nice words I tell him to fuck off (in part because I couldn't even understand him). He says ok.

Today, I get a text that the tech will be arriving soon, with the usual "text x to cancel, y to jerk off, and c to buy some flowers" language (I may have edited it from its original language). And there is an "X" already there below it in my text messaging, as if I sent an X, which I did not. So I tap the X because I wanted to see what time was associated it (because that's what you do with sent texts), and THAT sent the X. So they canceled. And there's no way to uncancel. Fuck.

Oh, and did I mention when I log in on my phone there are 2 accounts for my address and it asks me which one I want to look at? And when I log in on the app it tells me my account is inactive and I need to pay my bill? What the everloving fuck. I have to drive to the store to figure this shit out. Great way to spend my first day of work back from vacation.

But they are still better than CenturyLink.

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Centurylink showed up on time and installed fiber at my house the other day.

Canceled Xfinity, which actually went better than I expected and only took 15 mins.

;)

Last time I moved I just set up a new account at the new place and left the old place going for a couple weeks. Got to take advantage of promo pricing, too.

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Originally Posted by Danno

In a surprise to nobody, Xfinity is annoying.

You'd think that moving -- and disconnecting at one address and starting at a new address -- is something they do often enough that the process would be smooth. But no.

Saturday, I spent an HOUR on the phone with "Mandy" from India and finally figured out that one coax "plug" in my new house did not work. But it's the one in the living room and I want it to work, I don't want to have my modem in the dining room. So we schedule a tech for today. Yesterday, I get a call from someone I can barely understand, wanting to troubleshoot the problem ahead of the tech today, and asking me to start describing the problem. I tell him no, I was on the phone for an hour the day before and all the info should be there. He keeps pressing but in nice words I tell him to fuck off (in part because I couldn't even understand him). He says ok.

Today, I get a text that the tech will be arriving soon, with the usual "text x to cancel, y to jerk off, and c to buy some flowers" language (I may have edited it from its original language). And there is an "X" already there below it in my text messaging, as if I sent an X, which I did not. So I tap the X because I wanted to see what time was associated it (because that's what you do with sent texts), and THAT sent the X. So they canceled. And there's no way to uncancel. Fuck.

Oh, and did I mention when I log in on my phone there are 2 accounts for my address and it asks me which one I want to look at? And when I log in on the app it tells me my account is inactive and I need to pay my bill? What the everloving fuck. I have to drive to the store to figure this shit out. Great way to spend my first day of work back from vacation.

But they are still better than CenturyLink.

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As you read this, please know that I'm sorry for you:

Goddamn this story is funny as shit.

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

^^ last time I moved we wanted two days of overlap where we had service at our old place and our new place and you’d have thought we asked them to land on Mars.

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Ha, I did that for last move and it was such a PITA that I decided not to bother this time around. And it's still like I am the first person to ever move and switch service addresses.

Doesn't Xfinity run commercials on the TV about how easy it is to move your service to your new place?

I went into the store, which is annoying, but at least I was able to talk to someone who spoke english well, could look me in the eye, and help me out. I should have done that the first time.

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Originally Posted by Danno

I went into the store, which is annoying, but at least I was able to talk to someone who spoke english well, could look me in the eye, and help me out. I should have done that the first time.

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Yeah, my experiences with Xfinity techs and stores have largely been good, unlike their phone people

I believe Danno has stated before to never use the phone and always go to their store. I need to make some changes and have been putting it off. The store moved and I don't feel like driving to Williston just for that.

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Originally Posted by riser4

I believe Danno has stated before to never use the phone and always go to their store. I need to make some changes and have been putting it off. The store moved and I don't feel like driving to Williston just for that.

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I should have listened to that Danno guy, he's pretty bright, or at least was a broken clock. Instead, I spent an hour with Mandy in Delhi. I had just moved in that day and didn't want to drive 20 minutes to the store, but instead wasted an hour on the phone.

Washing a spoon


As well having to poop after a shower.

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Originally Posted by kermick

Washing a spoon


As well having to poop after a shower.

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Clearly you need a spoon better suited to the purpose.

is a spoon the new poop knife?

OUTSTANDING FIRST POST!!!!!

Even if they are a bot/jong.

Old white men giving me the hand signal up/down to slow down. Buddy, if people all went only 5mph over the speed limit like I do - it would be much safer.

I waved to both of the guys who have done this to me recently without slowing down and it results in visible steam coming from their ears and undeniable rage.

Maybe I should post this in ‘things that amuse me’, ha.

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Originally Posted by muted reborn

Old white men giving me the hand signal up/down to slow down. Buddy, if people all went only 5mph over the speed limit like I do - it would be much safer.

I waved to both of the guys who have done this to me recently without slowing down and it results in visible steam coming from their ears and undeniable rage.

Maybe I should post this in ‘things that amuse me’, ha.

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Old dude this morning in an old ass pickup races out of a parking lot to cut me off (nobody behind me), then drives 22 in a 40 for two miles.

The board being so glitchy and slow on my computer is annoying me quite a bit right now.

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

Old dude this morning in an old ass pickup races out of a parking lot to cut me off (nobody behind me), then drives 22 in a 40 for two miles.

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He wants to control the neighborhood or he is flirting with you

Or clueless.

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

Old dude this morning in an old ass pickup races out of a parking lot to cut me off (nobody behind me), then drives 22 in a 40 for two miles.

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that’s the minnescrota

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Originally Posted by ötzi

Or clueless.

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This is most likely the answer to most driver weirdness but I always take simple driving mistakes as intentional personal insults. Until I pull even with the perp and see the vacant expression in their temporary existence.

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Originally Posted by Danno

is a spoon the new poop knife?

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Peter Freuchin never made a poop spoon.

#obscure Thule reference
#poopKnife

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Originally Posted by ötzi

Or clueless.

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Originally Posted by muted reborn

This is most likely the answer to most driver weirdness but I always take simple driving mistakes as intentional personal insults. Until I pull even with the perp and see the vacant expression in their temporary existence.

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Every time I see driver weirdness, it's because he's on his phone

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Originally Posted by Danno

is a spoon the new poop knife?

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No. Spoon is to remove poop. Knife is to cut it up after removal so it will fit down the flush hole. HTH.