I think it is worth talking to the Enterprise people to see if they will waive the dropoff fee given the circumstances. I think a manager might be understanding and waive it.

I'd have to talk to someone higher up on the chain, since the two people I've spoken to so far were very nonchalant about it. And it would also involve driving to the airport (some miles), negotiating getting home (and possibly being out of pocket for that too), and having absolutely no leverage when I try and get them to charge me the $35/day weekly rate rather than the $70/day rate for a FORD FUCKING FIESTA, since I've only had it since Thursday.

I think I have a better shot at the $35/day locally Monday than at a high-traffic site with people I've never met. So that's my rationale for my current plan.

Kat, I'm going to have to hit you up for those later, but I really don't think I'm up to it right now. Thanks, though.

msbelle, emphasize any Customer Service experience. That's pretty much what they want, I think.

and because it deserves a new post:

Shit, ita ! the universe can stop piling on you anytime now! Car~ma!

ita, that really sucks. I'm sorry you have to deal with this.

good one quester. I dealt with clients and/or customers at every job.

I am so sorry, ita. I wish none of this had happened.

I took -t to my new house today, and she liked it, I think! I also met one of my neighbors, who is really nice, and had great things to say about the neighborhood. Now we are back at the apartment watching Community and nibbling on TJs stuff. Soon there may be sushi and more champagne. All in all a good way to end the year.

Oh, ita !, I am so sorry. What a horrific mess.

I lasted 5.5 hours before I had to de-aveda (sounds like a yoga form) my haid. I guess the cold left me slightly less sensitive to it, but not completely.

May all of you NYE celebrators have a lovely evening and no babalaas (new favorite word) tomorrow.

Serial/meara:

Progressive lenses: I bought cool new cat eye glasses this summer and the guy who was helping me explained the difference between the expensive progressive and the cheap progressive, and the cheap progressive is much better than the expensive one. I’m not sure I can describe it without drawing rectangles on a piece of paper, but it boils down to a better, bigger sweet spot in the cheap ones, and a large fuzzy no man’s land + a smaller sweet spot in the expensive progressive. They have names, the types, but I don’t recall it. You also have to get glasses that aren’t tiny rectangles. Thank god some of the hip glasses places have some. The last time I was in For Eyes, *everything* was a rectangle.

Heat: I keep my house at 67during the day and 60 or 61 at night. I adjust it so the heater won’t come on until 6:30 or 7 AM at the earliest. I’m curious to know what people pay for heat. My neighbors and I were talking about this. Their bill was $120 last month and mine was $45. Their house is bigger, but it has a new remodel and good insulation. We couldn’t figure out the difference, except maybe my solar hot water system from the 70’s that still works great. Lots of sun this winter, so free hot water.

Still 250 messages behind. I know I should do the Natter Diet and just skip to the end, then backtrack 150, but, well we’ll see. Off to a party with an almond tart just out of the oven. Happy New Year, All!