What's wrong with California
Well, not wrong so much as weird. But, I felt I had to post something in honor of getting my wireless router up and running all by myself!
Also, I'd like to give an e-finger to the jerks at Linksys , and specifically Linksys tech support. First, the setup disk is for Windows only, leaving Mac loyalists like myself to twist in the wind. Second, the tech support guy was too busy flirting with me to actually solve my problem, and third, when he finally told me how to set up the router, IT WAS WRONG!! Damn you and your reasonably-priced wireless routers, Linksys (a division of Cisco Systems)!!!
So, without further ado, things that bug me about the Golden state:
#1: Being 'tired' is an acceptable excuse for poor service.
It's happened to me several times now, usually in stores staffed by teenagers. They'll be ringing up my purchases, and say, "sorry if I screw this up, but I'm like, really tired today." Unfortunately, by 'tired' they usually mean 'baked out of my gourd'. It's the truth- the entire Californian service sector is high. I'm considering quitting my job and become a cashier, just so I can smoke up and steal snack-size Doritos all day.
#2: Basic Cable
I assumed that when I ordered 'basic' cable, I would be receiving some, oh, CABLE channels. But no, that's 'standard' cable. 'Basic' cable consists of the major networks, six (6!!) spanish language channels, one Asian language channel (Yes, I know Asian isn't a language. You know very well what I'm talking about and there's no need to be snotty.) and one religious channel, with a couple of public access stations thrown in. Oh yeah, and the Discovery Channel, which is your one-stop shop for documentaries about African women forced to marry against their will (sensitively entitled Fat Fiancees). So every time I turn on the TV, the probability is high that it's either going to be a catalog of third-world human misery or some variation on EL SABADO GIGANTE!!!
#3: Dachshund races in Sacramento this weekend.
I lack the emotional fortitude to even comment on this.
Otherwise, things are Okay.
Also, I'd like to give an e-finger to the jerks at Linksys , and specifically Linksys tech support. First, the setup disk is for Windows only, leaving Mac loyalists like myself to twist in the wind. Second, the tech support guy was too busy flirting with me to actually solve my problem, and third, when he finally told me how to set up the router, IT WAS WRONG!! Damn you and your reasonably-priced wireless routers, Linksys (a division of Cisco Systems)!!!
So, without further ado, things that bug me about the Golden state:
#1: Being 'tired' is an acceptable excuse for poor service.
It's happened to me several times now, usually in stores staffed by teenagers. They'll be ringing up my purchases, and say, "sorry if I screw this up, but I'm like, really tired today." Unfortunately, by 'tired' they usually mean 'baked out of my gourd'. It's the truth- the entire Californian service sector is high. I'm considering quitting my job and become a cashier, just so I can smoke up and steal snack-size Doritos all day.
#2: Basic Cable
I assumed that when I ordered 'basic' cable, I would be receiving some, oh, CABLE channels. But no, that's 'standard' cable. 'Basic' cable consists of the major networks, six (6!!) spanish language channels, one Asian language channel (Yes, I know Asian isn't a language. You know very well what I'm talking about and there's no need to be snotty.) and one religious channel, with a couple of public access stations thrown in. Oh yeah, and the Discovery Channel, which is your one-stop shop for documentaries about African women forced to marry against their will (sensitively entitled Fat Fiancees). So every time I turn on the TV, the probability is high that it's either going to be a catalog of third-world human misery or some variation on EL SABADO GIGANTE!!!
#3: Dachshund races in Sacramento this weekend.
I lack the emotional fortitude to even comment on this.
Otherwise, things are Okay.
posted by La Blonde Parisienne at 3:59 PM
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