Friday, February 19, 2010

OVER A BARRELL

2-19-10...OVER A BARRELL

On Wednesday of this week I got my mail out of the mail box anticipating bills and junk mail just like always.
There was one from the Electric Co that looked like a bill. Well it couldn't be a bill because I paid the bill. HMMM!
I opened it and there glaring out at me in big red letters was
Disconnect Notice. Huh, You gotta be kidding. Nope, No way, I paid that bill.
I immediately got on the phone and called the fools. By golly something is wrong here. Here is the way the call went.
Hello, Rea this is Cindy. May I help you"? "You sure can honey, I just got a disconnect and I know I paid that bill". "What is your Account number"? "Just a minute I'll have to look. OK Here it is", and I read it off to her. "That bill was not paid. We haven't received a payment for December. Would you like to take care of that now?" "No Mam I would not like to take care of it now. It has already been paid." "You can bring it in or pay on line if you'd like". "I told you Cindy that bill was paid". "There is also a late fee of $4.75. Don't forget to add that". "Hey Cindy are you a real person, or a computer? You aint hearing me so you can't be flesh and blood. That bill was paid. I personally brought it in and handed it through the window to a lady. She took it and said Thank You. It Is Paid". "If it is not paid in 5 days we will have to disconnect and to reconnect will be $295.00". Now I'm getting flustered and upset but not mad yet. Nope Not Yet. " Cindy I have my checkbook here and I can give you the check number". "The December payment has not been received in this office". "YES it was received in that office. I brought it there personally and someone took it from my hand. Check number 1821. You better look and find it". "No Payment was received in this office for December". " Then whomever took it out of my hand did something with it and you better be for finding it CINDY!" Yep now I'm getting mad. "Just hold your horses Cindy, this is a bunch of malarkey. I'll be there in about 15 minutes to point out the lady who I handed my payment to. Lets ask her what she did with it". "Now Miss O. that payment was not paid. If you need assistance we can work out payment". "Well Good Grief I never seen such a knothead in my life. Hold on I'm getting on the other phone and call my bank." When do you think you can pay this Bill"? I laid down the phone and called my bank on the other phone. "No Miss O that check has not come through the bank". "Can you trace it?" "Yes we will put a tracer on it if it comes in the bank and find out where it has been". "Thank You please stop payment on that check as of now. Will you do that?" Yes Clydene we will". "Thank you Nova I'll tell you later about these knotheads".
"Cindy" are you there". Cindy" BUZZZ Well I'll be that heiffer has hung up on me. She can't get rid of me"! I called her back. "Hello Rea this is Delores May I help You"? "Nope Put Cindy on"! "This is Cindy". " Cindy this is Clydene, I'll be down there in 30 minutes with a check and I'm bringing my check book and show you when the check was written". "That is not necessary Miss O." "Yes it is, I stopped payment on the other check and if it comes through the bank it will be traced so whoever lost it or whatever they did will be caught". "No Payment"----- "Just hold on I don't want to here that again" I hung up on the old bag by golly. Well, She hung up on me and that made me feel good. TEE HEE
I took the check to the main office and showed them the check no. and told them what happened. "And I don't intend to pay late charges". "Sorry Mam but we can't help you". I don't know what he meant by that but he marked the bill paid and didn't ask for late charges.
If the check does come through the bank I will write the second chapter. I've got a feeling it will eventually surface. YEP!