Faxing is So 1985!

Why do companies want paperwork faxed and then call you 2 weeks later to say they haven't received it, so you ask to speak to their supervisor because you are looking at the fax verification report that clearly shows it was indeed received, and magically they say they got it but it was "just lines", whatever that means!!!

Grrr... can anyone please explain to me why this outdated technology is still in existance if it is so damned unreliable?! I mean seriously, wouldn't it be easier to get an email attachment with a PDF file (that would be an Adobe Acrobat file that is readable on, oh, I don't know, 99.999999999999999999999999999% of all computers except for that really really really old one in San Jose, CA sitting in somebody's garage collecting dust all over its circuitry) than seeing what pops out of a huge unitasker that requires a telephone line to "work" properly?

I mean, c'mon, it makes me want to scream! And when talking to these people over the phone, they don't understand why you wouldn't have one of these devices just lying around the house, as if it was as common as a toilet bowl.

But, I don't know why I'm all riled up about this, my partner Greggy's the one who got the phone call!

Top 10 Reasons this Christmas is Going to Suck...

10) Christmas in the Northwest is still playing on the radio.

9) This song is NOT playing on the radio, and totally should be this Recessionmas…

http://jaybrannan.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-really-sucks

8) The one year we won’t be driving to Idaho, the roads look like they’ll be clear of snow and ice. Go figure.

7) Which, thanks to number 8, our Christmas will indeed be “a gift God wrapped in green…” Oh crap! Now I can’t get that damn song out of my head!

6) Can’t afford to buy tequila, rum, vodka, etc… you know, the necessities that make the holidays bearable.

5) Unable to take advantage of the plethora of Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store coupons I have stacked in my craft room.

4)

http://www.amazon.com/101-Things-Do-Ramen-Noodles/dp/1586857355/sweetney-20

3) Walmart is still operating, albeit, without its full-time employees who actually knew what they were doing, all so they could make more money out of this recession and not pay out health benefits and profit sharing.

2) Actually thinking about putting coal in people’s stockings just for the hell of it, if only I could afford to go buy coal!

1) No work + no income + no money = no presents underneath the Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas Everyone...

Ho, ho, ho.