So after the trip to Texas, I came home and slept in my own bed for 5 days and then left early Monday for Church Camp. This should have been a week with no major problems other than trying to remind the teens to "make room for Jesus" with all their new summer camp romances. Instead, we had drama to the max.
Before leaving, the youth group leader had his brand new car stolen and torched on Saturday morning. The pastor went to the emergency room with a crushed pinkie finger after a trailer/jet ski fumble. (Being the pastor's daughter's roommate, I went along until the wee hours of the morning.) And Sunday morning was the last day for the pastor (he had officially resigned 2 weeks prior and Sunday was his last day.)
We also had the extra drama of having 2 of our students get caught smoking pot in their dorm room on Wednesday. SHEESH! How stupid can you be. When you are surrounded by miles and miles of trees in the mountains of VA, you don't stay in your enclosed dorm room to smoke anything, especially pot! They were promptly sent home and we went on with the week.
On Thursday, the only existing keys for the church van were missing (and thankfully found the next morning).
On Saturday, Paige left her wallet in a Chick-fil-A in South Carolina.....only we didn't figure out it was missing until we were 2 hours away. So we had to think fast to figure out a way to get it since Chick-fil-A is closed on Sunday and she would be on vacation on Monday. (A friend in South Carolina helped out!!)
And on Sunday, I figured the week had so much drama and I had been at worship time every night for a week, so I slept in and totally skipped church!!
I have been back for a week. This past week I taught the Kindergarten Class of Vacation Bible School at my church every night. We had one of the teens from church spend the night most of the week. And the grand finale of this post....we spent most of Wednesday night "flamingo-ing" the pastor's house (his daughter's idea!)
The same night, we also toilet papered the youth pastor's house...TWICE! The first one was on Facebook before 2AM....the girls cleaned it up and figured that he would NEVER suspect that happening twice in one night....so they went back and did a more thorough job the second time! bahahahaha
That's my life in July in a nut shell. The next few weeks should be WAY more boring. :-D
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Rental Car Companies
I wanted to go visit my mom while I was in Texas. It is a 6 hour drive from where I was in Texas to my Mom's house in Oklahoma. I went online, found a good rate at Enterprise Rental Car and reserved an economy car at one location in town. My friend drove me to the rental car place....which was not easy since the GPS directions were wrong and the rental company was located INSIDE a car dealership's service department bay.
Once successfully locating the company, I went inside. There was another lady waiting. The only worker was on the phone and did not look up as I entered. When he got off the phone, he spoke to the woman who was waiting ahead of me. He had her sign paper work, he took her out to look at the car and then he came back in. He filed said paper work and typed on his computer BEFORE making eye contact or greeting me. He did NOT say "sorry for your wait"...just a cool greeting with a bad attitude. When I told him who I was he went on to explain that his location does not rent economy class cars (even though the website confirmed my reservation for this class of car!!). He had tried to call me but must have the wrong number......in the end, he reluctantly looked up the other car dealerships in town and made a few phone calls only to discover that NO ONE in all of town had ANY cars to rent. (I call Bull Shit on that one!)
He offered to call a company a few towns over....which would be an hour drive for me and out of the way. But since I didn't enter my phone number correctly, this wasn't his fault (he claims). If my number had been correct, he would have been able to cancel my request since he doesn't carry economy cars. So he is not responsible for making sure the other car rental person that is a full hour away and in the wrong direction gives me discount, deal or upgrade of any kind. "Sorry, You are Shit Out of Luck" was his attitude. I was FURIOUS! Enterprise will be receiving a letter from me for an ineffective website and a RUDE employee who doesn't know how to do his job!
THEN, we ended up in Texarkana. My friend was on a business trip....I had hoped to rent a car there. It would cut down on my visiting time with Mom by about a day, but could have been feasible.....however, the rental car companies refused to take my Visa check card. Apparently, they will not rent a car unless you have a credit card that is NOT linked to any other account. The fact that I have over $3,000 in my account doesn't matter. The fact that it has a VISA symbol on it and works as a credit card every where else I go doesn't matter. They will be glad to CHARGE my VISA check card when I return! But they are unwilling to secure the car rental with said card!!!! WTF?!? (I have a credit card, it just happens to be at home in VA and therefore useless.)
So no rental car for me. No visit to see my mom. After 12 hours of stress and worry and a few tears, I am sitting in a hotel room with lots of time on my hands and several books to keep me busy. I'll spend some of my spare time in the hotel room writing a letter of complaint to Enterprise!!
Once successfully locating the company, I went inside. There was another lady waiting. The only worker was on the phone and did not look up as I entered. When he got off the phone, he spoke to the woman who was waiting ahead of me. He had her sign paper work, he took her out to look at the car and then he came back in. He filed said paper work and typed on his computer BEFORE making eye contact or greeting me. He did NOT say "sorry for your wait"...just a cool greeting with a bad attitude. When I told him who I was he went on to explain that his location does not rent economy class cars (even though the website confirmed my reservation for this class of car!!). He had tried to call me but must have the wrong number......in the end, he reluctantly looked up the other car dealerships in town and made a few phone calls only to discover that NO ONE in all of town had ANY cars to rent. (I call Bull Shit on that one!)
He offered to call a company a few towns over....which would be an hour drive for me and out of the way. But since I didn't enter my phone number correctly, this wasn't his fault (he claims). If my number had been correct, he would have been able to cancel my request since he doesn't carry economy cars. So he is not responsible for making sure the other car rental person that is a full hour away and in the wrong direction gives me discount, deal or upgrade of any kind. "Sorry, You are Shit Out of Luck" was his attitude. I was FURIOUS! Enterprise will be receiving a letter from me for an ineffective website and a RUDE employee who doesn't know how to do his job!
THEN, we ended up in Texarkana. My friend was on a business trip....I had hoped to rent a car there. It would cut down on my visiting time with Mom by about a day, but could have been feasible.....however, the rental car companies refused to take my Visa check card. Apparently, they will not rent a car unless you have a credit card that is NOT linked to any other account. The fact that I have over $3,000 in my account doesn't matter. The fact that it has a VISA symbol on it and works as a credit card every where else I go doesn't matter. They will be glad to CHARGE my VISA check card when I return! But they are unwilling to secure the car rental with said card!!!! WTF?!? (I have a credit card, it just happens to be at home in VA and therefore useless.)
So no rental car for me. No visit to see my mom. After 12 hours of stress and worry and a few tears, I am sitting in a hotel room with lots of time on my hands and several books to keep me busy. I'll spend some of my spare time in the hotel room writing a letter of complaint to Enterprise!!
Vacations
I went to Chincoteague with Kim and had a great time. We left the day after school was over and stayed for a week. We did a lot of relaxing and a little bit of sight seeing....which was perfect for me. We walked around to see the ponies, we kayaked through the marsh, we sat on the beach, we ate lots of seafood, we bowled, we played putt-putt, we shopped and we ate ice cream almost every day. We also read lots of books, cooked a few good meals, tried our hand at catching crabs and watched some TV. It was a great chance to get away for a while.
Now I am in Texas. I came for 2 weeks with Paige and family. We stayed at her Dad's lake house for a few days and swam, played card games, played Farkle and read books in the hammock. Now I am in Texarkana. I was supposed to rent a car and go see my mom (see next post for details), but that fell through, so I am being lazy in a quiet hotel room while Paige attends a conference. I found a Books-A-Million and bought a few books and magazines. I will probably go back to the mall for a little shopping. And I'm sure I'll watch TV and nap.
I have enjoyed the LONG break from school. I have enjoyed the books and the relaxation. I have enjoyed the company. But I'm kinda ready to be back home and get some things done on my to-do list. I'm ready to sleep in my own bed and drive my own car. I'm ready to start the process of planning for a new school year and designing my classroom in my head........BUT after Texas is a week of Church Camp in North Carolina. So I have to hold out a little longer! God Help Me!
Now I am in Texas. I came for 2 weeks with Paige and family. We stayed at her Dad's lake house for a few days and swam, played card games, played Farkle and read books in the hammock. Now I am in Texarkana. I was supposed to rent a car and go see my mom (see next post for details), but that fell through, so I am being lazy in a quiet hotel room while Paige attends a conference. I found a Books-A-Million and bought a few books and magazines. I will probably go back to the mall for a little shopping. And I'm sure I'll watch TV and nap.
I have enjoyed the LONG break from school. I have enjoyed the books and the relaxation. I have enjoyed the company. But I'm kinda ready to be back home and get some things done on my to-do list. I'm ready to sleep in my own bed and drive my own car. I'm ready to start the process of planning for a new school year and designing my classroom in my head........BUT after Texas is a week of Church Camp in North Carolina. So I have to hold out a little longer! God Help Me!
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