Shoot me now

[malnpudl]

I have been on hold waiting to speak with someone in Large California County Red Tape Department for almost 30 minutes. I firmly believe that I will be here until I die. Accruing long distance charges all the while. (I picked a poor time to forget to recharge my cell phone

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[keerawa]

Anyone who inflicts insipid and painfully repetitive hold Muzak upon their hapless clientele should be forced to listen to it ALL DAY LONG, complete with equally annoying "please continue to hold" interruptions.
I believe you've just accurately described the 27th circle of Hell. They've expanded since Dante's time.

[malnpudl]

Hee! I am absolutely convinced that you are correct.

[pat_t]

I agree completely. What gets me is when I have internet problems and have to call them!. I always get this message interrupting the muzak telling me I can go online to solve my problems. If I *could* go online, I wouldn't freakin' be calling them to begin with.

[malnpudl]

I KNOW! That always makes me want to THROW things. *g*

[shutthef_up]

Meh, I had to do that last week. I called the Unemployment department and was on hold for about an hour and a half.

The hold music wasn't all that bad though. It was some kind of light jazz, which wasn't all that bad. Except for the every 45 second interruption.

And I didn't have to pay long distance.

[malnpudl]

An hour and a half? GAH. That's just... holy shit.

That constant recorded interruption is really salt in the wound, isn't it? Argh.

[malnpudl]

Sends me right into KILL KILL KILL. And I am so not a violent or angry person by nature. Takes a lot to push me over the edge, but today... fuck. They give you these endless automated telephonic menus that are couched so deep in the language of bureaucracy and red tape that nobody who doesn't work with it for a living could possibly understand what to choose. And then they get cranky with you if you choose the wrong one. GAH.

But it is DONE. It took waaaaaaaaay too long and cost waaaaaaaaay too much in long distance bills, but I have PWNED those bastards.

HAH.

Also: While going through all of this, I scribbled all my notes on the wee penguin (bukkake) notepad that you sent me, which is probably what saved me from actually hurling anything across the room or shouting at some poor hapless civil servant. You have been a Force For Good in the universe. *beams*

[fillionaire]

Just read my icon. That is all.

[malnpudl]

Hee! Exactly. *g*