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The Sultan of SoWhat wrote: Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:28 pm
ManOnTime wrote: Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:52 pm Mistake of the day for sure, but not by me.

Mrs.MoT and I have a tradition of stopping at Sonic on Friday night for a slush. Well, the car-hop failed to make sure the lid on mine was secure and it dumped all over me and the inside of the car.

Great.

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EEK!

Did they offer to clean it, or anything?
Nope.

Replaced my drink, handed me a pile of napkins and that was it.

I'm going to take it to a detail place to be cleaned properly (including the carpet).

I contacted Sonic corporate for resolution, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
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Do you have a favorite beverage?

In today's mail:

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Tripped/stepped on the cat this morning while early morning stumbling in the dark. Mrs.MoT and I decided to take her to the vet to make sure she's fine.

She is, but our account is going to be about $700 lighter because she needs dental work including a couple of extractions. :roll:
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ManOnTime wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:20 am Tripped/stepped on the cat this morning while early morning stumbling in the dark. Mrs.MoT and I decided to take her to the vet to make sure she's fine.

She is, but our account is going to be about $700 lighter because she needs dental work including a couple of extractions. :roll:

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ManOnTime wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:20 am Tripped/stepped on the cat this morning while early morning stumbling in the dark. Mrs.MoT and I decided to take her to the vet to make sure she's fine.

She is, but our account is going to be about $700 lighter because she needs dental work including a couple of extractions. :roll:
$700? Don't they make new, free cats every day?
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Possible Scam???

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I received the following in an e-mail from Daniel Trice
I need to get an Amazon Gift Card for my Nephew, It's his birthday but i can't do this now I'm currently Traveling. Can you get it from any store around you? Please let me know if you can handle this for me.
I know a "Kaye Trice" but not Daniel - I responded that he appeared to have Internet access so he could do it himself - I responded without thought of any scam possibility (DUMMY ME)

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rich_in_the_lou wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2019 4:02 pm I received the following in an e-mail from Daniel Trice
I need to get an Amazon Gift Card for my Nephew, It's his birthday but i can't do this now I'm currently Traveling. Can you get it from any store around you? Please let me know if you can handle this for me.
I know a "Kaye Trice" but not Daniel - I responded that he appeared to have Internet access so he could do it himself - I responded without thought of any scam possibility (DUMMY ME)

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I think you nailed it. If he emailed you, he has internet access to Jeff Bezos' place.

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I haven't worn a bath for a while.
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Actually took me a minute to figure this one out.

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Re: Mistake of the Day

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Maybe you didn't like Walmart's Bulova. So here's a Walmart Hamilton:

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BostonCharlie wrote: Sat May 04, 2019 1:44 pm Clipped, upside-down 6:

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On a side note those are some nasty Edward Scissorhands there.
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I went to close up some extra holes on a couple of dials and ended up closing up ALL the holes. #facepalmImage
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I was nearly sold on the traditional Le Locle signature and picture of classical chic, but in the end it was just a regular watch.
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