Sunday, May 19, 2019

HAPPINESS IS .........

A full tank of fuel as you head DOWNHILL to lower altitudes and NO SNOW!!  I was SO relieved.
Happiness is NOT being almost sideswiped by this idiot who forgot "things are closer than they appear" in the mirror and almost clipped me when he turned back into my lane.  Had I not swerved and slammed on the brakes, he would have hit me.
Happiness is NOT is finding your phone company turned off your cellular service because you have been roaming the entire time you were in Utah.  Why?  Because there are no AT&T towers there.  Too bad that tree wasn't a tower!!  

They decided I was using the map and weather guesser apps too much.  They turned off my entire internet service.  Nancy was not a happy camper.  Do I not have unlimited everything with my 20 year old account?

I called, to find out they turned it off at noon yesterday, only to turn it back on at midnight.  I really tried to be nice, I just wasn't very good at it because Jose (his real name) kept saying he would check on the charges I was going to get for being out of the country.  I tried to explain I was only in Utah, but he didn't get it.  Supervisor please!!

Also, NOT happiness is getting lost trying to find the quilt shop in Sparks because your phone map app won't work.  No internet.  I finally had to return to the rig (considering myself extremely lucky I found it), hooked up my MiFi and wrote down the directions.

HAPPINESS IS FINDING THE QUILT SHOP!!!!!
So here I am parked in Sparks Nevada with a four day reservation.  It's looking good for a Friday take-off.   It happens to be snowing as I type.
REAL happiness is ice cream and cake.  Instead I decided I would eat out one last time and have a great BBQ dinner.  BJ's down on Victoria Lane came to mind.  Oh my goodness it smelled SO good!!  I stood at the check-in table for five minutes while waitresses and employees passed me by.  

Finally, I ran one down and asked for a menu so I could place a to-go order.  She threw one on the table next to me.  As I perused the menu, it was made known that I was completely in their path as they bumped me a couple times walking by.  Unfortunately there was no place else to stand.  That waitress would have gotten a big tip.  I tossed the menu back on the counter and said thank you as I walked out.

I settled for KFC chicken tenders.  I only took one bite of the potatoes, which I thought was going to be cole slaw, but I drank the entire cup of Pepsi.  The heck with the diet!!!
So it's a waiting game.  My phone is back on and I'm using it like crazy.  Now I know just how addicted to convenience I am.  It doesn't tell me if I'm roaming or not, but I don't care.  I only want to get over Donner Pass with no snow.  Wish me luck!!  

In the meantime, maybe I can locate another quilt store now that I have my phone back!!!!  Ahhhh Happiness!!!


12 comments:

  1. Really hate when they cut you off just like that, like Utah is in another country? hmm which country would that be. Safe travels and no snowy roads.

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    1. That WAS rather funny that Jose didn't know where Utah was!!

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  2. It definitely sounds like your Phone Carrier doesn't know their geography very well. you would have had a real mess if you had an emergency only to find you were cut-off. Hope you got Jose's supervisor.
    Be Safe and Enjoy looking around Sparks.

    It's about time.

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    1. It was funny to be sure. Yes I did get his supervisor and an experienced tech!!

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  3. And to think of all the quilt shops you passed by not having Internet or phone service🤡😹

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    1. I KNOW, RIGHT?? Good heavens I might have missed one or two!! That just means I'll have to come back!

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  4. A lot of Americans think that New Mexico is a foreign country, but never heard of anyone thinking Utah was. Obviously the AT&T "help" desk is manned by someone out of the country. *sigh* As for the BBQ joint, I hope you informed them that "I may be a single female, but I tip well for good service. The service here sucks. Bye."

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    1. You are right about New Mexico. I just think his teleprompter kept saying he could delete the charges, but there were none!!

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  5. First, there ARE AT&T towers in Utah....sorry Jose but you were wrong on that point. Second, I did have a problem a few times when I was in Utah/New Mexico/Arizona where the cell tower I was hitting was a Native American cell tower. They wanted me to pay for use. I called AT&T and they said that no, they should not be doing that with nationwide coverage. Told me that they (AT&T) has to send out a list of their users to the tribal nations, and sometimes they don't get uploaded like they should, making it look like you are not a AT&T user. THAT seems to be what happened with you, except they (Native Tower) allowed you to use, but then charged AT&T for your use...causing AT&T to shut you down. YES, I would take this to the highest level possible within AT&T, including sending an accompanied letter of complaint to the FCC because they were not in compliance with FCC rules.

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    1. Well Dave I think you're on to something there. I bet you are absolutely correct. When I get home, maybe I'll send a nice letter to the FCC. I've never had that happen anywhere else, not even in Arizona.

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  6. Interesting comment above. We have AT&T and we were roaming in January when we were parked out in the desert by Bouse and we got a warning that they would shut off our roaming because we had used it to much. At least we got a warning not just a total shut off. Then the call to find out yes indeed it was going to happen if we roamed any more. Some BS about it cost AT&T every time we use some one else's tower so instead of charging us they would just shut off our roaming. (Side note: we have unlimited everything in the US, Canada, and Mexico so what the heck.) Well after several more calls, and I really like at the end of each one when they say...thank you for being an AT&T customer.) Any way I finally talked to the right person who said, I have no idea what the others were talking about you have....unlimited everything. The question I have is how many people work for AT&T that have not idea what they are talking about?
    At least you found the quilt shop...:)
    Stay safe.

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    1. Exactly what happened to me, except my phone never indicated I was roaming. How would I know? I got the text message about using 250 mb, that they would stop me at 400, which is absolutely nothing in my book. In less than eight hours, they shut it off.

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