Sweet Revenge...or Going Too Far

So we've all heard the tales. Someone cheated, someone hurt somebody else, and that someone that got hurt did something to get revenge. Run over cheating and abusive husbands. Confront the other women. I have read where a lot of heart broken women sold gifts from cheating boyfriends on ebay. And instead of keeping the cash they made, they opted to donate it to charity. No too bad huh?

I'm sure you have also heard the story of the 4 women that found out they were all messing with the same guy and he was cheating on them all. So they lured him to a hotel room and taped his genitals to his stomach. The women were arrested and face criminal charges I believe. Revenge, or did they go too far?

And surely everyone has heard of the woman that cut off her husband's genitals. She cut off her husband's genitals because she said he abused and raped her. And we have all seen episodes of Snapped. A story of the punching bag punching back.

So all of these examples beg the question of when enough is enough. Is it over kill to burn your boyfriends closed because he cheated? Is it over kill to finally snap? Is revenge even necessary?

Regardless of what you think, I think these issues sometimes bring attention to what is lacking in our justice system. If more women know about various options and if there were more shelters, maybe more women would be empowered to leave bad relationships, marriages, etc. I also think some people don't understand how relationships works. I am currently reading a book on relationship principles. I think these types of instances come from a number of issues.

Just a little food for thought.....

One Snowy Texas Day

Whew....I can hardly catch my breath. Today has been a day. Here in Texas, we are not used to a lot of severe winter weather. We are used to a lot sun and a temperature no colder than about 30. Well lately we have experienced a lot of rain and cold temperatures. Today we have had nearly 11 inches of snow and it was just above freezing. Although it's been snowing all day and its expected to continue well into the night. Temps will drop below freezing so all of that snow will probably freeze overnight. And for us Texans, snow and ice is not normal for us. 2 inches of snow will close businesses and schools, just imagine 11 inches,lol.

So I was supposed to have a job interview at a company that's a good 30 miles from my home. Well the snow was pretty bad and I couldn't make it. I was originally supposed to interview on Wednesday when the weather was clear, but they decided to reschedule for Thursday. Though all the news stations have been reporting it would snow on Thursday. Go figure. So this was disaster #1.

Disasters #2-5:
The power went out in my complex for 2 hours. I then found out my entire city was without power! Most people for over 2 hours. Because the power was out, no one could enter or exit the apartments because the access gates wouldn't open due to the power being out.So I was going to head to a relatives home so that I wouldn't freeze while the power was out. Well I managed to get most of the snow off of my car. Because I stayed home all day my car and the space immediately surrounding it, was completely covered in snow. I didn't have a shovel, so I had to make due with what I had. I used an old trash can to shovel the snow from behind my car so that I would be able to back my car out. Well apparently I didn't do a great enough job at shoveling the snow because my car got stuck in the snow 5 times just trying to get out the complex. Each time it got stuck, I had to get out of the car and shovel snow so that my car would move. This went on for about 2 hours. After being drenched in snow and freezing cold, I determined this wasn't going to get me anywhere. I sat in my car for a minute thinking. So just then the power came on. Then 5 minutes later it went back off. So I continued to try and use my make shift shovel to shovel the snow away from my car. About 20 minutes later the power finally came back on. Thank God!

Now all of my groceries won't have to spoil. And....most importantly...I won't freeze without heat. So what could have been a nice snow day in...turned into disasters 1-5.

Stay tuned. The snow is supposed to freeze. I'm sure I will have more great adventures tomorrow!

In Other Wierd News

Maybe you have heard of this, maybe you haven't.

The UK Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel) is reporting that a couple sued a cruise line for loss of enjoyment. Apparently, they felt trapped and were disrupted by mouth ulcers and storms and couldn't enjoy their cruise. After complaining about their cabin the couple was given a penthouse suite with a butler. They left the 15 week cruise after only 6 weeks. The couple received a refund but still filed suit and were award damages.

So should we start suing for everything we don't like. Did the cruise actually make them sick?I'm not sure but thought this was pretty interesting.

Who Is This?

I have to admit, sometimes when someone calls me from a number I don’t recognize, I do not answer. I send it voice mail. Especially if I see an 800 number or some out of state number. If I don’t recognize the number, they probably have the wrong number. Or so I assume. Although, sometimes I am a bit curious. The Do Not Call List is supposed to help with unwanted telemarketers, but it seems like after I registered my phone number I started receiving more telemarketing calls! There are a couple sites out there that can help you identify unrecognized callers. One of these sites is anywho.com. Anywho allows you to use the reverse search function and search by phone number to determine who’s behind all those unwanted phone calls. Or if you need to look up a number, you can search by name for a person or business.

Another site I use is whocallsme.com. This allows you to search by phone number and find out who a phone number belongs to. This site is mainly comprised of posts by other consumers who have had the same annoying phone calls you have. People leave comments about the phone calls they have received from various phone numbers. 800notes.com is another site I use. It allows you to search by phone number to find out who an 800 number belongs to. This site has proven very useful also.

Any of these websites can serve as a free information resource. Hope this helps you identify any unwanted callers.

Monday Morning Bus Ride

Anyone that knows me, knows that I can be very dramatic at times. I have never really been a person that had used public transportation. The bus takes too long to, it runs when it wants to. And when I want to go somewhere, I want to go. I don't want to wait. So a company I used to work for moved downtown. I thought to myself, well I will try to bus and save myself some time and money. Downtown parking can be very expensive. And the bus should let you off pretty close to the building. I was apprehensive to say the least. But I said well I will give it a try and see how it goes. Below is what happened on a random Monday morning bus ride in Downtown Dallas. Enjoy!!

There I was riding on the bus minding my own business, when the bus stopped and start blowing the horn. Then she ( the bus driver) pulled up to the next block and stopped. She then came over the speaker and said a man was being stabbed at the previous block. She had called the incident in to her dispatch and she was advised to wait there until authorities came. At that point we either had to stay on the bus and wait or get off and catch another bus.
Keep in mind I was 10 blocks from work. That's way too far to walk.

The next bus coming was a bus I didn't recognize and had no idea where it went. But everyone else got on so I did too.Anyway it started going all over downtown. So I got off near Main Street and was like I guess I will walk the 5-7 blocks to get to work since I had no idea how to get there on the bus.

So as I was walking, almost at work, a group of about 6 men saw and me and started hollering out all kinds of stuff. They then proceeded to tell me ain't no need in me walking faster, at which point some of the men began to follow me.Running after me is more like it.

So at this point I was terrified and began to slowly jog.

I got to an area where there were more people and then the police drove by and the guys went on their way. I guess they get a kick out of scaring women who are on their way to work.

So finally I got to work, late, in a real bad mood. And nervous because I was just pursued by a group of men.

So I finally decided to ask a lady who takes the bus I got lost on, where exactly does she get off.

She proceeded to tell me that if I had rode the bus farther it would have let me off ride at the door of the building!!

I nearly got stripped naked when I could have stayed on the bus??!?!?!

I was visably upset because that first bus had no business stopping before it brought me to work.

Needless to say, I am not riding the bus anymore. That was just too much.

Deal or No Deal

You've probably heard some of the same commercials I have. Buy a new car, no money down, $5 down, good credit, bad credit, no credit. And like me, you probably thought...yeah right. And like me, at some point you might have even said, "That's false advertising!"

Well I have thought the same thing. Some deals just sound too good to be true. We have all seen the TV commercials that try to sell you a magic pill that cures all, but has its own set of side effects. I thought it would be interesting to explore some instances were false advertising got a couple of companies in trouble.

The first claim involves Dell. Dell has become a popular brand computer and this may be attributed to its no interest or no payment advertising claims. Well in 2008, a judge found Dell had engaged in false advertising, abusive debt collection practices, fraud, and deceptive business practices. After its ads promised no interest or no payments, many customers were slammed with high interest rates.

Ever used Pantene Pro-V? Well some of users were apparently not very satisfied with its claims. One of its ads in China claimed the shampoo would supplement amino acids to make hair stronger for a lifetime and up to 10 times stronger. After several complaints regarding the ad's authenticity, a British advertising authority determined that the ad wouldn't be shown with those claims. Procter & Gamble had a similar ad discrepancy with a skin cream that claimed it would make skin look 12 years younger. Apparently, some people used it and didn't quite see the results they had expected. I remember the commercial, never used the product though.

The next time you hear or see an ad and you say to yourself, that sounds too good to be true. You just might be right.

My Neck and My Back

Every now and then I feel a little pain in my neck. Not because somebody is being a "pain in the neck", lol. But because my neck starts to hurt. When you sit in front of a computer for 8 hrs or more each day for 5 or more days a week. It happens. Most companies know nothing about ergonomics. Either they don't care to know, don't care enough their employees, or don't want to invest money to figure it out.Fitting the desk to fit the person. Making sure that things are set up correctly so people won't get neck aches and carpal tunnel.

Ensuring your desk is at the right height. Your chair and keyboard are aligned. All those things are important but most people never think about them until something happens.More companies need to fit employees to their work stations and maybe worker's comp claims would decline and employees would take less time off for neck aches, and back aches. Anyway.....

Ergonomics actually means laws of (nomos) work (ergon). It's about adapting the job and work space to the employee to ensure optimal safety and productivity. Pretty cool huh?

Anyway I used to get massages weekly because I company I worked for brought a massage therapist on sight. It was a really great morale builder. Since I no longer work there, I have search for reasonably priced massage therapists. Massage Envy offers your first 1 hour massage for only $39. That's a pretty good deal. Too bad I've already had my first massage.

I am in need of another one. I will have to give them a call...hopefully they have some 2nd time massage specials. Hey its a recession....Ouch....my neck hurts.