Flotsam and Jetsam

The Verizon Saga - Take 27. A technician came out today. He told me he was unable to move the FIOS service as a trouble request and that I needed to submit an order through the business office. I've done this twice before. He kindly offered to put in the request for me and was put on hold for 18 minutes and transferred back and forth five times. This is an employee, not just Average Joe Customer. Verizon's customer service hasn't been user-surly, just unable to deal with a request that falls outside of the standard service options. Unfortunately, my request defies catergorization. Most customers don't need their service moved because the current location is undergoing demolition. Lord willing, a technician will be here tomorrow.

We sent our two boxes, 15 total pounds, of fabric and yarn to Iraq for the IBOL distribution. The current box count is 3436. If each box averages 7 lb, that's 12 tons of fabric, yarn, and sewing supplies . Major LaFlamme was originally hoping for 50 boxes at the most. This has far exceeded his expectation.

Theologian trading cards. (ht: Biblical Christianity) I keep hoping for a version of Authors featuring the Puritans.

Does this come with a side of Zocor and free consult with a cardiologist?

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