Archives in Category: Annoyances

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Jaded

Posted on July 31, 2013

I’m becoming jaded, and I’m not sure I like it.  At the same time, it’s a defensive strategy against the constant bombardment of advertising, phone solicitations, and email prompts.

Case in point:  As I arrived at O’Hare Airport after visiting

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The Final Blog

Posted on July 11, 2013

No, I’m not quitting my blog; but I am quitting writing about Delta after today’s blog.

Yesterday I snail mailed Mr. Edward Bastian, president of Delta, giving him a brief synopsis of my issues with his company.  I’m sure he’s

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Sneaky, Sneaky

Posted on June 15, 2013

It pays to read the fine print, and I suspect many people do not.  If they did, the solicitation I received from my credit card company today would not have happened.

Here’s how it went down (and I am specific

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Denali

Posted on June 11, 2013

Something happened on June 7, my birthday.  It won’t get a lot of publicity, but it’s important anyway. So instead of writing about the birthday dinner and the various acknowledgements and the restaurant’s flour-less cake with the symbolic candle, I

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Swimming

Posted on June 3, 2013

I try to swim two to four times a week at the local health club.  It’s always a challenge, not because I don’t have the time but because the time I have doesn’t always coincide with the time available at

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So Sorry . . .

Posted on June 1, 2013

I’m still disputing an airline charge with Delta Airlines.  On June 7, this will have taken a month; and we’re probably nowhere near a resolution any more than we were at the beginning of  May.

One thing is for certain,

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You’ve Got to be Kidding!

Posted on May 17, 2013

I’m in a dispute with Delta Airlines about getting one half of an airline ticket credited back to our charge card for lack of performance when my husband recently attended a memorial service in Virginia and didn’t

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Mother’s Day Musings

Posted on May 12, 2013

I have a modest proposal, one which requires no realignment of national priorities, no exhaustive jury trial, no international intervention.  It may, however, make greeting card companies and florists angry.

Abolish Mother’s Day.

The idea for the modern Mother’s Day

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Delta Update and www.gethuman.com

Posted on May 10, 2013

In my effort to get compensation for Earl’s travel problems last weekend, I’ve gathered my data, contacted my travel agent for back-up, and determined the best way to approach Delta.

Time was when you had a complaint you contacted the

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Radio-Locator

Posted on September 14, 2012

In my day I’ve done battle with giants: Verizon, AT&T, and now Sirius Radio. I can’t claim that I’ve won thousands of dollars in compensation; but I can say, for what it’s worth, that my voice has been heard. Sirius

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