We have arrived at the last day of September and I have a letter or three to share with you all.
Dear Citizens Bank,
You botched our loan pay off and dinged our credit score but you said you’d fix it all. Honestly, I did not believe you… I thought that you were just saying what we wanted to hear.
But!! You did indeed fix it. Our loan is paid off. You have reported your error to the credit reporting agencies. AND those late fees that you debited our account… well, you sent a check which we have received.
I am just letting you know that Steve is not going to deposit that check…he is still a bit perturbed at the entire debacle. His hope is that not depositing that check messes up your accounting system for a bit. Sorry… not sorry… about that.
Sincerely,
A shocked, yet mortgage free customer
Dear Emergency Veterinary Clinic,
I am profoundly glad that you are available, even on a Friday night, for Sherman who was having an acute allergic reaction – to what we don’t know – but his face was swollen and he was not breathing well at all. You whisked him back immediately and we sat and waited… which allowed us to observe the constant flow of pet in and out… and I pondered one question you asked deeply: did we want CPR for Sherman. I said yes, but as I sat there I began to wonder how you might do that on him. Thankfully, he did not need CPR, but I am still contemplating that whole concept.
However, as we sat there it was impossible to not hear the amounts people where being charged (sound really carries in your waiting area… just sayin’) and Steve and I began to “joke” about a vet bill the size of the National Debt. And five hours later when you called my cell phone to give me an update on Sherman… I began to really worry that it would indeed exceed the national debt.
Your Vet Tech was lovely… truly she was! But it would have been nice to actually meet with YOU versus a phone call… we were sitting in your lobby… ffs. Happily, Sherman seems entirely recovered and, no offense, but I hope we don’t have to come back and visit you for a very long time!
Signed…
Sherman’s Mom and Dad… who now have a much lighter wallet!
Finally, this last letter is in response to the multitude of IG reels that Steve has sent me this week on one topic… (One of the many reels can be found here)
Dear Bored Instagram,
Or should I say Board Instagram? I think that sometimes you have lost your damned minds… but this time I know you have!
I do not understand… at all. And I like butter! But I am not spreading it dollop by dollop onto a cutting board and topping it with anything and sitting down with a loaf of bread and swiping and eating.
If this is the next best craze… count me out!
Sincerely,
The woman who will not be making any Butter Boards… ever.
And there you have it, the insanity of my week. I am really ready for a normal, instagram free weekend!
I hope you have a great weekend… free of any hiccups or emergency vet visits! And if there are any bank errors I hope they are in your favor! See you all back in on Monday!
emergency vet bills are the worst but when it’s an emergency it’s such a blessing to be able to get our loved pets the care they need! So glad Sherman is okay, I wonder what set him off??? Congrats on paying off the house!!
I’m relieved to hear that Sherman is okay! I hope that’s a situation you never have to experience again.
I haven’t seen the butter board thing until now, but I’m just as puzzled as you. The only one I could conceivably get behind is a peanut butter board (but I think cleaning that up would be a major pain!).
Congrats on being mortgage free and having your credit restored! I hope tonight’s happy hour includes a toast to that! (P.S. Remind Steve that as much as he wants to mess with their accounting system, that is your money in that check!)
Butter boards, really? Just weird. Glad everything else was sorted out.
Hooray for a paid off and, correctly credited as such, mortgage! And I’m glad Sherman is okay now. The butter board thing . . . no. BUT I did see a cream cheese board thing with lox and capers and onions and everything bagel seasoning that looked pretty fine.
I’m glad that Citizens fixed the things that they screwed up, but like Steve, I would still be pissed off that they messed up so badly in the first place. It seems kind of funny to me that Steve thinks an outstanding check would mess with them, but we’ve only got a few ways to protest. Congratulations on being mortgage-free! I’m glad Sherman is better, hope he stays that way, and you don’t have to go back to the emergency vet. I will also not be preparing a butter board, but do like it spread thickly on homemade bread (as it was meant to be used)!
So happy to hear Sherman is in the mend. We had a similar experience this past winter. We were well served but holy moly on the charges! Congrats on the mortgage payoff and butter boards…ah no. Have a nice weekend!
I’m happy to hear Sherman is out of the woods. I also saw a Butter Board and wondered “what the heck?” and”Why?” And I like butter.
I am so glad that Sherman is on the mend! (Vet bills. Oh, yes. I know all about vet bills. . . ) And I’m also glad that your mortgage pay-off was taken care of properly. (YAY.) But butter boards? Thankyouverymuch. But no. OX
Thank you. I thought I might be the only one who felt this way about butter boards.