Four college friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to Dallas and party with some friends up there. They had a great time. However, after all the partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Austin until early Monday morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the final and explain to him why they missed it.
They explained that they had gone to Dallas for the weekend with the plan to come back and study but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back, didn't have a spare, and couldn't get help for a long time. As a result, they missed the final.
The Professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day. The guys were elated and relieved.
They studied that night and went in the next day at the time the professor had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet, and told them to begin.
They looked at the first problem, worth 5 points. It was something simple about free radical formation. "Cool," they thought at the same time, each one in his separate room. "This is going to be easy."
Each finished the problem and then turned the page. On the second page was written:
(For 95 points): Which tire?
- Source (Forward from a Co-Worker)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
I UN-HEART (HATE) UPS --- U SUCK!!!!!!!!
I am very very frustrated. I have no place or non one to vent it but here. I am frustrated with myself, with N and UPS. Yes you heard me right UPS.
For almost a year a large suitcase full of my cloths has been sitting at N's place. I was going to visit her and pick it up. That dint happen so I decided I will have it shipped. Somehow UPS ground service came to mind and I did not look at any other options.
I am Frustrated with UPS because: The delivered someone else's carton to my place which the lady at the front desk signed for and received. Well the shipping label that I had sent N and she had printed out and stuck to the suitcase, it came off. And that was stuck back on the carton that was delivered, not only the carton has two scanned labels one for the original destination of the carton and one for my suitcase both stuck one on top of another. So now my suitcase is sitting somewhere orphaned with no to and from address. What sucks worse is UPS's customer service, I call them explain my situation and they are more interested in having the carton that was dropped than finding my suitcase. I have to remind them that my suitcase is missing too. I may not even be able to claim the insurance because I don't have receipts for the clothes in the suitcase, heck they were sent to me from home(INDIA) a couple of years ago. The have filed a damage claim report( I still don't understand why there is no separate lost claim report, they sat damage claim and lost claim reports are one and the same). They must know better English, because to me they are two different things. The whole thing SUCKS*@#!!! big time.
I am frustrated with N because the printed label clearly said "Affix the folded label using clear plastic shipping tape over the entire label". Well she didn't. If I were ti ship something I would have even if I am only doing someone else a favor. I guess it doesn't work the other way around.
I am frustrated because I put my self in a position where I have to depend on someone else. I hate doing that and avoid it as much as I can but the few times when I seek someone elses favor this is what happens. And this not the first time. Besides that I dint check any other delivery service. I should have checked put USPS and DHL. I did not read reviews. Now I did and found out that Fedex and UPS are not reliable and DHL is and another punch in the stomach is they cost less. I would kick my self if I could. Bottom line I SUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For almost a year a large suitcase full of my cloths has been sitting at N's place. I was going to visit her and pick it up. That dint happen so I decided I will have it shipped. Somehow UPS ground service came to mind and I did not look at any other options.
I am Frustrated with UPS because: The delivered someone else's carton to my place which the lady at the front desk signed for and received. Well the shipping label that I had sent N and she had printed out and stuck to the suitcase, it came off. And that was stuck back on the carton that was delivered, not only the carton has two scanned labels one for the original destination of the carton and one for my suitcase both stuck one on top of another. So now my suitcase is sitting somewhere orphaned with no to and from address. What sucks worse is UPS's customer service, I call them explain my situation and they are more interested in having the carton that was dropped than finding my suitcase. I have to remind them that my suitcase is missing too. I may not even be able to claim the insurance because I don't have receipts for the clothes in the suitcase, heck they were sent to me from home(INDIA) a couple of years ago. The have filed a damage claim report( I still don't understand why there is no separate lost claim report, they sat damage claim and lost claim reports are one and the same). They must know better English, because to me they are two different things. The whole thing SUCKS*@#!!! big time.
I am frustrated with N because the printed label clearly said "Affix the folded label using clear plastic shipping tape over the entire label". Well she didn't. If I were ti ship something I would have even if I am only doing someone else a favor. I guess it doesn't work the other way around.
I am frustrated because I put my self in a position where I have to depend on someone else. I hate doing that and avoid it as much as I can but the few times when I seek someone elses favor this is what happens. And this not the first time. Besides that I dint check any other delivery service. I should have checked put USPS and DHL. I did not read reviews. Now I did and found out that Fedex and UPS are not reliable and DHL is and another punch in the stomach is they cost less. I would kick my self if I could. Bottom line I SUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 05, 2007
Measuring Up
I go through phases of interests. Until recently I was obsessed with health and fitness. I would read everything I can lay my hands on. These days it is personal finance. I spend hours reading about how people manage their money. How they dig themselves into debt and then dig out of it too. Where do I stand.
I don't think I have ever lived outrageously beyond my means and now I live much below my means. The one financially not so sound decision I had ever taken was buying the car. It was an impulsive buy. But I don't regret it. I enjoy it everyday so maybe it is worth it. I have been careful enough since then and will be in future too. Still my "Net Worth" is in the negative. Since getting hooked to Yodlee I can see in plain numbers how negative. And most of it is my car loan. Other than that I am fine. My resolution for 2008 is to get my net worth to positive. I have a strong feeling I can do it. Hopefully I will get another raise next month. That will help. Thanks to PF bloggers like Jonathan and Cap. Their blogs are informational, inspirational, motivating and fun. I hope to learn and gain a lot from it. They both are in their 20s and I am a little younger than Jonathan and a little older than Cap. And I am not even in the vicinity of the financial security they have achieved. Well it is just time then to pull up my socks and start the marathon.
I don't think I have ever lived outrageously beyond my means and now I live much below my means. The one financially not so sound decision I had ever taken was buying the car. It was an impulsive buy. But I don't regret it. I enjoy it everyday so maybe it is worth it. I have been careful enough since then and will be in future too. Still my "Net Worth" is in the negative. Since getting hooked to Yodlee I can see in plain numbers how negative. And most of it is my car loan. Other than that I am fine. My resolution for 2008 is to get my net worth to positive. I have a strong feeling I can do it. Hopefully I will get another raise next month. That will help. Thanks to PF bloggers like Jonathan and Cap. Their blogs are informational, inspirational, motivating and fun. I hope to learn and gain a lot from it. They both are in their 20s and I am a little younger than Jonathan and a little older than Cap. And I am not even in the vicinity of the financial security they have achieved. Well it is just time then to pull up my socks and start the marathon.
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