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10-02-2008, 11:11 AM | #1 | |||
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OK.....well maybe not the kind of crook you see breaking into someone's house but he's dishonest nontheless.
I ordered some steaks and chicken from Omaha Steaks. They had a really good deal for $39 so I thought I'd give it a try. I got an email telling me when my package shipped and a link so that I could track it. I figured it would arrive either today or tomorrow so I never did check the tracking info. Well, this morning my neighbor rang my doorbell and said that the UPS driver had left my package at his house by mistake. I thanked him for letting me know and said that I would come over and get the package (he didn't bring it with him). Now, this man is older than I am (he's probably in his 70's) and I've always been taught to respect my elders but this guy is just a piece of work. He actually suggested to me that I call the company and tell them I never received the package. Then they would send out another one and we could split everything since we would be getting double. I couldn't believe he even had the nerve to suggest this.....and I told him that they could track the package and the UPS driver would tell them where he delivered it. Plus, I told him, it was dishonest. He started ranting about how these companies rip us off, the UPS driver should do his job right, they were stupid not to ask for a signature, blah, blah, blah....... I finally told him that I wasn't going to call the company......yes, the driver should have noticed that the house number he was delivering to was different but hey, we all make mistakes. I think he just wanted to gripe. He kept on and on and I finally told him I was expecting a phone call and had to get back home. I told him that I'd give him a steak or a chicken breast for all of his trouble (I didn't know what else to do!!) and he did have the decency not to accept it. My gosh....what is this world coming to?
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10-02-2008, 11:20 AM | #2 | |||
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Geez Kelly...what a wonderful neighbor you have! Watching out for you like that! We should all have neighbors like that
NOT!!!!
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10-02-2008, 11:28 AM | #3 | |||
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punch him in the eye.. then offer him a steak to put on it... its only right ya know..
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10-02-2008, 11:31 AM | #4 | |||
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I've had my doubts about this guy......I think he might have some medical problems that have gone unaddressed. His son comes over about once a week and cuts the grass, etc. but other than that I never see anyone over there. I sort of feel sorry for him but now I'm finding it kind of hard.
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10-02-2008, 11:33 AM | #5 | ||
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I am surprised he even told you he received the pkg.
Id be watching that one. yikes!
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10-02-2008, 11:52 AM | #6 | |||
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I know...me, too. I'm thinking he might have thought I saw it on his front porch. Maybe he was just "testing" me to see if I might be a good partner in crime. I was tempted to ask him "don't you see the police car parked in front of the house every night?"!!
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10-02-2008, 12:00 PM | #7 | |||
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What a piece of work.
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10-02-2008, 12:45 PM | #8 | |||
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I live in kind of a high rent neighborhood. I am not water front but one step from it. The people down the street with actual real big wads of money in the bank SCARE me! They are always figuring out a scheme and a scam to get things that dont belong to them, and that they dont deserve! it makes me so angry!
i grew up with nuffin. I mean hungry, and holes in my clothes poverty. I learned to be honest, even if it meant you went to bed hungry. To not steal, even if you saw a nice pie on a window ledge. You just dont take what doesnt belong to you. Now we live in an age where people see shoplifting as a victimless crime. no face to it, just some high dollar insurance company to rip off. Then the rest of us have to pay higher prices because the store needs security and higher insurance premiums. I learned the basics in kindergarten. I guess some folks were absent that day.
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10-02-2008, 12:46 PM | #9 | |||
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LOL!!! Best. idea.
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10-02-2008, 01:03 PM | #10 | |||
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its a shame Kelly, too many are looking out for the me, not the us, hard to respect that elder, thats for sure.
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