Showing posts with label Billings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billings. Show all posts
Monday, June 24, 2013
Random Rambling Or Venting? P.S. Don't Use U-Haul!
We blinked a few times, and it is now almost 10 30 at night, so I am going to keep this a short post. The daze have been going amazingly fast the past few weeks. Even more surprising because I am not working at the time, or doing much of anything many days. I do find myself tired every afternoon. I do not know if I should blame the intense heat each day, our un-comfy beds, or my general lack of sleep for this tried-ness. I do find it very hard to stay in bed, when it is light outside. Bright mornings was not an issue much while we lived in Washington, or even bright afternoons for that matter. I find it necessary to say Washington state, every time I tell someone were we moved here from. I guess I find it much better to be associated with the state than our nations capitol?
This post comes from the comfort of a local Motel 6. We splurged tonight, after to many nights crammed in our travel trailer. Motel 6 is a cheap way to enjoy comforts we have not had over the last few weeks. Like cable, a bath tub, or even running water, and wi fi that works without walking across the RV park. Amazingly the pool in this motel is actually open. I have noticed in our travel--that the motel chain seems to remodel all of the rooms, and than close there pools. The kiddos and I took a nice swim a few hours ago, and I hope to return before check out tomorrow, after lots of coffee of course. We have just learned that it will be yet another day before we can move into our new house rental. Still soon, but yet another day in the tight trailer. Made even harder, after our night away from it all. We have quickly learned that the trailer will make a great exploring/adventure hub--but is a stretch for sanity and comfort when on a trip over a few days long.
It seems we are waiting on everything at the moment. Hurry up and wait! I know that patience is a virtue, but dam it's hard to wait for such things. Like a job, a real home, and chicken wings. I have been talking about DURPS this week, and have been adding more to the list each day. Of course I will be talking about all of this in depth soon. Today I have to add U-Haul to the ever growing list. If you do not know what a DURP is, please spend some time to roam through my older posts. One just a few days back talks about several extra annoying DURPS. One couple from Washington state, I will not mention names---but they are quickly becoming the Queen and Queen DURPS to bad one of these is the husband in the relationship. I know that they would love to read about themselves in my blogs so much, because in there heads, they are the most important beings in the World. Luckily even if someone reads these words to them, I say that last line, because the couple does not know how to read I am sure, this is why I love my blogs so much. I can type what I want, when I want. So until freedom of speech is also revoked, Faaaaa on y'all!!
In short, do not use U-Haul. No matter what your moving or relocating needs, find another company. We have had ---are still having so many issues with the company, that when we get into our new home, and pull our stuff out of the U Haul storage units, we are not going to use one of there crappy trucks to get our stuff. The company has stunk all through our process, and calling customer service, usually seems to make things worse. The manager I spoke to today, started to speak slower to me, like speaking slower would make me less of a moron and I would understand his wrong statements betterer. Ill say it again, and will in much more detail, I am sure, do not use U-Haul. I would rather pack all of my sh*t on my back and make 88 trips, than use the company again.
In the morning I will return with an exploring blog post. This one about my trip last month to Billings, Montana. Filled with exploring, my deep thoughts, and as always, my personal pictures.
For now Good Night
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Good Day
Same might be said for my advice.
So earlier in the month I actually got back in the groove of posting my blogs. And than the wi-fi and than my computer went out. I am on a mission to make two posts today to make up for things some what, so this one will probably end up short. I say probably, because as when I talk, once I start typing, sometimes it just keeps coming. I have been told I have diarrhea of the mouth. But as always, as long as I stay entertained, it's alllll good. I have hope to have my own "office" soon and can disappear to that daily to write a blog and work on some story ideas that are also roaming around in my head. Although I fear it might be to quiet in my work space. We shall see. I enjoy nothing more, than sitting in a great coffee shop and attempting to write. And luckily my new home has tons of coffee shops near. Everything is near with an awesome city bus system. My other motivation has been my great friend not letting me call her, until I write a new post. Luckily she withdrew this while my computer was down.
Under the biggest flag in Wyoming.
The other day while I was waiting for my ride home, I ventured clear across the street from were I work to the "rival" restaurant. Never again. In my last post, I talked about customers not tipping and such evils. That day I was on the other end of the spectrum. Receiving bad service, and being the one that forgot to tip, as I like to call it. It took at least ten minutes to get a drink of any kind, or even acknowledged by my server, any server. It was not real buys in the restaurant, but servers get busy, so I could have overlooked this. If I would have been hidden away in a corner table. But I was in the center of the main room, were the hostess and manager could, and did watch me just sit there, very parched.
I have noticed that service in this town is almost non-existent. Not just good service, but any thing one could really call service at all. The providers seem to know that places like Billings are miles and miles, even states away. And one is not willing to drive there, just to get a taco or two. Part of this, is that the hiring pool in this town is incredibly low. I choose to not go into the reasons why at this moment.
Need to commit a crime in Sheridan? Wait till all the state police are having coffee at Pukins!
I worked at this restaurant for three and a half years, so feel I can make fun of it just a little bit.
I did really enjoy my service at the Chinese buffet last week though. Although it is kind of serve yourself. The bus boys were on top of everything, and we never had empty plates on our table. I find it sad that the buffet workers enjoyed a bigger tip from me than the above workers, in a "real" restaurant. I always enjoy a good buffet. In Washington we used to go on crazy hikes and than, eat the Home Town Buffet out of food. The best was to come late in the lunch time, pay the lunch price, eat about a plate of food, and than let them set up the dinner food items. The local Chinese buffet is much better than I went to it years ago, when it was down by were Hardes used to be, for those of you actually from Sheridan. At that point, you kind of had to chase your food back on the plate, it seems. I have now typed the word buffet more than anyone should. And will continue this with a few stories about the eating places.
The Golden Corral in Billings now has a chocolate fountain. I do not have a picture, but it is completely awesome. And large and skinny people alike, thought it was the koolest thing since deep fryed foods! I sent a picture of it on my cell phone to all my friends, whom instantly became jealous. And really wanted to stick my plate in the chocolate flow, but feared the attendant would tackle me if I tried.
Years ago when I was in high school, and in track we went to a buffet after hours of standing in the cold with occasional pauses to strip down and run. We ended up eating at a great buffet and everyone was overly starving. As we entered the building, several of us did not notice the back walls were huge mirrors, and thought the rows of food went on almost forever. Resulting in lots of drooling.
A few years back my fiance, her three children, and some random family members were enjoying a buffet in Oregon. Her oldest child did not grasp the concept that there is such a thing as to much food yet. And would eat until he started throwing up if not watched. This day he was not watched. **This is OK, I know many adults that have not caught onto this whole concept yet either** Anyways, it was someones birthday at our table, it's escaping me whoms. And the entire work crew showed up at our table to sing happy birthday! Yeah us, right? Some were in the middle of the song, her oldest son stood up, and proceeded to waterfall puke all over the table. It just kept coming and coming. The song stopped, and the workers tried to get out of the way! I wasn't sure what to do, and am pretty sure I was already splattered with puke, so just sat there and started laughing. My fiance, yelled out "I don't think he likes the birthday song!" I thought she was crying, and in fact I believe she was, but it was from laughing so hard. The workers were not as amused by far.
I have seen them being remodeled but never built.....
Pizza warmer!!
Not only do I take the short bus to work, I drive it!~ I just wish they would let me wear my helmet to work.
Happy Trails!
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