Ten days, during which time I took nearly 5,000 photos in seven days of shooting and spent any spare time processing shots. And then it all came to a sad end on Sunday afternoon; and the last thing I wanted to do yesterday was work on processing the many outstanding photos.
Having witnessed death, I felt the need to celebrate life. That meant a couple of hours of windsurfing during which I almost managed to break the ankles of a dickhead kite surfer who had no idea of the basic rules of sailing, and I had a spectacular somersault over the front of the board when I hit something below the water line. But it did feel good to be out on the water and in the fresh air, even if some of the basics of motion are a little difficult this morning due to stiffness.
I also took some time to work my way through a pile of outstanding mail and was not at all surprised to see that the idiots at Truevisions are continuing to invoice me for the satellite TV service I cancelled last year.
To summarise, my cancellation process took the form of a phone call: I want to cancel. Are you sure, why don’t you consider these exciting options? No, I want to cancel. OK, someone will call you.
And indeed someone did call me, but I missed the call. And I never heard from them again, apart from the receipt of invoices charging me for a continuing service.
I couldn’t bring myself to call them again, so I found an email address and told them the story and reaffirmed that: I want to cancel.
Amazingly, they replied within a couple of minutes with the message: Are you sure, why don’t you consider these exciting options?
I replied: No, I want to cancel.
While I was out windsurfing they called me. Since then, nothing. I sense a pattern here and await the March invoice.
I have given them until the end of February to sort this out. Failing any response, I have a plan to take their dish and associated equipment and dump it at their exceedingly small desk in Central World. Then take some photos. Will make an excellent blog post.
I have also received a bill for my medical insurance which arrived with an accompanying letter explaining that the premium had been “adjusted” to reflect advances in medical technology and hospital price inflation. This adjustment is a 34% increase in my premium, taking it to a level of expenditure which comfortably exceeds the health budget of several emerging nations. I feel another email coming on.
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2010-02-16| Antz saysI’m sure SWMBO must have been pleased to see your stiff this morning…. more windsurfing I’m sure she’ll agree….