One of those days
Friday, September 7, 2007 at 06:26AM Ever have one of those days??? Well, Thursday was it for me.
The tile guys were supposed to come at 8:30 AM. They didn't show up till 9. I had unearthed a spot this weekend that I thought they would fix before they laid the tile. These are floor guys right? No these are tile guys. They couldn't fix the rotted patch of flooring (thank goodness it was dry) that was under the refrigerator. Finally, an hour and a half later, the guy that did my original estimate came out and added another $300 to the job. That sucks! But it has to be done. I'm lucky the whole floor is not rotted away.
So the tile guys and I are hanging out, they bring a few things in and get started. The foreman on the job, asks, "Do you have cats?"
I said, "Yes, but they are put up."
He said, "I could feel them."
I said, "Uh-oh. You may not last."
Within 20 minutes he was outside coughing and audibly wheezing. I was begininng to feel sorry for him, then he decided to pull out his cigarettes and light up. Go figure!!
So I get to work, and there is a phone call from the Employment Security Commission. I left the NC Lesbian and Gay Health Project in 1996. The organization folded in 1999. Somewhere between 96 and 99, the organization failed to pay unemployment taxes in the amount of $300. Not alot, but when I got a call in 2003, I agreed with the ESC that I would be willing to pay half of the taxes and gave them the names of other folks they should call. Assuming from the conversation that all was done. Four years later, "You are the only person who we can track and you owe the ESC $250, which is the tax plus interest and late fees."
How was your day? I hope it was better.
Reader Comments (2)
Ouch!!! That really sucks! So did the tile get all put down? How does it look?
You know the story. A guy has a day like that. He's feeling rotten with all the bad things that happened to him. Suddenly a great voice from out of the heavens booms, "Cheer up, things could be worse." So the guy cheers up, and sure enough, things get worse...
Cheerily!