As most my friends and co-workers know, I go to the casino every now and then.  I sometimes get free rooms or special rates.  Sometimes I use them myself, but most the time, I just don’t mess with them.  A free room for me usually cost me a bit because the room is free, but I venture off to the casino which is NOT free.  So it is best I do not stay except every once in a while.

Anyways, my corporate office is located in Houston.  Periodically, we have techs and managers come to Louisiana and they usually call me to see if I can get them a special deal on a room.  If I can, I will do it.  I have gotten them free rooms which require me going to the casino and checking in and giving them the key to the room.  I normally don’t mind.

Well, on June 12th, one of the computer techs called and asked me to book him 2 rooms.  He wanted one for him and one for his assistant.  I told him I would, but I didn’t have any special deals, so he would have to just pay the normal price which at the time was $149.00.   He said that was no problem, so I called and booked 2 rooms in his name, but he was going to be arriving late, so they wanted a credit card to guarantee the room.  I gave them mine, but I told them that was just to hold the room; and the tech would be paying for the room with his credit card.

I got my bill a couple of days ago with a charge for one room.  I immediately called the hotel and asked them what happened.  They told I was charged for one room, and he was charged for one room.  I didn’t even stay there.

They told me if I got him to call them that they would credit my credit card and charge his.  I called and emailed him to do that.  I called him this afternoon to see if he had taken care of this, and he said he was busy and didn’t have a chance to do it and would call in the morning.   The problem is the lady he needs to talk to doesn’t go to work until 3:00 p.m., so him saying he will call her in the morning is a waste of time.

I even asked him didn’t he notice that his receipt was for only one room instead of two.  I mean common sense would have told him that the charge was wrong.

Once I get this straightened out, I will never do this again.  I have done this over and over for different people.  I guess it was only a matter of time before this happened.  So from now on, if someone wants me to  make them a reservation, I will tell them no problem and then ask for THEIR credit card to reserve the room or provide them with the phone number; and they can do it themselves.

Now, if it is for one of my technicians, I will still do it.  I know them, and I really don’t mind helping them out, but everyone else….too bad.

Like I said Chrissy’s travel agency is closed.

Just wanted to wish my best friend a wonderful Happy Birthday.   Check out his blog at www.mostlycajun.com.  Hope you have a great day!!!

I stole this from Mostlycajun, who I would link to, but my link thingy is not working, but if you want to check out his post, it is www.mostlycajun.com.

In a Word:

1. Where is your cell phone? purse

2. Your significant other? baby

3. Your hair? mess

4. Your mother? deceased

5. Your father? deceased

6. Your favorite time of day? bedtime

7. Your dream last night? nightmare

8. Your favorite drink? tea

9. Your dream goal? him

10. The room you’re in? office

11. Your ex? none

12. Your fear? roaches

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Louisiana

14. What you are not? skinny

15. Your Favourite meal? shrimp

16. One of your wish list items? animals

17. The last thing you did? bathroom

18. Where you grew up? Texas

19. What are you wearing? casual

20. Your TV is? no

21. Your pets? sweet

22. Your computer? ok

23. Your life? satisfactory

24. Your mood? content

25. Missing someone? yes

26. Your car? Honda

27. Something you’re not wearing? coat

28. Favourite store? Mall

29. Your summer? Yuck

30. Your favourite colour? blue

31. When is the last time you laughed? today

32. When is the last time you cried? yesterday

33. Your health? acceptable

34. Your children? cat

35. Your future? fun

36. Your beliefs? solid

37. Young or old? neither

38. Your image? solid

39. Your appearance? plump

40. Would you live your life over again knowing what you know? sure

When telling about my cat’s problem, some of my post did not post. I have no idea why. I have been having trouble posting links and pictures. So, some of my post got cut out which I did not even notice until someone commented on it Guess I should read my own post…huh?

I didn’t say what happen to my cat. So, here it is. He woke up at 3:00 a.m. meowing loud. His ear was bent over and swollen bad. I didn’t know what was wrong. I took him to the emergency clinic, and they told me he had a hematoma in his ear. It was caused from him scratching or shaking his head. They said the blood vessels in the ear are very close to the surface and just scratching or shaking the ear can cause it them to burst which it did.

I don’t think he was in pain. I think he was just uncomfortable and knew something was wrong. After I took him to the emergency clinic, they gave him a pain shot and said to take him to my normal vet at 7:00 a.m.

I was there when the doors opened. When I walked in, the girl looked at Turbo and instantly said, “oh, he has a hematoma”. She acted like it was no big deal which it probably wasn’t, but to me and Turbo, it was!!

So, that is why he had surgery and stitches.

Thanks Pikie for commenting on this or I would have never known. I had no idea some of it didn’t post. No wonder it didn’t make sense. It is your brother’s fault. He messed up my WordPress and I have trouble posting sometimes. Let’s blame him anyways!!

Obama and Texas

Barack Hussein Obama , the lead Presidential Democratic Party candidate, is for banning all guns in America. He is considered by those who have dealt with him, as a little more than just a little self-righteous.

At a recent rural elementary school meeting in North Texas, he asked the audience for total quiet. Then in the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands once every few seconds, holding the audience in total silence. Then he said into the microphone, “Every time I clap my hands, a child in America dies from gun violence.”

Little Johnny with a proud Texas drawl, pierced the quiet,
“Well, stupid, stop clapping!”

“A taxpayer voting for Obama
Is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders”

All this happened last Thursday at 3:00 a.m. I got him back on Friday. He has stitches in his ear and the vet said his ear will look different….kinda cauliflower ear, but I don’t care. The vet mentioned that a couple of times. I finally told him I didn’t care what he looked like. He was still my baby, and I love him no matter what he looks like. That did make me think that maybe there are people out there that do care about looks. I then realized there are some people that care what other people look like so maybe it goes for animals too.

Turbo slept a lot Friday. I know he was tired with all the noise of the vets, so I let him sleep. Friday afternoon he woke up hungry. I thought….uh oh. Here comes the new food. He is already picky which I know is my fault. I spoil him. I put down his “new” food and put it in front of him. He took a couple of licks and then looked at me. I bet if I could read cat thoughts he was saying…..”and I am supposed to do WHAT with this”???

He then ate some, but I could tell he was not happy about it. So, I am feeding him the food he is supposed to eat in the morning and again in the evening, but I will put some of his normal food on it just to give it some taste. And then of course, he has his dry food down all the time.

He needs to go to the vet later on in the week to remove the stitches. They are going to also test his kidney enzymes again. I don’t know his exact age because I found him when he was just a kitten, but that was in 1995, so I am guessing he is between 13-14 years old. I know he can’t live forever, but I will do what I can to keep him around as long as I can and as long as he is not in any kind of pain or discomfort. He is pretty much back to his old self now. He was playing this morning and meowing for food, so that is the norm.

I have already had people telling me to put him to sleep. I will not and can not do that. I will know when it is time. I have been through this before with my dog. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my life. I still question myself on that decision, but I knew it was time. So, with Turbo, I will know also. I hope that won’t be for a very long long time.

Well yesterday was a pretty good birthday. Everyone at work wished me Happy Birthday. I am surprised they remembered. Of course, I have been reminding them all week. They did not get me a cake, but I really didn’t expect it. After all, they are just a bunch of guys, and guys just don’t think like a female does. So, I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, I had a good day. We all went to Mr. Gatti’s for lunch. Not my choice, but the safety director was here giving a class, and he chose there. It wasn’t bad. The techs are always up for an “all you can eat” buffet no matter what type of food it is.

After work, I decided to venture off to the casino. Well, our safety director, accounts manager, and mostlycajun, wanted to take me to Olive Garden for a birthday dinner. I like Olive Garden, so that sounded great to me.

We had good conversation and good food. Then IT happened! All the wait staff came to the table and sang “Happy Birthday” to me. It was soooo embarrassing, but sweet at the same time.

After dinner, we all went to the casino and played. The casino did NOT wish me a happy birthday. Needless to say, I did not win. But that’s ok. I still had a good time.

My birthdays have been getting better and better each year. You know I have never dread my birthday. I always look forward to it. To me, age is just a number. I don’t act my age and hopefully don’t look my age, so I don’t worry about it. I’m still having fun, and I think that is all that matters. And besides, it is better than the alternative. J Can’t wait until next year!!