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The people who should never be allowed to be parents...we had a guy here in MA who tried to sell his 3 month old child for two 40 oz beers.
Yes folks they walk amongst us.
Scheduling a meeting at a specific time to accommodate someone else's schedule then they don't show up. Scheduled one for 2PM - OK, people do run late (but not like they don't have my phone numbers - office and cell) it's now almost 3:30PM and STILL haven't shown up. Think big mama is calling it a day especially since I worked all weekend.
Location: Pelion, South Carolina/orig. from Cape May, NJ
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Have you considered just leaving your car worries behind and renting a car?
I've tried to rent a car, but they wouldn't accept my debit card...WHY, who knows. I told the phone rep when I made the reservations that all I had was a debit card and she said there would be no problem...right.
I go to the Hertz place to pick up my car...it's pouring down rain, I had my entire family with me, a bunch of luggage, and they tell me I can't rent a car with just a debit card!!! Then the guy walks away and starts waiting on someone else like a was a second-rate citizen. OMG was I pissed.
I ended up driving my 10-year old car the 1200 mile round trip to SC. In March I drove up to NJ and back in my 21-year old Caprice because I wanted to see my family, who I haven't seen in over a year. If I could rent, I would!
Very smart traveler, someone who rents a car, rather than go through the stress of driving your own, no matter how good a shape it's in. I always rent a car when I go out of town.
But my peeve with rentals, is I'll specify an economy car to rent to get good gas mileage, and so many times I get there, and there's no economy cars left to rent that day. All taken.
So they think they're doing me a huge favor, telling me they've upgraded me to a mid-size or standard car, and the price will be the same as the economy rate. Some favor!
But a couple of times, I got over my anger very quickly, as all that was left that day was luxury cars. Driving around for 3-4 days in a Lincoln, for the price of an economy car, I did not complain, only at the gas pumps.
I've tried to rent a car, but they wouldn't accept my debit card...WHY, who knows. I told the phone rep when I made the reservations that all I had was a debit card and she said there would be no problem...right.
I go to the Hertz place to pick up my car...it's pouring down rain, I had my entire family with me, a bunch of luggage, and they tell me I can't rent a car with just a debit card!!! Then the guy walks away and starts waiting on someone else like a was a second-rate citizen. OMG was I pissed.
I ended up driving my 10-year old car the 1200 mile round trip to SC. In March I drove up to NJ and back in my 21-year old Caprice because I wanted to see my family, who I haven't seen in over a year. If I could rent, I would!
I think the credit card thing has to do with the hold they put on the card to ensure that you are good for the money. I know when I have rented they tell me they put a $500 (maybe it was $250) hold on the card as a deposit. I don't know that you can do that with a debit card.
I know that at gas stations you usually can't use debit cards to pay inside a specific amount like you would with cash (you can't walk in, ask for 20$ on a debit, the go pump), so maybe that's the issue.
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Being stuck on an airplane behind someone who lets off stink bombs all throughout the flight. Maybe they should have held off on the beans before the trip. I desperately needed OXYGEN badly.
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) it's now almost 3:30PM and STILL haven't shown up. Think big mama is calling it a day especially since I worked all weekend.
