tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11405541.post114615939793098931..comments2023-10-22T06:51:22.596-04:00Comments on <b>Wheeler's Dog</b>: Rolling Stones ‘The Singles Collection’ box set (disc 2)Eugene B. Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15354901442424232993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11405541.post-1146269973347390402006-04-28T20:19:00.000-04:002006-04-28T20:19:00.000-04:00Hell, I'm still waiting on Shine that was mailed o...Hell, I'm still waiting on <I>Shine</I> that was mailed over a week ago, baby.Eugene B. Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354901442424232993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11405541.post-1146231462002743772006-04-28T09:37:00.000-04:002006-04-28T09:37:00.000-04:00Netflix is back to throttling me this week as well...Netflix is back to throttling me this week as well.<BR/><BR/>I sent two discs back on Monday. One was checked in on Tuesday as usual, the other wasn't checked in until Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>And of the two discs they received on Thursday, only one had a replacement ship out the same day. The other is shipping today. Now we'll see if it comes from the local distribution center, or if they choose to send it from their facility in Outer Mongolia in order to further slow down its receipt. <BR/><BR/>One interesting situation: Yesterday, my mail carrier delivered just the front flap of a Netflix envelope. Yep, just that scrap of paper with my name and address. The rest of the envelope containing the actual disc had been torn away. The address flap had been stamped by the USPS, "Received w/o contents." So I went to the Netflix site to report the shipment as missing. Well, the website doesn't list "received empty envelope" as one of its "report a shipping problem" choices. And the website wouldn't let me report it as missing until 6 days had elapsed since shipping. So I got out my handy-dandy "Get A Human" list of cheat codes for calling big companies, and got their customer service dept. on the phone. Luckily the guy was nice enough and agreed that I shouldn't need to wait 6 days before reporting a lost DVD I knew would never show up at that point. It obviously couldn't with no address on it. So he reported it as missing for me, ordered a replacement to ship out today, and told me to just call back if anything like that ever happened again. <BR/><BR/>So my irritation with Netflix' throttling practices has been mitigated - at least this week - by that good experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11405541.post-1146160529067905912006-04-27T13:55:00.000-04:002006-04-27T13:55:00.000-04:00Buy yourself a copy of Starship Troopers, because ...Buy yourself a copy of <I>Starship Troopers</I>, because other than a butt shot in <I>Poodle Springs</I>, Dina Meyer sheds no clothing that I know of in any other films in which she appears. And with <I>Poodle Springs</I>, you have to watch her snuggle up to and make out with James Caan. Not worth it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, <I>Thief</I> is still a great show without Ms. Meyer's presence. Plus, no long-term commitment either. The last episode airs Tuesday (May 2).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com