stupidity

i am not in the best frame of mind. haven't been for awhile. i don't think i can even manage to capitalize today. and, i was ambushed by my pet peeve (see title) and realized all over again...

people are stupid.

i actually went out A SECOND TIME today (did i mention that i don't feel like getting out of my pajamas, much less my flat?) to get a phone card so i could make some "paperwork" calls from a friend's (because my phone isn't working) to arrange for my bank statements, etc. to be sent.

stupid dixis. stupid, stupid, useless, stupid dixis. they didn't have an apollo card. (apollo cards are excellent, reliable, inexpensive, non-stupid international calling cards.) they sold me a matrix card. (i have neither heard of nor used a matrix card prior to today.) it's useless. USELESS.

i call. i enter my pin. they prompt me to enter the phone number i'm calling. i do. they prompt me to enter the phone number i'm calling. i do. they prompt me to enter the phone number i'm calling. i don't. i am connected to customer service. (*note: this is the number printed on the card for english speaking customers. no one there speaks english. stupid, useless customer "service".) customer service says blah blah blah after i give them the pin code and number. i ask, "karta ne robotat?" yes. it doesn't work. i can't argue with them. all i can say is it's a new card. i do the shopping today at dixis. transfer, transfer, transfer. vivaldi over and over. (coda) finally someone in english says, "you should try to connect again." and hangs up. i do.

(please read the previous paragraph through to the coda and then continue below.)

they connect my call. great, but i'm wondering how i'll make the other calls i need to after this. use customer "service" each time? groan. but, BUT the man at ing cannot hear me. at all. i repeat myself. i speak louder and longer. i shout and startle the cat. the ing man (whom i picture wearing an orange tie) cannot hear me. at all. the card is useless. USELESS. stupid, stupid,useless matrix people/card.

but i'm not getting dressed to return it until tomorrow. return something. in russia. HA! but i'll try...