The Pissed List: Comcast Sucks, and So Do Trainers

January 25, 2009 2:00 pm     Posted in HaHa  Candy -- NYU g+ page

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By Candy

[I like to think of myself as a pretty easy going gal, and try not to sweat the small stuff. But sometimes (ok, maybe slightly more often) the general cluelessness, carelessness and overall stupididty of some things and or/people really gets to me. I find that venting is the most efficient way to rid myself of the stress that idiots, wrong meal orders, lack of cell phone ettiquette and cheese flavored products (that don’t even contain any freaking cheese!) induce.

So, in an attempt to avoid an ulcer or an unfortuante road rage incident, I vent to you, dear reader. Please feel free to join in and comment about anything–really, anything–that pissed. you. off. this week. Let it all hang out. I feel you.]

1. Health and Fitness Contradictions: Some say to eat more fiber. Others tell me to focus more on protein, and still others say to get rid of everything and stick to a diet of grapefruit and tabasco sauce. Which is it, people? Stop with the contradictory research and just tell me what is going to get me back the body I had before I discovered my obsession with bacon on my pizza. Because right now, I’m eating a lot of fiber, protein and grapefruit and it doesn’t seem to be helping.

2. A Lack of Positive Reinforcement: I don’t need people to sing to me every time I make a pee pee on the potty, but a little reinforcement for a job well done would be nice once in awhile. “You got an A on your exam? Great work!” Or, “Wow, you really know your way around a beer bong!” But no. I get nothing. Except, of course, if something goes wrong; then I don’t hear enough about it. “Jesus Christ! Who puked on the bathroom wall again!?”

3. My DVR: I know, I know. No one should ever have something bad to say about DVR. But I do, because even though I set it to only record new episodes, that thing records every single freaking episode (and rerun) of my shows. 3 episodes of Oprah a day, 10 episodes of Bromance (yes, I DVR Bromance), and like 1,257 episdoes of What Not to Wear a Week. What are the settings for, Mr. DVR? If I wanted 423 episodes of The City I would have said something!

4. Waiting for Obama to fail: Where is all the excitement around our new president? It seems that the moment he hung up his Inaugural tux, everyone turned on him. No one is waiting to see what great things he can do; they are all just counting down the days until he disappoints us. Which he will, if we have no faith.

5. Comcast Cable: (Yes, I realize that TV has made its way into this post twice, but I kinda have no life.) My cable AND internet went out 4 minutes before Obama was Inaugurated. Then they went out again before The Office came on Thursday night. And what does Comcast do? Refund me the $9 for the lack of service. $9 for the biggest political event in history? $9 for a missed moment that I have been waiting 8 freaking years for?! $9 to miss Michael Scott and Dwight Shrute lick their lips at eachother in the car (I caught it on Hulu, thank god)?! I hate you, Comcast. HATE YOU.

21 Comments on "The Pissed List: Comcast Sucks, and So Do Trainers"

  1. Megan says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20099:08 am 

    so great. I think personal trainers are 80% idoits. I know that I when I actually paid for someone to teach me all the ins and out of my new gym I worked out more than him and he told me that pizza really isn't that bad for me. Thats not what I was paying him for..lol

  2. Olivia says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20099:24 am 

    The fact that Organic Chemistry will soon be consuming my life pisses me off quite a bit. I just need that class to be over with!

    Oh and ex boyfriends who call randomly after months of not talking (which was working out for me just fine). I didn't pick up of course, there was no way he was gonna interrupt the new episodes of Bones I was watching.

  3. Casey says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 200910:17 am 

    That's what happens every time we get a new president. Why did anyone think this president would be different? Because he's "black"? Because he's gotten so much more stuff than any other president(i.e new limo, more inaugural balls)? Because he "promised change" (seriously what candidate hasn't promised shit that they don't do?) or because he was smart enough to dupe the public into voting for him? He's just like every other president we've had that's why everyone's waiting for him to fail.

  4. melanie says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 200910:50 am 

    ahahaaa to the positive re-enforcement.

  5. R says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 200910:58 am 

    haha…i'm so glad i'm not the only one pissed about my dvr recording 80 episodes of the same show. even when i delete shows after watching them, they magically reappear. my favorite is when i tell it NOT to record a show, but it shows up in my recorded shows anyhow.

    casey – since you claim pres obama is "just like every other president we've had" what's the point of waiting for him to fail since you already know what's going to happen? and lovely misuse of quotes:

    >>Because he’s “black”?

  6. Casey says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20091:16 pm 

    Uh, yeah, it's not an improper use of quotes, thanks. I say "because he's 'black'", because he's not really black. He is half white and was raised by the white half of his family. Which is why I don't understand why everyone is calling him black. Because his skin is dark?

  7. Kaley says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20091:54 pm 

    Because in the U.S. we have a color line system. If you had one drop of black blood, you could be considered black. There was actually a Supreme Court case in which a woman who had ONE black relative, far removed, was declared black even though she looked white in most people's eyes. Of course, "color" is a fluid concept and in many Latin American countries, there exists a different way of classifying someone as "white," "black," "mestizo," etc.

  8. TL says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20091:56 pm 

    President Obama's father is of African origin. So whether he was raised by the black half or the white half or whatever it may be, doesn't take away what is in his blood. Casey, what you said is rude and inappropriate. I wonder if you think that every mixed child can only identify with the parent they were raised with? I just don't understand your reasoning. White parent+black parent+raised by white parent=only white? Just wondering if you heard Obama say himself that he sees himself as white? Because in my eyes he sees himself of mixed origin and is completely comfortable with that. Being mixed doesn't take away the significance of what is running through your blood.

  9. TL says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20091:58 pm 

    Just saying…open your ears before you open your mouth.

  10. Casey says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20092:45 pm 

    No, ugh! You all misunderstood me. I'm not saying he is all white, I'm not saying he is all black, obviously he is neither. I am just so sick of everyone calling him black, and the fact that so many people voted for him solely because they think he is black when he is both and should not be categorized as one or the other. I was simply pointing out the fact that he is not simply black that he has white ancestry too. I am so sickened that the country made this election a racial issue and then say Obama's election is going to change the way this country views race. Because if he was elected on the principle that he is "black" then his election is not going to change anything. Nothing I said was rude or inappropriate, it is simply fact. I was not putting him down, or putting down the African American race, I just want people to see him for what he is, BOTH!

  11. beth says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20093:37 pm 

    Casey- I know what you meant and I totally agree with you.

  12. Lisa says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20093:52 pm 

    Guys, why did this turn into a post about race?

    Can't we all just get along?

    lol

  13. TL says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20095:17 pm 

    Okay, what your saying now sounds a lot better and you prolly should have just said that in the first place. But, on another note. Those who may have voted for him because he is black is no different than those who didn't vote for him because he is black. You vote for who you can see yourself in and one day hope to be as good as or see hope in in the future. Just the same that you are upset that some may have voted for him b/c of the color of his skin, I'm just as upset with those that can't see that there is a good chance that people found hope in him and voted for him based off his merit and not because he is black. Obviously this isn't what she intended for this post so I'll stop responding now.

  14. Jamie says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20095:57 pm 

    I understand the argument that he is neither fully black nor white, but you have to understand, for so many people in this country, his being elected shows a huge change in society. He may not be what would today be called 'black' but for many people of color he is just because they look at him, and he looks like them, because not too long ago in history, he would have been considered black because of the color of his skin, regardless of his parentage. My great-grandmother was half white too, but she was still considered black. I'm tired of people getting into semantics because he's part white. Yes he is, but I don't think that people understand that when a person of color looks at him, they think "wow, finally I look at the President and he looks like me". So for me, he's black.

  15. Jacks says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20096:51 pm 

    Casey-I completely get what you are saying, but I think that the Obama argument is basically, "Would a person who looked like him have been served in a diner in southern Alabama 60 years ago?" The answer is no, and that's where the race thing comes into play.

    I think that some people are waiting for Obama to fail because the hype around him has been so huge and unbelievable, that no one could possibly live up to it. I think that in some ways it is also disturbing. Yes, he does represent a change in society, and that's great. And I think its great that he is inspiring hope in so many people. However, at the end of the day, he's really just another politician. And I don't think that all politicians should be kept under a degree of scrutiny, not followed with blind hope.

  16. Jacks says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20096:52 pm 

    Edit*** I mean to say that all politicians SHOULD be kept under a degree of scrutiny.

  17. Casey says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20097:15 pm 

    See, I can understand that, I just don't think it's right (or smart) to have elected someone simply because he is a minority, I know not everyone voted for him because of that sole reason, but a lot of people did, and a president should be elected based on who they are and what they represent, not the color of their skin, no matter how ground breaking it is. But I'm staying optimistic about the job he might do. Even though I didn't vote for him and I don't agree with what he stands for he is my president and I'm going to support him.

    And Jacks, I agree that that's probably why people are expecting him to fail, the press around him and the hype everyone made was dangerous and I don't think many people saw that before. We can only hope for the best now though.

  18. Comcastcares1 says:
    Sun, 25th Jan 20098:24 pm 

    I apologize for the trouble. Please know that we are continuously working on the improvement of our DVR. Hopefully you will see the improvements soon.

    Also, if you are willing to provide the phone number associated with the account, I will be happy to evaluate the credit that was issued to you.

    Best Regards,

    Mark Casem

    Comcast Corp.

    National Customer Operations

    We_Can_Help@cable.comcast.com

  19. AJ says:
    Mon, 26th Jan 20094:37 am 

    Wow, Comcast Cares is almost bordering on creepy. Anytime you bitch and moan about them on Twitter, someone finds you and asks if they can help.

    I'm right with you on the DVR thing. It would be nice if, after deleting a recording, the DVR would automatically not record it again until the next "new" episode. Maybe MTV, VH1 and E! are to blame, for not properly labeling their shows "new" or "repeat".

  20. T says:
    Mon, 26th Jan 20097:24 am 

    Maybe comcast will issue me and refund for last year when they scheduled my appointment between 11-5 but then didn't show up to my apartment until 8pm!! Sorry, but I have a huge problem being a single girl, living alone, and 2 very large men show up to my place at 8pm. But of course you need the internet for school so what are you going to do? Truly, Comcast has given me many reasons to question their business ethics and values.

  21. Sarah says:
    Mon, 26th Jan 200910:14 am 

    How can you question Comcast when they clearly go through a lot of extra effort to help customers that aren't actively seeking help themselves? I think it's kinda cool…

    Also, this whole race issue that's being debated is ridiculous. Although I suppose it has its place since the article is about venting, amirite?

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