Blog o' the Jimmy

How long is long enough to wait for someone to follow through on their end of an agreement?  Six months is long enough for me, although for PayPal it’s 45 days to file a grievance and get your money back.

06 July ’09 I sent my deposit to Tony via PayPal and followed up with pics for inspiration in the creation of my tattoo.  Tony responded immediately and also suggested I add him as a friend on Facebook.  According to his email and website, I was to wait 1-4 weeks for a first draft.

After 4 weeks I had heard nothing, so I sent an email. My email did not receive a response, so I contacted him via Facebook.  Tony explained that he had some personal issues come up and was really busy, but I was not to worry, all was well.

Another 4 weeks went by, no word.  I again contacted Tony and he said it would be coming soon.  A week went by and nothing, then another week went by so I contacted him again, this time requested a refund. Tony’s response was that it was coming soon, he was close.

September past and October rolled around.  Still nothing from Tony.  So in the middle of a evening of some potent wine I sent him a WTF? message asking why he didn’t seem to give a crap and again asking for a refund.  Tony responded again with his usual ‘ I’m incredibly busy, spent countless hours on this, coming soon, sorry’.

Well, it’s a week until xmas and I’ve given up hope.  $80 US down the drain.  I hope this post will encourage others to make sure that if Tony doesn’t stick to his own terms they take the necessary steps get their money back before it’s too late.

Which direction is she spinning?  Clockwise is Right brained, and counter clockwise is Left Brained.  Your first impression is supposed to be which side is more dominant for you naturally.  I was able to get her to spin either way after taking my eyes off the picture slightly and then looking back.  Right Brain v Left Brain

Unbelievable! Guy makes a movie for $300, posts it to YouTube, and next thing you know he is getting emails left and right from Hollywood. The creator just signed a $30 million deal with Sam Raimi’s movie company.

Check it out:

I just thought this totally rocked!

Couple pay another table’s tab, and chain reaction of generosity lasts hours

By Danielle Johnson
NBCPhiladelphia.com
updated 3:09 p.m. MT, Mon., Dec . 14, 2009

PHILADELPHIA – It played like a scene from a holiday movie — a mystery couple, who didn’t leave their names or numbers, walked into a restaurant, finished their meal and then set off a chain reaction of generosity that lasted for hours.

That’s just what employees at the Aramingo Diner in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia said a man and a woman did during their breakfast shift Saturday morning.

“It was magical. I had tears in my eyes because it never happened before. I’ve been here for 10 years, and I’ve never seen anything like that,” said Lynn Willard, a waitress.

Willard and other waitresses told NBC Philadelphia that the couple started the chain reaction by paying double: for their own meal and for the tab of another table of diners at the restaurant. There’s no evidence that one group of diners knew the others.

“I could not believe it. And it continued and continued — it was very nice,” said Willard. “They asked us not to say anything until they left, say, ‘Merry Christmas, that person picked up your check.’”

For the next five hours, dozens of patrons got into that same holiday spirit and paid the favor forward.

The diner’s manager said not one person was concerned about price of the check — which ran between $12 and $30.

“It was a surprise to all of us; the girls were even taken aback,” said the diner’s manager. “Those who took the check also tipped the waitress. So nobody had to do anything other than pass it on, and that’s what they did. They just passed it forward.”

It’s a true holiday story that proves how a small gesture of kindness can create some magic.

I can’t imagine life without a 4 wheel drive vehicle in Utah, especially in the winter.   The practicality showed today by the lack of ‘smart cars’ on the road.  Granted, I am all for good fuel economy, trying to be more GREEN (I’m finally tired of that term), and yes it doesn’t snow here all the time, but if one has the means to purchase at least one, even all wheel drive, and your going to live in a place where weather is a BIG ?, then why not?