FedEx shipment arrived early...
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Scott Dorman wrote:
Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it.
And you're surprised?!? Why would you do that, man, why?
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Why would you do that, man, why?
I notice you have tons of experience in this field.... :)
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Ordered an Amazon Kindle for my wife for Mother's Day. According to Amazon it was to ship FedEx 2-day, so it would have on Saturday (ordered it yesterday), which would have been perfect because then I could have hidden it before my wife saw it. Of course, FedEx shipped it priority overnight, so it arrived today allowing my wife to see it, open it, and completely ruin any chance of surprising her with it. Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it. :mad: :^)
Scott Dorman
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Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
Typical of women! (my wife is like that :sigh:)
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Ordered an Amazon Kindle for my wife for Mother's Day. According to Amazon it was to ship FedEx 2-day, so it would have on Saturday (ordered it yesterday), which would have been perfect because then I could have hidden it before my wife saw it. Of course, FedEx shipped it priority overnight, so it arrived today allowing my wife to see it, open it, and completely ruin any chance of surprising her with it. Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it. :mad: :^)
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
Ah, so the real problem is women. Yep, I hear ya. Just why cant they keep themselves to themselves? Always meddling. Always suspicious. Probably thought it was a blow up doll! Anyway, just what is a Kindle?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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Scott Dorman wrote:
and apologized.
Wait a minute. YOU apologized for getting her a great mother's day gift and asking her, quite legitimately, why she opened something addressed to you (does she not trust you???), and YOUR the one apologizing. Women! X| And yes, I'm familiar with the "design pattern" myself, and frankly, at this point, I have no tolerance for this level of BS. It's actually amazing the improvement that occurs in my life and in my relationships when my gf realizes, gee, maybe she's the one with a problem, not me. :-D Marc
It's not a design pattern but a troubleshooting pattern.
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Ordered an Amazon Kindle for my wife for Mother's Day. According to Amazon it was to ship FedEx 2-day, so it would have on Saturday (ordered it yesterday), which would have been perfect because then I could have hidden it before my wife saw it. Of course, FedEx shipped it priority overnight, so it arrived today allowing my wife to see it, open it, and completely ruin any chance of surprising her with it. Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it. :mad: :^)
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
Anything delivered to the house is free to be opened by the first person that sees it (unless its during Christmas). Amazon is notorious for delivering stuff a little faster than they promise, especially if the order is fulfilled by Amazon. Damage is done, but you should have just rolled with it. So what, she got it a bit early...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Why would you do that, man, why?
I notice you have tons of experience in this field.... :)
Abhinav S wrote:
I notice you have tons of experience in this field....
Common sense.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Abhinav S wrote:
I notice you have tons of experience in this field...
You don't need experience in such case. It's been a part of Common Sense since a long time. :-D
..Go Green..
You beat me to it! :-D
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Scott Dorman wrote:
Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it.
And you're surprised?!? Why would you do that, man, why?
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
Long day, lack of food, any number of reasons for not thinking about it...
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Ah, so the real problem is women. Yep, I hear ya. Just why cant they keep themselves to themselves? Always meddling. Always suspicious. Probably thought it was a blow up doll! Anyway, just what is a Kindle?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
fat_boy wrote:
Just why cant they keep themselves to themselves? Always meddling. Always suspicious.
Yep...
fat_boy wrote:
Probably thought it was a blow up doll!
Nope...box was way too small.
fat_boy wrote:
Anyway, just what is a Kindle?
It is an electronic reading device from Amazon. http://amazon.com/kindle[^]
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Typical of women! (my wife is like that :sigh:)
If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
:)
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Anything delivered to the house is free to be opened by the first person that sees it (unless its during Christmas). Amazon is notorious for delivering stuff a little faster than they promise, especially if the order is fulfilled by Amazon. Damage is done, but you should have just rolled with it. So what, she got it a bit early...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Amazon is notorious for delivering stuff a little faster than they promise, especially if the order is fulfilled by Amazon.
Definately. Will keep that in mind next time.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Damage is done, but you should have just rolled with it. So what, she got it a bit early...
She hasn't gotten anything really nice in a while (money has been too tight) so this would have been a nice surprise.
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Amazon is notorious for delivering stuff a little faster than they promise, especially if the order is fulfilled by Amazon.
Definately. Will keep that in mind next time.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Damage is done, but you should have just rolled with it. So what, she got it a bit early...
She hasn't gotten anything really nice in a while (money has been too tight) so this would have been a nice surprise.
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
When she asked you about it, you could have said, "Yeah, I got you that for mother's day." It looks like it still would have been a surprise at that point. Hindsight is 20-20... :)
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
When she asked you about it, you could have said, "Yeah, I got you that for mother's day." It looks like it still would have been a surprise at that point. Hindsight is 20-20... :)
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001I did say that. Of course, it was after I asked why she opened it. :doh:
Scott Dorman
Microsoft® MVP - Visual C# | MCPD President - Tampa Bay IASA [Blog][Articles][Forum Guidelines]
Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai