Friday Bitch & Brag
January 23, 2026 - The Unhelpful Response Edition: sewing, vending, and rudeness
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In case you haven’t heard, a big snowstorm is happening this weekend. Will we get 5 inches of snow in the Mid-Atlantic region? Or up to 27 inches?! No one knows for sure, not even the meteorologists. In the meantime, gather ‘round for this week’s B&B session!
Bitch: On Sunday I had this grand plan to work on sewing repairs and other projects, only to have two needles break in my serger and I didn’t have any more of that particular gauge. Not sure what exactly happened, but I have an order in to Wawak for more needles.
Brag: I successfully repaired a few items and I can use my sewing machine(s) for other projects over another three-day weekend.
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Bitch: I periodically receive emails from property management where I used to live more than 3 years ago. Twice I’ve responded to ask to be removed from their mailing list. Today I received another email, and when I responded with another removal request, I got this response:
HI,
Thank you for your email. You are the only person that can stop
communication to your device. I hope this helps,
What kind of bullshit answer is this?
Brag: After cursing for a couple minutes, I checked my password manager, and I still had the tenant portal login info. I disabled all notification options, changed the mailing address and phone number to fakes, and sent this message back:
No, that was not a helpful response. Letting me know that communication methods can only be changed via the online portal, and providing the link, would have been very helpful.
It’s flippant, unhelpful responses like this that make me glad I moved out.
The moral is: You come for an Aquarius woman, you best not miss.
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Bitch: Since the beginning of the school year, the vending machines in the staff lounge at Wagstaff have been out of order/empty, all because the school district couldn’t find a vendor to maintain the machines…
Brag: ….but now that it’s nearly the third quarter, a new vendor is under contract and our vending machines have been restocked! I’m not drinking regular soda anymore, and I try to avoid eating a lot of junk food, but seeing the machine full and operational makes me happy.
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