You cannot make this stuff up...

First, let me state that we love San Francisco so far. We love the condo, the weather, the neighborhood, the new job...love, love, love.

However, I must say we are four out of four days on shaking our heads in amusement and perplexion over what we see here. It is almost like we have beamed onto another planet.

Two things hit us today.

First, above is a Vallejo (suburb) police car with a proposed new sponsorship. Apparently, PETA wants to get the word out that vegetarianism is a good thing. They are proposing "sponsorships" of police cars with the above advertisement. "Lettuce Serve and Protect" being the key slogan. To be clear, I think PETA does many great things. I easily agree that people who are cruel to animals and hunt for sport without consumption are lowlifes... However, putting this cheesey ad on police cars is weird in so many ways. Every self respecting police officer has to be amazed that a city would contemplate allowing this to happen.

Secondly, we have had our third run in with service people laziness that we have been warned about here by many people. On Friday afternoon, we had two delivery people from Best Buy show up at our place to deliver a washer and dryer. After surveying the situation, they decided that installing a washer and dryer in our unit would be impossible. Never mind that 13 other people had washers and dryers installed...many by Best Buy. Our unit must have been different from every other. Christine called Best Buy and read them the riot act. They agreed to send someone else out today. Wellllllll.......

Today, they came out to attempt to deliver and install the washer and dryer again. Christine buzzed in the delivery guy and greeted him at the door. As he was standing alone, Christine looks past him and inquires if his helper would be coming up.

The delivery guy looks puzzled and asks her why she thought another person would be there. Christine responded logically...."I thought it would take two people to get the washer and dryer on the elevator and installed." The delivery guy looked uncomfortable before stating "I did not bring a washer and dryer...no one told me to."

What the heck was he here for? A site survey? A friendly visit? Coffee and cookies?

Now, I know how my wife gets when she gets mad. It ain't pretty. I would have paid good money to watch and listen as she went off. "Forgot the washer and dryer?" !(#&$&%T&!!!!!!

Mr. Wendell will be posting next...he has a few experiences he would like to share....