Valentine's Day lessons and upcoming attractions

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Hello readers. I thought I would give you all a little update about what has been going with in my life lately. It's been a pretty action-packed week as I tried to study for my mid-term and prepare for Valentine's Day. Well I think the midterm went well, but I unfortunately cannot say the same for my Valentine's Day. For those of you who have been following my facebook and twitter updates, you will know that I am in a little ongoing saga with a certain flower delivery company. Well, long story short, they made it right, but unfortunately the damage was done, and a certain special someone in my life did not get flowers delivered to their office on Valentine's Day. But there is a little silver lining to this whole story: the sound advice of Professors T and G, helped me gain satisfaction in this matter. You see sometimes, simply calling customer service to complain does not work, and you have to get a little creative in your thinking, much like my dad in next week's post. What I had to do in this case was employ a very aggressive social media campaign to make the floral company understand that what they had done was unacceptable and that I wanted to be compensated. 


In the end, I got two things out of this little adventure: firstly I got a lovely compensation bouquet and gift card, both free of charge, and secondly, the inspiration for next week's post, "My dad on dealing with the bank's customer service, and his views on the financial crisis". Believe me, even if you think you have my dad figured out, this upcoming story will change all that. If you thought you were good with customer service agents, this will make you look like an amateur. Trust me, I didn't even believe it until I saw the proof.


So there you have it, a little teaser about next week's post and a look into my personal life. For those of you who are wondering about my series on "Television Wars", don't worry, "Episode II, Escalation" is in the works and should be posted soon. 

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Daniel  

Coming attractions...and a few corrections

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Hello everyone. I thought I would give all a little preview of some of the stories I have coming up. But before I get into that, I feel a small correction is in order. I must admit, that having gotten caught in retelling my father's adventures, I may have forgotten to mention a few people. You see this particular omission pertains to my post on how my dad deals with conflict resolution, and moving mountains: this past Sunday, whilst watching the Super Bowl at my brother's house, a good friend of mine, Jules (who defines his line of work as waste management) came up to me and said "hey, nice blog. But where the hell am I in all this?!?!" It's true, it's my fault, because you see Jules is a pretty huge guy, and has an equally big heart. He is the kind of friend who has no problem dropping everything at a moment's notice to help you out...even if helping you involves moving forty tons of earth. And when I mentioned this accidental omission to my parents, they agreed, and my father even commented, "I actually like Jules more than you...he doesn't complain as much!" Thanks mom and dad, really feeling the love here. But it's true. I am sorry that I forgot to mention my good friend Jules. But I feel this is an appropriate introduction to that big old ox, as he will be a central character in a number of upcoming stories, involving my dad and unsolicited home renovations/demolitions. Those upcoming stories will also serve as the perfect backdrop to introduce another important person in my life, my good friend and sister-in-law, and how she deals with stress.


So I also promised you some upcoming attractions: next week's post will actually be the first in a series of many, entitled "Television Wars". You see this particular tale on my dad's crazy/visionary out of the box thinking (you'd be surprised how often those two go hand-in-hand...maybe my dad is right, and he is one of the great minds of our time...and maybe my mom is right, and he simply likes the sound of his own voice...time will tell I suppose) is spread out over many years and too long to tell in a single post. So sit down buckle up, and get ready for a ride on the crazy express. Trust me, I could not be making this stuff up.


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Please leave feedback and commentary. My dad is very excited by the prospect of imparting his wisdom onto the world.


Stay tuned.


Daniel     

Sneak peek

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Hi everyone I have a great story planned for this week, my dad's views on my education and how he discovered the siphon system.


Please also look out for my upcoming facebook page which will have regular posts by my dad, information on twitterviews, and even the chance to ask my dad for advice (if you are feeling particularly brave).


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Stay tuned.


Daniel