Horror Stories

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• Erase Hard Drive Software Protects You and Others

  
  beastmoon [dot] com — Authority: 137
  Philip Tsang asked: Computers are getting better, faster and more advanced at an alarming rate. In fact you can pretty much guarantee your brand new computer will be cheaper and out of date in a month. Getting a brand new computer is a great feeling; it always feels so much darn quicker than the last! [...]
  7 hours ago

• Four Gastric Bypasses, Three Near Successes, Two Major Complications, And A Lap Band In A...

  
  melting mama — Authority: 142
  My sister in law informed me yesterday that shes going to have Lap-Band surgery.  I am not surprised, as she has been considering weight loss surgery for years, but she has been scared of the process.  Shes watched four of us go through the process in succession - with varying reactions and results.  I was first ...
  14 hours ago

• Service horror story

  
  So You Want To Be A Waiter — Authority: 131
  From the blog On the Edge  The Albany (NY) Times Union website: Things your waiter whould never say/do December 21, 2009 at 11:28 am by Kristi Gustafson R and I went to dinner Friday night and had what may have been the, um, quirkiest (and annoying) waiter either of us have ever experienced. In fact, at one ...
  1 day ago

• UPS Dumped My Christmas Presents All Over The Street

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  Warren was expecting some gifts to arrive via UPS this week, and understandably hoped they might be dropped off in front of his door. That didnt happen, he says, thanks to a snow storm and some less than diligent delivery efforts. He found his packages nowhere near his house. He writes: My name is Warren Wells and ...
  1 day ago

• AT&T Took Me Offline For Nearly A Week When I Upgraded Internet Service

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  Since youre reading this on Christmas Day, theres a reasonable chance youd agree that losing internet access for a week is tantamount to going without food or showering. Thus its tough to feel anything but deep sorrow for Graham, who in trying to improve his home businesss online access by upgrading from standard ...
  1 day ago

• Chase Mistakenly Says My Rewards Balance Is In The Negatives

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  Daniel says Chase promised him to retroactively give him rewards on past purchases after he switched account types, but somehow he ended up with a negative rewards balance. He says hes got more than $600 in rewards coming to him, but Chase wont budge and give Dave what he believes hes entitled to. He writes: A year ...
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• Pseudopod 174: The Primakov

  
  Pseudopod — Authority: 407
  By R.J. Hobbs Read by Ben Phillips It was a Tuesday night when the Primakov received an emergency transmission on the ICT radio from The Bakapor, a distressed fishing vessel from Petropavlovsk. The captain translated the Russian slowly, word by word, with a phrasebook. The night was completely calm, and the ...
  2 days ago

• MILK AND COOKIES • by Ty Johnston

  
  Every Day Fiction — Authority: 497
  He popped out of the fireplace to the usual scene. Christmas tree in the corner, nearly lighting up the room with its inane twinklings. Stockings hung by the chimney. With care, of course. And a little table bearing a plate of cookies and a glass of milk. There was a note underneath the plate. He glanced about. No ...
  2 days ago

• Tales of Holiday Techno-Failure [Holiday Horrors]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 881
  Is it any surprise that when I asked a bunch of Gizmodo readers to share their holiday horror stories, you guys sent in tales of frozen cameras, techno-challenged dads and—yes—porn-filled...
  2 days ago

• Tales of Holiday Techno-Horror [Holiday Horrors]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 881
  Is it any surprise that when I asked a bunch of Gizmodo readers to share their holiday horror stories, you guys sent in tales of frozen cameras, techno-challenged dads and—yes—porn-filled...
  2 days ago

• Seeking Transit Gloria Mundi [Pic Of The Day]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 858
  [Stranded travelers fiddle with their hand-held devices in Penn Station today when all trains out of the city were suspended for nearly three hours due to an electrical problem. Image via Getty]
  3 days ago

• Seeking Tranist Gloria Mundi [Pic Of The Day]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 858
  [ Stranded travelers fiddle with their hand-held devices in Penn Station today when all trains out of the city were suspended for nearly three hours due to an electrical problem. Image via Getty ]
  3 days ago

• Stuff Our Stockings with Christmas Horror Stories [Holiday Of Horrors]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 858
  Now that we have safely arrived at our destinations the real fun begins. Its time to terrify with your tales of holidays gone horribly awry. The tree is up, lets set it on fire with a candle from...
  3 days ago

• What Makes Therapy “Precious”

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Watching "Precious" is a powerful experience. One of the core dynamics that surfaces in this film is the burgeoning relationship between Precious and her teacher, Ms. Rain. Interestingly, this dynamic also represents one of the most effective curative processes in therapy. Before I dive into this connection I must ...
  3 days ago

• The Travel Horror Story Winner Is Now Boarding at Gate 1A [Christmas Crash]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 858
  We have chosen the king of the Holiday Travel Horror Stories and the winner of a $50 MetroCard. Looks like youre going to have to save your fresh tales of woe for next years contest. Here are your winners. There were so many great crashes along the Christmas commute that we couldnt decide on just one. Here are ...
  3 days ago

• BofA Doubled My Interest Rate, Said Theyd Undouble It, Kept It Doubled

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  Julia said Bank of America hiked her interest rate then placated her for months, promising it would eventually lower it to its previous level, only to turn around and say she was misinformed and would be stuck with the higher interest rate. She writes: Like most Bank of America credit card customers, my interest ...
  3 days ago

• Pre-op Diets and WLS Better Overall Results!

  
  melting mama — Authority: 142
  MM at highest weight, before the WLS "pre-op" diet. I guess I have to admit now that going on those grueling pre-operative diets prior to WLS is worth it.  When mentioned, theres usually a lot of "Oh GOOOOD, did your surgeon tell you that you HAD to diet for X amount of time?  Pul-leeze, dont worry about it." ...
  3 days ago

• Next Stop, Holiday Travel Horror Stories! [Christmas Crash]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 858
  Commenters are leaving great tales of airport woe and torturous car trips. If you want to try to win a $50 MetroCard, go leave your worst Christmas commute story in the comments of the original post . Happy trails! [ Image via ]
  4 days ago

• Useful, Perhaps

  
  Sufferin' Succotash — Authority: 112
  As yall know...every few weeks I have to buy air tickets for a group of intl students as part of their grant agreement. I was debating between two different itineraries for this guy from Indonesia....one was $60 cheaper but it had him spending the night in the Bangkok airport. The other was more expensive, and a ...
  4 days ago

• Company Forecloses On Wrong Condo, Throws Out Everything

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  Its still unclear exactly whats going on between this Las Vegas woman and a realty company, but they definitely sent someone to clean out her home when they werent supposed to . She says they came and emptied the place of everything she owned, all because of an address mistake with the foreclosed property next door. ...
  4 days ago

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