Punching Babies

This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

OMFG

So, remember how I was in that car accident? All the damages [a totaled van] and medical bills are to be covered in full by U-Haul provided I submit all receipts and the police report that detailed the accident.

I have been trying to obtain the police report for about a month now to no avail. A few weeks ago I sent them a written request for the record and a cheque to cover the cost of the report. I've called and left messages asking them where it is, they didn't call me back.

I finally get someone on the phone today and she looked up my name and the accident report.

She said the accident under my name is listed as a hit and run that occurred on January 19, 2008.

When I corrected her with the actual details of my accident there was a pause and then she told me:

It appears that we have misplaced the accident report. I don't know where it is. All the office are now closed. I'll call you tomorrow.

*blood shooting from eyes*

Weird Things I've Learned About America 2

Credit Cards

As you all know, I got a cell phone recently, but not without some drama. When I called T-Mobile to order my phone, I was informed that there was a block on my credit cards. All three of them. Confused, I called my credit card companies [VISA and Mastercard] to find out the deal. They said nothing was wrong. It turns out that T-Mobile wouldn't accept my cards because they were issued in Canada, not the US. Despite the fact that these are major credit cards accepted around the world, they are apparently invalid because US-issued credit cards are somehow special and impervious to fraud.

So it should come to no surprise that I called several stores in my area and raised a little hell. After I asked the manager of one store if they realized that people from other countries with valid major credit cards move to the US and need to talk on phones just like Americans, they processed my card and gave me my damn phone.

Healthcare

Over the weekend, I addressed some interesting issues that were brought up about Canadian versus US healthcare. An American perception of Canadian healthcare was this:

1. If healthcare is 'free' then only the bad doctors will stay in Canada and the good ones will go to the states to make more money.
2. It's unfair to pay taxes that support a universal healthcare system because some people never get sick and therefore don't need the service. What a ripoff.
3. The taxes we pay far exceed the amount we would spent on US healthcare, so US healthcare is cheaper.

Yikes.

Whirlyball Is A Vicious Game

So a bunch of students went to this bar that has Whirlyball. It's this mishmash of bumper cars, basketball, and lacrosse. It started out innocently and was fun but I think once people realized it was really hard and they sucked, they just started viciously bumping into each other [I know I did]. Anyway, I hit my leg when someone hit me especially hard and thus, the hideous bruise. It was worth it though because JB and I discovered that everyone at school lives in Lakeview [our neighbourhood] and we are slowly building our empire.

Just So We're Clear

I'm not endorsing Hillary Clinton. Sorry, my last post was ambiguous. I thought about it a lot and I'm leaning toward Obama. I don't think he's a superstar but out of the available choices, I think he's the least of all evils. I just thought the Clinton car was out of control. That is all.

VOTE for HILLARY

My mom went to a Hillary Clinton rally in Arizona the other day and took a bunch of photos. I thought these were the most interesting:

*poof*