My friend Jamie (known as Duke on this blog). Has moved to the sunshine state for work. Yes, the man who puts on sunblock to go to WaWa has moved to the hottest most sunny state in his free nation.
Duke and I go way back to when we were kids. Our parents were quite involved in our local church, and thats how we met. I can remember one time with Duke and I driving to a miniature golf outing (Our whacky pastor, Pastor Jack thought it would be cool to drive all the way out to Lancaster to play mini golf. He was right!) we were in the back of my parents station wagon and facing backwards in the Ford Tarus. The whole time we talked about transformers. I was doing my dead on Starscream voice (which was ruined when I hit puberty and just being total nerds while the other guys were talking to the one cute female in the car. Duke used to wear these glasses with this black band on the back to keep them from falling off his face. Kind of like the the basketball players used to wear.
Many years later, Duke got contacts, but pretty much we still talked about dorky stuff and didnt in favor or talking to people who don't have a penis. Now he has moved away, because he is a jerk.
Many, years of memories. Including being there for his "lowest point of his life" which happened when he had party that no one showed up to. He was really drunk and saying it was "The lowest point of his life" and we left him there.
He also worked for a shady painting selling company which provided many laughs and still does. He was the first person locally to have his own place and took over for the headquarters from "My parents basement". Jay and Jenna made a baby there, Duke got his balls cupped (and god know what else) and his apartment really brought many people together.
Many other memories include my times down the shore with Duke, drunken nights at his other apartment, Duke's hot but mildly crazy girlfriend from South Philly and playing and a NHL video game on my computer every Friday for a year.
Jamie was famous for his "Jamie 180" when he would be really passionate about something, and than months later take the polar opposite view on it. So, maybe he will say he DOESNT HATE new Jersey in a year and move back. BUt, honestly, I think we have seen the last of Duke as a South Jersey resident.
We will all miss Duke, and hope he doesn't get eaten by a gator. I want everyone to comment on their most memorable Duke moment. It is OKAY to cry when typing it. But, I am not going to say that it isn't very gay.
I have to hit the Publish Post comment,because I have something in my eye.....
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
"For a Service Problem Press 1"
Day 1
I have a rough day in the last two hours of work. When a truck that has really expensive Blueberries on it decides to take 8 hours to get from DC to Vineland, NJ. So, I stop by maybe fav. watering hole and get some grub and a few beers. I make sure I am in home in time for the new How I Met Your Mother (and all the other shows I watch Monday). I settle down back in my apartment in hopes to whach HIMYM and forget about my crappy day.
I cant do that. My cable is out. So, is my internet. I call up to see what can be done and the robot voice tells me it will be a long wait. But, it would be better if I logged on the internet and reported the problem. Clearly, I can't do that. So I got to my parents to watch HIMYM and the rest of my Monday shows.
I returned home, still no cable or anything.
Day 2
I call in the morning. The dude on the phone assures me that he will send someone out to fix the problem!
They tell me the dude will be out around 5-9. I tell them that I wont get home till 530-6pm. So, please dont send him at 5pm.
At this point I think I know what the problem is. They have my apartment number WRONG for my service address, but right for my billing address. A year ago, they cut my cable feed because I came up as someone who doesnt pay( I do, they looked off the incorrect service address) so they cut my line.
I tired MANY times to make sure it wouldnt happen again. I always feared it would. Around 7pm, I doze off and finally wake up at 7:45 with my cell phone clutched in my hand. I call Comcast and they seem fairly Annoyed that I am calling, since its not 9pm yet. I call at 8:46 and the robot voice tells me my appointment is for Oct31 (the next day). I get a live person. They tell me the tech hit code 1, for the reason not to come out. Code 1- means Weather. It was chilly,but insanely clear out that night. I asked if they no longer come out if it rains now. She said, they wouldnt climb a pole, but I told her they should at least have told me they weren't coming and that who knows if they had to climb a pole. Also, that the weather was amazingly nice. The lady is FLA, and tells me she understands my frustration (I kept using the word asshole) and that she also is a "consumer".
Than Chris Arter comes over and we eat candy and watch a spooky movie and Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on DVD. Im glad he came over, because my night was shot pretty much.
Day 3
Finally the guy comes out around quarter of 8. He is wearing Devil horns (for Halloween I assume, although I think most COmcast workers have them naturally). He told me that they basically disconnected my cable again,b ecause I didn't show up as a customer. He tought me some random tricks on my digital box.
After that I met price and rick for trivia night at Jersey's. Thankfully they took 20 bucks off my bill. But even still Comcast is evil and most of their workers or morons.
I have a rough day in the last two hours of work. When a truck that has really expensive Blueberries on it decides to take 8 hours to get from DC to Vineland, NJ. So, I stop by maybe fav. watering hole and get some grub and a few beers. I make sure I am in home in time for the new How I Met Your Mother (and all the other shows I watch Monday). I settle down back in my apartment in hopes to whach HIMYM and forget about my crappy day.
I cant do that. My cable is out. So, is my internet. I call up to see what can be done and the robot voice tells me it will be a long wait. But, it would be better if I logged on the internet and reported the problem. Clearly, I can't do that. So I got to my parents to watch HIMYM and the rest of my Monday shows.
I returned home, still no cable or anything.
Day 2
I call in the morning. The dude on the phone assures me that he will send someone out to fix the problem!
They tell me the dude will be out around 5-9. I tell them that I wont get home till 530-6pm. So, please dont send him at 5pm.
At this point I think I know what the problem is. They have my apartment number WRONG for my service address, but right for my billing address. A year ago, they cut my cable feed because I came up as someone who doesnt pay( I do, they looked off the incorrect service address) so they cut my line.
I tired MANY times to make sure it wouldnt happen again. I always feared it would. Around 7pm, I doze off and finally wake up at 7:45 with my cell phone clutched in my hand. I call Comcast and they seem fairly Annoyed that I am calling, since its not 9pm yet. I call at 8:46 and the robot voice tells me my appointment is for Oct31 (the next day). I get a live person. They tell me the tech hit code 1, for the reason not to come out. Code 1- means Weather. It was chilly,but insanely clear out that night. I asked if they no longer come out if it rains now. She said, they wouldnt climb a pole, but I told her they should at least have told me they weren't coming and that who knows if they had to climb a pole. Also, that the weather was amazingly nice. The lady is FLA, and tells me she understands my frustration (I kept using the word asshole) and that she also is a "consumer".
Than Chris Arter comes over and we eat candy and watch a spooky movie and Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on DVD. Im glad he came over, because my night was shot pretty much.
Day 3
Finally the guy comes out around quarter of 8. He is wearing Devil horns (for Halloween I assume, although I think most COmcast workers have them naturally). He told me that they basically disconnected my cable again,b ecause I didn't show up as a customer. He tought me some random tricks on my digital box.
After that I met price and rick for trivia night at Jersey's. Thankfully they took 20 bucks off my bill. But even still Comcast is evil and most of their workers or morons.
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