This Geek

So, I’m writing this from my cell phone. Smartphones ftw (for the win) as my gaming buddies would say.

Now, the question would be why I’m writing this from my phone? Simple answer really. My work has become extremely anal retentive - ridiculously so - about internet, particularly chat programs, so, out of spite (to myself), i have removed all chat software and my beloved firefox browser from my workstations. I now refuse to browse the internet from my workstations, unless I really, really have to.

Stupid opera mini! It has a really small edit buffer, so I had to switch to using Internet Explorer (ugh!) in the middle of writing this post. I would rather use opera mobile, but I don’t want to fork over $24 for it. As my (bad) luck would have it, it’s also the only browser that I’ve tried so far that renders the shoutbox on my other site properly. Unfortunately for me, my trial period is over now. sigh, I’m such a cheapskate!

I received another statement from Afrox Medispeed for my CPAP machine - this one marked as ‘overdue’. So I phoned the rep this morning to find out why they had not yet submitted the claim to my medical aid, and she basically told me that she had no idea as she has nothing to do with that side of things, and I should phone X.

So, I phone X, and ask her why they haven’t submitted the claim to my medical aid. She says to me, “but you’re a private patient!” Uhh… lady… why would I be asking about my medical aid if I was a private patient?

Anyway, it seems that some twat data capturer had loaded me onto their systems as a private patient, despite the fact that I had provided the rep with all my information. Or maybe it’s the rep that is the twat. Who knows?

• I hope people are getting my subtext here, ie maybe it’s not a good idea to deal with Afrox Medispeed.