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Blogflux and Incredimail – Thanks so very, very much

Blogflux and Incredimail – Thanks so very, very much

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I am grateful to Blogflux and Incredimail. Bless yer hearts, it’s always a pleasure to work on my anger management skills. But seriously, so not nice of you.

Blogflux: Once again, when I tried to update the image you had at BlogFlux for my blog, you deleted my blog altogether. I have been listed at BlogFlux for a couple of years. I only update the information about twice a year, but whenever I do, you delete my blog for reasons unknown and send me a terse email saying that my blog has not been accepted into the directory. Each time I have had to write to ask why, at which point I have to fill out the whole application again, and the blog is eventually reinstated. Until next time.

If you want to reject my blog, would you mind telling me why? I have read your terms, and I can’t see any way in which my site violates them.
If, on the other hand, you want to accept my blog, would you please stop rejecting it? This is very inconvenient.

Every time you delete my blog I lose my subscriptions. The last time it happened, I gave up and started a new subscription service at Feedblitz – not only because of the abovementioned annoyance factor, but also because my WordPress blog seemed to have an occasional feed problem with your site that stopped the subsciptions. Of course, I have had no problems with any other service. I can vouch for Feedblitz.

However, I have still been listed in the BlogFlux web directory, and I have still linked to BlogFlux until now. You’ve had a permanent link on my site for a couple of years now. My request for a response on this issue has gone unanswered, so um, I’m taking down the link.

Incredimail: My understanding was that my purchase of your email program was a one-time thing. I was so surprised when I received your notice today that you have gone ahead and charged me for another year of JunkFilter membership at the price of $39.95. Thanks so much for not checking with me first.

I can tell you really care about your customers and that you are glad to have me continue to be “a part of the Incredimail community.” You say that “as a valued IncrediMail customer” my “IncrediMail experience” is very important to you. What a nice touch that the price for a one-year subscription to the Junk Mail filter is more than your current price ($29.95) for the Incredimail Premium package.

A wee customer satisfaction suggestion: If you did a customer survey of the community, you might find that many of us who like to use email stationary and image enclosures in the body of an email are nonetheless playing our checking accounts rather close to the bone during these difficult times. If you are really very concerned about your community, you might do us the courtesy of asking us about the timing and desirability of such a charge before going ahead with it. I am so very grateful that this particular charge didn’t cause me to bounce any checks, because the fee for doing so is extremely hefty and I have just authorized payment on my bills for mid-month. Thank you too for not responding to my email. I just love a close community.

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The thing about the web? Transparency, baby.

(Sarcasm. Kvetch. Boo-hisssss. Yeah, yeah, same old same old.)

Saxby Chambliss Says He Wants Me

Saxby Chambliss Says He Wants Me

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Saxby and I correspond quite often, so I feel comfortable thinking of him by his first-name rather than by the whole ducal title “Republican Senator of Georgia, Saxby Chambliss.” I’ve never known anyone named Saxby before.

His job is to work for me and to protect my interests, as a citizen of Georgia and the United States. I don’t feel as though I really have that many people working for me, so I take the responsibility very seriously. I write to him often, expressing concerns, laying out arguments, proposing solutions and – most importantly – asking him to consider (at least on occasion) using his vote for the common good.

That man! Sometimes I think he really forgets that he’s supposed to represent all our interests, not just those of some of us. Sometimes he ignores my correspondence. Sometimes he sends a form letter. On nearly every issue, he votes in just the opposite way from what I had requested (bless his heart).

Men. What can you do? I was really starting to become despondent about our relationship, but then I received a wonderful email from Saxby today – just after noon.

I won’t quote the whole letter, because … well, it’s full of the usual, and let’s just leave it at that.

Amazingly, he has proclaimed his desire for me! He offers himself to me – forever, and without hesitation!

Thank you for contacting me with your concerns for S. 2253, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing. I appreciate hearing from you and want you.

Natural gas prices have been rising … Blah, blah, blah….

Thank you again for taking the time to contact me. If you would like to receive timely email alerts regarding the latest congressional actions and my weekly e-newsletter, please sign up via my web site at: www.chambliss.senate.gov. Please do not hesitate to be in touch if I may ever be of assistance to you.

Sincerely,

Saxby Chambliss
United States Senate

For all that Senator Chambliss says he “wants me,” and offers to be there for me (anytime and for ever), it seems he doesn’t take my requests for assistance very seriously. Our relationship is still very rocky.

But we don’t really have a relationship, do we? Who really gets the benefit of the votes he casts?

Follow the money, girls. Follow the money.

The thing that really hurts my feelings? I’m already on his newsletter list, and he didn’t even notice.