Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
The VA has rejected my application. They claim the SS# I have had all my life and military career isn't mine.
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at6
1st Sergeant
That super sucks. The Airforce had my father listed with two SS#s and he had a hell of a time getting it straightened out.
MIflyer
Captain
When I applied for SS Retirement they told me my SSAN and name did not match. But my original SSAN card DOES match my name!
When I joined the Navy I was denied a security clearance because they said I wrongfully claimed my mother was a citizen when she was not (born in Japan of American parents). It turns out her bureaucratically unsavvy parents made an "uncorrectable" paperwork error on returning to the US in 1933, depriving all three daughters of their citizenship. It took a senatorial intervention to get it fixed, as INS was unwilling to help in any way.
MIflyer
Captain
There was a movie that came out around 1959 about that. A bomber gunner gets shot down and is declared dead but in reality he is a POW. To correct that they issue him a new serial number for the 6 months or so he is on active duty before he musters out after the war. But then in the early 50's he gets recalled to active duty because the records show he had served only 6 months. I think it is called "Wake Me When It's Over." Stars Dick Shawn and Ernie Kovacks. Has a few great shots of an F-51D.
They used to spell my name wrong at the hospital and then claim I had not gotten my flu shot and then our Admin would angrily show them my shot record. Did not figure out what was wrong until I retired.
fubar57
General
Hope you get it sorted out Greg
Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
What hasn't annoyed me today, it's a much shorter list!!!
at6
1st Sergeant
Keep having Windows installer trying to install on Windows 10 . It fails with error code 1706 and still have to find out how to correct it. Microsuck is of no help what so ever. Let's give Herr Gates a huge cactus in anus.
Snautzer01
Marshal
- 46,292
- Mar 26, 2007
Its trying to install an office program kill all office programs. Then remove office programs. shutdown, unplug power. Power up log in reinstall office.
at6
1st Sergeant
Thanks I'll try that. I've already uninstalled office program from windows and will remove the Libre office as well. hopefully that will do it.
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
Upon further review, they have acknowledged that I am who I say I am.
I suspect that as a way to reduce claims, they automatically decline all first submissions, hoping that the less persistent will just go away.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Not so much annoyed, as saddened.
I was passing my local Model Shop today (less than half a mile from my house), and decided to call in to say hello to Iris, the owner.
Shock !
The windows were papered over, and a 'For Sale' sign hung outside, with a note in the door window informing all that the shop is now closed. It was open as usual just a couple of weeks ago.
Iris recovered from cancer a year or two ago, so I'm hoping that it hasn't returned, or that falling sales has caused the closure, and that it's just a case of retirement.
Hoping Iris is well, but sad to see the shop gone after many years of business, especially as this now means I'll have to get all of my modelling items, including paint, elsewhere, online.
I was passing my local Model Shop today (less than half a mile from my house), and decided to call in to say hello to Iris, the owner.
Shock !
The windows were papered over, and a 'For Sale' sign hung outside, with a note in the door window informing all that the shop is now closed. It was open as usual just a couple of weeks ago.
Iris recovered from cancer a year or two ago, so I'm hoping that it hasn't returned, or that falling sales has caused the closure, and that it's just a case of retirement.
Hoping Iris is well, but sad to see the shop gone after many years of business, especially as this now means I'll have to get all of my modelling items, including paint, elsewhere, online.
fubar57
General
Bummer Terry. Online isn't bad if you can find decent shipping costs. What's killing me right now is our low dollar
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Growing up, one of the greatest treats I could have was going to the Local Hobby Shop where the old gentlemen always smoked cigars. I was always amazed at the stuff he had. How I miss those times.
MIflyer
Captain
Several years back I went to the nearest model shop to my home and found it not only closed but a note from the Sheriff on the door.
Back in the late 50's and 60's there was an ordinary strip mall two blocks from my grandparents' home in Columbia SC. The corner drugstore there sold models. The dimestore there sold models. The toystore there sold models and had a 1/32 scale flying scale model B-29 hanging in the front window; it later expanded into the store space next door and even had a bargain table, Revell ship models 2/$1 or 3/$1 .
We never knew how good we had it.
Back in the late 50's and 60's there was an ordinary strip mall two blocks from my grandparents' home in Columbia SC. The corner drugstore there sold models. The dimestore there sold models. The toystore there sold models and had a 1/32 scale flying scale model B-29 hanging in the front window; it later expanded into the store space next door and even had a bargain table, Revell ship models 2/$1 or 3/$1 .
We never knew how good we had it.
Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
Just a couple minor annoyances today, have alternating songs stuck in my head all day, first is the song from the gameshow The Price is Right. Don't ask me why as I have not seen that show in 20 years or more.
Second song is the theme from The Great Escape, which I find myself whistling as I walk around at work. Must be something in the water?
Second song is the theme from The Great Escape, which I find myself whistling as I walk around at work. Must be something in the water?
MIflyer
Captain
Possibly you just want to escape from work and wonder what the price of doing so would be.....
Listen to some of this and you'll lose those other tunes:
https://ia802805.us.archive.org/32/...its Volume Three 70's & 80's (Full Album).mp3
Listen to some of this and you'll lose those other tunes:
https://ia802805.us.archive.org/32/...its Volume Three 70's & 80's (Full Album).mp3
Red 3
Airman
Just out of curiosity Terry, is this somewhere in the Manchester/Stockport area? Looks very much like the storefront from where I got all my stuff from more than 35 years ago as memory serves.
Must not be, you said half mile from your house!
Windows Xp is dead. Windows 7 is eol next year. They actually should not be used anymore on a computer attached to the internet. Anyway, you'll have to switch whenever you have to go to a new computer.
I use Manjaro Linux. It's a rolling release, so no change versions for me anymore. And I can make the user interface just how I like it. No more Microsoft or Apple telling me how I should use the computer and stuffing the tiles down my throat.
