sketchy commented on Customer: "I Have A Brain Tumor" Apple Rep: "Not My Problem. Okay. So You Want..."

"@the-perfect-face-for-radio: "random maudlin elements of pity injected into professional contexts" Absolutely."

sketchy commented on Customer: "I Have A Brain Tumor" Apple Rep: "Not My Problem. Okay. So You Want..."

"@nsv: And that's fine, I can tell you want to nitpick here - the stalker isn't relevant AT THE TIME. Brian asked for something, tried to explain it once, then promptly lost his marbles and went aggressive."

sketchy commented on Customer: "I Have A Brain Tumor" Apple Rep: "Not My Problem. Okay. So You Want..."

"If customers want to be treated professional they have to act professionally themselves. Saying, seemingly out of nowhere, that you have a stalker and a brain tumor is unprofessional when being used, as it seems in this case, as emotional leverage."

sketchy commented on Customer: "I Have A Brain Tumor" Apple Rep: "Not My Problem. Okay. So You Want..."

"If it can't be done, ask politely for an escalation."

sketchy commented on Customer: "I Have A Brain Tumor" Apple Rep: "Not My Problem. Okay. So You Want..."

"I'm on side with Sheila - your life story has no bearing on what a CSR can do for you, particularly when the explanation is as vague as it seems and the tone of the customer is very terse. Just say what you want, if it can't be done politely ask for an escalation."

sketchy commented on Washington Considering $25 Billion Loan Handout For U.S. Auto Makers

"All this talk about forcing executives to take massive pay cuts to get loans is idiotic."

sketchy commented on Facing Foreclosure? Buy A Second Home! Wait, What?

"@ordendelfai: Still trying to justify it, I see."

sketchy commented on Facing Foreclosure? Buy A Second Home! Wait, What?

"@ordendelfai: Your mistakes were: Buying in a grossly inflated market. Counting on a refi to afford a home you can't. No amount of fuzzy ethics will undo the fact that you (and the OP, and all the other priavteers) made miserable business decisions which you are now trying to justify to everyone, including yourselves."

sketchy commented on Funeral Association Scaring People Away From Green Burials?

"Donate your body. Final disposition becomes the problem of the new owner."

sketchy commented on Friday Consumerist Flickr Pool Finds

"Gravy, brown or otherwise, on fries is pointless without cheese curd - Poutine FTW!"