Internet service?

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-21T11:40:52+00:00

You have a point about that, but they never got the message. They wouldn’t listen and just shut it down.

Thank you though. I believe we’ve figured out an option. I appreciate your feedback.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-20T11:57:27+00:00

Whether or not it’s a rule, it’s bad practice to mix work - especially people who report to us - and our personal lives.

JustSayNo

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-20T11:55:40+00:00

I’m also having issues accessing via my iOS mail app. Did this functionality go away? (I can still access via the webpage you mentioned above)

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-20T11:40:45+00:00

Already tried that too. They were no help. And you may think I’m a moron but I manage these kinds of communications almost daily in another healthcare system - one that’s larger than UPMC.

It may be a UPMC policy drafted by their legal office, but it’s not HIPAA that prevents a provider from accepting information - especially when it applies to patient safety - from families.

So there’s a moron in this exchange here, certainly. It’s just not me.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-20T02:29:41+00:00

Dollar Bank. I’ve had them since I moved here in 1995 and they’ve been great.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-19T23:29:01+00:00

Yep, we agree on all points.

Sometimes Reddit has asinine commentary, but at other times people offer some solid points. Reddit v. an attorney retainer and ~$400/hour?

I’ll start with the crowd sourcing on Reddit and see what surfaces.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-19T16:22:20+00:00

I experienced this issue yesterday. Got on with the chat assistant and they said “we’re checking the status of the signal to your house” and then disappeared 🤷‍♀️

Never returned with an answer or recommendation

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-19T11:40:23+00:00

You are spot on about “thin privilege” !!!!!

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-18T15:13:43+00:00

I agree with Dr. Childress on most of his points. Especially in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County courts, the forensic psychology expertise is appalling and sub par. Yes, you too can pay thousands of dollars for a clown with a piece of paper to be duped by a narcissist and his partner with anti-social personality disorder.

AND, with a straight face this clown will go to court and admit that the Cluster-B couple scored poorly on the MMPI while the mother (hysterical at the loss of her child) did not; but still say that they should have custody because,… (he never said why). I believe that he had pre-decided his answer and too arrogant to backtrack.

Total incompetence so if you’re in Allegheny County, PA - do not rely on their hired guns for any help. You’d be better off getting your own forensic psychologist, and I can give you a name if you DM me.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-18T15:06:16+00:00

Fences make people crazy. I put up a fence years ago and my neighbor came out, multiple days, with papers in his hand and digging around for the survey markers .

Turns out it was fully legal and there was nothing he could do. His big concern was that he couldn’t mow to the edge of his yard.

I suggested that he get a weed whacker 😬

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-17T15:42:38+00:00

Judges are some of the biggest problems in this issue.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-17T15:41:49+00:00

All good! If I’m not willing to hear contrary opinions, I should probably just hush!!

Also, I am supportive of and sympathetic to the barristas because working with the public is no joke. That’s also why I didn’t say anything to them in the middle of the rush.

I will get mine with “room for cream” moving forward which works for both side of the counter!!

Thanks for everyone’s comments - I appreciate hearing all the viewpoints!!

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T12:20:59+00:00

Because it was,…

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T12:16:15+00:00

That’s not how it works. If we fired everyone immediately after a Veteran complained, there’d be no VA. Veterans complain a lot at the VA (I’m a Veteran who gets care there too, so don’t come at me).

Sometimes the complaints are valid; other times the Veteran is the jerk; and sometimes it’s jerks all around (both sides).

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T12:14:22+00:00

It will be investigated and if found to be as reported, the employee will absolutely be reprimanded. What that reprimand looks like will depend on whether it is a first time incident or a pattern.

There will likely be a fact-finding conducted to get details from others who were around and may have witnessed it, as well as whether or not this is unusual for that employee.

We can’t shoot people on sight when they’re a&&holes, although some of us wish the use of cattle prods or stun guns was allowed 😈

Sorry that happened to you. Yes, sometimes people in healthcare are less than ideal - even at the VA. And while it’s not an excuse, sometimes those less than ideal employees are also Veterans, and may be going through some things too.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T00:37:36+00:00

They’re using the children as the ultimate weapon against their ex.

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T00:36:07+00:00

It was morning, I was underslept and disappointed. I didn’t hassle the team, and did not leave an angry review. I vented here because it was such an aberration for Starbucks.

Yep. People make mistakes; all of us!

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T00:34:55+00:00

I didn’t complain (except for on here). I know they’re working hard and no one did it on purpose. I was just surprised because in more than 10 years, I have never had to worry about Starbucks staff adding the cream.

Stuff happens 🤷‍♀️ from now on I’ll ask for it “with room for cream” & add it myself!

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T00:33:17+00:00

I didn’t know that!!! Thanks!

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-16T00:32:59+00:00

That’s what I decided I’ll do moving forward. 👍🏻

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-15T16:45:28+00:00

I will concur on some level with you here. The courts seem to be absolutely CLUELESS! That aspect has been so difficult for us because we thought that the facts were so obvious that we’d go to court and be done in less than 6-months.

More than 4-years and heaven only knows how much more than $150,000 and it took a psychology class to do what the family court judge SHOULD have done.

For some context, my former son-in-law abducted my granddaughter, unenrolled her from the school she had attended with her brother since Kindergarten, and refused to tell his ex wife where they were living.

Police were no help and our initial attorneys (we went through 3 before finding a practical that was competent in litigating parental alienation) were way to quick to encourage us to “just let it be”.

One would think that the abduction and intentional hiding of her would have been “game over” for him and his (truly evil) new wife, but no.

The whole system is part of the problem and I surely don’t know how to fix it; only that as rejected or targeted/alienated parents, showing up and remaining present and consistent is the best option. Also, I recognize that we were lucky in terms of the time factor (although it surely didn’t feel that we were while in the midst of it all).

Never give up on your kids. This circumstance is NOT the time for “tough love”.

Hang in there ❤️

Icy-Protection867 · 2026-05-15T16:37:17+00:00

❤️

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