The Sweet Man and I recently refinanced our mortgage,
and for reasons SO BORING you would keel over and die if I explained them,
we overpayed our property tax escrow account
to the tune of you-could-buy-a-crappy-used-car-with-the-amount.
Youngsters, I give you the AMC Gremlin, a REAL CAR from the seventies.
So when I received an envelope from the escrow company this week
that looked tantalizingly check-y, I was understandable excited.
Wooo!! Christmas just came early!!
BUT, when I opened the envelope?
Yes, you read that amount right.
The company generated,
signed,
enveloped,
addressed,
and STAMPED a check for...
FIVE FREAKIN' CENTS.
When I called the company to try to wrangle my ACTUAL amount owed,
Dan assured me that we would be receiving our refund,
since - in his words - the county wanted the correct amount "to the penny."
"It's funny you should mention 'pennies'," I said,
and told him the tale of the Amazing Miniature Check.
So, wish me luck!
I'll be waiting by the mailbox.
I just read your entire blog! It was cool that the denizens of Chili's got a bit of a shout-out.
ReplyDelete- TLK.
I'm glad you liked it, Kev! What brought you here?
DeleteI was catching up on Chili's (it's been since before Thanksgiving I looked there!) and you linked your kitchen island, I think. So then I caught up here! I've subscribed now, so I can get an email when you update. :)
DeleteIt was fun to see entries about your twins. I don't know if you remember that I have B/G twins, too, a bit younger than yours, though. Driving is only a few years into our future which scares the heck out of me!
I'm glad you came over! I do remember that you have twins; you might be surprised about the driving. It took for-ev-er before both of mine were driving. They were either scared (Anne) or unmotivated (Tom.)
DeleteI was wondering why you fell off the face of the internet world there, TLK.
ReplyDeleteDid you get any more pennies back from the tax guy yet? That's the real reason I thought I'd reply.
Lastly, I never knew anyone who owned a Gremlin. Did you?
I DID finally get my refund check! And I never owned a Gremlin; I owned a sweet little Renault. http://dammitminnie.blogspot.com/search?q=renault
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