May 11, 2020

Finally! I tried cancelling, COVID-19 reasons and a cancelled event, a trip that was scheduled for this past weekend for quite some time. I reserved the whole schmeer: plane, hotel and car. The car rental and hotel were refunded quickly. The plane refund took some doing. I put in numerous requests for cancellation but never received any feedback except that it was received. I called last Monday and was told the agent couldn't handle it, could I wait. Forty-five minutes later I had another agent, again on hold with awful music. They dropped the call. Thankfully, I received a call about ten minutes later. The refunds came in this weekend, the Insurance came in today. This shouldn't be so hard and time-consuming. The refunds for the car and hotel were done on-line and quickly.



RIP Betty Wright:"Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night" are on my playlists.


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RIP Jerry Stiller. Above as Launce, servant to Proteus and master to Crab, a mongrel dog. Crab is played, says the publicity, by a cur-a dirty white mutt-found wandering through the park during rehearsal.

April 19, 2020

COVID-19 keeps dominating in NY, especially Queens. Hope they start mass testing soon. I'm trying to keep my spirits up and ZOOM with friends is helping.



Awaiting a cancelled Plane trip refund. First time I noticed that Expedia runs Orbitz. Really great that they take your money right away, and put on the brakes when you try to get it back. A cancelled graduation led to cancelled plans and reservations. I received the hotel and car rental fees about thirty days later. Ticketmaster sent me A-10 ticket fees about a month later also. Now, I have sent a cancellation form for an Orbitz/American Airlines plane reservation. Did it over a month ago and I did buy the insurance. They say call 72 hours before if not done by then. Horrible, I am dreading the ordeal to come and listening to canned music that switches and drops the call 30 minutes later.



I don't see Cuomo's briefings during the work week because of the timing. I do see a lot of Trump's show because it plays in the early evening. Wow, what a difference. Andrew is quite good and the president is not. Don't get me wrong, the President has done some positive things but boy : the delivery ,the complaints about Governors lack of graditude, the support for the "Liberate" movemant and the partisanship make his briefings bizarre.