This is pointless, but I've got to get this off my chest. It's something like this that could very well be the end of my sanity so I'm playing it safe here and releasing the tension.
First, let's remember that I'm completely anal in weird ways. And no... that's not what I'm getting at now, you perv. Anyway. I can drive around in a dirty car and not care one bit. I can wear two different socks and not even notice. But the moment you leave a cap off of a pen or mix upper and lower case letters (liKe tHIs) without intention and not realize it's wrong, well, those are the things that get under my skin and torture me.
So, how can a multi-billion dollar corporation sending out standard monthly billing statements make it's way on that list? Easy. Ever so neatly tri-folded bills. Now, symmetry is great and all, don't get me wrong. But when the fold of the billing statement is so close to the perforated edge, it rips in a jagged pattern when you try to pull it apart. Gah! This means that I have to try to sit there with the skill of an expert surgeon and remove the extra parts that have torn off. If you pull too hard, it rips the remittance portion of the statement and then, then my friends, I'm really screwed. Out comes the tape and I attempt to plaster this miniscule shred of paper back on to it's rightful place. But that's only after I spend five extra minutes still trying to get it off of the perforation. Not a simple task considering it's a perforation... the word itself leads you to believe it's going to be easy. Not so. By the time I'm done, it looks as if it's gone through a shredder - right along with my nerves. Couldn't they come up with a better solution? Why is it that the little things get to us the most?
Hmmm. Perhaps I should look into online bill paying?
6 comments:
Online bill pay rocks.
That's all I have to say about that
Ben O.
I agree with Ben - get online Girl!
b.t.w. Have you not heard of Murphy's 3645th Law? "Paper is always strongest at its perforation".
It was designed to be that way by the underwater helicopter pilots.
oh my god - GET OUT Of MY HEaD! ;)
(psst - i use a ruler)
p.s. that was difficult to post as it's giving me a headache just looking at the mixed caps... you are welcome to deleted it
Jenn - I'm glad there are others like me that have those things that just irritate the hell out of them. Not that I want you to be irritated... you know what I mean!
Ben - Ok Forrest! =) Yeah, I gotta try the online thing.
Terri - See, that was my fault - I stopped reading at Law 3623. And you know, I had a suspicion those underwater helicopter pilots had something to do with it, crafty bastards!
Mysfit - Ooooh... a ruler! You are so smart! Maybe we should form a small support group during bill paying times... just in case the unthinkable tear happens! (Your mixed caps are great!) =)
Annelynn - Exactly! You'd kind of think that the perforation would give way before the 'solid' paper. Maybe they have teeny hidden cameras embedded to catch overreactions...
it happend to me the yesterday. I tried to pull the envelope out the mailbox (the opening is metal and is very stiff) and torn it into two so I'm still in surch of the cellotape.
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