Hello again,
You know what they say, persistence is key. You already know; new timestamps, new photos, and a new addition. Prices will remain the same since they are pretty well below market price (aside from the instax cartridges which are fixed, they will adjusted accordingly with the printer). Again, I'll always pay for shipping.
Older post: https://www.reddit.com/photomarket/comments/13way9n/s_usaca_minolta_cle_mrokkor_40mm_f2_fujifilm_xh1/
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Item	Rating and Condition	Comes with	Price
Minolta CLE with 40mm f2 M-rokkor (LOCAL PENDING) (Yeah still :/ )	Body: 8.5/10. Chipping near the branding. Clean inside. /Lens: 9.0/10. Clean, no fungus, very minimal dust, some signs of use.	Case, batteries, and 1 roll Superia 400 (only with camera body)	$935 bundled
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f4 R OIS (v1)	9.5/10. Clean, no fungus, no dust, minimal signs of wear.	Filter, caps, and Urth ND1000 filter	$375
Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 with 5 Instax Mini cartridges	9.5/10. Clean inside, functions and connects well, some signs of use.	Mirco-usb cable	$75 /($35 for the printer, $40 for the cartridges)

Found out how to look at the chart on mobile but I'll still include this in case: https://imgur.com/a/2UK0cOa
Please don't hesitate to ask questions. Also, I am still looking for an X-Pro 2. I won't trade but please let me know if you got one. Thanks for looking.

I went on UI last August after being laid off from a telemarketing job. A month later I injured myself and was scheduled to have surgery. I went on Disability Income. When I was released to work in April, I started looking for work and after a couple of weeks called to see if I could restart my unemployment. After some false starts, I finally got to certify and received payment. Every time I’ve certified since that point, I’ve had to call in to have the funds released. This last week, I certified for two weeks on Sunday and usually saw the money on my debit card a day later. When Tuesday came, I called. The person I got on the line seemed to be trying to find some reason to disqualify me. She asked me if I was on probation or if I was temporally laid off. As it’s been nearly I year, I couldn’t remember how it happened. Regardless, I must have said something wrong because she scheduled me for a phone interview, never mind that I had been receiving this for the last month and a half. I asked for a manager and was told one would call me back (they never did). I finally called in again and spoke with a much nicer person. She said the the previous person was wrong and that I should not have an interview and she said that she releases the funds to be paid. As of today, my account still shows that there is a discrepancy and that I’m scheduled for a phone interview. Should I try to call in again? I don’t know why different people at EDD give different answers.

Hi anyone that reads this idk why l'm doing this I just don't have anyone else to go to about it and this is the only platform my gf isn't on but the situation is me and my partner have been talking online for a little over a year me being in the UK and her the usa l've been with her irl for about 4 months now for the 1st 2 weeks everything was great I get on really well with her parents and family and I couldn't have been happier and now l'm feel l'm constantly upset at her she's always making new friends on vrchat and it never fails to be a guy she adds them on any social media she can talk to them on within the first 20 minutes of knowing them and spends any of the time that she isn't sleeping with these guys there's been times I've slept outside or on the floor in the office space because she's loud with these guys and usually playing with them through the night anyway my past isn't the best 3 of my 4 ex's have cheated on me and I've had the worst trust issues she knows this and l've been trying so hard to work on it for her and myself but I can't help but get upset or annoyed at the fact I'm here for her and she'd rather spend time with other guys any time I talk to her about this its always ended up being my fault for having these issues but she's always hiding her phone because shes always messaging them if she's not already in a call with them and the reason I have no one to talk to about this is she wanted me to remove the few friends I already had because she didn't trust them and the relationship 1 have with my family doesn't feel close enough to talk about this stuff

Over the last three years, I have seen a handful of therapists and psychiatrists for the possibility of having ADHD. And let me tell it has not been a pleasant one.
My sole purpose for these visits has been for ADHD, yet the therapist will steer the conversations towards something else, and the psych will ask zero questions during my costly 30 minute check-in sessions. But really no solid headway is made to working an actual potential diagnosis.
I did have two tests, one called a Connor’s Test where I simply click a button on a computer for 25 minutes and be done with it. Results according to them came back negative for ADHD. That was almost 1.5 years ago.
And then in December I was mailed a packet from my doctor (Kaiser) and they are using an ancient study from 'Hawthorne Educational Services.' In the packet are three separate forms, one for myself, one for a best friend, and one for my parents. It took me five months to get my ducks in row to get everyone to fill it out and hand back to me. Well, the doctor’s office called me today and said results are negative…again.
So as of now, I feel like I’m going bonkers doing all of the leg work, and just being disregarded in general from the lack of effort from the specialists.
I have two choices to face now:
Get a second opinion with someone who will hopefully sit down with me, ASK QUESTIONS and listen to me…(is it too hard to ask for.)
Accept the fact that I don’t have ADHD but all of my ADHD symptoms are just something else.
I am not trying to get this just for the gratification of being diagnosed, yet myself and many of my friends and even people I’ve just met (psychologists included) are sure I have it. For too long I have been living on “hard mode” and the thought of being successful, easy living, not misplacing shit all the time, being able to sit still, able to focus on a conversation, a creating a family, will all just be wishful thinking unless something is done.
End rant.

Hello! It may be summertime, however I'm already hard at work establishing repertoire for the upcoming fall semester. I'm considering having students learn/perform Once In Royal David's City, as performed by Max Q, however the sheet music is eluding me.
Does anyone know the name of the arranger, or where I could purchase the sheet music?
https://open.spotify.com/track/5OS20K9GSq5BmD8VVQx1cw?si=6fPOi4_iScSpIHS392wTEg

Yesterday I had multiple people ask me to post this, and their comment has 552 likes at the time of me writing this, so I have spent the last day and a half editing, and adding information so it's up to standard. Overall, it has taken me close to a week to make. It probably isn't perfect, but I will edit it if I notice any mistakes. I hope you enjoy ❤
I would like to start this off by saying that this is an incredibly long write-up. This case spans 54 years, and this write-up is over 8650 words long, and is in fact so long that it exceeded the character limit, forcing me to make 2 parts. u/that1guywiththehat has already covered this case, and their write-up is much shorter. I will link it here, and you can check it out if you'd like. They did a fantastic job. 😊
https://www.reddit.com/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/g3wqcc/after_18yearold_annette_craver_vail_vanishes/
Secondly, this write-up borrows EXTENSIVELY from "Gone," a 35,500 word book about the life and crimes of Felix Vail. It contains information that you simply cannot find anywhere else, and I'd estimate that around 80% of this write-up uses it's information. While it's extremely long, being over 4 times the length of this write-up, it is well worth the read. I will also link it here so you can check it out if you'd like.
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/felixvailgone/2016/12/29/felix-vail-gone-one-wife-dead-two-other-missing-jerry-mitchell/95895894/
Now with that out of the way...

PART 1:

MARY HORTON:

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Born on the 16th of February 1940 to Floyd and Lillie Horton, Mary was popular, beautiful, and well liked. She became homecoming queen at Eunice High School and wrote for the school newspaper. After graduating she began attending McNeese State University where she was so popular that all 5 sororities invited her to join. She eventually chose Chi Omega.
https://www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/-mm-/d313713be82928fb5c54a52348e9f0b6fbe9ca88/c=0-232-3288-4617/local/-/media/2016/12/27/JacksonMS/JacksonMS/636184665129485321-mary-horton-0001.jpg?width=300&height=401&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp(Mary Horton from 1957, as Eunice High School homecoming queen.)
A FATEFUL ENCOUNTER
In 1960 she began dating William Felix Vail Sr, who goes by Felix. He was 6’, slender and in the words of another sorority girl “looked like he’d been touched by heaven.” In her diaries and messages to friends, Mary spoke of being happy and excited. However, not everything was sunshine and rainbows for the young couple.
On June 20th, 1960, Mary confided in a friend “I really do love Felix, but I don’t think that I like him anymore. He really is sweet, but we don’t see eye to eye on things.” She requested that a friend set her up on a date with another man in the hopes that Felix would leave her.
In response to this date, he came to Mary saying he suffered from a disease. She asked what disease he had. He meant Mary.
The 2 had a conversation that Mary described as ‘Felix doing all the talking, and her just listening.’ He told her that he had changed, and she said that she had too.
The 2 began dating again, but Mary continued to see other people. She attended a house party with Kelley McFarland, who afterwards heard that Vail was so angry he ‘wanted to kill him.’ McFarland tracked him down, eventually meeting him in dark woods. The 2 exchanged no blows, and they went their separate ways.
After this incident, Mary described herself as “miserable” and Felix as “jealous”, although she reiterated her love for him. There was reportedly an incident at a pool party where Felix “walked up to Mary and just slapped the heck out of her,” according to Mary’s high school boyfriend Leonard Matt.
Despite everything, Mary continued to defend him, calling him a “wonderful person.”
THE MARRIAGE
On July 1, 1961, in Eunice, Louisiana, Mary Horton and Felix Vail got married.
https://www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/-mm-/3a212b032aef874dfc60297c45f3a63946f5aeee/c=0-304-1765-2658/local/-/media/2016/12/28/JacksonMS/JacksonMS/636185193505145184-1022maryhorton003.JPG?width=300&height=401&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp(Mary Horton in her wedding dress, July 1st, 1961.)
In the fall of that year, Mary began her job as a second-grade teacher at Moss Bluff Elementary School. That December, she found out she was pregnant. Another teacher, Myrtis Quinilty said Felix didn’t want a child.
Her sister-in-law, Sue Jordan, told Mary the only reason Vail believed she wanted to get married was to have a baby, and not because of him. Mary blamed herself, saying “I can see, looking back, from many things I said how they could have been misunderstood.” Mary insisted that the couple were happy but did comment on how unattractive she felt while pregnant, a sentiment that Felix shared.
On their anniversary, Mary gave birth to William Felix Vail Jr, who they called Bill.
https://www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/-mm-/c701d4cdc0e5ff127e79b575a1c137adfa57d585/c=0-0-180-240/local/-/media/2016/12/28/JacksonMS/JacksonMS/636185195986996911-TCLBrd-08-11-2016-ClarionLedger-1-A001-2016-08-10-IMG-636047953682196834-M-1-1-G0FAJ00I-L860703094-IMG-636047953682196834-M-1-1-G0FAJ00I.jpg?width=180&height=240&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp (Mary holding Bill in 1962)
Within a month, Mary suspected that she may be pregnant again. At this time, strange things began to happen in the couple’s apartment. One morning, the couple awoke to find their front door had been removed from its hinges. Another time, they found the front door of their apartment wide open. Nothing was stolen.
Mary began receiving threatening calls. The couple concluded that whoever was calling must be watching them because the caller only ever did it when Felix wasn’t home.
Mary spoke with her mother about divorcing Felix. Her mother, a devout Catholic, urged her daughter to stay and work things out. It would be a fatal mistake.
MARY'S DEATH
On October 28th, 1962, at 7:30pm, Felix Vail drove up to Shell Beach saying that his wife had fallen in the water of the Calcasieu River while they were running trot lines. It took 2 days to find her body, close to where Vail had said she disappeared.
Her funeral was held on October 31st. Vail never paid a cent for it.
On November 4th deputies arrested Vail at work, hauling him to jail and questioning him. He refused to take a lie detector test. The coroner ruled Mary’s death an “accidental drowning,” a sentiment not shared by the officers who found her body, or the community at large. Days later, Vail was released without charge, as the D.A declined to prosecute.
Months later, he picked up his son, Bill, from the Louisiana home of his late wife’s aunt and headed for Mississippi. According to Bill years later, Vail told him that he and Mary were out fishing, that a boat had come by and caused a big wave and knocked her out of the boat. Mary didn’t know how to swim, had no life jacket (despite being afraid of water) and so immediately sank and drowned. He said he had almost died trying to rescue her.
I will go further in depth into Mary’s death further down this write-up when I go through the investigation that followed, decades later. There are more details that I will cover there.
ROBIN SINCLAIR:
In this section I will cover his relationship with a girlfriend between the murders of Mary Horton and Sharon Hensley. Vail was a full-time scumbag and I want to illustrate that, as well as show some of the other lives he’s impacted, and other people he’s hurt. I will be covering multiple instances like this one. If you only want to read about the 3 murder victims, feel free to scroll down, I have them clearly marked for convenience.
AN 11 YEAR AGE GAP AND A DEAD-BEAT DAD
In 1967, Vail met a 17-year-old Robin Sinclair at a bus stop in San Diego. (Vail would have been 28 at this time. Large age gaps will be a theme in this write up.) She was spending the summer there with her sister, and the 2 began dating. When summer break ended, she left without him, returning home to San Francisco.
In October of 1968 while attending an Iron Butterflies concert, Vail appeared again. Sinclair took it as a sign that the 2 belonged together. He had his young son Bill, and the 3 bounced from place to place together. Sinclair would later describe how Bill was poorly looked after, neglected and that Vail would even give the young boy drugs. Bill would later recount his father giving him LSD as a child.
While watching over another couple’s home during the Christmas holidays, she learned she was pregnant and shared the news with Vail. He said, “Well, I don’t think you’re emotionally stable enough to handle the pregnancy.” The next morning, Vail and his young son had vanished. A friend told Sinclair that he went back to Mississippi, that it was time for his son to go to school and that he didn’t want to be with her.
Heartbroken, Sinclair would move in with her parents. In August of 1969 she gave birth to her daughter, who she named Simone. She wrote Vail an angry letter, and 2 months later he showed up on her doorstep. She told him to leave, and that she never wanted to see him again. She never did.

SHARON HENSLEY:

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Sharon Hensley was born on December 20th, 1948. Growing up in the state capital of Bismarck, North Dakota, she dated football players and belonged to the high school’s 'Demonettes', an award-winning dance team founded by a former Rockette.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT-drYY1YZjqadja6gpHI_j8-zHNTiww7XDLwZ3pq-m&s
(A photo of Sharon Hensley.)
She graduated in 1966, and attended Bismarck Junior College, where she took classes in dance and acting, performing in a play with her older brother, Frank.
In 1967, aged 19, Sharon discovered she was pregnant. Wanting to escape her hometown, she followed her brother Frank and other classmates to San Francisco. After arriving, she stayed in a home for single mothers, where she gave birth to a girl she named “Cherry” after the popular Neil Diamond song. She told friends she wanted to keep the child but was unable to. Two years after leaving for California, Sharon was in jail and her mother, Peggy, headed there with a $5,000 cashier’s check to bail her out. When she returned, Sharon wasn’t with her.
“She said she had lost her daughter,” her younger brother Brian would later say. “She cried almost every night. She was never the same after that.”
MEETING VAIL
While house-sitting in a high-rise apartment, Vail would meet his future girlfriend, Sharon. She was 20, and attractive, having even modeled in her teens. They became friends, and then started a relationship despite the 10-year age gap.
While hitchhiking across California, Vail would confess to Hensley that he had killed Mary, something his son Bill overheard. Because of this, Bill would later go to the police to report his own father for murder. The police at first didn’t believe Bill, but after camping out on the front steps, one detective listened. He told the detective that he was hungry, tired of using the drugs his father gave him, that he wanted to go back to school, live like other kids, and that he had overheard his father admit to killing his mother.
At a beach along the Merced River, police found his father and Hensley, carrying a bag of LSD capsules. Police charged the couple with LSD possession and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Vail received a six-month jail sentence, plus three years’ probation, after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of LSD possession.
California police shared their information with Louisiana authorities. Once again, the district attorney in Lake Charles once again passed on prosecuting Vail for murder. Another fatal mistake.
Bill returned to Mississippi to live with his grandparents, who then gained full custody. On January 23rd, 1971, Vail and Sharon showed up in the driveway. Bill thought Vail was there to kill him, and his grandmother had to reassure him that he was safe.
The father and son eventually sat down and had a talk. Vail told Bill that he didn’t blame him for the time he spent in prison, but instead blamed Sharon, which the young boy found strange because “she had nothing to do with it.”
The family wondered how the couple could even legally be in Mississippi if they were supposed to be on probation in California. They couldn’t. After a visit from the Sheriff, the 2 were smuggled out of town and given enough money to get back to the West Coast.
In the Summer of 1972, the couple appeared unannounced at Sharon’s childhood home in Bismarck. The more the family saw of the couple, the more horrified they became. Sharon wore a mini skirt with no panties and had armpit hair and leg hair "like a man." She had been losing weight and losing clumps of hair.
Her younger brother Brian said it felt like his sister had been brainwashed. If someone asked her a question, “either Felix would answer the question for her, or she would look at Felix while she was giving the answer.”
The couple left then North Dakota and traveled to Mississippi, where they stayed with Vail’s family. On the dairy farm the family owned, they helped paint the home. The couple also sunbathed in the nude, drawing the ire of neighbors.
Peggy Hensley received a telephone call from Sharon, who said she and Vail were heading to New Orleans and then to Miami to make pornographic films. She believed it was a cry for help as “what daughter tells her mother she’s going to do a porno?” Sharon’s parents wanted to travel down to get their daughter back but couldn’t. (The 2 did end up shooting pornographic scenes together, but I won’t get into any of that.)
In early 1973, Sharon called and talked of traveling to South America with Vail, where they would eat natural foods and write a book. It was the last conversation the family would ever have with her. Soon after, she would send her final letter. It contained a photo of her holding a pen, captioned “making travel notes.” It was the last picture ever taken of Sharon Hensley.
https://www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/-mm-/94195697544ea2e63b0b95e33a6de88a8b4f1e2b/c=0-50-399-276/local/-/media/2016/12/28/JacksonMS/JacksonMS/636185487179588030-Sharon-Hensley.jpg?width=399&height=226&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp(The last photo ever taken of Sharon.)
THE DISAPPEARANCE
In March of 1974, Peggy received a letter from Vail, claiming he was in West Florida. He wrote that he last saw Sharon about a year before in Key West, with an Australian couple that was traveling around the world. All he recalled was the first names of the couple (John and Vanessa), who were talking with Sharon about “island hopping around South America, the West Indies, --- Hawaii for a while, maybe a couple of years in the Philippines, then India, Egypt and the Mediterranean islands and coasts. I don’t know which of these (if any) they decided on or in what order.” Peggy didn't believe a word of it.
In the fall of 1975, Vail’s mother wrote to the Hensley family, saying that her son was surprised the family hadn’t heard from Sharon during that time. Interestingly, Vail told his mother the names of the couple that Sharon left with were Frank and Sally, different names than he had given a year earlier. Vail explained to his mother that before Sharon left, she had burned all her identification cards, got new IDs, and declared that she would become a completely different person.
Bill recalled his father mentioning Sharon. “He said she would never bother anyone ever again.” The words upset Bill, who believed his father had just confessed to another murder. “There was not a soul I could tell about it because I had had my experience in court when I was 8, no one would believe me. It would be my word against his, and no one would believe a 13-year-old.”
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SHARON CAMPBELL:
I want to talk about this relationship because of the egregious age difference. For reference, Campbell is only 4 years older than Vail’s son.
While riding a bus to north Mississippi in 1975, Vail sat next to 17-year-old Sharon Campbell. Despite being literally twice her age, he commented on how fit she looked, saying "he needed someone like her to keep him fit." In spite of this, she felt flattered and shared her telephone number with him. Not long after she got home, Vail appeared in a yellow Volkswagen bug.
Vail said he wanted Campbell to travel with him, and she told him the only way her parents would allow it was if they got married.
On July 24, 1975, they did, honeymooning in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
In court years later, she would tell prosecutors that they never consummated the marriage because “he was unable to obtain an erection.” (This isn’t relevant, I just wanted to include it out of spite because fuck this guy.)
Several weeks later, she went with Vail to visit his relatives in Louisiana. There, she said a niece told her, “You probably need to know that he killed his first wife --- they arrested him. We all believed that he did it, he drowned her out of a boat.”
Campbell didn't believe them, telling herself that he would be in prison if he was a murderer. But as the months passed by, she concluded that he “had no value in the female gender,” and that “he hated women.”
She later traveled with Vail to his parents’ home in Montpelier. While there, he was outdoors working on the Volkswagen and Campbell walked closer without him noticing. He opened a compartment, and she said she saw “sinister, surgical looking saws of all shapes and sizes in a neat formation.” To her, the sight screamed evil. “It scared me. I said, ‘I’m not going anywhere with you.’” She left, annulled the marriage, and never looked back. It was likely the best decision she ever made.
After the divorce he would marry a woman named Carolyn in 1977. The relationship would end after he cheated on her with a woman named Alexandra Christianson during a double date. When Carolyn called Vail’s mother and asked her if the behavior surprised her, she simply replied “no.”
After being served the divorce papers, Vail smashed his car into her MGB Sports Car. A month later he would call her saying “I love you.” She did not reciprocate. She would later describe Vail as “mentally deranged.”
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ALEXANDRA CHRISTIANSON:
Alexandra is the woman Vail cheated on Carolyn with. She eventually got married to him in Mexico after he officially divorced Carolyn. Not long after their marriage, she heard that Vail was cheating on her.
After a motorcycle accident, he came to rest up at her condo in Costa Mesa, where she confronted him about the cheating. He reportedly got agitated and said, “you know my first wife died.” When she replied saying he’d told her she drowned, Vail shot back “I could have saved her, but I chose not to.”
After telling him to leave, she went to have a shower. While in the shower, Vail attacked her, wrapping his hands around her neck. Hearing her screams, Alexandra’s young brother came in, grabbing Vail and forcing him to the ground. Vail then left.
Soon after this, she found out she was pregnant. The child was still-born, and Alexandra was heart-broken. She would later lead important investigators to witnesses that were used in Vail's eventual trial.
In part 2, I will cover Vail's final victim Annette Craver, and the lengths her mother went to to finally secure justice.
Here is Part 2:
MY SOURCES:
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/8284?nav
https://charleyproject.org/case/annette-michelle-craver-vail
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/felixvailgone/2016/12/29/felix-vail-gone-one-wife-dead-two-other-missing-jerry-mitchell/95895894/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5796622/mary-elizabeth-vail
https://charleyproject.org/case/sharon-hensley
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/20525?nav

I’ve been a Westjet flyer for many years and I’ve usually had positive experiences with the airline. I’ve spent many thousands of dollars on westjet services and I regularly use my Westjet MasterCard for benefits. However, an experience today has left me questioning the value of whether I should use Westjet airlines moving forward. Here is what happened.
I booked a ticket for my 11 year old son and his 13 year old sister. After I booked it, their mother and I decided that although our older sister can accompany her younger brother as an adult, it would be a good idea to enrol him in the unaccompanied minor program anyway as an extra precaution to help them find their gate and baggage.
I filled out the form for the unaccompanied minor program and indicated that I had already made a booking. Their team emailed me and informed me that I had reversed the steps required to enrol him, and that I would first need to cancel the booking, submit the form, and rebook everything. The problem I had with doing this was that the difference in airfare between when I initially booked it and when I filled the form out was nearly $300 on top of what the unaccompanied minor program fees would be. We exchanged a couple more emails but the care team was not willing to help me. I called Westjet today to try and sort it all out with the special care team and was treated very poorly. The employee I spoke with told me in no uncertain terms that it was all my fault, I should have read the terms and conditions more closely, and that I would be on the hook for all the fees. I tried to be understanding and requested that perhaps I could be offered a voucher or credit for the difference in airfare, but he was quite rude and belligerent and refused to be of any help at all.
I would like you take a moment and ask yourselves if this is fair. Objectively, it does not make sense that a simple reversal in steps should penalize me so steeply. Just because I booked before filling out the form instead of filling out the form before booking does not warrant such mistreatment. I understand that there are procedures in place to streamline services, but such stonewalling without any flexibility at all is quite shocking to me. I would also like to point out that he was approved as an unaccompanied minor less than one year ago. I realize that a new form must be filled out for every trip as a matter of procedure, but I’m just pointing out how absurd the whole thing is when you step back and look at it objectively. I’m basically being fined $300 for booking a ticket before filling out a form.
Terrible. I would not recommend the unaccompanied minor program to anyone with children, and I would not characterize Westjet as an airline that is friendly or helpful when it comes to simple mixups such as this. Everyone I spoke to about it was very condescending. I sent an email to [email protected] to air my grievance.
Rant over.

Hi I’ve been trying to find my medical records for my adhd back when I was getting treated for it as a kid. I’ve looked everywhere called all the places I can to find my records but have had no luck idk if the practice has been closed or not. Is there any way I can find these records online? Can I make a appointment with a psychiatrist near me and see if he can get them for me? I need these records so I can enlist in the military. Thanks if answered.

I have my Home and my Office. I put a homepod in my office and am going to add a camera.
Lately Siri has gotten stupid and even though I ask for temp in my living room, she wants to give me the Office temp, or ask me if I mean living room in my home, which is the only living room.
My question: Right now I have My Office as 2nd home and then a single room called Office.
Would it be any issue to just have Office be an additional room in My Home? Does it need to be a 2nd home?
Has anyone tried this?
(yes, different wifi networks with different names, don't know if that will create problems or not)

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Shops

Retailers:
AmiAmi HobbySearch Mandarake (sells rare figures) Good Smile Company Online Shop (often has exclusives) Good Smile Company US shop Crunchyroll Shop Hobby Link Japan (aka HLJ) Solaris Japan (MFC partner) BigBadToyStore (MFC partner, US retailer) Big in Japan (also has proxy service) Tokyo Otaku Mode Right Stuf FigureHaven Archonia (EU) Yorokonde (EU) Figuya (EU) Dekai Anime (UK) Gamersheek (UK) Jungle
List of retailers on MFC
/AnimeFigures' List of Retailers
Community Guide to Shopping in Japan

Blogs/News:

Nekomagic (News/Previews) NyaaFigurines (Reviews/Releases) Kahotan's Blog (News/Reviews) Figma Blog (JP)

Buying & Shipping

1. What’s the best place to buy my anime figures from?
That’s going to depend a lot on what works for you, but most people around here buy them from Amiami, Big in Japan, Hobby Search, HobbyLink Japan, or Tokyo Otaku Mode. If none of those work for you for whatever reason, there’s a list of reputable retailers in the sidebar that you can check out at any time. Be extra careful when ordering figures from websites like Amazon or ebay, as there are a lot of bootlegs on those sites. Don’t be afraid to ask in our Bootleg Megathread if you’re unsure.
2. What differences are there between the shipping options I get from most Japanese shops?
Below is a rundown of the main shipping choices you’ll get at most retailers. Keep in mind that if an order is large enough you will be forced to use one of the more expensive options, as SAL shipments have lower size and weight restrictions.

• Unregistered SAL: Sometimes referred to as uSAL, is usually the cheapest method. It does not come with any tracking or insurance. Usually takes up 2-4 weeks for delivery.
• Registered SAL: Sometimes referred to as rSAL, is insured for the declared value up to 6,000 yen. It comes with a tracking number and usually takes 2-4 weeks for delivery.
• EMS: This method of shipping is much faster than either SAL options, usually arriving within a week of shipment. EMS shipments are insured for the declared value up to 2,000,000 yen.
• Airmail
• E-packet
• Surface: Shops don't offer this very often. It's an actual cargo ship and slow as a result.
  
• DHL: Becoming more available as an alternative to EMS on AmiAmi and other sites. Can be less expensive than EMS and of comparable speed, but may be more reliant on the specific geographical area being shipped to. The price is also determined by the size of the box. Offers their own tracking.
  

3. I placed two+ orders for figures at different times. Will my items be shipped together, or will I have to pay shipping twice?
Most shops will ask you to pay shipping on a per-order basis, but here are some that will allow combined shipping:

• Amiami: You can combine orders here, as long as the orders ship in the same month. It doesn’t matter if the item is new or preowned. Any preorders that are set for that month can also be combined with other orders for that month. However, be aware that if the preorder gets delayed, Amiami will remove that item from that month’s shipment and place it on a new order. To combine orders on Amiami, use the “Combine Orders” feature under “My Account”.
  
• Hobby Search: Hobby Search will let you combine orders that release in the same month, but you cannot combine in stock items with preorders. If you want to combine multiple preorders, or multiple in stock items, you can do so using the “Order Recombination” feature on your account page.
  
• HobbyLink Japan: At HLJ, you have the option to send paid orders to their “Private Warehouse”, where you can store them for up to 2 months. When you’re ready to ship the items, you simply select which items to ship and HLJ will combine them into one shipment for you. To use this, just select the “Private Warehouse” option as shipping when you order.
  

If you’re unsure about whether or not a shop we haven’t listed will combine your orders, please refer to their individual FAQs.
4. When will I get charged for my preorder?
Most Japanese shops charge you once the item is in stock and ready for shipment. When that happens, they will send you an email asking for payment. Some shops (mostly overseas ones), will allow you to pay for the item up front though, if you’d like. A few with that option are:

• Big in Japan (Japanese store)
• Tokyo Otaku Mode
• Anime Island
• Crunchyroll

Keep in mind that overseas stores will likely get the figure a few months after Japanese ones, so pay attention to the release date stated on the website you are buying from so as to avoid that confusion.
5. Should I expect to pay customs fees when importing figures?
That depends on where you live. Here’s a quick rundown:

• Australia: 10% GST is now assessed up front.
• Canada: Minimum declared value for charges is around CAD$20 for regular shipments, and CAD$60 for gifts (gifting something only seems to lower the declared value by about CAD$40, not deplete it completely). When using Amiami, try their Small Air Packet option. It comes with tracking, gets there in about the same time as EMS, and is better at avoiding customs.
• European Union: As of 1st July 2021, VAT has to be paid on all goods imported from outside of the EU. Retailers are supposed charge VAT for purchases under €150, however many Japanese retailers currently do not, so VAT will be charged when your order arrives in the EU. Orders that are >€150, VAT and duty will be charged by your local customs.
• UK: As of 1st January 2021, VAT is to be charged by retailers for orders <£135. However, customs isn't currently charging VAT on parcels valued at <£135, even if the VAT hasn't been paid. Goods >£135 will have their VAT and duty calculated and charged by customs.
• Mexico: Minimum declared value for customs fees is USD$300 for shipments by post, and USD$50 for shipments by courier.
• United States: A shipment has to have a declared value of USD$2,000 before customs starts hitting you with fees, so you most likely won’t have to worry about them at all.

6. The figure I want is an exclusive, how do I go about ordering one outside of Japan?
You have three options for this:
A. Big in Japan is known to stock exclusive figures and ship to other countries. Usually the price is higher because they build in their proxy fees, but it’s easier than worrying about using a forwarder or proxy service. If you live in the US, Crunchyroll, Right Stuf, and Tokyo Otaku Mode also get exclusives sometimes, but out of the states the shipping can get expensive.
B. Forwarding Services: A forwarder is someone who you ship an exclusive item to so that they can forward the package on to you, usually for a flat fee + shipping. When using a forwarder you still make the purchase yourself, and enter their address into the shipping field. When the box arrives at the forwarder they will then stick your address onto the package and send it on its way.
Some popular forwarders are:

• Big in Japan
• Tenso

Be sure to read each sites instructions on forwarding carefully!
C. Proxy Services: With a proxy, you tell them what the item you’re looking for is and they will purchase it in your stead. This is handy for when a company doesn’t accept foreign credit cards, or you’re having trouble navigating a Japanese website.
Some popular proxies are:

• Big in Japan (Won’t proxy for Yahoo Auctions)
• From Japan

Again, be sure you thoroughly read through each sites proxy instructions.
7. I see a bunch of really cheap figures that ship from China on ebay. Are those okay to buy?
Generally, no. They’re most likely bootlegs. If you want a second opinion on that, feel free to ask in the Bootleg Megathread that’s always stickied at the top of the sub.
8. What’s a bootleg, and how can I avoid buying them?
A bootleg is a counterfeit figure often made using rejected molds of the official product. They are usually priced significantly lower than the genuine article, and in order to make their profit, bootleggers use lower quality materials and have less attention to detail- resulting in a substandard figure.
The Bootleg Megathread that I mentioned in question 7 is a great tool to avoid buying any bootlegs. It has a few tips and tricks to avoiding them to begin with, and a few more on how to spot them if you’re worried you might already own one.
9. Does anyone know when figure X is going to be released? How do I know if it was delayed?
My Figure Collection (sometimes referred to as MFC) does an excellent job of staying on top of information like release dates and delays. If you’re curious about an upcoming figures release date, check there first. This information can be found directly under the “Releases” section on a figure’s entry. If you only see a month and a year in that section, it means the release date has not yet been announced by the manufacturer, and there is still a chance the figure could be delayed.
If you make an account on MFC you can also subscribe to comments, changes, and pictures via a checkbox on the right hand side of a figure’s listing. Subscribing to any of these things will allow MFC to send you an email anytime the subscription in question updates. Subscribing to “changes” is a great way to keep up with release dates and delays, among other things.
10. The figure I want is long sold out at normal retailers! What’s the best place to pick it up in the aftermarket?
A list of reputable retailers can be found under the “Shops” section of the /AnimeFigures sidebar. They all sell legitimate products, and many of them also sell figures second hand. However, the most frequently suggested second hand sites are Mandarake and Amiami- who has a preowned section that they update every night save Sundays and Japanese holidays around 1PM JST and again around 6PM JST.
AmiAmi grades their pre-owned items on a letter scale. The general consensus from buyers is that their ratings are conservative, so unless the item and/or packaging is specifically indicated as having significant flaws, pre-owned items from them are usually in at least as good a condition as their rating suggests.
Note: When you search Mandarake, you’ll get the best results by using the Japanese characters for whatever you are searching. If you don’t know them, you can find them on MFC by clicking on any of the “details” in that figure’s listing.
11. Amiami has a figure I’m interested in labeled as “For sale in Japan only”. Does this mean I can’t order it without a proxy or forwarder?
No, you can still order it. Amiami’s English site has that warning on many items, and it’s mostly meant to inform you that this product was made for a Japanese market, and as such, will have Japanese speaking/writing in it- so don’t expect any instructions to be in English. If Amiami doesn’t want foreigners buying a certain product, they won’t even list it on their English site.

Displaying Your Figures

12. What display cases do you recommend?
If you live near an Ikea try out one of these:

• Detolf *
• Klingsbo
• Billy (Often used with Morliden doors and glass shelves.)

*If you decided on a Detolf, you might find that there is a lot of wasted space. Here are a few tutorials on raising the shelves or and adding extra ones in.

• Using metal clips
• Using acrylic supports and PVC pipe

If you don’t live near an Ikea, Amazon has a few display options, though they are more expensive. Also keep an eye on your local Craigslist (or your country’s equivalent) and stores near you that are closing up.
13. What lighting do you guys recommend?
Ikea’s Dioder LED strips were discontinued after a long run. A current version is the Vattensten, if you're inclined to buy your case and lights at the same time.
LED strips have become very commonly available in recent years; most hardware and home furnishing stores carry a selection now. Just make sure that the lights don’t get too hot!
14. What are those clear plastic boxes that I see under everyone’s figures in their collection posts, and where can I get them?
Those are called risers. Most of us use standard acrylic risers like these. Some other, easy to find things that have been suggested are:

• Plastic picture cubes
• Card Deck Boxes
• If you’re feeling adventurous, try making your own!

Check your local hobby store for the first 2 options, or your local hardware store if you want to make your own.
Another common suggestion is to visit The Container Store if you have one near you. They have a lot of things to choose from that can suit a variety of needs. Be sure to check out their standard acrylic risers, their Amac boxes, and the various display cases they sell (baseball cases, mini car cases. hockey puck cases, etc).
15. Should I keep my figures sealed?
That is, of course, up to you really, but here are a few things to keep in mind when debating this question:

• Keeping it sealed can actually damage your figure. PVC figures usually have something called plasticizer in them, and that plasticizer needs to be able to breath. If a PVC figure isn’t exposed to oxygen, after a period of time the plasticizer starts to break down and form a sticky substance on the surface of the figure. Simply opening your figures and taking them out of the box prevents this from happening. If you happen to find plasticizer goo on one of your figures, Kahotan has a handy guide for dealing with it.
• Unlike some other figure markets, keeping an anime figure sealed won’t raise its value by a whole lot. In fact, because of the plasticizer problem mentioned above, your figure could actually be in better condition if you open it versus keeping it sealed.

Finding the Right Figure(s) for You

16. What are "scales" and "prizes"? What is the difference between them?
Those are classifications for figures based on a few factors.

• "Prizes" are generally more simply produced figures which are intended to be given as prizes for playing arcade games. They are inexpensive and lack the detail of scale figures, though some prize figure lines have standouts which may approach lower-end scales in quality. That is uncommon and often depends on the individual figure.
• "Scales" are called such because they are nominally designed to be proportional to the dimensions of the character which they are based on. They are generally of much better manufacture and materials than prize figures, allowing for more detail in painting, accessories, or complex poses.
• "Trading" figures appear in gashapon machines or as blind boxes on shop counters, often as sets which include multiple characters. As suggested by the class name, the randomness encourages trading. They are usually very inexpensively-produced, though as with prizes, some series are better than others.
• "Non-scale" encompasses a variety of other categories. It is often used to describe poseable figure lines such as figma and Nendoroids.

In recent years producers such as Good Smile Company attempted to further bridge the gap between prize quality and scales by introducing figure lines which are intended to be moderately-priced while retaining a higher level of detail than the typical prize figure, to varying levels of success.
17. There are so many figure companies! Who makes good figures?!
Obviously this is a very subjective question, but as a general starting point, here are a few well renowned figure companies:

• Alter
• Max Factory
• Good Smile Company
• Kotobukiya (usually hit or miss for people. Use your best judgement based off of the prototype)
• Flare
• Stronger

18. I really love “series X / character X”- how can I check if any figures were ever made for it?
My Figure Collection can be your best friend here. Simply do a search on the name of the series or character using the search bar located at the top right of the screen, and all associated figures pop up!
Alternatively, if you’re looking at a figure’s MFC entry, most of the text under the “Details” section can be clicked on and used to run a search.
19. How can I commission a custom figure?
None of the major figure companies (Alter, Kotobukiya, Good Smile Company, etc.) will take a commission for a single figure. This thread has a few websites in it that you can check out, or you can look into garage kits. Some kit painters would be willing to resculpt, frankenstein together, or otherwise modify kits for the right price.
If you're looking for help completing a garage kit, /brushforhire may be useful.

Keeping Up with New Announcements

20. How can I keep up with figure news (announcements, updates, etc.)?
Most people use a MFC combined with any or all of the following news sites:

• Neko Magic
• Alter’s Blog (In Japanese)
• Kahotan’s Blog (Only GSC and their sister companies)

Many figure companies are active on Twitter, so following them there is recommended for quicker news.
To use MFC for this I’ll quote question #9.

If you make an account on MFC you can also subscribe to comments, changes, and pictures via a checkbox on the right hand side of a figure’s listing. Subscribing to any of these things will allow MFC to send you an email anytime the subscription in question updates. Subscribing to “changes” is a great way to keep up with release dates and delays, among other things.

Most companies have one or more Twitter accounts. Some examples: Good Smile Company sales, Good Smile's USA branch, Max Factory, AmiAmi Hobby News.
21. Everyone’s excited about something called Wonfes….. what the heck is that?!
WonFes (short for Wonder Festival) is a biannual figure expo where many figure producers (both large and small) show off new sculpts and updates to figures already under way. Most companies save their most exciting announcements for WonFes, so we all look forward to the expo whenever it rolls around! Winter Wonder Festival is usually held in February, while Summer Wonder Festival is usually in July. The event has also spread to Shanghai, in the late spring.
22. One or two (or 15) figures were announced at WonFes that I’m really excited about! How can I keep track of their progress once the event is over?
MFC is always really quick about getting new WonFes announcements (or any others throughout the year, for that matter) listed in their database, so we suggest using that. To find a figure from the event you can search any number of things, including the name of the character or the name of the show. You can also use the tag search to search “WonderFestival 20xx_[season]” to see all items announced at that event.

I got drunk at the office in the middle of the day and I have one call that I didn't write anything down for and I have no recollection. I'm a big writer-downer, so it's odd. I'm working sales ATM so I can't be missing calls. Any tips besides DRINK MOAR?
It won't let me post. Trying more characters.

Made me so discouraged starting crying when I got in my car that that’s how they feel about me .
I’m one of the best and long term workers there I earned that position. Lately I’ve been have problems with this coworker who has been here 2 years. She’s constantly leaving stuff for me she’s had time to do and done things that could’ve waited. She’s also been giving me attitude and snobby when I try to address what to prioritize
I’m a senior tech so not a boss but someone who knows the routine. I have voiced my concerns to my bosses a few times before how she speaks to me
And today I got called into the office and hit with “are you happy in your role? You seem to complain a lot. You can go back to being a normal tech?”
I turned it down because my complaints are valid and I’m good at my job only have issues with one person. It was so devastating to hear. They suggested I work on delegating more (to the person who does what she wants)
I’m sad and embarrassed to show my face at work tomorrow after knowing that’s how they feel about me ☹️
Any advice?

How soon after insurance faxes the surgeons office the approval letter do you typically get a surgery date? What all goes into that? I’m thinking maybe I haven’t heard anything since June 1 is bc they have to coordinate with the outpatient hospital? I’m still waiting on that phone call from the surgeons office 😩 is this normal? I know I’m Super anxious and just ready for the countdown and being able to plan my life. Anyone have an idea or go through this snails pace I’m going through? I’m so grateful for the approval but I’m also not sure what or if there’s anything left for me to do but wait?

Made me so discouraged starting crying when I got in my car that that’s how they feel about me .
I’m one of the best and long term workers there I earned that position. Lately I’ve been have problems with this coworker who has been here 2 years. She’s constantly leaving stuff for me she’s had time to do and done things that could’ve waited. She’s also been giving me attitude and snobby when I try to address what to prioritize
I’m a senior tech so not a boss but someone who knows the routine. I have voiced my concerns to my bosses a few times before how she speaks to me
And today I got called into the office and hit with “are you happy in your role? You seem to complain a lot. You can go back to being a normal tech?”
I turned it down because my complaints are valid and I’m good at my job only have issues with one person. It was so devastating to hear. They suggested I work on delegating more (to the person who does what she wants)
I’m sad and embarrassed to show my face at work tomorrow after knowing that’s how they feel about me ☹️
Any advice?

So, the fall out from the recent event in Edmonton, where a public school teacher was on audio chastising her students of Islamic faith, who themselves skipped the schools pride event. I DO NOT want to talk about this event specifically. What happened raises, the question: what kind of country do we want to live in? Yes, we live this question out time to time through our system of governance. But have we ever come together as a nation of multiple peoples, and ask ourselves this question specifically? Because you know what? I am tired of the bickering. I am tired of the all out emotional war we wage on eachother every freaking day! I am tired of EVEONE'S hate. Mine! Yours! Thiers! Thems over theres'! Enough. My white flag has risen. I bloody surrender, because I have had enough! So I make this plea. WHAT DO WE BLOODY WANT?
What I want:
The past?
We are going to have to let it go. At some point...we have all felt it's unintended consequences... those hurt the most...I am not saying let it go at the drop of a hat...I know it takes time... but if you want to be free.... like I mean free...learn to let it go. Learn from it. Even keep as a precious jewel, yet a jewel you are willing to loose...can that be done?
Diversity...
Oooo this is a hard one for everyone because we all want to be special...but the fact of the matter is you aren't special! Our differences don't make one more than other. You might be different, as we all are, from individuals to groups... but not one of us is "specially" different. Therefore all must be treated equally. That must be the case. We HAVE to move past these trivialities folks. For the sake of ALL, we have to get over them.
Oneness
Don't you see it sleeping beauty? Don't you see it yet? It took me a while to fully register at this concious level what oneness means... but we in the west, especially the white west, have lost this connection to everything and all things. We were taught that A) everything is separate and totally fundamentally distinct from everything else. B) Unity only comes through AFTER death. Therefore why should I see my given domion over the land as nothing other than divine! Wake Up! That's not how it literally is. We weren't placed in the garden folks, for its the garden that we are the fruit! Cmon! You are one with IT and IT is literally you. Everything is you! So!!!!
This is a really long way of saying we have to live sustainably with our environment because? That's right Lucy, the environment IS us! Duhhhhhh. We forgot that folks. The indigenous people knew! Yeah, they weren't perfect either, ok I get it, but don't tell me that thier environmental infractions were any where near as bad a our modern one.
But you know what I want? What I really really want is? Genuine people who are willing to be my neighbour. I don't care what race you are, but I am interested in your story, if you'll share it with me. I'll share you mine anytime. I don't care what your cultural background is...but I am interested in your cultural experience, if you let me share my cultural experience as well. I don't care about your religion...I don't have one. But I am interested in the ❤️ that beats in your chest, and I am more than willing to share my ❤️, my space, with you, if you will open your space with me...
.. here's the thing, if we want all of this, it's going to take respect, love and responsibility for all of it, or non of this is going to matter anymore. It's a two way street, whether you are a new Comer to Canada or you're born here. If you are not willing to allow others to express themselves as thier own humanity then no, I don't think you need to be here. This is not a place for you. These lands are open lands in that they accept all, and they love all. If you want to be left alone, that's fine! No problem there at all. But if that is your preference, don't raise your voice or your fists against those of us that want to build community.
Oh, last thing. I want to see a Canadian Head of State. It will still be a ceremonial position. However, that title should not be in the symbol of the Crown. The Parliament, can keep all that British stuff, titles etc... its fine. It's a tip of the hat to the past that created the political entity known as Canada. But the title of Chief should be enstated over the Governor's General title. I don't know if that might help with T&R but yes, we absolutely need to acknowledge OUR indigenous past. I say OUR not that I can claim any ancestryto other than the fact that this land is all our land. When is it going to be OUR land?

34 F4M US/UK/Online/LDR > Empty nest, now what?
Hey, Stranger!
My 17 year old starts college (uni) this Autumn and I'm kind of entering a new phase of life. Ideally I'd love to find someone to build that with. I have no other children, but I have a big family and lots of siblings!
I'm on my own educational journey as well and would like to start uni in the Fall in the UK, but I may postpone until January or even the following year. My professional background spans a few industries and this year I'll be concluding 7 years working for an international real estate firm to pursue my education and work remotely part time.
I travel to the UK most frequently and am due back during the summer. Long distance to start would be most realistic option but, I'm open minded to any possibility to expand on that in the future.
What I really appreciate in a potential partner is communication, wit, emotional intelligence, and someone I have the potential to make a good team with. For instance, pairing up on weekend DIY projects, or planning mini-breaks, or sharing boring everyday tasks and chores but still finding ways to make them fun.
I'm 5'7, quite average looking, but I'm fun and I love to laugh. I have a keloidal scar on my right ear that will be surgically removed towards the end of the year and I don't want you to feel like you can't ask about it.
Materially/financially, I've cared for my kiddo and myself on my own, worked hard and grateful to say that's not what I need in a relationship. What I've been missing is genuine connection and partnership.
Because I'm planning to relocate to the UK for uni, I'd prefer to connect with someone there. I've not had the most luck dating Americans. 🤷🏾‍♀️ If you have trouble with Americans, I also am one, so I understand. Some of us are quite disconnected from reality and possibly evolving backwards. I have a diverse background and appreciate folks from all walks of life and of course I appreciate any and all life experience. I'm somewhat well travelled. I speak some Spanish and am open to picking up another language or two.
Ultimately...No drama, just looking for someone who is genuinely committed to themselves, the people that matter most to them, their passions, priorities and self growth and want to share that with someone who strives for the same! This is the first time I'll be able to fully persue my own interests so I'm excited. I also love dating/the whole courtship phase. I can be a bit shy at first because the internet is a strange place, but I'm naturally very open.
Ask me about my profile history, it's not nearly as dodgy as it looks! 😂
I'm nervous about giving out my number so I prefer to talk on Telegram, Discord or Snapchat first! I'll send photos there :) I like to video chat pretty early on so we can both assure the other is real, as appealing as a ChatGPT boyfriend sounds. 😏

Hi! I recently had bought a 40oz tumbler from target and after I walked out of the store I had noticed the straw was chipped in a way where it made it hard for the liquid to come up. Since I had already used it by this point I didn’t think I could return it, but this group had actually recommended to call the customer support line to get a replacement straw. They ordered it for me, but it’s been nearly a week already with no update on shipping. I was just wondering how long it usually takes to arrive?

This is very unconventional but wondering if anyone here has any tips or can help.
I’ve been trying to get a permit for a water heater for TWO MONTHS now. I’ve been to the city multiple times, the administrative assistants can’t do much - they try to contact the inspectors and the inspectors never answer the phones for them. I’ve called the inspector non-stop, my realtor and attorneys office have also called and left messages.
We’ve faxed messages, emails, texts to their cell numbers on their cards and NOTHING. Like seriously?
It’s crazy to me that they can’t answer the phone, respond to calls or even leave a message. Has anyone experienced this?
I’m 27 year old female, really trying hard to not lose my cool but I’m not getting anywhere with this and the buyer for the house is desperate. I was part owner on this deal the original lady who was handling the flip left the country and left me with this mess. I have no idea what to do anymore.

Made me so discouraged starting crying when I got in my car that that’s how they feel about me .
I’m one of the best and long term workers there I earned that position. Lately I’ve been have problems with this coworker who has been here 2 years. She’s constantly leaving stuff for me she’s had time to do and done things that could’ve waited. She’s also been giving me attitude and snobby when I try to address what to prioritize
I’m a senior tech so not a boss but someone who knows the routine. I have voiced my concerns to my bosses a few times before how she speaks to me
And today I got called into the office and hit with “are you happy in your role? You seem to complain a lot. You can go back to being a normal tech?”
I turned it down because my complaints are valid and I’m good at my job only have issues with one person. It was so devastating to hear. They suggested I work on delegating more (to the person who does what she wants)
I’m sad and embarrassed to show my face at work tomorrow after knowing that’s how they feel about me ☹️
Any advice?

Link to the audio version. https://v.redd.it/1k8ik3u4y44b1/DASH_audio.mp4. // I would be humbled if anyone could please find this song for me. I am in love with this sound and i have decided to use this in a personal video that is very close to my heart. It's a personal project nearing a deadline. Thankyou ♥️.