Voting with my pocket book

A recent light bulb went on, to me. Until this "light bulb" went on, I thought I had to assume and take about any insult and lack of service, including what I paid for.

Now I am beginning to think maybe many others think like me. Hence, in this idea, just vote with your pocket book and wait, and see what happens.

Let me provide some stories.

My local USPS (US Post Office) fellow would not walk the last 20 yards to deliver a package, which I paid to have delivered. I later found a note in my mailbox saying to hike or drive the 2 miles to the local post office, and back, just to get the widget I had ordered and paid for. Now, being a good local citizen who does not want to put anyone on report, and having bitched to local post master, he brought it out to me. Forget that UPS and Fedex and my local Mexican maid routinely do the same thing, like come the last 20 yards. When I later confronted the postmaster (in a nice way), he suggested there were union rules involved.

So I called Amazon.com to try put me a no USPS shipping list. I was told that was not possible.

So I no longer shop with both, or use their shipping methods. Now that is voting with my pocket book, to me.

Now it gets worse. I live in east Tennessee, but have land in the Nashville metro area (middle Tennessee). Now to even use their legally required and provided GIS (Geographical Information System) I am having to kiss the tail of some young person who is probably not from there, just to get some simple GIS data. And I still pay taxes, which I think, still helps pay their salaries. They can run me off, all they want, but in the end I have a pocket book, too. Even the old time water board leader fellow, a retired vet, suggested when he died other outsiders would take over. That did not bother me as long as they provided a service. I listened, and now I also get to vote with my pocket book.

Let me go on. I recently ordered a widget through some firm not local. Now 17 days into trying to get it returned (which has failed so far), and not even being able get Netflix, which I still pay for but get no benefit, now I wonder why?

One more go on. I have been arrested three times for the same thing in my local county. Even the last time, the police apologized, and brought me back. So much for the effects on my Family, which are obvious to most. But so called jack leg boots coming into my home on a late Sunday evening and waking me up (like 2300) is another example. And this has happened to others, if you believe the local newspaper. I still got a County tax bill, later, by the way.

Last, and in your local area, I suggest just to vote with your pocket book, and see what happens. You might be surprised.