I was on the phone to my bank and they asked me to confirm the name so I told them and this is how the conversation went:

Them: Ok great can I speak to him then please
Me: You are talking to him
Them: No I need to talk to Mr ******
Me: You are talking to Mr ******
Them: Can you pass me over to the account holder please
Me: I am the account holder
Them: No, I need to talk to the account holder Mr ******
Me: I am Mr ***** and I am the account holder, you are speaking to him
Them: Ok that's lovely, thank you, we may proceed

I have been waiting for this day 

Quote from: Joey. on September 30, 2013, 06:52:29 PM
I was on the phone to my bank and they asked me to confirm the name so I told them and this is how the conversation went:

Them: Ok great can I speak to him then please
Me: You are talking to him
Them: No I need to talk to Mr ******

I had the exact same conversation with my bank, going round & round in circles for about 10 minutes with a sneering call-centre worker who couldn't believe that someone female-sounding was actually male.

My experience was due to the call being taken by a foreign call centre in a country that very hostile towards LGBT people. There was no way on Earth I could convince him that I am myself so I had to demand to be put through to a UK-based supervisor, who was very apologetic about the treatment I'd received.

Stressing over my first true appointment tomorrow with a gender therapist.
Unsure about what will happen as I have no idea what to expect.

I know that I shouldn't worry but I am.
Already talked to a therapist and my Doctor who have sent details to the Doctor I am seeing so at least I wont have to cover the details all over again.

Probably wont sleep well tonight and feel all anxious until the time.

Quote from: Jenny07 on October 01, 2013, 05:10:47 AM
Probably wont sleep well tonight and feel all anxious until the time.

You're right; you probably won't sleep well. But remember one thing: the person you're going to see tomorrow sees people like you every single day of their working lives. They've heard our stories hundreds of times, seen our pain with their own eyes, and are there to help make things easier for us. They'll probably ask questions you've already discussed with other people, but that's because they want to see for themselves how you react whilst talking about your difficulties. You'll probably be asked again about your childhood experiences and your current experiences, and from that the therapist will build a picture of who you are and what you need. Oh, and they'll expect you to be anxious, because pretty much all of their patients are anxious, at least for the first meeting.

So don't worry and try to get some sleep. And tomorrow, just be honest and be yourself... and it'll be just fine. *Hug*

I've been furloughed. 

Hope this doesn't last more than a few days.

Quote from: ford on October 01, 2013, 03:14:42 PM
I've been furloughed. 

Hope this doesn't last more than a few days.

My mom thankfully is safe with her job, but I know a lot of people who work where she does that were. ;.;

Computer crashed the other day. When I get home, I'll see if the tech guys left me a message. I hope it's not the hard drive.

I am going through Susan's withdrawal.

Just noticed that it's -1°C (30.2°F according to Google) outside. There was frost on my car. Hello winter.

On the other hand.. I've wanted to buy that one winter jacket for a while now.. Now it'd be for a reason.. Hmm..

Quote from: SaraW on October 01, 2013, 08:18:57 PM
Just noticed that it's -1°C (30.2°F according to Google) outside. There was frost on my car. Hello winter.

On the other hand.. I've wanted to buy that one winter jacket for a while now.. Now it'd be for a reason.. Hmm..

I can't imagine where in the world you live that it is that cold right now.  Nunavut?

Quote from: <3 on October 01, 2013, 08:23:39 PM
I can't imagine where in the world you live that it is that cold right now.  Nunavut?

Southern Finland, Helsinki. You don't want to know what's it to live in northern Finland. Tho it's 4AM here, during days we still have... 5°C (41F)

My horrendously smelly neighbor has been leaving his door open to fill the apt. complex with his indescribably noxious stench 

My dog was knocked over by a motorcycle two days ago and hit her head pretty hard.

I'm happy she's alive. Things could easily have been much much worse. However, she seems to be suffering symptoms of post-concussion syndrome: nausea, poor balance, light sensitivity, lethargy. I'm worried.

Quote from: V M on October 01, 2013, 08:46:09 PM
My horrendously smelly neighbor has been leaving his door open to fill the apt. complex with his indescribably noxious stench 

He probably can't even stand it himself, gift wrap a bar of bath soap or deodorant and leave it at his door as an anonymous not-so-subtle suggestion!

Quote from: Princess of Oblique References on October 02, 2013, 12:34:30 AM
My dog was knocked over by a motorcycle two days ago and hit her head pretty hard.

I'm happy she's alive. Things could easily have been much much worse. However, she seems to be suffering symptoms of post-concussion syndrome: nausea, poor balance, light sensitivity, lethargy. I'm worried.

I hate when animals get hurt I hope that she gets better soon

Who knew it would be so incredibly difficult to buy new tyres for my car? I spent hours researching the right tyres for the job, and then rang around all the local tyre dealerships at lunchtime. The most promising answer I got was "Oh, we don't keep those in stock - we might be able to get them in before the end of October though".

You'd think I was asking them to turn lead into gold or something. 

#FirstWorldProblems 

Quote from: Shantel on October 02, 2013, 08:02:42 AM
He probably can't even stand it himself, gift wrap a bar of bath soap or deodorant and leave it at his door as an anonymous not-so-subtle suggestion!

What a wonderful way to push him into deeper depression. Bad hygiene and depression often go hand in hand. The hurt from such an act may be enough to push him over the edge and even joking about it, I find to be scary.

Quote from: LordKAT on October 02, 2013, 08:30:23 AM
What a wonderful way to push him into deeper depression. Bad hygiene and depression often go hand in hand. The hurt from such an act may be enough to push him over the edge and even joking about it, I find to be scary.

There was nothing mentioned about him being depressed in VM's post, meanwhile when other people's stink overflows into and affects other people's lives and serenity it becomes more difficult for those folks to remain civil and take crap because one person is either depressed or just a slob.

He's both, well he acts depressed in public but I think it's a poor me routine because I can hear him loudly woopin' it up soon as he gets inside his place

He also gets his jollies by yelling rude remarks at people on the hallway from inside his place and is a total slob, his sister has to come once a week to clean his place and I can hear her giving him hell

Basically he seems to enjoy annoying people

I just heard very loud, very distinct footsteps in another room of my house. It's freaking me out because I know there's no one there. Maybe I'm finally going crazy.

When I get stressed out or eat too much salt, I get canker sores in my mouth.  The non-herpes kind incase anyone thought that.  Anyway, I have three of them and right now eating is becoming really painful.