Never EVER take "no" for an answer...

One of the things I learned at some point in my adult life is that if somebody tells you "no," there's somebody above them who will tell you "yes," if you persevere enough...So, I've made a practice of doing that when I feel so inclined. You all remember the broken basketball hoop? Well, the driver denied breaking it. So, Rick called the supervisor who said he'd look into it. When he didn't respond quickly enough, I set an appointment to meet me at our house to see the damage. He said that from the way it was bent (the steel pole was completely bent at a 90 degree angle), something had to have hit it from about 8 feet in the air. But, he also said since there was no evidence on the trash can of being scraped or anything and the driver denied it, there wasn't much he could say about it...except that it's agains code to have a basketball hoop on your sidewalk. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. So, I filed a claim with the city. And, they offered us a settlement! They're paying us $116 for a replacement hoop. Meanwhile, thanks to matty, I found a hoop on freecycle and we already have one. Nonetheless, it feels like a victory to me. Then, my nursing application. I noticed there was one class that I didn't have an exact match for...Sociology 1A. Since I graduated in Social work with a minor in psychology, I figured something had to qualify. So, I went and stood in line for 2 1/2 HOURS at the counseling office, only for some jerk of a counselor to tell me he wouldn't look at my transcripts and he couldn't help me if I didn't have an exact match. That brought out the "Screw you" part of my personality, so I contacted the Dean directly. I made an appointment, brought in all my transcripts, pleaded my case and won! Which means, I will officially be sitting on the wait list instead of taking a stupid sociology class! Little victories make me very happy...So, if there's an irritation in your life, remember, someone above the peon will tell you yes. There are reasonable people out there...you just have to look for them.