Pizza @ MindSay

 

Our pizza is supposed to be here in 30 min or less... Or WHAT? Nothing.. zip.. if its 1 hour..its not free.. its just cold.. wellps, they are 8 minutes late. In the meantime.. I came across the following story. (* I thought it was against the law to hit a pet and not stop?)

 

Should Domino’s have a kill one puppy, get one free offer? Lisa McConnell of Goshen, IN thinks so. After a Domino’s pizza delivery driver flattened her 5 month old Jack Russell terrier Odie, Lisa has started a campaign to pressure the Domino’s franchise owner to buy her a new puppy. She’s writing the newspaper and posting online in a bid for attention and sympathy.

I’ll give Lisa the attention, but she’ll have to look elsewhere for sympathy. In fact, I think her odious account of Odie’s demise is a great example of the lack of personal accountability and self-entitlement so prevalent in franchising and society today.

(Share your opinion below)

Odie’s Final Run

Here’s an abbreviated account of Lisa McConnell’s post on the [name for female dog]-site Complaints Board.

On March 14 I ordered pizza from Domino’s in Goshen. Little did I realize that such an everyday occurrence could end in such tragedy.

My son had some friends over so I let him order Domino’s. I gave my son my credit card number to pay for the pizza over the phone, thinking ahead so I didn’t have to deal with our dogs barking or getting loose when the delivery man came. I also sent my son to stand in the driveway as another precautionary measure… I generally put them in my laundry room if I know I am going to go to have to open my door…

“The delivery man just ran over Odie.”

With the delivery man still standing in the open kitchen doorway, I asked my son where Odie, our puppy was. He said, “He just slipped out. I’ll go get him.” Then he said to the delivery man, “I need to go get our puppy, ” as the driver walked away. I looked out the dining room window, and saw my son chasing our puppy. As I went to get my shoes, it was only a matter of minutes that my son was screaming, “The delivery man just ran over Odie.”

“…I went into traumatic shock.”

….I ran out to the street and picked up Odie as he died in my arms. The driver never even turned around to see what he had hit. It could have been a child. At that point I went into traumatic shock and cradled my bloodied dead puppy in my arms on the kitchen floor.

“..Me and my dead puppy… stayed there for three days”

…My parents came from nearly an hour away to come get me and take me and my dead puppy back to their home because I was so distraught and they were worried about me. I stayed there for three days….

“There is no real price to be placed on my grief or the loss of my puppy,” HOWEVER…

…the franchise owner of this Goshen Domino’s called me, apologized, and asked if there was anything they could do… I requested if they wanted to do something they could pay for the purchase of a new puppy. She wasn’t very remorseful at this point and was not receptive to this suggestion…

I’m not asking for much – just the minimum that I feel is owed to me. There is no real price to be placed on my grief or the loss of my puppy, who was like a child to me…

the “failure of the franchise to make amends is appalling.”

While it could be argued that yes, this was an accident, the driver was aware of the situation and he had to have known that it was our loose puppy that he hit. His failure to own up to his actions, and the further failure of the franchise to make amends is appalling. What are they going to tell a parent should this situation occur with a child? That it was just an accident? That they should have watched their child more closely?

“Domino’s corporation… had the audacity to tell me that it was my fault”

I finally called the Domino’s corporation today and they had the audacity to tell me that it was my fault -that I should have been watching my dog more closely… I replied, “I ordered with my credit card and sent my son out to wait so that I could watch my dogs. How much more responsible could I be?”

“Other than that, how was your pizza, Mrs. McConnell?”

You have probably seen the current Domino’s ads about what people are doing with the 30 minutes that it takes for Domino’s to come to deliver pizza. What are you doing with your 30 minutes? You should be locking up your pets, children and staying off the streets. —-Lisa McConnell

Should Domino’s buy Lisa McConnell a new 5-week old Jack Russell Terrier? Lucky Jack [pictured right], available from Next Day Pets, is value priced at only $900, plus $200 for plane fare. And he already answers to the name Lucky.

Or should Lisa McConnell be required to undergo psychiatric evaluation to determine her fitness as a parent, pet owner and pizza consumer? Should the pizza shop operators of Goshen IN put Lisa on the Pick-up orders only blacklist?

What do you think? Whether you agree with me or are wrong, I value your opinion. Share it with a comment or TAKE OUR POLL.

 

 

http://www.franchisepick.com/dominos-killed-her-puppy-in-30-minutes-or-less/

Sometimes, there's a happy unexpected combination.

Cute, sweet movie.

Sharing a lot of laughs.

Being very aware of how good he smells.

Meeting up again later.

Underlying pride in him for the band-aid on his arm.

Piano time*.

A particular song.

Shared pizza and talking time.

The few minutes of extra time driving to his car.

Kiss goodbye.

Not sure if there was any particular moment that made it what it was, but I definitely know that I'll look back on this particular afternoon with a smile.


_{*Piano time was particularly cool, because most of the time when we're together, I'm aware of how limited our time is, so I'm trying to catch a lot of extra details about him. When he's playing, I can watch and not have it be something uncomfortable. Also, happy that other people are happy listening. K is so cool.}

Last night I went to the Lost Lounge, a club the size of your living room with a stage as big as a sofa-bed (I exaggerate and it's funny.)  It's located at a Snooker Club in Mississauga in a Chinese/Korean stripmall.  I go there because every other Friday or so, my friend Joe plays a set there, his singer-songwriter acoustic folk-soul style has gotten very polished in front of his closest friends.  Last night he threw a massive bash to celebrate the completion and release of his long-awaited indie EP.  I haven't listened yet but I know the songs and he's got some really great stuff.

Anyway, one of the performers he had up there was his girlfriend, playing a few covers on the piano, as well as at least one on the guitar.  She's special and I hope it works out for them because not every girl would introduce her next song "I think you all know this one" and launch into an acoustic version of "Paint It, Black."  They also did a duet.

Anyway, while all this was going on and I was, as is often the case, subjected to watching the young, newly-minted love of others, I began composing a poem in my head.  Of course, I got so caught up in the music later that evening that it slipped out but I managed to grab onto a few stray lines and will reconfigure them as best I can soon.  Until then, here's an old, untitled one from the notebook, written around February when I was feeling a lot of deadlines...

Untitled Feb 10

Same-day furniture delivery,
two-hour dry cleaning,
glasses in about an hour --
oil changed while you wait.

My essay's due on Friday,
my time is running thin.
Even if I knew what I want to say,
I wouldn't know how to begin.
I have vacation days saved up
rolled over from last year.
I'm getting ill
and time stands still
if you're just standing here.

Ten minutes until the library closes,
a subway train every three to five,
twenty seconds to cross the street,
a world in the blink of an eye.

KOR-SAW

Dixie currently feels:

 Depressed

 

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Today was Saturday.

 

Adam came round, as he normally does - and we played Guitar Hero III co-op, messed about with random stuff, and ate pizza - like we normally do.

 

I got all of my WWE wrestling action figures out from under my bed, and we posed them into a 10-man orgy.

It was quite funny, in its own little immature way.

 

 

After Adam had gone, and I'd went offline, I took SR out of his tin and cut my arms again.

The strain of holding it back from Tuesday was taking its toll on me.

 

I don't know.

Today's just been generally uneventful.

 

I got my first 100% on Expert today on Guitar Hero III.

This marks the first 100% score on Expert, and the first song to have 100% on every single difficulty level.

 

Closer, by Lacuna Coil.

It's a bonus song, but unlike many of them, it's decent enough to earn a 4 star rating in my media library.

 

 

There's new stuff on my DeviantArt, if anybody's interested.

Dixie currently feels:

Saddened

 

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Today's good points:

 

• Adam came over for a little bit, and we listened to Maximum The Hormone for about three hours - the same song on loop, coz it's mint. :)
• Adam said my hair smelt nice - which is a very rare phrase coming from him. :)
• I got some more of my music sorted out.
• I went on a downloading fit.
• I made some stuff on Photoshop.
• I found some new things to draw.
• I ate lots of pizza.
• Adam's coming down tomorrow too.
• It's twenty-past 5, and I'm WIDE AWAKE. I'm not gonna sleep.
• I downloaded the best Maximum The Hormone song EVER... One of my favourite songs now.

 

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Today's bad points:

 

• The events with Emily today were rollercoaster.
• I had more thoughts about getting SR out again.
• I didn't do my coursework, now I'm panicking.
• I have EVEN MORE stuff to organise after my downloading fit.
• I got my period without realising, and got blood all over myself.
• I have no energy to do anything.
• I'm gasping for more Pepsi, but we don't have any left.
• I've tried to get more good points than bad, but I don't know how the day's actually gone...

 

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Today's picture:

 

 

I made that on Photoshop, by modifying an older picture I'd drawn before.

I think it's rather good for a five minute job. :)

 

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Today's lists:

 

 

Dixie's current favourite songs:

 

1. Less Talk, More Rokk - Freezepop
2. Chu Chu Lovely Muni Muni Mura Mura Purin Purin Boron Nururu Rero Rero - Maximum The Hormone
3. Wait And Bleed - Slipknot
4. Rosenrot - Rammstein
5. Southpaw - Double You
6. Absolute - Thousand Foot Krutch
7. There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This - Sweet Charity
8. Prayer Of The Refugee - Rise Against
9. Bed Of Razors - Children Of Bodom
10. Laid To Rest - Lamb Of God

 

Dixie's current favourite YouTube videos:

 

1. Chu Chu Lovely Muni Muni Mura Mura Purin Purin Boron Nururu Rero Rero (Live)
2. Lima's Red Shoes
3. Do You Come Here Often?
4. What's That String?
5. Beauty Tips
6. Keeping Up Appearances Outtakes
7. Smackhead with her hand caught in a letterbox!
8. Will You Go To Prom With Me?
9. Spelling Bees Are Serious Shit!
10. Is it a penis?

 

Dixie's current favourite flash games:

(Do a damn Google search, you had enough out of me with the YouTube links! :P)

 

1. Aggressive Alpine Skiing
2. The Impossible Quiz
3. Supermarket Shag
4. Monkey Dude
5. 30K Starfighter

 

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Today's consumed edibles:

 

- 10" chicken & bacon stuffed crust pizza

- 2 pints of Pepsi Max, with ice

- 10 Quality Street chocolates

- 2 Chicago Town meat feast pizzas

 

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Today's randomness:

 

Remember in my last blog I took the rip out of some songs from Guitar Hero 3?

Well I'm going to do the same now, only with Freezepop songs. :)

 

Plastic Shit

(Plastic Stars)

 

Shit King

(Chess King)

 

Less Talk, More Shit

(Less Talk, More Rokk)

 

Get Ready 2 Shit

(Get Ready 2 Rokk)

 

Duct Tape My Shit

(Duct Tape My Heart)

 

Science Genius Shit

(Science Genius Girl)

 

Shitpower

(Brainpower)

 

 

Aww, Freezepop aren't funny...... :(

 

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Today's joke:

 

 

What's big and red, and sits in the corner?

 

- An embarrassed elephant. :)

 

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Today's questions:

 

 

What is your favourite ice-cream flavour?

- Vanilla, especially with chocolate or toffee sauce.

 

What is your favourite smell?

- Lavender! If you put lavender near me when I'm angry, I'll suddenly grow very affectionate and quiet, and want to rub my head on your neck.

 

What are your most hated bands/artists?

- Good Charlotte, James Blunt, Marylin Manson, Simple Plan & Rhiannon

 

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And finally...

 

Today's song lyrics:

 

Shadow Of The Moon - Blackmore's Night

 

In the shadow of the moon,
She danced in the starlight
Whispering a haunting tune
To the night...

Velvet skirts spun 'round and 'round
Fire in her stare
In the woods without a sound
No one cared...

Through the darkened fields entranced,
Music made her poor heart dance,
Thinking of a lost romance...
Long ago...

Feeling lonely, feeling sad,
She cried in the moonlight.
Driven by a world gone mad
She took flight...

"Feel no sorrow, feel no pain,
Feel no hurt, there's nothing gained...
Only love will then remain,"
She would say...

 

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