sarge69 wrote:
Today got a letter from 'United States Office Of Personnel Management'
My personnel data may have been exposed in the latest hacks.
I am getting a complimentary subscription to CSID Protector Plus for 18 months. Got to log on tonight with a special PIN.
Darn
Sarge69
My girlfriend applied for a job with Homeland Security, and last week she gets a notice in the mail from them that her file has been hacked! These are the same people mandated to protect us from terrorist attacks, and they get infiltrated by some pimply faced Chinese kid?!!!
Is it me, or have we lost it as a country? We used to be kings of the hill in all aspects of society, e.g., engineering, military, whatever. Now we have a country of incompetents (military aside, I know the problem is with the politicos and our men and women of the armed forces are doing a great job,) a generation of narcissists, attached to their cell phones 24/7, cars that have to be recalled on a regular basis, etc., etc.,.
Has anybody else noticed how the quality of work in this country has deteriorated or is it me? I go to get my brakes done, get in my car and start to drive away when I hear this horrendous rumbling. Turns out the idiot that did my brakes forgot to put the lug nuts back on 2 wheels.
My girlfriend bought a $5000 stand alone gas fireplace:
1) The plumber screwed up the gas line from the main to the fireplace.
2) The geniuses who installed the fireplace reversed some component and couldn't figure out what was wrong for hours, until another guy from the company showed up and figured it out after four hours of troubleshooting.
3) The "heat resistant" paint used in the fireplace peeled on the first usage. Three attempts to correct it have failed. The unit was made here in the USA. Rather than replace the failed unit, there will be a fourth attempt at correcting the peeling issue.
They screw up a damn sandwich for god's sake. They forget the cheese and I ask for Russian Dressing and get Ranch.
Is it my getting old, or some romantic idea about the "good old days" that is taking place? All I know is that incompetency reigns.
The list goes on and on. Sorry for the rant.