Sheer Chance

An e-mail response was received concerning the FOIA request “clusterfuck.” The original query was transferred to another agency, as previously delineated in Notes. The issue of two duplicate FOIA requests was not discussed. Nor was the issue of a refund for one of the duplicate requests. Instead, the e-mail stated that the FOIA request was denied because there was no record of Aunty Lyn’s death. Say what? A PDF copy of the death certificate had been submitted with the second on-line FOIA request, by the way.

Just mere seconds before launching into a homicidal rampage, a quick double-take of the subject line of the e-mail immediately terminated the rage. Apparently, Aunty Lyn’s social security number appeared next to her name, probably added as a reference. After all the bullshit, the last bit of data was finally retrieved by sheer chance.

Later in the afternoon, back in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki, the completion of the Lincoln Financial claim documents commenced. However, after the FOIA ordeal, the on-line filing option was chosen instead of mailing the documents. Thus, the beneficiary claim is now being processed. Wheee!