Fuck It Friday - 19

Fuck It Friday (FIF)! Sporadic news and commentary of no interest to anyone ... FIF! The state of purgatory is the primary focus of this edition. Yes, this is Fuck It Friday!

A letter of explanation was received concerning the tax refund from empire. The tax return was corrected and a new (lower) taxable income was calculated. Of course, the Hawai’i tax return now needs to be amended for a refund of $300 or so. What a “pain in the ass”! Fuck it!

Last year, the tax return of empire was also corrected and a larger refund was issued. The letter of explanation never arrived, most likely because of the mail forwarding fiasco (chronicled in Notes). Thus, no amended Hawai’i tax return was submitted. About $300 was forfeited as a result of the stupidity. There will not be another forfeiture from this point forward. Fuck it!

A late afternoon outing to Ala Moana Center was on the agenda. Dinner was courtesy Panda Express®. Incidentally, the food at this location is horrible, even worse than before. The whole purpose of the outing was to procure the AirPods Pro 2 USB-C version (on sale for $189) at Target®.

AirPods Pro 2

Yes, the old AirPods Pro 2 Lightning version is still fully operational. However, the latter is slated to serve primarily as ANC earplugs. A pint of Häagen-Dazs® ice cream and a banana were purchased for dessert. A brief stopover was made at the International Marketplace prior to returning to the “old folks home” in Waikiki. Fuck it!

So far, there has been no news about when the Target® store in Waikiki will open. The “coming soon” signage has been up for over a year now. Most likely, there is a lot of resistance from the duplicitous price-gouging businesses in the area. Fuck it!

The older “old folks home” building is being retrofitted was new air conditioning. All of the mausoleums currently have small wall-mounted units. That is being replaced. Large heat exchangers have been installed outside the building. The refrigerant conduits are being routed outside as well. Not exactly aesthetically pleasing. The smaller fan/condenser units will be mounted in each mausoleum. According to the buddy, the newer building is slated to have the same conversion, possibly by Summer season. Fuck it!

The Starbucks® on-line account is now inaccessible. Resetting the password is possible, but the account remains inaccessible even after the reset. Hacked by the face mask faggot, you think? Fuck it!

Addendum: The Beats® Studio Buds + was originally procured to be deployed as ANC earplugs. Unfortunately, the silicone ear tips did not fit snugly in the ear, while the AirPods Pro 2 ear tips do. Fuck it!

Miscellany: Starbucks® customer service responded after the problem was reported. Rather than solve the issue, the representative has requested that the process be accomplished through a mutual telephone conversation. What? The Starbucks® account is now abandoned. Fuck it!