My enemy right now is an Austrailian based company named “Melbourne IT.” Somehow, they took ownership of my domain name (www.zakwhite.com) and decided to cancel my domain registration. Which means, my site is down, my e-mail is down, and my myspace looks bad (because all the cool fancy stuff on my myspace page was actually stored at www.zakwhite.com.)I know, it sounds confusing…and I am definitely boring you, but I had to vent. The only way I have been able to get ahold of Melbourne IT is to buy a calling card and make an international card. They told me to print and sign this form and fax it to them. So now, I have to figure out how I am going to send an international fax. You would think that a company who does business dealing with the INTERNET could accept this form via this new thing called “E-Mail.”ARRRRGGGG…sooooo maddddddddddd…All that said, if you need to e-mail me, use the zak@theconnectionchurch.org address. zak@zakwhite.com is not working for the time being. ARRRRGGGG…MAN I AM MAD MAD MAD. The first AUSSIE I come across just might get punched…not really. But seriously, watch your accent…
Gasoline
Don’t know why but I feel the need to share some feelings. I hate the fact that I have to buy gasoline. I hate driving up and seeing those stinking words, “please prepay.”Here is what happens:I walk inside to pre-pay…me: Hi, I would like to fill ‘er up.attendant: Ok, how much?me: I don’t really know. Can I leave my drivers liscense with you?attendant: No, but you can leave cash with me. Or a credit card.me: hmmm…no. Why would I give you cash or a credit card? I don’t even know you. Let me get the gas first.attendant: I am sorry sir. You could pay at the pump.me: No, I can’t. We do this cash only thing (Dave Ramsey) for our gas and groceries.attendant: What’s C-A-S-H? (puzzled look)me: BAAAAAHHHHHHHHH...Then I walk out, get in my car, and drive off to the next gas station where my blood pressure will skyrocket again.I just want to know why we can put a guy on the moon but I can’t buy an automobile at a fair price that will run off of the toothpaste I spit out in the sink each morning? Or corn. SOMETHING RENEWABLE. Something cheap. Something people won’t have to steal so I don’t have to see that stinking “please prepay” sign and have a spike in my blood pressure which will eventually shave 12 years off of my life.Ahhhhhhhhhh…that feels better.HOW ABOUT A SOLUTION???If you can pay with cash at the self check out in wal-mart, why can’t you pay with cash at the gas pumps? If I owned a gas station, I’d want this functionality. It seems to me that this would be especially helpful in a business that suffers from rising prices and employee turnover.I think we could completely eliminate gas theft with one simple change. First, we extend the functionality of existing gas pumps to accommodate cash in addition to credit/debit cards. Second, modify the software on the pumps so that everyone has to pre pay with cash BEFORE pumping. JUST LIKE THAT ALL THEFT IS ELIMINATED. If the customer pays with cash, when they are finished pumping, the pump spits out the change from what was pre-paid and what was actually pumped. SOUNDS SIMPLE HUH?I know it doesn’t solve my pre-pay hatred, but at least I won’t be making 2 trips into the gas station just to fill up.
