{"id":3212,"date":"2023-01-14T10:28:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T14:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2023-01-17T09:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T13:47:08","slug":"nymysteries-com-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=3212","title":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/NYMysteries.com\">NYMysteries.com<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png?w=474\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=3212\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>January 14, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Isn\u2019t this a lovely photo. Imagine strolling through a leafy green forest with dappled sunlight and the only sound is you trying to contact a Verizon representative to ask a simple question: Have I paid my current bill? I\u2019m between&nbsp;electronic mail 75% of the time and mailed mail 25% of the time. Had I already paid it online? I didn\u2019t want to also mail a check. Bored yet?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Winding-Path-NEWSLETTER.jpg?resize=474%2C189\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3214\" width=\"474\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Winding-Path-NEWSLETTER.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Winding-Path-NEWSLETTER.jpg?resize=300%2C120 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>VERIZON HAS YOU COVERED FOR ALL YOUR CONNECTED NEEDS. That\u2019s the message splashed across your-pay-by-mail envelope. Going online, I was not able to speak to anyone. Instead, I was forced to use their Chat system. It consisted of repeat questions: What is your phone number with us? What is your account number with us? I copied the information from the latest bill (I guess) and was asked once again What is your phone number with us? What is your account number with us? Once again I gave it. This rigamarole continued until Chat said: We have no record of this account. So much for Verizon covering all your connected needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue your walk in the woods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:connection<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3212\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=3212&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3212\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=3212&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-3212\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=3212&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-3212\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=3212&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 14, 2023 &nbsp;Isn\u2019t this a lovely photo. 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