Reply #9: I've had a MESS of a day [View All]

[LiberalEsto]

I'm feeling lousy (fatigue, vertigo) but the worst part was getting a letter from the State of Maryland demanding that we pay them $232 and change by Sept. 22 or face penalties and interest.

The weird part? We mailed our taxes back in March, and then I double checked and found we owed them $219 additional. I sent them the $219 on April 3rd along with a revised tax form.

A month later, Maryland sent us BACK a check for $218.86 (they kept 14 cents) and said we didn't owe them anything.

Now Maryland wants that $218.86 (no mention of the 14 cents) PLUS $11.90 interest for being "late."

I called the state comptroller's office to get a message that the office is closed today due to state budget cuts. So I sent an email to one of our state delegates asking him to please help straighten this out. I have no intention of paying that $11.90 interest, and I want the 14 cents deducted from what we owe.

On top of that we don't have $218 at the moment -- we have to buy food with a credit card until my DH gets his next paycheck. And the worship committee of our UU church decides to hold a dinner meeting at a really expensive restaurant in 2 weeks. WE eat out once a year on our anniversary, so I really can't afford to do this. I emailed them that I would eat dinner at home and them join them.

And some of the bell peppers I picked to make stuffed peppers for dinner were moldy inside. Why do peppers get moldy inside but look perfect outside?

Arrrrgh. What a Full Moon! Other stuff happened, but these were the "highlights".