Second Verse - Same As The First

Are any of you old enough to remember a song that went: 

  I'm Henry the 8th, I am
  Henry the 8th, I am, I am
  I got married to the widow next door
  She's been married seven times before
  and every one was a Henry   ...
  
Well, you get the idea. That rotating sameness, that revolving door, that seems to be my life lately. I really want to break out of it. 

When it comes to dealing with government, and especially the
SSA, it's a revolving door to hell. Actually, maybe Satan
actually invented revolving doors and collects a small
royalty every time one of these is used. 

Here's the rub for me. I have been going onto the Social Security website every few days to see when my account would be unlocked and available for me to progress on the road to Medicare. More than three weeks ago I sent the final form out to them, and I keep expecting results. (Insert sound of crickets here. Yeah - no results.) Yesterday, frustrated, I phoned SSA and spoke to Miguel in Texas about the problem. After a lot of dithering, it came down to "I have no idea why it isn't complete, but there's nothing I can do." So, I asked, "How about if I take every piece of paper I've ever had to the SSA Office in person and try to expedite things that way?" 

I'll be taking every document I can think of (and
probably some they won't need) to the SSA
this morning. I've got to get this moving along! 

The verdict - that might work. So, my Manager is covering for me at opening today while I head back out to the far suburbs to stand in line and talk to an agent about getting things resolved and working once again. My clock is ticking and time is running down. It's almost the end of March and I have to have everything nailed within a month. At the glacial pace that the SSA is coming along with this, it's just not happening. Time to light a fire and burn the forest down. Eliminating the dross might actually be successful. At least I'm certainly hoping so. 

Happy Birthday to Shirebound - a friend for many years and one
of those amazingly optimistic people who have a loving heart
and always room for one more. Celebrate madly, love deeply,
and enjoy your Very Special Day! 

Yesterday was so filled with crap that I didn't get a chance to read and comment on anyone's B2MeM stories. I apologize. I always try to read and comment because I think it's important to acknowledge the efforts of others and because I love to read the varied takes on the prompts. I'll try to get caught up over the next day or two. As for today's prompt for me? I'll be working on it while waiting for the doors to be unlocked at SSA. *sigh* Have a great Thursday and I'll be back tomorrow.