Alternate-side-of-the-street parking has been suspended,
as has parking.
—John Ashbery
But we haven’t had a car in decades.
In case a memory needs to be refreshed,
we is, simply, me. We were on the horn
to Microsoft earlier regarding the suspension
of account since May. That was about five
months ago. Needless to say, we’ve been on
the horn with Microsoft for an entire workweek
and a half since then. That’s at sixty hours. If
you don’t count the time online. Or vice versa,
who can remember? The situation was escalated.
This marks the 3rd time. Or is it 4th. With a pro
mise for a phone call and/or an email of explanation
between 48 and 72 hours from now. Oh, they’ve taken
out the $9.99 monthly subscription, despite the suspension,
each month now since June. Except for this month, due to
the depletion of money in my checking account. This may
go on for some time, I’m told. The depletion. And the
fading of my memory, thanks to inaccessibility. This happens,
we are told. We do not have to be reminded of that.
