Grandpa Sapper

Old Cold War fighter for Ronald Reagan, Jump school graduate on the 40th anniversary of D-Day, Sapper Leader Course guinea pig 1986.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

After 7 years and 100% positive feedback as a buyer, I'm ending my business relationship with @eBay Apparently you can open a store there, take money for an item you don't have, then order it cheaper on @amazon and have them deliver it. Customer service even says its cool.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@BlastingThrough This is it's real failure. Humans are emotional and messy and generally don't operate logically but the AI always assumes they will operate logically. So like a Paratrooper's plan or life in general, the best made plan usually falls apart after 30 seconds on the ground 🤪

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@BlastingThrough I have also noticed it can't take into account how humans truly interact with each other. You can game out a scenario with it and it will give you a great game plan but that game plan won't work because it assumes the humans on the other side will play by the same rules.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@rArmyReddit @AUSAorg I don't know. I heard an internet rumor that Ukraine made the first autonomous AI enhanced air drone that can make kill decisions without a human in the loop. Think I'll skip the ED-209 demo across the street. 🤣

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@DeptVetAffairs Yep. You earned your benefits but we made the system so complicated it will take a hired team of lawyers and doctors for you to get them. Hey, @elonmusk did say comedy was now legal here when he bought this joint.����

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@DeptVetAffairs More money for the contractors who gatekeep these funds and spend on their "non profit" agencies salaries and bottom lines. Money that would be better spent on direct application ie actually building housing and giving vets Zero entry mortgages to buy them.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@OliviaAbrams20 @DeptVetAffairs Wish I could give this more than one like! Navigating the claims system almost requires a college level degree like an accountant filling your taxes. That is what has given rise to the claim sharks the VA hates. I'm looking at paying $500 for a Nexus letter myself right now.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@rArmyReddit Mishap. Translation from Army Speak: Catastrophic Accident resulting in loss of life. RIP.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@GBNT1952 But but but....I took a couple of classes. 🤪🤣

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

For an administration that claims to be pro veteran, navigating my VA care these days is like watching a slow moving train wreck unfolding before you.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@SNAFU_Sara As a Southern raised Gentleman, is this my cue to write out the many rules for the use of the word "Darlin"? 🤷‍♂️🤣

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

Walk down memory lane for my military peeps out there. Anybody out there remember the STABO extraction system? How about that ball busting ride? 🤪

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@eBay @amazon So I guess my question to @eBay is that if man in the middle retail arbitrage scams are against the rules but actually condoned verbally, can I start doing it myself? 🤣🤣🤣

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

After 7 years and 100% positive feedback as a buyer, I'm ending my business relationship with @eBay Apparently you can open a store there, take money for an item you don't have, then order it cheaper on @amazon and have them deliver it. Customer service even says its cool.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@DollarGeneral is up next. We doing this delivery order in real time and it's already a disaster. The second shopper can't even check out. I think the first one quit mid-shop the apps are so buggy 🤣

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@AmazonHelp That's funny. You should take over one of those late shows and try your comedy there. I've done that 3 ring circus a dozen times and now I'm doing what I promised. They can't fix a $10 screw up after all that? Fine, we'll do it in public on X. 😃

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

Next up we'll explore how a simple $9.99 order from @amazon turned into such a shit show. July 5th today and my overnight order made on June 29th still hasn't shipped. But they have charged my debit card twice. You just can't make this stuff up.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@Walmart Hmmm, wrote this a year ago. Interesting that a random like from an e-girl made it pop back up. @Walmart has been behaving but still running that 10 day game. Standby for the next horror story. Looking at you @amazon .

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

Hi to all of my real peeps and bot followers. Been gone for a bit so here is some proof of life. Thinking about starting a blog about how a company's bad customer service affects disabled veterans more negatively than other people. Looking at @Walmart for the first entry.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

And my local grocery doesn't accept @Walmart store credit quite yet. Now to be fair, they all do it but the big W seems to have risen to a level of dysfunction only reached by governments until now. Thanks for reading and come back for the next rant. @Walmart financial services.

[Grandpa Sapper @Sapperairborne1]

@DeptVetAffairs @IDme surely needs a look because of their impossible verification system