I have not yet heard back from DoorDash. I need to get my account reestablished before I can work again, and I was told to send in the appeal and give them “up to seven working days to reply. Do not send in multiple appeals.” I will be impressed if I do hear from them at all, because you know… That is how things go. Meanwhile, we go broke. This is ridiculous! I am so full of anxiety and so irritated with them and their lackadaisical way of dealing with people who are relying on them to earn their money and feed their family. I am coming up on three weeks of not working simply because I attempted to use the paper copy of my driver’s license that I was issued after my plastic one expired. Getting the plastic one was a two-week process as it was. They did not put any kind of reminder in that I could be suspended or expelled from the app for using a paper copy. They told me after, but hey, that is a lot of good, right?
Okay, I know. I am bitching. I am bitching because their process is unfair, difficult, and uncaring. I was a highly rated driver, 98 out of 100 on my score. I can’t wait to see where this leaves me if and when I am finally re-approved. And of course, there is no real, local person to get ahold of. Just a support center in India.
So, it has been another day off, and I have spent it doing something, right? But what?
Well, Missus taught 4H this morning, so I took my youngest with me to see our younger son and his family. We went to the thrift store together and had a nice little hang out at their house. When all that was done, we came home and I went out to do some cleaning in the yard. Well, by the time I got there, I found the bikes and got them out and filled up their tires and brought them around for the kids. Grandson had come home with us for his fortnightly night over, and I was concerned about helping him to get his head around riding. He still has not mastered it. The yard will be messy tomorrow. The kid will be a day older. I know where my priorities are. So, I got my bike out too when Missus came out and gave hers a test ride. We all had a great time riding around the yard.
We had supper eventually, and now I am tired from the bike riding. First time in a while! So I am sat here moaning at the kids as they play Roadblocks and one of them is stacking firewood in the game but won’t come out and help me to do that in the yard with the REAL firewood! Clearly, they know how! Kids! Useless!
I am probably going to give it till Monday or Tuesday, and if I still have not heard from them, I am going to be on the phone raising hell. Meanwhile, the best thing to do is use this as an opportunity to see if I can get my own businesses going and spend time with my family. It has been a year since I have had time off for anything other than car problems. It is so good to see them all, and spend the time with them. It is hurting financially, but such a better way to spend time. I fancy some peanut butter and graham crackers! Don’t have any, but I fancy them.