A Teeny Tiny Story (The Inaugural Blog)

Welcome to my blog! My marketing advisers have decided that I need a blog to reach all my many fans and friends. So as much as I protested, I see the entertainment value of a funny post so here is my very first daily story of starting my own business here in Calgary.

The Teeny Tiny Story...
Before I moved into my photography studio/loft in sunny downtown Calgary, I lived in a teeny tiny condo on Elbow Drive right in the Mission neighborhood of the SW. I paid a teeny tiny amount for rent and a teeny tiny amount for utilities. Then I decided to expand the business and open an actual location studio instead of just using my blackberry for my teeny tiny office.
I searched and searched for the perfect space. I looked everywhere and found a jewel of a studio not far from everything I need. The papers were signed, the packing begun, and off I went. I disconnected the services and paid my final bills, and one day, not long after, I received a credit on an invoice from an unnamed utility company. It was a teeny tiny credit of $6.97 so I contacted them and they sent me a teeny tiny cheque. Of course I have been quite busy with my normal 24 hour a day charity work and opening my photography studio and forgot about the teeny tiny cheque at the bottom of my camera bag. (still there right now!)
A few days ago, I received another invoice from the unnamed utility company for a teeny tiny $0.05. Of course my first reaction was a giggle, and a head shake. Today, I called the unnamed utility company and told them my teeny tiny story. The polite young man on the other end of the phone line verified all my information to discuss this matter of critical importance. Once we decided that I am who I claimed to be, I asked him to look up the details of the last two invoices and see if there may be anything that strikes him as a teeny tiny bit odd. He paused a teeny tiny bit before he spoke and the laughter in his voice was barely containable. He apologized for the teeny tiny error and wrote off the teeny tiny amount of 5 cents. The irony was not lost on either of us that it cost more to send the teeny tiny invoice than the actual amount and the fact that they had sent me a teeny tiny cheque for $6.97 a month previously because I had disconnected my account for September 1st.

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Cole Grey