crap!

i'm a little bit annoyed.
closing date for the annual dinner booking was friday, 28. october... i sent an email to get this confirmed.

sent my booking off with the cheque on wednesday (1st class!)... as i heard nothing by yesterday i called C who is organising the event.

and what happened? they were overbooked already by wednesday so had to close the booking already on wednesday!!
i am now on top of the waiting list.

waiting lists suck!
today i wanted to get my "black tie event equipment" or at least try it on. what for??? for the chance that someone steps back from his booking?
i hate that as you can't really make any plans.

and i dislike the idea of getting into one of these stores and tell them that i "might" need the suit for next friday...
i can see the scenario already:
me in the shop trying the suit. telling them the "i might" thing. as i am not going to pay for "the chance that somebody might step back from his booking" i had to ask the store if they can put the suit beside for me. shopkeeper will tell me that if someone else will come and pay for it than i will be unlucky.
during next week i might then get the confirmation that there is a place available for the dinner. calling the shop the suit is gone. great! i have a place at the dinner but no appropiate suit...

that really sucks!
it's a thing of principles. if they say the closing date is friday and they receive my booking on thursday they should be fine.
they cannot just close two days earlier. that's just not right.

usually my principles won't allow me to go. i am at the edge of breaking my principles only because i am on top of the list.
but it is just not right!
i am not feeling comfortable. not at all...

i'm angry right now...
and disappointed...