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Well, it looks like we’re out of the woods for another month, thanks to the efforts of a whole lotta people and the sale of my prized Epiphone G400 for quite a bit less than it was worth. Still don’t have a job but that’s bound to turn around if I keep poking into dark corners waiting for something to bite.
I’m still going to keep the donation links active, and the Save the Bunnies ning network will stick around for the foreseeable future. Denise is still going to sell yarn and fabric, and perhaps revive the Kreative Kitties business. We’ll have to wait and see about that last-it depends on a number of factors.
A heartfelt thanks goes out to those of you who have been kind enough to help us out over this rather large hump. You know who you are. We’ll pay forward that generosity as soon as we have the opportunity.
A gutfelt no thanks goes out to email scammers, fake job offers, and other bottom feeders. People, if you feel that you are being scammed via email, forward the email in question to spam@uce.gov
More information is available at FTC-Spam.
I got a couple of these solicitations and have forwarded the info both to that agency and to their respective email services. Don’t get duped. If someone says they cannot use PayPal for donations, but instead want to work via check or money order, and they want contact info, don’t fall for it.
In my case, my name and address are readily available, so I provided that information to one, hoping to get more info before I got the feds involved. That particular yahoo.co.uk address is now in the hands of the authorities, and I certainly won’t be depositing any bogus checks or sending out payments to supposed unfortunates.
I also won’t be falling for any more bogus job offers like the one for Discount Cab of Tucson, who are apparently in business to collect fees from their drivers. I worked for that outfit for three days, and my total profit was less than 25.00. It would have been in negative numbers if I hadn’t complained so loudly after the first day that one of the managers waived the lease fee for the day. I had three calls that day, two of which were no-shows. The second day, I actually made a profit, due to a coupon given us trainees. The third day was another exercise in futility, where I spent almost as much money on gas as I made.
The company doesn’t have enough business to sustain its workforce. It exists on fumes and promises, and the lease fees it collects-namely 79.00/day, 64.00/night, or 109.00 for a 24-hour lease.
Most reputable cab companies work on a 50/50 basis-the driver and the company split the metered calls down the middle, and normally your tips pay for your gas and meals. At least that’s the way it worked in greater Chicagoland, where I drove cab for many years, and enjoyed it most of the time.
Scams! Don’t fall for em! TANSTAAFL!