SCAMS.........ARE THEY LIERS?

What on earth is a scam? It is a way of lying to everyone and getting money for nothing and then taking more money they don’t have coming or is not owed to them. I was watching an ad about a local woman that had discovered a great new way to whiten teeth. Wow this sounded so convincing and you could get a free sample for only $4.99. Sure sounded like a great chance to try this out so yep you guessed it, I fell for it. Called them up and quickly ordered the free trial. I got it in the mail and didn’t get to try it right away. I actually put it in the drawer in the bathroom and forgot about it. In about 2 weeks my bank account was hit for $85.00. Could not for the life of me figure out what the charge was for. Before I knew it I had three charges for $85.00. I called the numbers I had and they were no longer in service. Finally got on the net and found a new number. When I talked to the rep I was asked, “didn’t you read the fine print?” and I said” where was that at?” Her answer was: It scrolled on the screen. Now how can you read fine print scrolling on a t.V. screen? I told them I wanted my money back and they said too bad.

Now my next move was to go to my bank and have a talk with them about stopping any more charges on my account. We all think banks won’t help, well let me tell you Citizens bank is the best. I told my manager the story and she immediately replaced all the money that was taken from me. I got a letter in the mail in about a month that informed me the bank had accused the company of fraud and gotten all the money back.

We all need to be aware of the many people that are willing to help us with these scams that bombard us each and every day. Always tell everyone you know about anyone or any corporation that is scamming you. We need to stick together and let the truth out.

Thanks for listening  

Never forget how to play.

I had a dream many years ago to always keep track of my life and how fun it is to live it. What happens when we lose track of day by day silly happenings and forget to laugh and play is a mystery. Playing is fun. Let’s make sure we have lots of time to play. When was the last time you went down a slide or rode a merry go round or played on a teeter tauter? Do we have these toys now or are they dangerous? ( so many new rules it takes the fun out of fun things) I think a few years ago I read all the fun toys were being removed and replaced with less fun things because of fear of injury. When we were young and playing in the park, the worst thing that happened was a skinned knee or a little bump. What fun it was. Hand over hand on the monkey bars was so hard, but once you got the hang of it you got very strong and oh so proud you could get to the other end.   

Now we have water parks and lots of exciting things to do I guess, but lots of money to spend on all of it. I prefer  to just walk to the park and play on the fun things. One fun thing is to just watch the kids and the people in the park. It’s fun to make up stories about what you are watching too. Maybe I will write about the stories next time.

I may have to take a walk and see what I can see.

Thanks for listening.