Reflections
Low Tech Crook Steals Cash From ATM Using Napkins
In a day and age when we rely on high-tech gadgets to do are bidding, the ingenuity of people never ceases to amaze me. While crooks use scanners to gain access to consumers ATM information, one crook in San Francisco has resorted to using napkins to steal cash from ATM customers. A local merchant watched [...]
Squatters Use Fake Deed To Occupy Home Sold To Couple
The financial closure mess is claiming another victim in the Seattle, WA. area. A young couple thought they had purchased their perfect dream home only to find it had been occupied by squatters. The unfortunate thing is that law enforcement can do little, since it is a civil matter. The cops know the current occupants [...]
San Francisco Takes The ‘Happy’ Out Of Happy Meals
If you want to buy a Happy Meal in San Francisco, you better include some fruit or veggies along with the toy. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed on ordinance to require more nutritious meals when a toy is tossed into the bag. On a 8-3 vote, which will counter a mayoral veto of [...]
Boost Mobile Offers ‘Shrinkage’ To Lower Your Monthly Bill
The prepaid plan wars are starting and we consumers are going to benefit. As Straight Talk and their prepaid plans continue to attract customers, other providers are now trying to stem the tide of losing clients.Boost Mobile, an off shoot from Sprint has added what they describe is ‘shrinkage’ to their offering. Here is how [...]
7 Major Annoyances Courtesy Of Your Local Retailer
I read an article this morning that I thought I would share with you, concerning some of the tactics retailers use to squeeze every dollar we have from our pockets and purses. Some of the tactics have been around for a long time, but some are new and just plain annoying. The list contains 15 [...]
Facebook Punishes Data Leakers With Six Month Suspension
Facebook is telling us that they take our private information seriously and is going to great steps to protect our data. In recent weeks Facebook had learned that some developers may have unintentionally made available private data, however the folks at Facebook assure us that no information was leaked. In a statement on their blog [...]
Debt Collecting Firm Accused Of Setting Up Fake Courtroom
It seems that the recession is bringing out the worst for firms that are handling debt collection. One such firm has resorted to a novel approach to collect money from delinquent consumers. It sent out fake subpoenas to delinquent consumers and held a trial in a fake courtroom. The purpose of the fake trail was [...]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About The 1973 Movie ‘The Exorcist’
The 1973 horror film ‘The Exorcist’ tells the story of an innocent 12-year-old girl who is experiencing increasing episodes of extreme behavior and violence. As the film progresses we are taken on a journey in which the girl becomes so violent that she needs to be strapped to her bed. The girl’s mother begins to [...]
Wind Turbines Responsible For Increasing Bat Deaths
Just when I was thinking that wind turbines were good for the planet, up pops an article on how the turbines are causing the death of bats. It seems that when a wind turbine turns it causes negative air pressure. When a bat fly’s through one of the pockets their lungs explode. In a recent [...]
Some Things Your Bank May Not Tell You – Overdraft Fees Do Not Apply To Checks
Have you ever post dated a check? Does the bank have any obligation to not cash the check until the date you write on the check? These and other banking practices may come as a surprise to you. I know some did for me. Sometimes it is we consumers who think that our rules are [...]
