Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Holy Crap
My "Alpha Dog" of the week is the guy who wrestled the sick leopard and won. In his underwear, no less. That's one tough guy - I've slept in the desert, it's way too cold to sleep without pants.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
So Continental!
Now I'm getting phishing scams in German!
At least, I think it is. My German skills are both Yiddish-based and terribly pathetic:
At least, I think it is. My German skills are both Yiddish-based and terribly pathetic:
Thieler Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Am Perlachberg 3
86150 Augsburg
Letzte Mahnung
Aktenzeichen: 551354/12
Osnabrück, den 21.05.2007
Bitte geben Sie Ihr Aktenzeichen bei jeglichem Schriftverkehr und Zahlungen immer an.
Sehr geehrte Mitglied,
hiermit zeige ich die Interessenvertretung der Firma INTcom GmbH, Vor der Hube 3, D 64571 Büttelborn an.
Ordnungsgemäße Bevollmächtigung wird anwaltlich versichert. Meine Mandantschaft macht gegen Sie folgende Forderung geltend:
Rechnung vom 29.04.2007 aus Dienstleistungsvertrag mit der Rechnungsnummer R191672 für die Anmeldung vom 29.04.2007 um 14:51 Uhr auf der Internetseite PayForFun . de mit folgender IP: 217.538.481.01.
Sie schulden meiner Mandantschaft daher 67,42 EUR.
Da Sie sich in Verzug befinden, sind Sie gegenüber meiner Mandantschaft verpflichtet, die durch meine Tätigkeit entstandenen Gebühren zu erstatten.
Dazu kommt noch der Mahnungsgebühr in höhe von 5 Euro
Das Originalrechnung sowie auch die Beweismittel finden Sie im Anhang.
Bitte behalten Sie das Original Rechnung unbedingt für Ihre Unterlagen.
Liquidation:
1,3 Geschäftsgebühr, Nr. 2300 VV 78,50 EUR
Auslagenpauschale, Nr. 7002 VV 6,50 EUR
Der von Ihnen zu zahlende Gesamtbetrag beläuft sich somit auf 13,00 EUR.
Ich fordere Sie auf, den Gesamtbetrag, innerhalb einer Frist von 3 Tagen, also bis zum 27.05.2007 (hier eingehend) auszugleichen.
Bitte überweisen Sie diesen Betrag auf das unten angegebene Konto. Sollte der Gesamtbetrag nicht fristgerecht eingehen, werde ich meiner Mandantschaft empfehlen, die Forderung ohne weitere außergerichtliche Ankündigung, gerichtlich geltend zu machen, wodurch weitere Kosten zu Ihren Lasten entstehen.
Wir möchten in diesem Zusammenhang auf die bereits ergangenen Urteile verweisen, welche Sie auf der Internetseite www . forderungseinzug . de einsehen können.
Bei der Anmeldung auf oben genannter Internetseite wurde die zu diesem Zeitpunkt übermittelte IP-Adresse gespeichert. Die IP-Adresse ermöglicht den Strafverfolgungsbehörden, im Falle einer strafrechtlichen Ermittlung, die Identifikation des PC's, der zum Zeitpunkt der Anmeldung genutzt wurde.
Als weitere Sicherheitsinstanz ist auf oben genannter Internetseite das Geburtsdatum des Users eingegeben worden. Sollte sich bei einer weiteren überprüfung der Daten herausstellen, dass ein falsches Geburtsdatum eingegeben wurde, ist von einem Betrugsdelikt auszugehen. In diesem Fall hätte sich eine gegebenenfalls minderjährige Person eine Leistung erschlichen, die ihr nicht hätte bereitgestellt werden dürfen. Hier behalte ich mir im Namen meiner Mandantschaft die Erstattung einer Strafanzeige vor. Die dabei anfallenden Kosten und Auslagen sind gegebenenfalls gegen Sie geltend zu machen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Olaf Tank
Rechtsanwalt
Thieler Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Am Perlachberg 3
86150 Augsburg
Bankverbindung Ausland: Postbank Hannover IBAN DE06 2501 0120 0077 6673 07, BIC: PBNKDEFF
Bankverbindung Deutschland: Postbank Hannover Kontonummer: 77 612 307, BLZ 250 100 30
Bitte geben Sie als Zahlungsempfänger unbedingt Thieler Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH an und Ihr Aktenzeichen als Verwendungszweck.
Bah
Democrats Pull Troop Deadline From Iraq Bill
The compromise legislation is far from a total victory for the president. It requires that the Iraqi government show progress on improving security and forging political unity. Mr. Bush has resisted Congressional intervention in the conduct of the war, and the benchmarks and new reporting requirements, which had strong Republican support in the Senate, represent new accountability in the eyes of many lawmakers. "We don't have a veto-proof Congress," Mr. Reid said. "But no one can say with any degree of veracity that we haven't made great progress, and this bill is further proof of that."Bah. The Bush administration scoffs at laws and attempts to work out reasonable compromises. They'll sign the bill, and then not do what they've agreed to. That's all I expect. I wish Democrats had stood their ground like the hard-liners they need to be.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Faith in My Fellow New Jersians
I've long maintained that the average New Jersey resident is often a bit less idiotic than people who choose to settle elsewhere. I've also stated that people in NJ are bitter, and in a hurry, and I like it that way, but I'm losing my point.
Hopefully, the fires are dying down.
Rain aids battle against N.J. wildfire
In my opinion, if someone tells you that staying where you are could kill you, you should get out of there, therefore, people who follow this advice are not idiots. QED.
Hopefully, the fires are dying down.
Rain aids battle against N.J. wildfire
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A rainstorm Wednesday night helped firefighters make progress against a blaze that apparently began when a military jet dropped a flare on a bombing range. Officials were hoping to determine at daybreak whether the blaze had been contained.Well, that's fine, you say, but what has that got to do with the price of an intelligent New Jersey resident in China? Hang on, it's coming:
"I didn't grab anything but the cat and myself, and we scrammed," said Helen Sura, who spent a sleepless night with her pet, aptly named Smoky, in a Burger King parking lot.That's, right, she grabbed the cat and scrammed. Someone told her that staying where she was could make her dead, so she got the hell out of dodge.
In my opinion, if someone tells you that staying where you are could kill you, you should get out of there, therefore, people who follow this advice are not idiots. QED.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Unimportant Movie Review
I watched "Because I Said So" this weekend on DVD. I'm a big Lauren Graham, Mandy Moore & Diane Keaton fan. Don't bother. Even the frequent sightings of good-looking males couldn't make me like this thing. It was as if a man decided to write a movie about what women talk about when men aren't around, and yet, it was written by a woman (two, to be accurate). If she(they) really has conversations like that with her family, I'm glad we're not related.
The Diane Keaton comedy bits had no timing whatsoever, and were more preposterous than I was willing to swallow.
Dang. I really wanted to like it.
The Diane Keaton comedy bits had no timing whatsoever, and were more preposterous than I was willing to swallow.
Dang. I really wanted to like it.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
You Can't Say I'm Not Listening
My last post was about an article in a Canadian newspaper reporting a woman's CFL (lightbulb) cleanup nightmare. It cost her upwards of $2K American. I have 2 comments on it so far, and both of them point out how not dangerous these light bulbs seem to be, if you ask everyone else in the world.
Now, I'm not saying that the story I quoted was a hoax, I honestly believe that all those things happened to that woman, whether or not the people who said and did them were correct or truthful.
So I went looking around the web for articles about CFL's. Almost none of it was scary, except the bits referring to that same story. Mostly, I see sites that tell me that the amount of mercury is used, and can be recycled. The Energy Star site even has a whole document talking about them and recommending the proper way to dispose of the bulbs, or to clean up after one when it breaks
Or perhaps the Energy Cabal doesn't want us to know how dangerous these things are, and no one will know what killed so many of us until 100 years later.
Man, it sucks being insanely paranoid.
Now, I'm not saying that the story I quoted was a hoax, I honestly believe that all those things happened to that woman, whether or not the people who said and did them were correct or truthful.
So I went looking around the web for articles about CFL's. Almost none of it was scary, except the bits referring to that same story. Mostly, I see sites that tell me that the amount of mercury is used, and can be recycled. The Energy Star site even has a whole document talking about them and recommending the proper way to dispose of the bulbs, or to clean up after one when it breaks
What should I do if a CFL breaks?So there you are. I'm not saying that Brandy Bridges from Ellsworth Maine is making up her story, I'm just saying that perhaps she was steered wrong.
Because there is such a small amount of mercury in CFLs, your greatest risk if a bulb breaks is getting cut from glass shards. Research indicates that there is no immediate health risk to you or your family should a bulb break and it’s cleaned up properly. You can minimize any risks by following these proper clean-up and disposal guidelines:
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Sweep up — don't vacuum — all of the glass fragments and fine particles.
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Place broken pieces in a sealed plastic bag and wipe the area with a damp paper towel to pick up any stray shards of glass or fine particles. Put the used towel in the plastic bag as well.
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If weather permits, open windows to allow the room to ventilate.
Or perhaps the Energy Cabal doesn't want us to know how dangerous these things are, and no one will know what killed so many of us until 100 years later.
Man, it sucks being insanely paranoid.
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