Email scam. Guess it isn’t a new one...
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I guess the saga isn't ended!!
Comments (13)I met with my lawyer today. He said that so far everything is on the up & up and that the seller didn't give themselves a penalty for not responding to our home inspection request. That we could back out if we wanted but may lose our deposit. That because we didn't have anything in writing didn't mean anything because there is technically no time limit; however we could badger them to death to sign the release. Basically in a nutshell, our agent should have been more aggressive in doing things for us and making things happen. On a better note, our agent miraculously called with the news we would be getting a $7k credit. The relo company offering up $1k and the agent offering up $6k. Of course, agents cannot give $$$ to a buyer at the table, so she has to write the addendum as the relo is giving us $7k and then she would have to do a separate addendum giving them back $6k of her commission. I asked her many times over if she REALLY wanted to do this, and she said she did. So, we will see what happens. I feel kind of bad my friend is doing this, but obviously not bad enough to reject it and I feel bad for not feeling bad about that!...See MoreIf it isn't one thing...
Comments (39)Our weather king sits on his throne his meteorologist skills he hopes to hone The words spew forth in repetition as we anxiously await tomorrow's prediction The dreaded S word he starts to spew while we at home make soup or stew Then off we race to the nearest store our bread and milk we hope to score We race back home to batten down hatches and bake our cookies in batches and batches Alas again a false alarm I just might do that weatherman harm...See MoreIkea domsjo sink (I guess the new one), apron height anyone?
Comments (4)In case you want another possibility, the Kohler Whitehaven (cast iron) and the Kohler Vault (stainless steel) come in "short apron" styles that can be installed on a standard sink base. They are more expensive than the Domsjo, but also more durable. They have a self facing apron that slips over the face frame of the cabinet after the faux drawer fronts have been removed and part of the upper frame. However, they are also undermount sinks....See MoreBeware of New Email Scam
Comments (12)"But it would seem logical that overseas locations cater to the overseas customers in that general area." It doesn't work that way. I believe Apple has some R+D in Ireland (and elsewhere, of course), and at one time also had finance and treasury people too. It's a very disproportionately large employee base given the small size of the country. These are examples (and there are many others) to show that particular functions may have nothing at all to do with the population of the country where located. Those 5500 Irish employees are in a country with a population of 4.7 million. Apple has 2200 employees (60% fewer) in Germany, a country whose population is 82 million (more than 15 times bigger). 6500 employees in the UK, the (of course) nearby English speaking country, whose population is 66 million. Who and how many are where depends on function location and other factors, there's no pattern or anything to assume. "If there was a legitimate issue with the account here in the US wouldn't it be far more likely that a US customer service location be contact, not a foreign one??" You've never called tech support or customer service for a US company and gotten someone in India? Or in the Philippines? I recently called customer support for Honeywell (the thermostat company) and spoke with someone in Mexico. They were very knowledgeable, helpful and very easy to understand but not in the US....See More
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