Before you judge, please read the source stories.   Her family DID try and contact her  and help her.   When they tried to see her, she wouldn't let them in.  When they called, she wouldn't return calls.  When they showed up they couldn't find her.  Finally they wrote and wrote and wrote .... and no .  So....they wen...more

Another study .... discovered that bees that ate ,,,,,HONEY were more able to survive and did not have the collapse syndrome.   Apparently the bees here are being fed sugar water and/orthe ill omened high fructose corn syrup in order to have more of a honey harvest.   This is not as obvious as the pesticides - and ...more

Never mind that they are now realizing that the Artic ice will be completely melted during the summer in about,  erm, 2 years vs. the end of this century.  Of course that means govts are scrambling to protect their interests in oil and gas.  But it also means more unpredictable & extreme weather patterns which may mean...more

My father was charged for medication ordered AFTER he'd died.  I had paid off the balance of his meds on his nursing home/assisted living bill and lo and behold, a new balance showed up dated for after his death.  Thought I'd taken care of it.  Wrote them pointing out the error, included a copy of the final billing and...more

Poltergeist.   Wonder if there are any preteen/adolescents in the family.

If you read the source story, the first judge ruled in his favor - the daughter appealed - and the court ruled she legally owned the house.

The banks require appraisals - vs  inspections - to establish fair value.  Buyers get inspections for their own protection.  Some appraisers do call for work orders (particularly VA) but they are not inspectors.  In our state (WA) buyers can conduct their own but unless you really know what you are looking for best to ...more

"Any man can seduce multiple women but that a true man knows how to keep one woman happy for the rest of her life." ~ Ricardo Montalban

If you click on the source and actually read the article as well as the letter two things pop out that no one is addressing (why am I not surprised?) - first, the letter was discovered in a boxed item the woman had for YEARS and had not opened.  The author of this missive may no longer be alive.   Second not only is ...more