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THE FORUM
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29-Mar-24, 11:53:09 AM
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Anything Else / Totally OT / FRAUD ALERT!
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on: 28-Mar-13, 01:27:11 PM
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Our credit union checking account was hit last week with a $29.95 electronic withdrawal by an entity called "Web World" with phone number 877-830-9381. Our credit union rep initially said I had to file a theft report with local law enforcement (as if the Sheriff of rural Geneva County, Alabama would give a damn about a theft of $30 from a credit union in Gainesville, Florida). After my rant (30-year member, etc, etc) the credit union put the money back into our account. A call to the 877 phone number reached a processing company whose rep identified the charge as a one month subscription to an adult web site (they could have at least given me a user name and password!). He denied any responsibility for the charge, said they are just middlemen, but promised a refund in 3 to 5 days. Seems odd that when I call the credit union with account questions, I have to provide my life history before they will talk to me, but a scumbag scammer who has my name and account number (no idea where they stole it) can just help himself to our money. Anyway, check your bank/credit union accounts carefully and often - this looks like an ongoing scam (see link) and I'm guessing these people hope we will not notice the disappearance of relatively small amounts of money. http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/8778309381
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Member Activities / Pets / Re: FDA Issues Warnings on Chicken Treats Made in China
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on: 21-Feb-13, 10:09:37 AM
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This link doesn't work for me. It works when I click it, but here is the important part: The recalled Products of Dog Treats were distributed nationwide through various retailers from April 20th to September 19th. Kasel Industries is recalling the following brands… Boots & Barkley Bixbi Nature’s Deli Colorado Naturals Petco Best Bully Stick items The link includes a table with UPCs, lot numbers and dates, but if I had any of these, I would dispose of them and find better options (we are now giving "Wet Noses" http://wet-noses.com/ to our girls).
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Other Nature Related Information / Raptor Web Cams / Re: Eagle/Owl nest! ??? Oklahoma
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on: 11-Feb-13, 05:25:31 PM
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Many decades ago, as a kid, I had a couple dozen chickens - mostly Bantams, Araucanas, and an old nasty Plymouth Rock hen. I also had three big white Pekin ducks - two shes and a drake. The ducks were prolific egg layers but wouldn't set. The Banty hens would set for two or three hatches a year. One year, when my best Banty setter decided she was ready for a new brood, I gave her four duck eggs. She passed the 21 day chicken incubation period and stayed with the duck eggs through their 28 day incubation. Three of the four hatched. She was the best mom, leading them around the yard, protecting them from the other chickens and ducks, and scratching up seeds and grubs for the ducklings when their little webbed feet couldn't. We didn't have a stream or pond - just an old half-drum sunk into the ground to make a small pool. The mama Banty was beside herself watching her "kids" paddle around all day. Sad part, though, was when she thought the ducklings were old enough to roost in the evening, she'd fly up into a tree in the yard and repeatedly call to them to join her. They cried just as loudly to let her know it wasn't going to happen. She'd eventually give in and join them for the night in their nest box.
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