The title says it all. I have been duped and must reassess my latest journey through life.
The lady that has rented me this cute little place has been scamming me and I have to move quickly.
During the month of February
1) I have received a ltter from the park manager saying Dec rent was not paid
2) The hydro man showed up to turn off the Hydro. I had to give him my play money for the week.
3) She sent the certificate to transfer the ownership, but whited out her name and put my name in.
4)A letter arrived for the previous owner marked "Urgent" from the Tax collector.
5) A check she sent me bounced and the bank said that account has been closed.
I have been tearing my eyebrow hair out and my digestive system has been a little liquid.
So,, Pat the the rescue and I took charge
1) I went to the bank representative and explained my situation
2) I went to the Tax collector and explained my situation
Both said, "Get out of Dodge. The Sherriff will be there to put a padlock on the door very soon."
I found another cute little place just down the road about three steps, Different park. And the kind manager has helped me get set up with very little discomfort and money.
I am in the process of moving and all should be done by Tuesday. That's when cable and Internet will be hooked up. The important stuff.
All is well here, My back is a little sore and hopefully I'll lose some weight over this, but life goes on in sunny Florida and it's about 85 degrees in the day time...<G>
Onward and forward to the next chapter in my life.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Amish Snowbirds
In Sarasota there is an Amish village. I noticed the signs, Yoder this and Yoder that, and I have seen a few riding their bicycles in their garb. I haven't seen any of their little horse drawn wagons, and I have seen them here in Bradenton at the flea market, so I suppect they are driving cars.
When I googled them, I found out that some winter here from Pennsylvania. There is a Dutch restuarant nearby that I will try when my cousin gets here. Although it is not reputed to be totally Amish they do provide Amish food. Sounds good to me.
When I googled them, I found out that some winter here from Pennsylvania. There is a Dutch restuarant nearby that I will try when my cousin gets here. Although it is not reputed to be totally Amish they do provide Amish food. Sounds good to me.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
GPS
Some one stole my Gps the other night. What's a girl in a foreign country to do without a GPS. That night when I went to bed I looked at the car and saw the windows were up so I assumed I had locked it too,,, But I hadn't. Someone has been watching and waiting for me to make a mistake and leave my doors unlocked and they were rewarded.
They only took the GPS and the window mount. They left the power cord. Hope they have one, because that sucker is old and won't hold it's charge for very long. I thought about putting a sign on my car window saying, "Hey! you forgot the cord.", but I restrained myself.
So yesterday I went shopping for a new GPS and the one I found will show where all the quilt stores are. I don't yet know how good it is in giving street directions, but at least the quilt stores will be listed...<G>
They only took the GPS and the window mount. They left the power cord. Hope they have one, because that sucker is old and won't hold it's charge for very long. I thought about putting a sign on my car window saying, "Hey! you forgot the cord.", but I restrained myself.
So yesterday I went shopping for a new GPS and the one I found will show where all the quilt stores are. I don't yet know how good it is in giving street directions, but at least the quilt stores will be listed...<G>
Monday, February 7, 2011
Finances: Being a Canadain in the US
There is a lot to learn about switching money from Canada to US. If you're not in the know the services charges can add up pretty quick. I went to an ATM at Bank America to get money from my Omista Credit Union checking account. I got $100. Bank America charged me $3 for the transaction and Omista charged me $7.. I have since learned that RaceTrack... Not a race track, but the gas station called Race Track.... Do not charge for withdrawals. Omista still charged $7 but at least I save $3.
The Royal Bank of Canada has a branch down here. They have set up a service for Canadians wintering in Florida. So I opened a US checking account here. When I get home I will open a Canadian account in the Royal Bank and apparently you can transfer money with no charge. This is real good to know.
To open the account here was not a big deal, and they said for security reasons they would send my checks, bank card and pin number in separate letters. They all arrived the same day. The checks were in a blue plastic bag with no label saying Royak Bank.. But on the envelope it says, "Do not discard, Your order is Enclosed" I had no idea what it was. The package looked like one of those things you get that say ,"You may have won a Million Dollars"
You do have to watch was is going on around here.
That's it for today.
The Royal Bank of Canada has a branch down here. They have set up a service for Canadians wintering in Florida. So I opened a US checking account here. When I get home I will open a Canadian account in the Royal Bank and apparently you can transfer money with no charge. This is real good to know.
To open the account here was not a big deal, and they said for security reasons they would send my checks, bank card and pin number in separate letters. They all arrived the same day. The checks were in a blue plastic bag with no label saying Royak Bank.. But on the envelope it says, "Do not discard, Your order is Enclosed" I had no idea what it was. The package looked like one of those things you get that say ,"You may have won a Million Dollars"
You do have to watch was is going on around here.
That's it for today.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Florida This week
Today is a cloudy day. Last night it rained and I could hear the raindrops on the roof of the trailor, very pretty sound, very relaxing , put me right to sleep.
I think all my quilt related activities are all in this week. Went to a Dear Jane class yesterday. It is so nice to meet people who like to hand sew the blocks the way I do, Nice bunch of ladies and they are inspiring me to finsih this quilt I started in 2003.
Today is a rest day, Tomorrow I teach a class at Monday crafts and go to a Guild meeting in the evening. Tuesday is a rest day. Wednesday is Feather Princesses guild meeting. That's a "WOW" day... So many people and so much talent. It's almost overload. Thursday is Jo Morton class with Jolene and Friday I am taking a Hawaiin quilt class.
In the mist of all this quilting activing I am trying to change the deed or regristraion or whatever it is for this place to my name. The owner is signing it over to me and I will have to make the lot payments from now on. The comments from my friends both at home and here are worth repeating...for the laugh.
Ron, by buddy from home, " Another place for you to fill up"
Diane Janes, "Is that a Canadian dollar or an American one?
Leslie from here. "If you sell it for $2 you'll make 100% profit"
Susan D, "Nothing better than 100% profit"
The world is filled with commedians, ain't we lucky.
I think all my quilt related activities are all in this week. Went to a Dear Jane class yesterday. It is so nice to meet people who like to hand sew the blocks the way I do, Nice bunch of ladies and they are inspiring me to finsih this quilt I started in 2003.
Today is a rest day, Tomorrow I teach a class at Monday crafts and go to a Guild meeting in the evening. Tuesday is a rest day. Wednesday is Feather Princesses guild meeting. That's a "WOW" day... So many people and so much talent. It's almost overload. Thursday is Jo Morton class with Jolene and Friday I am taking a Hawaiin quilt class.
In the mist of all this quilting activing I am trying to change the deed or regristraion or whatever it is for this place to my name. The owner is signing it over to me and I will have to make the lot payments from now on. The comments from my friends both at home and here are worth repeating...for the laugh.
Ron, by buddy from home, " Another place for you to fill up"
Diane Janes, "Is that a Canadian dollar or an American one?
Leslie from here. "If you sell it for $2 you'll make 100% profit"
Susan D, "Nothing better than 100% profit"
The world is filled with commedians, ain't we lucky.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Quiet Week
This was suppose to be a quiet week for me. I suppose it was in a way, but Florida has gone crazy.
First of all, my cousin is trying to rent a place here in this park and can't get through to the new manager. I am going up there again today to see if I can get it settled.
Secondly, when I went to Dunedin to my Beading group it took two hours of driving to get there..I have never seen traffic like that before. Apparently two cops went to deliver a warrant to a man accused of beating his wife. He was hiding in the actic and the wife told the cops he had a gun. One officer hit him with the taser and that man twisted somehow and got the officers gun and shot him twice in the face. Back up was called and another officer was shot and killed. The second officer was on his way home from his shift and just thought he would stop by and help. They shot 100 cannisters of tear gas into the house and chopped holes in the roof and other places. When it was all done the man was also dead. They torn the house down and took everything to a secure place to go through for evidence, They are also giving the woman some of her possessions as they find them. In the morning there was a house in that place and now there are three dead men, one wounded officer and a bare lot. Apparently the city will rebuild the house for the woamn. She was clearly upset for the officers families.. The whole community is shocked and wondering what is going on. This is not a regular happening in this area.
Thirdly there was an accident on one of the main highways and eight people ran away. Two were armed. It was a human traffic ring to bring in illegail Mexicans to Florida.. They caught them all with help from some people.
Fourthly We had a tornado watch. A storm blew in off the gulf and all the local TV stations were showing where the storm was headed, where the dangers were for tornados. It was quite amazing. The storm came by here, but there was not danger of torandos in this area. I went for a drive up north about 2 hours away to see what damage there was and I couldn't see anything...Even those drooping things are still hanging form all the trees. Dad would have liked to see the lightning storm.
So it has been a quiet week for me, but not for Florida.
First of all, my cousin is trying to rent a place here in this park and can't get through to the new manager. I am going up there again today to see if I can get it settled.
Secondly, when I went to Dunedin to my Beading group it took two hours of driving to get there..I have never seen traffic like that before. Apparently two cops went to deliver a warrant to a man accused of beating his wife. He was hiding in the actic and the wife told the cops he had a gun. One officer hit him with the taser and that man twisted somehow and got the officers gun and shot him twice in the face. Back up was called and another officer was shot and killed. The second officer was on his way home from his shift and just thought he would stop by and help. They shot 100 cannisters of tear gas into the house and chopped holes in the roof and other places. When it was all done the man was also dead. They torn the house down and took everything to a secure place to go through for evidence, They are also giving the woman some of her possessions as they find them. In the morning there was a house in that place and now there are three dead men, one wounded officer and a bare lot. Apparently the city will rebuild the house for the woamn. She was clearly upset for the officers families.. The whole community is shocked and wondering what is going on. This is not a regular happening in this area.
Thirdly there was an accident on one of the main highways and eight people ran away. Two were armed. It was a human traffic ring to bring in illegail Mexicans to Florida.. They caught them all with help from some people.
Fourthly We had a tornado watch. A storm blew in off the gulf and all the local TV stations were showing where the storm was headed, where the dangers were for tornados. It was quite amazing. The storm came by here, but there was not danger of torandos in this area. I went for a drive up north about 2 hours away to see what damage there was and I couldn't see anything...Even those drooping things are still hanging form all the trees. Dad would have liked to see the lightning storm.
So it has been a quiet week for me, but not for Florida.
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