Frugal Living: 25 new messages in 13 topics

Thursday, January 24, 2008

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TOPIC: Amana Air Command 80 Gas Fired Furnace (4 blinks) troubleshooting
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/94746b0668e8b6e5?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 6:07 am
From: "Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coordinator"

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:09:55 -0800 (PST), ransley wrote:
> If you have AC look at the coil , clean it if its dirty, is blower
> cage dirty, is filter a restrictive type , try to get more air moving,

I do have air conditioning as part of this furnace setup.
I never did any maintenance on it (it's about seven or so years old).

I'd be glad to clean this AC coil; where would I find it?
Also, do you know of a good source on the web for furnace & ac maintenance
WITH PICTURES?

== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 7:55 am
From: Vic Smith

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:07:39 -0700, "Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer
Coordinator" <donna.ohl@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:09:55 -0800 (PST), ransley wrote:
>> If you have AC look at the coil , clean it if its dirty, is blower
>> cage dirty, is filter a restrictive type , try to get more air moving,
>
>I do have air conditioning as part of this furnace setup.
>I never did any maintenance on it (it's about seven or so years old).
>
>I'd be glad to clean this AC coil; where would I find it?
>Also, do you know of a good source on the web for furnace & ac maintenance
>WITH PICTURES?

If you're going to try to fix this, read the troubleshooting manual.
Though newer furnaces are a PITA compared to the older ones,
it's fairly easy to locate the problem.
You said before you sucked a hose and the switch for positive venting
worked.
You didn't say if the venting motor was even starting up.
You might get help from the HVAC guys, but you have to be clear on the
steps you're taking, and exactly what's happening at start-up.
Just make sure you don't try to bypass any of the start-up features.
Very dangerous.

--Vic

== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 7:49 am
From: "Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coordinator"

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:55:07 -0600, Vic Smith wrote:
> You said before you sucked a hose and the switch for positive venting
> worked.

Yes. What is happening now is different than what at first happened.

FIRST (three blinking lights)
- The smaller motor (which, thanks to this newsgroup, I belatedly realize
is the combustion air venting motor) wasn't spinning - while the larger
motor (which by the process of elimination is the air circulation blower)
was constantly spinning. Perhaps the "limit" (which I take to be a sensor
that shuts things off when it senses something amiss) kicked in for the air
vent.

NOW (four blinking lights)
- I can get the furnace to work for an hour, two or three, but, eventually
the four blinking lights go on indicating one of the two "limits" have been
breached. The two motors (the smaller combustion venting motor and the
larger air circulation blower) remain running but the gas shuts off so the
flame goes out.

A service technician I called said it's 100 bucks to go out to see it so I
have him scheduled for Saturday (the earliest he could get here). Until
then, I want to learn what MAINTENANCE I could/should do.

Where can I get a PICTURE of the maintenance I should do until then?
Please advise!
Thanks,
Donna

== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 9:14 am
From: "Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coordinator"

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:18:07 -0500, Shawn Hirn wrote:
> Call a professional heating
> and repair person to fix the problem.

I did. He'll be out here on Saturday. Isn't there ANY maintenance a
homeowner can do themselves?

I'm sure, from the symptoms, that the "limits" kicked in, probably due to
some problem with air circulation.

Besides the filter (which was very dirty but I replaced it yesterday), what
other maintenance can I do.

For example, someone said clean the A/C coils ... but WHERE ARE THEY?

The furnace is in a tiny closet. The AC fan is outside the house.

Donna

== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 9:26 am
From: Vic Smith

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:14:29 GMT, "Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer
Coordinator" <donna.ohl@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:18:07 -0500, Shawn Hirn wrote:
>> Call a professional heating
>> and repair person to fix the problem.
>
>I did. He'll be out here on Saturday. Isn't there ANY maintenance a
>homeowner can do themselves?
>
>I'm sure, from the symptoms, that the "limits" kicked in, probably due to
>some problem with air circulation.
>
>Besides the filter (which was very dirty but I replaced it yesterday), what
>other maintenance can I do.
>
>For example, someone said clean the A/C coils ... but WHERE ARE THEY?
>
>The furnace is in a tiny closet. The AC fan is outside the house.
>
Leave it alone. Let the pro fix it.
You can ask him about what you can do with the maintenances.
Just keep your pipes from freezing until he gets there.

--Vic

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Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 7:30 am
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 7:40 am
From: clams_casino

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TOPIC: Cleaning a Wool Shirt
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/f87b9ec30e59c5d8?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 7:45 am
From: "Evelyn C. Leeper"

clams_casino wrote:
> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>
>> I'd suggest some more interent research. As I remember, it's the
>> clothes dryer that shrinks wool. Line dried might work.
>>
>>
>>
> It's actually the mechanical action while in a wet state that causes the
> fibers to swell (widthwise) / correspondingly shrink (lengthwise) - both
> the washer & dryer will accelerate shrinkage.

Probably--most sites say to avoid scrubbing, wringing, or other
stressing of the fibers.

On the other hand, people wore wool shirts long before dry cleaning--or
even washing machines--were invented, and while they may not have washed
them quite as often as we do, they must have washed them somehow.

--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Life is complex--it has real and imaginary parts. --anonymous

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 8:44 am
From:
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"Mark Anderson" <mea@nospambrandylion.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.2201b2d43481514b9899f3@chi.news.speakeasy.net...
>I have this very warm 100% thick wool shirt that I need to clean. I
> know you can't wash wool in the washer but is there a simple cheap way
> to clean this without having to pay a dry cleaner?
>

There are two options. Wash it in cold water with Woolite and dry it flat on
a towel. Put it in the dryer with a Dryel sheet. I actually use the generic
sheets, which are cheaper and use the same formula. I'm still re-using the
original Dryel bag from when the product first came out. Since the shirt
won't be wet, it won't shrink. I do this for several sweaters which can't be
washed.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 9:35 am
From: clams_casino

Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

> clams_casino wrote:
>
>> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>
>>> I'd suggest some more interent research. As I remember, it's the
>>> clothes dryer that shrinks wool. Line dried might work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It's actually the mechanical action while in a wet state that causes
>> the fibers to swell (widthwise) / correspondingly shrink (lengthwise)
>> - both the washer & dryer will accelerate shrinkage.
>
>
> Probably--most sites say to avoid scrubbing, wringing, or other
> stressing of the fibers.
>
> On the other hand, people wore wool shirts long before dry
> cleaning--or even washing machines--were invented, and while they may
> not have washed them quite as often as we do, they must have washed
> them somehow.

Actually, wool does not shrink - it felts, giving the impression of
shrinking -

"Wool is a natural fiber with many natural organic characteristics. It's
warmth is created by the tiny packets of air which individual wool
fibers trap naturally.

But, another characteristic of wool yields the secret of why wool
sweaters and clothing knitted from wool yarn can sometimes shrink. Two
conditions are required for wool to shrink. Water and heat. The outside
of the wool fiber is hydrophobic--hates and repels water. The inside of
the wool fiber is hydrophilic--hollow and absorbs water. Every fiber has
a love hate relationship with itself. Even though wool wants to repel
water around the fiber, at a certain point of getting wet, it reverses
its process of repelling water to absorbing water. When this happens it
brings water into it's core and holds it.

In the microscopic view, the outside of the wool fibers look like they
are made from overlapping shingles, like shingles on the roof of your
house. When wool gets wet and heat and agitation is present, wool has a
tendency to overlap and lock the shingles. Thus the impression of
shrinking is created. This is inherent in all wool fibers!!! The only
way to maintain a wool garmets size and avoid shrinking is to let it dry
in a cool area and block or stretch out the shingles when the fabric is
still wet. Dry cleaning is the surest means of cleaning without shrinking."

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TOPIC: So, You Want To Be A Work At Home Mom
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/6993661b12439c46?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 9:24 am
From: clams_casino

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>
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TOPIC: How much does it cost you to live a day in your life?
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 9:26 am
From: Too_Many_Tools

On Jan 23, 7:37 pm, "Scott Fargham" <scotty...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> "val189" <gwehr...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>
> news:06beadde-6e13-4297-b768-943f2c6f33d2@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 23, 10:12 am, Too_Many_Tools <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> So how little can you live on..$1000...$100...$10...$1?
>
> >> And to do it every day.
>
> >> So what is your minimum cost of living?
>
> >> Considering today's events, you may need to answer that question
> >> sooner than you think.
>
> >> TMT
>
> > Impossible to answer. There's are many levels of living costs between
> > my present living standard and taking my place under the overpass.
> > A better question might be - what did you spend per person per day
> > last year? And where could you cut?
>
> > I guess if I gave up all forms of insurance, car, sat in the dark,
> > rented something squalid and lived on beans, I could get by pretty
> > cheaply.
>
> Living on beans would certainly set you apart from your friends.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

"Living on beans would certainly set you afart from your friends"

Fixed your typo. ;<)

TMT

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 9:36 am
From: Too_Many_Tools

On Jan 23, 7:42 pm, "Scott Fargham" <scotty...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> "Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4aaea014-c6d3-4fc0-ad76-7290d426a49f@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > So how little can you live on..$1000...$100...$10...$1?
>
> > And to do it every day.
>
> > So what is your minimum cost of living?
>
> > Considering today's events, you may need to answer that question
> > sooner than you think.
>
> Despite having just completed my daily browsing of various news-oriented web
> sites, I'm unsure about which of "today's events" triggered your question.
> Are you referring to the 300-point rise in the Dow and if so how does that
> lead to the "minimum cost of living" question? You're surely not implying
> that you think the global economy is on the verge of collapse, I hope.

And Scott...how much does it cost you a day to live?

TMT

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 9:44 am
From: Too_Many_Tools

On Jan 23, 9:12 am, Too_Many_Tools <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So how little can you live on..$1000...$100...$10...$1?
>
> And to do it every day.
>
> So what is your minimum cost of living?
>
> Considering today's events, you may need to answer that question
> sooner than you think.
>
> TMT

I noticed that no one has mentioned their daily costs for taxes.

Property taxes, sales taxes, income taxes...they all add up.

Doesn't anyone pay taxes?

TMT

== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 10:01 am
From: George

Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> On Jan 23, 9:12 am, Too_Many_Tools <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> So how little can you live on..$1000...$100...$10...$1?
>>
>> And to do it every day.
>>
>> So what is your minimum cost of living?
>>
>> Considering today's events, you may need to answer that question
>> sooner than you think.
>>
>> TMT
>
> I noticed that no one has mentioned their daily costs for taxes.
>
> Property taxes, sales taxes, income taxes...they all add up.
>
> Doesn't anyone pay taxes?
>
> TMT

I don't, I called a backdoor number and asked for code "walmart" to be
placed on my SSN.

== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 11:29 am
From: "Rod Speed"

clams_casino <PeterGriffin@DrunkinClam.com> wrote:
> Too_Many_Tools wrote:
>
>> On Jan 23, 7:42 pm, "Scott Fargham" <scotty...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:4aaea014-c6d3-4fc0-ad76-7290d426a49f@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> So how little can you live on..$1000...$100...$10...$1?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And to do it every day.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So what is your minimum cost of living?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Considering today's events, you may need to answer that question
>>>> sooner than you think.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Despite having just completed my daily browsing of various
>>> news-oriented web sites, I'm unsure about which of "today's events"
>>> triggered your question. Are you referring to the 300-point rise in
>>> the Dow and if so how does that lead to the "minimum cost of
>>> living" question? You're surely not implying that you think the
>>> global economy is on the verge of collapse, I hope.
>>
>> Try reading this.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/business/23leonhardt.html?em&ex=1201237200&en=9f7ec2c4c66a7084&ei=5087%0A
>>
>> The fun is just beginning.

> I'm a believer that both the 99-00 stock bubble & 03 - 06 housing bubble were greatly due to Greenspan's excessive
> lowering of interest rates.

Sure, but thats better than a full depression, stupid.

> The first cheap money was as a precaution to the Y2K fears,

Nope.

> but the later was arguably a bailout for the poor Bush leadership.

Nope. Prezs dont have anything like the effect that the mindless claim they do.

> Much of the excess money in 99-00 went into speculating in a few high tech stocks

Hell of a lot more than just a few.

> and with little else to invest 03-06 cheap money, it went into housing

Utterly mangled all over again. The real effect of the cheap money was that
it allowed those who chose to borrow at something like the limits of what would
be loaned to them to buy a lot more house than they could otherwise borrow for.

> (not wanting to expand business, make stock investments nor spend freely).

Utterly mangled all over again.

> It'll be interesting to see what this week's historic interest rate
> lowering does & how long the rates remain where they are.

Thats always the case when there is any change.

> Unfortunately, in the long run, it may simply result in a further deterioration of the dollar

Utterly mangled all over again. Not doing anything would
certainly do that if the economy is allowed to implode instead.

> / higher oil costs (the increased price of oil over the past seven years can be traced / tracked almost indirectly to
> the value of the dollar).

Wrong, as always. Pity that even countrys that havent seen their currency
sag like the USD has, have seen a similar problem with the cost of oil.

> The expected recession may temporarily reduce oil pricing, but could hurt it even more in the long run.

It aint about oil pricing, its about ensuring that there isnt a full depression, stupid.

== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 11:30 am
From: "Rod Speed"

Too_Many_Tools <too_many_tools@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jan 23, 7:42 pm, "Scott Fargham" <scotty...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>> "Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:4aaea014-c6d3-4fc0-ad76-7290d426a49f@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> So how little can you live on..$1000...$100...$10...$1?
>>
>>> And to do it every day.
>>
>>> So what is your minimum cost of living?
>>
>>> Considering today's events, you may need to answer that question
>>> sooner than you think.
>>
>> Despite having just completed my daily browsing of various
>> news-oriented web sites, I'm unsure about which of "today's events"
>> triggered your question. Are you referring to the 300-point rise in
>> the Dow and if so how does that lead to the "minimum cost of living"
>> question? You're surely not implying that you think the global
>> economy is on the verge of collapse, I hope.

> Try reading this.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/business/23leonhardt.html?em&ex=1201237200&en=9f7ec2c4c66a7084&ei=5087%0A

No thanks, just the usual mindless journo hype.

> The fun is just beginning.

Nope, you watch.

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 11:31 am
From: "Rod Speed"

Too_Many_Tools <too_many_tools@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jan 23, 9:12 am, Too_Many_Tools <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> So how little can you live on..$1000...$100...$10...$1?
>>
>> And to do it every day.
>>
>> So what is your minimum cost of living?
>>
>> Considering today's events, you may need to answer that question
>> sooner than you think.
>>
>> TMT
>
> I noticed that no one has mentioned their daily costs for taxes.
>
> Property taxes, sales taxes, income taxes...they all add up.
>
> Doesn't anyone pay taxes?

Few have a clue idea about how much taxes they do pay per day.

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Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 10:18 am
From: buyer

Wait for an important announcement on or about 1/29/2008!

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TOPIC: Miss Manners on money and courtship (interesting)
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/aca0af318bbb8568?hl=en
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Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 10:37 am
From: lenona321@yahoo.com

http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6029709

First third of column:

Dear Miss Manners,
I have been dating a man for about five months and we get along
extremely well and are very fond of one another; in fact I think I'm
quite in love. The problem is about a question he recently asked me
that I feel was done so rudely and inappropriately. He asked me what
my net worth was.

While I am aware that financial considerations are part of what
contributes to a successful or unsuccessful relationship, I was,
understandably, stunned by the bluntness of this question! I think I
got out of it gracefully by joking that I would have to have my
accountant get back to him......

(I think you'll like MM's answer.)

Lenona.

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TOPIC: All about DOGS
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/ec16711ef5e8b82a?hl=en
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Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 10:42 am
From: mayasmith3@gmail.com

How much do you know about Dogs?

http://www.dogsinfos.com

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TOPIC: What is the average annual cost of owning a car if paying cash in lump
sum in the beginning?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/5aac132998391837?hl=en
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Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 11:35 am
From: "Rod Speed"

Dave L <davelieuREMOVEME@yahoo.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>>>>> Nope, not at all. I don't put an enormous amount of miles a year
>>>>> on my car, but it's nowhere under 5k! From experience, there
>>>>> comes a time when unpredictable maintenance costs start adding up.

>>>> Depends entirely on how carefully you choose the car that doesnt get that result.

>>> I have all of the regular maintenance done. Sometimes strange
>>> things start going bad, such as a VSS (vehicle speed sensor) and the
>>> speedometer stops working. A clutch slave cylinder going bad. A
>>> master cylinder "washer" going bad, and they thought it was the
>>> master cylinder! Dealer ordered the part and was in there to
>>> replace it, and discovered it was only a worn washer. BTW - this
>>> was on an '89 Honda Prelude, and started happening around '04-'05. So still - wear and tear along with age, and will
>>> happen to any
>>> car. Just depends how long it takes.

>> The point tho is that with a well designed car chosen for its long life, you
>> can find that you only have a couple of very trivial repairs to do in 30+ years.

>> In my case it was just one alternator regulator.

>>>>>>> Don't want to be stuck hundreds of miles away from
>>>>>>> home, on a holiday weekend or in the middle of the night :-)

>>>>>> And its just convenient not to have to fart around repairing stuff too.

>>>>> Exactly. The inconvenience of having to get the part to fix it
>>>>> yourself or have someone else fix it. Happens at the most
>>>>> inopportune time as well.

>>>>>>> Especially for those who need to do the driving for their job
>>>>>>> (fortunately I don't with the exception of driving to work!).

>>>>>>> Of course, if bought new you'll know the maintenance you did to
>>>>>>> the car without wondering how the previous owner took care of
>>>>>>> it. Then again, 3,500-4,000 miles are low.

>>>>>> Doesnt necessarily have that much effect on maintenance tho.

>>>>> Nope. Mainly peace of mind.

>>>> It isnt peace of mind either once you realise that maintenance isnt that important with
>>>> modern cars as long as you do the basics like change the timing> belt when required etc.

>>> Exactly. Modern cars. When you have an old used car, it cannot be
>>> considered "modern" anymore can it?

>> Yes it can when the design was something that hasnt been improved on
>> with the latest cars.

> Doesn't make it modern.

Yes it does. Nothing much has changed in the design of cars over that time
with the cars that were the bleeding edge of design at the time they were built.

The only real chance since then has been the anti pollution
stuff and that doesnt have a big effect on the useful life of a car.

Particularly with european cars, they were well ahead of the crap at that time design wise.

>>> I consider myself more vigilant of maintenance than the "average" person I've seen.

>> Yes, and you have basically wasted your money doing that.

> Take care of my car and it'll take care of me.

Mindless sloganeering aint rational engineering.

> I don't do 3k oil changes but also won't do the 10k my manual says for "normal" driving.

More fool you if you use modern synthetic oils.

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TOPIC: Warning on "Emailias" email service
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/37d3b3f93f04c036?hl=en
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Date: Thurs, Jan 24 2008 11:38 am
From: emailias_response@emailias.com

On Jan 19, 6:56 am, not a joke <consumer_warn...@who.net> wrote:
> Prospective customers of this service are advised that the owner will
> steal if he thinks he can get away with it.

You posted this warning to several internet newsgroups, accusing
Emailias of stealing from its customers. Ouch! We're not sure what
this is about. We believe we offer a useful service at a fair price,
and we always respond to customer concerns.

We respect the protection of one's identity on the internet. It's at
the core of what we're about. But if you're not willing to come
forward with your issue, we can't do anything to make things right. If
you have a problem, tell us what it is and we'll get to the bottom of
it.

Ian Dukes
Project Manager
Emailias

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