Just a few points that might be worth bearing in mind folks: firstly, let's keep it as clean as we can with regards to language on list shall we? personally it doesn't offend me, but seeing as we lost a knowledgeable and highly valued list member not too long ago over less than the language in the post that started this thread, seems like a smart idea.
secondly, the list is hardly a place for a vent like this. Fair doos you're obviously frustrated, and a post saying "I've tried this and that with no results, anybody got any fresh ideas" would do no harm. On a high traffic list like this, i doubt I'm the only one who hasn't really got the time to wade through pages per post. In fact I only made it to the end of this one to see just how long it'd go on for, some nights I clearly have too much time on my hands lol! On a more serious note though, we've lost another constructive and active poster recently because she obviously didn't have quite as much time as me... that's not good. Thirdly, I may be speaking out of turn since I know nothing of your situation other than what you said in that post, but I doubt that $100 for cable can be called a bear necessity. Internet connection, you betcha, it's a huge resource for blind folks, but $100? Cell phone, again you betcha, it's a lifeline in some situations, but $100? what happened to using skype wherever you can with that internet conection you just bought? It's stuff like that that all adds up, and if you had half the cash to lay down on a mac your quest would become a lot easier. You'd probably even be able to buy a 2nd hand system outright with a bit of economising. Considering your food stamps pay for over half of your groceries bills, i wouldn't say that's too bad going either dude. I'm falling into the rant trap myself here lol, so I'll get off my soapbox. To sum all that up, let's keep the angst to a minimum, this isn't the place for it. business as usual... Scott On 22/04/2008, Tiffany D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know exactly how you feel. I like a kind of music called rebetika > and for five years, I've been searching for a rebetis or mangas (a > singer of the genre or someone who at least knew some of the greats). > He'd be over 80 by now, and believe me, I've posted to just about > every Greek board around and am now going to the newspapers in both > countries. Speaking of newspapers, have you tried those? Some allow > you to post for free and many are online so that you could search > through the classifieds. Do you need your cell phone or cable? If > not, maybe you could get rid of one or both of them for a time and > save up the $700 that way. I can't believe that Apple won't let you > pay in installments. As for jobs, there are many different types of > jobs that are work at home and real. What about selling some of your > stuff, even your old mac? You could sell it on Craigslist so that you > don't have to pay them like you do with EBay. And ebay really isn't > that bad as far as quality. You just have to look carefully. As a > sidenote, I'm now with a totally amazing man who's 62 and who knew > some of the later singers. He even got me in touch with one of the > sons of Markos Vamvakaris, my favourite rebetis. I spoke with him on > the phone! If you would've told me a year ago that I'd be doing that > someday, I would've laughed in your face. So believe me, anything's > possible. > > Good luck, > Tiffanitsa > PS. Feel free to contact me offlist if you wanna vent or even chat. > I'm always available. > > On 4/22/08, Chris Gilland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Folks, I have literally tried everything. Look, I appreciate over the > past > > nearly week now all you all's help with this stupid peace of excuse my > > language, dog shit computer, really, I just cannot enmotionally do thjis > any > > more. I have no effort of strength left in me. All this getting turned > > down is really starting to bother me. It's not you all, but it seems no > one > > in the business field is willing to get me a Mac, or help me find a > donated > > one. I almost went as far as to say If everyone put forth like $20 on > this > > list, to one responsible designated collecter who then once the funds all > > were there would order the Mac and have it shipped, with all the members > we > > got $20 I am sure for each would do the trick, but again, I can't ask > that. > > That is not fair to any of you all. I just am out of options. Lou, thank > > you for all your help, Same to Mike, Alivia, and all you who directly > > helped, but face it: we're gett6ing no where. My parents as a child > always > > tought me never say never and never give up, but I'm sorry, I can't resist > > now doing so. It's been over 2 years that I've asked for one, literally > > since the end of 06, and I have gotten nowhere since. I wish I had a job, > > but no one in their mind wants to hier me. I'm always just the dumb idiot > > who knows nothing. I barely with my income of SSI make anywhere near > enough > > to do much of anything. I make $600. $400 of that is for rent/utilities, > > 100 or so is for cable, and another 100 is for my cell phone, and finally > > about 50 for my lan line. You do the math. O, then let's not forget > about > > my groceries. I get $60 food stamps, but being I spend about $100 a month > > on food, so that means I gotta pay like $40 to $50 for that. See, these > > aren't things want, these are the bear necessities. I don't have $700 > for > > a Mac to be throwing around. I'm sorry, I just don't. I put an ad up on > > Craigs list and heard nothying, a friend found something in one of his > > cities but the idiot won't e-mail him back. my church won't help, Apple > > Care won't help, my local store won't help, United Way won't help, Hospice > > won't help, Free Cycfle said this is too big of an item and if I ever > post > > a want for this or the like again I'll be banned. EBay is even still too > > expensive, plus you never really know what you're getting. Best Buy won't > > help, Circuit City won't help, Comp USA won't help, my local library > refuses > > to hellp, it seems none of my close friends will help, my family won't > help, > > I have literally gone as far as to stand at the street end of my driveway > > for 4 hours straight for 3 days in a row and when a car would come by, I'd > > scream bloody murder until they stopped only then to ask if they had one > or > > knew someone who did. Call me mentally insane, frankly if you do I don't > > give a ***. I just am a determined individual who has worked day after > day, > > night after night, my arse off to get this, and cannot. I'm reaching for > > the rainbow, but the potta gold's still completely out of sight, forget > > about reach. I can't even put Ubuntu on this darn machine thanks to the > Mac > > not working well with the Ubuntu installer with Orca speech. So, what's > my > > final ultimate decision? Well, I'm giving this about one more business > > week, so, basicly until Friday. If by then I've not managed to scrounge > of > > a Mac to be delivered or shipped at no shipping cost nor cost for the PC, > > screw the monitor, mouse and keyboard. I have those. I just need a > frickin > > tower/CPU. Anyway, I'm sorry but then I'll have no choice but to un-sub, > > throw this Mac in the junk yard, oiterally speaking, the junk yard, and > > probably forget about ever getting a Mac again. This is just not worth > all > > this hell for me. I've tried so hardly, but I'm finally running out of > > patients. Not at you all, but more at where to turn. I even called my > > Prepaid egal attorney lawfirm and asked if they had any ideas and they > > basicly gave me the same thing, if you want one then pay for it and quit > > bothering us, we got more important civil things to deal with than > > listenning to you whine. It may sound like i'm doing that but I swear on > > the Bible, which is not something I do normally: I am so, not! doing > that. > > It's just I'm totally lost. I got an e-mail last night from someone on > this > > list who's name I will not reveal under any circumstances, regardless, who > > told me that they'd give me Outspoken, but if I only would use it for a > > week, then no way, they only give it to people who in their exact words: > > Quote: need it. I cannot fu***ing tell you how much that hurt me. I > just > > went through experiencing a best friend who had a death in their family, > so > > I've been devastated over that, then this mail comes in. You think I > wanted > > to see that first thing this morning? I think not thank you very much? I > > really did not appreciate that at all, and don't deny it, to that > > individual, you know who you are so dont' play that o it wasn't me game. > > Won't be tollerated. I am sorry for working so hard, maybe I'm too > obsessed > > but is there a problem with someone earnestly wishing to learn something > new > > but being turned down from every resource to learn it? I even tried the > > hacked intel x86 version which would a worked had it not been inaccessible > > to install. Yeah, I hate illegal software sharing too, and noramlly > > wouldn't do it, but what do I do! I'm desperet. This is why I do it, > cause > > no one ever cares to help. I mean you all tried, but, looks like you all > > are getting no where either. You know though what hurts more than > anything? > > The fact that people make funna me for my desparity instead of praising me > > and giving me a good gowen for trying, etc. Now that! hurts, right at the > > core of the heart! Call me sinsitive but... you don't like it, tough! > It's > > my personality. I am sorry to be so blunt I know it really is no way for > > getting help, and I apologise you all have to read this, but God d it? > where > > else do I rant! At least some a you on here care enough to try and help > me, > > and for those of you: thank you. But Do you all really think it's worth > > continuing the voyage to look? I mean this is becoming morbidly > grewsomely > > rediculous! It's just a f***ing mac. It's not God, for Christ sake! > > > > Ooooaf, I'm p owed! > > > > Chris. > > > > > > > >
