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.
>
>
>
