Got another banking scandal over here now. The bankers we bailed out and who refuse to meet government imposed targets to loan to small businesses. The latest scandal after politicians cheating expenses and the phone hacking scandal. Worst of which was not the unsurprising behaviour of journalists but that police and politicians were complicit with the media. Latest banking scandal will be subject to a parliamentary enquiry. The politicians investigating themselves and the bankers who fund their parties. Police predict more rioting this year, and though it's not good weather for it now, it'll perhaps be less inclement when the corporate Olympics gig has started and eyes of the world are on London. And while you wouldn't condone it, fair play to rioters, they at least are punished for their thieving. As it all gets ratcheted up further, the politicians continue to underestimate the public mood, which keeps getting uglier and uglier. We'll see where it all goes.
Sent from my iPad On 8 Jul 2012, at 01:05, Judith Weaver <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce, I think you're absolutely right. But I think Franc is right to a > degree also. I just took a class at a local community college (one > semester). The kids (other students) seemed nice enough but there was a > general atmosphere of thoughtlessness about them all in every direction; and > their language was like nothing I ever heard. The F-word was every third > word, s--t, b--ch, and they weren't even angry or upset about anything. This > was just their normal speech. Can't imagine what I would have heard if they > had been upset about something!!!! > > That's another thing I like about cats: The strongest language I heard from > them is "Meow", none of them has broken my heart, one of them has insulted > me, none of them has been mean to me. They just want to love and be loved. > Why don't people feel that way? I appreciate the negative economy and how > this has hurt many people, but I didn't cause it, so don't blame me. > > And I am now convinced that every member of Congress is either a crook or an > idiot. And would you like an example of greed, stupidity, selfishness, and > more stupidity??? Try Blagojevich or whatever his name is. If you're going > to be a crook, at least be a smart one. > > OK, I guess that's enough soap box for one day. Thanks for listening! > > > Judi > Judith Weaver > > > Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 17:22:29 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell > To: [email protected] > > I completely agree. But if I were kicked out of a job I had for 30 years by a > company that made record profits, I too might not act as well as I would hope! > > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Franc <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce, I agree with your sentiments here but I also think that there's just a > general lack of courtesy that has become the standard, not the exception. > FRANC > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce > Hershenson > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 5:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell > > Judith > > Of course I have no clue on that crazy woman, but generally, I think you are > seeing the results of big business run wild in our country. They are losing > employees left and right and giving the ones that are left more and more to > do for the same or less pay, and meanwhile they are blaming it on the > "recession" but they are often making record profits. > > And the politicians are ALL miserable, so busy stuffing their own pockets > with graft that they are not seeing the misery their actions (and inactions) > are causing. > > We are seeing the rapid destruction of the middle class AND millions who > THOUGHT they were OK for retirement are finding they get zero on their > investments (because the government is printing trillions and loaning it at > zero to the banks, to keep bailing them out), and now they will likely have > to work the rest of their life. And we are told that when we are destitute > the government will care for us, but for some that is little comfort. > > And there is no sign anything will get better anytime soon. > > I would say THE ABOVE greatly contributes to general fear, unpleasantness, > and outright anger that you (and I) witness more and more on a daily basis. > > Bruce > > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Judith Weaver <[email protected]> > wrote: > Slightly off-topic but mostly on: Why is nothing ever easy any more? Maybe > I'm showing my age, bu I can remember when people were honest, congenial, > easy to deal with, and life was pleasant. > > Over the past few years (started when I was living in Jerusalem), I have > become heavily involved in rescuing cats and kittens. You would not BELIEVE > some of the people I have run into in this field. They are INSANE!!!!! I > had one woman approach me in a Petsmart where I was offering rescued kittens > for adoption, and she looked at me and said "You're a turd." I was so > shocked I didn't even know what to say!!! > > Not only with animals but movie paper, books, etc., I'm beginning to think > the world has gone NUTS--except for me and everyone on MOPO. > > > Judi > Judith Weaver > 1457 Guava Avenue > Melbourne, FL 32935 > > > > Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 12:45:53 -0700 > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell > To: [email protected] > > in my case, I just asked him to come to Vegas sometime > > > > At 12:40 PM 7/7/2012, peter contarino wrote: > Franc-the single worst customer I have ever encountered. So bad that if > memory serves I told him I was headed to the airport to fly to Victoria so he > could actually say whatever he was spewing at the time to my face. I don’t > know of anyone who has had anything but a horrible experience with this guy. > Block him. > > -Peter > > > From: MoPo List [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Franc > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell > > Yes, I guess when it happens to someone else it's extremely funny but when it > happen to you, you harbor the memory for years! FRANC > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:46 PM > To: Franc; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell > Franc, there is only one response for you concerning this Cioffi > > > hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha > > > At 11:40 AM 7/7/2012, Franc wrote: > > Have any of the Ebay sellers on this board had dealings with a Ebay Buyer > named John Cioffi aka supabintan? He lives in Victoria, Australia and appears > to be the buyer from hell. He purchased something from me on June 14. When I > didn't receive payment from him, I sent him an Ebay Reminder ten days later > on June 24, which did elicit a response and the response unfortunately was > some nonsense about having trouble with PayPal and he wanted me to accept an > alternate payment, which I almost never do anymore except for good customers > that I've dealt with over the years. I reluctantly said I would accept a > postal money order which he told me he'd send out by Express Mail. A few days > later, he sent me some nonsense about how I should have graded the lobby card > he purchased as Good condition and not as Excellent- because I said it had a > few pinholes. This was before even paying for or receiving the lobby card in > question and I probably should have known at that point that this buyer was > going to be bad news. I told him that grading terms were subjective but a > photo scan that was enlargeable was provided on Ebay, as well as a > thorough description of all the defects on the card. He then sent me a list > of links to photos of cards he owned which he wanted me to rate. I declined > and asked him when he planned to pay for the card he bought from me. He once > again promised to send the payment by Express Mail. As of last Thursday > evening I still had not received a payment from this idiot and asked him for > a tracking number which he refused to provide so I closed my Ebay Dispute and > received a Final Value Fee from Ebay. He then proceeded to sent a tirade of > e-mails, one of which DID contain a tracking number for an International Air > Mail Delivery which was delivered to a USPS Disbatch Center in New York for > distribution but was clearly not delivered to me as of yet. If I ever do get > this payment, I'm sending it back unopened. I don't want to do business with > jerks like this anymore. Life is too short. Unless you've got loads of > patience, I'd recommend you add supabintan to your Bidder's Block List. > > > Franc Martarella > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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