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Dr. Video Games 0089 posted:I need help in seeing a doctor with no insurance for my girlfriend. You can go to http://211.org/ to find local programs to help the uninsured. There are usually a few low-income clinics that base their rates on how much your girlfriend makes per month/year. In my area of California, sexual health (i.e. gynecologist/birth control) are completely free if youre under a certain income threshold. There also may be state based insurance for people who are without insurance and lack the funding to pay for a doctor. The requirements are usually extremely strict and will take a couple of weeks (to a couple of months) to apply and get approved/denied.
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gos_jim posted:My roommate went on a trip last week and after getting back last night, stayed at a friend's house. Found out that the friend has cockroaches.... BAD. What should we do with her stuff (suitcase of clothes mostly) to make sure we aren't going to be having our own problem in a couple months? This is in Pennsylvania, and I don't know specifically what kind they are. Washing it should be fine. As long as there's no actual roaches that she brings back, you're fine. Roaches are not like bed bugs in that the egg clusters are everywhere. So yes, wash the clothes and shake out the suitcases outside and you're fine. E: And some roach traps around the kitchen area never hurt anyone. I don't have roaches, but I always keep these around because I don't know if my neighbors may have them. Nickelodeon Household fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Aug 22, 2011 |
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Wagoneer posted:So I think someone is actively trying to steal my identity. I received a call on Friday night from a Skype number - they were trying to get personal information from me. They knew my address, name, phone number, and Gamertag (?) - anyways, I didn't give them any personal information. Lo and behold last night I received a text message at 5AM from someone trying to recover my Gmail password. I also tried to log on to USAA to pay an insurance bill only to find that account was restricted. That may have been because I screwed up the password once, but I don't think it is that sensitive. Anyways, how should I go about handling this? Has anyone run into something similar? I'd contact your insurance company via phone (i.e. not online) to find out about your account. But the rest of it just sounds like phishing to me, the Internet's Evil Twin's business-as-usual. As long as you're not giving them any info, just ignore it and delete it. Gmail password phishing has been going on for a long time. There are steps you take if you suspect that someone already is using your identity (Social Security number, Driver's License, birth certificate, etc.), but there's no way to report or forestall simple phishing, nothing you can do about it. It's like the Nigerian mail scam, just part of the scenery.
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Fig Newton posted:I'd contact your insurance company via phone (i.e. not online) to find out about your account. Sounds good - makes sense. I called them and the password was reset & changed. I also changed my password on several other accounts and did a full virus scan just in case... I don't browse the idiot and click on every link I see like a moron, but you never know. Thanks for the advice!
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Does there exist a publicly accessible email inbox that cannot be edited or altered?
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Aug 22, 2011 16:30
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Has anyone been a police volunteer, specifically in the UK, it's something I've always been interested in but I'm not sure what you'll actually be doing, I'm not too bothered if all I'm going to be doing is walking round and paperwork. The only information that I could find on the webpage (for my county at least) was very vague and just used terms like "serving the community" etc. I'd prefer to be something more than just a Community Support Officer, but I'm not sure how far "in the action" I would be able to get without having the training. Traffic support was really what I was looking at but I know that the police have to do an advanced driving course, so I'm not sure if I could be anything more than a ride along?
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Steamos posted:Has anyone been a police volunteer, specifically in the UK, it's something I've always been interested in but I'm not sure what you'll actually be doing, I'm not too bothered if all I'm going to be doing is walking round and paperwork. Even though I'm in the U.S, I'd be very, very surprised if police allowed civilian volunteers to "ride along" at all, for a whole host of very large and important legal reasons (e.g. what happens if your PV Buddy for the day screws up your arrest and thus your chain of evidence? What if your PV Buddy gets in the line of fire and gets killed and his heirs sue the police? etc. ) Cops, like members of the military, do not generally encourage civilians to join them on the front lines. Here is a list of some sample UK Police Volunteers duties. http://www.npia.police.uk/en/9819.htm quote:Examples of established roles include: Notice how none of them involve being on the actual front lines, so to speak. They are all behind-the-scenes administrative-type stuff. The closest you could get would be the front-desk triage job, or being the person with the front-door key to open up the tiny local cop shop every morning. So yeah, it's *all* "walking around and paperwork". I'm not sure what you mean by "traffic support". If you mean clerking and collecting the fines, I'm pretty sure that court officials do that, not volunteers; again, for legal reasons. If ya wanna be "in the action" and do the for-real cop stuff, ya gotta BE a cop.
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Fig Newton posted:Even though I'm in the U.S, I'd be very, very surprised if police allowed civilian volunteers to "ride along" at all Not as volunteers, but you do know that a lot of agencies allow and even encourage civilians to do ride-alongs with on-duty cops? I think our police department allows one every six months or year, I can't remember which.
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Aug 22, 2011 20:08
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That's what I was fearing, traffic support is what we call pretty much anything to do with vehicles (as far as I'm aware) it ranges from pursuits to speed fines etc. Pretty much anything to do with guns is dealt with by Armed response, but I guess the threat is always there so I see your point, but I'm not training to be in the police as a profession when it's just something I want to try. But thanks for the help anyway, I must have been looking too specific when I looked for volunteer information.
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Aug 22, 2011 20:10
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Fig Newton posted:If ya wanna be "in the action" and do the for-real cop stuff, ya gotta BE a cop. Or Batman. 
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Aug 22, 2011 20:11
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Fig Newton posted:Even though I'm in the U.S, I'd be very, very surprised if police allowed civilian volunteers to "ride along" at all, for a whole host of very large and important legal reasons (e.g. what happens if your PV Buddy for the day screws up your arrest and thus your chain of evidence? What if your PV Buddy gets in the line of fire and gets killed and his heirs sue the police? etc. ) Cops, like members of the military, do not generally encourage civilians to join them on the front lines. I'm guessing it varies wildly depending on departments but ride-alongs are definitely allowed, a buddy of mine does them all the time. They're not going to let you storm a drug house with them or walk around a murder scene though. I thought about trying it out but I guess they're generally pretty boring.
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Knightmare posted:I'm guessing it varies wildly depending on departments but ride-alongs are definitely allowed, a buddy of mine does them all the time. They're not going to let you storm a drug house with them or walk around a murder scene though. I thought about trying it out but I guess they're generally pretty boring. Breaking bad lied to me! 
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Knightmare posted:I'm guessing it varies wildly depending on departments but ride-alongs are definitely allowed, a buddy of mine does them all the time. They're not going to let you storm a drug house with them or walk around a murder scene though. I thought about trying it out but I guess they're generally pretty boring. No I had slightly more realistic expectations, I'll have to look into that then, sounds like the kind of thing I'd like to do, just not on a full time basis. I imagine its more of a "look but don't touch" kind of scenario?
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change my name posted:Breaking bad lied to me! Walter got the friends and family package, because I'm pretty sure you can't ride with federal (DEA) agents. I think it's more of a community police department program.
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Aug 22, 2011 20:38
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Where can I cash or deposit a foreign check? More info: It's British pounds and a large amount at that. My bank (BoA) has a craptacular exchange rate. I've posted about this in the personal finance thread if anyone needs background to make a good suggestion. Thanks.
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Aug 22, 2011 20:48
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Just a heads up that if it's from someone you don't know well you might want to double check that is isn't a scam (the check may be fake - the bank will accept it, you ship the goods, and then a week later your bank calls you and tells you the check was fraudulent).
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Aug 22, 2011 22:08
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Loopyface posted:Not as volunteers, but you do know that a lot of agencies allow and even encourage civilians to do ride-alongs with on-duty cops? I think our police department allows one every six months or year, I can't remember which. Yeah, I'm familiar with those, but those didn't sound like what he was looking for, those are specifically "for tourists only" so to speak. They're occasional events organized to happen during a low-risk patrol, and they aren't, like, a regular thing, as in, "I'm a Police Volunteer and every Tuesday and Thursday I ride along and help the cops". The ridealongs are implemented for accountability to the taxpayers ("See? We let you ride along occasionally so you can see we aren't abusing our privilege and you can see what you're getting for your tax dollars"), not for actual, like, assistance to the cops in the patrol car, which, again, is what it sounded like he was looking for.
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Aug 22, 2011 22:31
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If you're still following the thread- pisscup guy with stoner girlfriend, I'm curious how your test turned out.
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hayden. posted:Just a heads up that if it's from someone you don't know well you might want to double check that is isn't a scam (the check may be fake - the bank will accept it, you ship the goods, and then a week later your bank calls you and tells you the check was fraudulent). Thanks, but it is from a bank  I am moving over a small inheritance.
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Last Christmas I got a gift debit card thing with 30$ on it. Went online, registered it, and then bought various items online. I threw it in the trash when I exhausted its value. It was pretty easy and useful. Are there "gift debit cards" out there that I can buy, exhaust their value with, and then toss out afterwards? I'd like to make purchases online, and if I'm questioning authenticity of the site, I can put that card number in there not having to worry about anything. buglord fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Aug 23, 2011 |
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Aug 23, 2011 01:25
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Yeah, you can get a "Visa Gift Card" in most grocery stores, I think. They're banking on you using up most of the money, and then tossing the card with like $1.73 left on it, because it's too much of a hassle to use two cards to complete a transaction. I know I've got two or three of those laying around my apartment with <$2.50 on them...
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Gravity Pike posted:Yeah, you can get a "Visa Gift Card" in most grocery stores, I think. They're banking on you using up most of the money, and then tossing the card with like $1.73 left on it, because it's too much of a hassle to use two cards to complete a transaction. I know I've got two or three of those laying around my apartment with <$2.50 on them... Those cards also usually have a $5 activation/service fee with them too.
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How do they determine the time at the poles?
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computer parts posted:How do they determine the time at the poles? http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/2004-12-28-polar-times-_x.htm
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Is there a stupid/small questions megathread equivalent in E/N? I feel the need to have strangers on the internet analyze my personal life, but don't really want to start a thread over it. Edit: vv Gotcha, thanks. I saw the OKC thread, but thought to myself, "I'm not online dating!" and just passed it over. Gravity Pike fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Aug 23, 2011 |
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Gravity Pike posted:Is there a stupid/small questions megathread equivalent in E/N? I feel the need to have strangers on the internet analyze my personal life, but don't really want to start a thread over it. For romance issues theres the OKCupid thread which is kind of a catch-all dating thread. Theres also the mental health megathread as far as "Am I normal?" goes. Theres nothing like this specific thread, to my knowledge.
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How do I say the name "Michell" of Michell Wool based in Australia? I'm not sure if it sounds like Mitchell or Michelle or a combination of the two. I read about them in the book The Big Thirst (great book so far btw).
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Do any of you fine folks know how to remove packing tape from a very old, allegedly valuable copy of Monopoly?  MY GIRLFRIEND found one at a thrift store and it is all in pretty good shape except for the large brown piece of tape across the front of the box. We've tried freezing it for a couple days to no avail, and she tried peeling it off with a hair dryer and that hasn't worked either. Are there any other options? Are we doomed to a copy of Monopoly that is hell of such as torn up on the front?
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I was told that poverty is not sufficient reason to separate a child from their mother; is there anything besides drug use and abuse that would then? Edit as to contribute something: Stalizard posted:Are there any other options? I don't know how to handle the problem but that link says using solvents was bad for human skin, so maybe don't do that too? Sorry I can't be more help. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12964347 N. Senada fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Aug 23, 2011 |
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Aug 23, 2011 04:53
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JDanielS posted:I was told that poverty is not sufficient reason to separate a child from their mother; is there anything besides drug use and abuse that would then? Any condition that is likely to lead to either neglect or abuse is a strong argument for removal of children from a family situation.
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Rent-A-Cop posted:Any condition that is likely to lead to either neglect or abuse is a strong argument for removal of children from a family situation. So, would not addressing issues like a sewage leak or expressing the desire to burn down one's house contribute to something like that? I'm assuming neglecting the residence would be a problem. Thanks for the response.
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JDanielS posted:So, would not addressing issues like a sewage leak or expressing the desire to burn down one's house contribute to something like that? I'm assuming neglecting the residence would be a problem. Pretty sure creating an unsafe home environment is enough, yes.
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What the heck does this say? (Arabic in the sand visible from satellite; PM is fine too) http://goo.gl/LB0JV Thanks anyone who can help
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Dudebro posted:How do I say the name "Michell" of Michell Wool based in Australia? I'm not sure if it sounds like Mitchell or Michelle or a combination of the two. I read about them in the book The Big Thirst (great book so far btw). Like Michelle
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Steamos posted:No I had slightly more realistic expectations, I'll have to look into that then, sounds like the kind of thing I'd like to do, just not on a full time basis. The best thing you could do is go in at a quiet time and talk to the police at your local station. They will know better than anyone what the community support officers get up to in your local area and you can see if these are really people you'd get along with and want to put up with in your spare time. I lived in London and the community support guys were pretty involved in general policing. A lot of what they did appeared similar to 'bobbies on the beat' of old. Helping old people, tourists, shopkeepers, being a reasurring physical police presence, dealing with gobby youfs and hobos. Not at lot of admin, but lots of hanging around outside in the cold though.
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Eggplant Wizard posted:Where can I cash or deposit a foreign check? Would a Beaurau de Change accept cheques? Find the one with the best exchange rate if they do. Or can you negotiate with the referal bank to send the money to your account as a standing order / transfer?
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Stalizard posted:Do any of you fine folks know how to remove packing tape from a very old, allegedly valuable copy of Monopoly? Based on my own experience with the boxes of games that you get at garage sales, no, there is no way to remove the tape from the paper without also removing the top layer of paper, because the adhesive from the tape has basically glued itself to the top layer of paper, and it's practically impossible to un-glue something from paper without damaging the top layer of paper. However, I have seen in my time that extreme age and dryness will cause tape adhesive to crumble as it loses its grip and the plastic part of the tape to age and crumble as it loses its plasticizers and then fall away. However, this invariably leaves a mark on the paper where the tape was. I have no idea how you'd simulate "age and dryness" at home, though. A quick check of eBay shows that vintage Monopoly games from the 1930s are going for about $30 to $80. I don't believe you have anything particularly collectible or special there, sorry. If it was mint, i.e. still pristine, i.e. not having been through the thrift store mill, i.e. in better shape than "pretty good", you could contact some kind of professional museum-type conservator. But as it is, knowing what a "pretty good condition" Monopoly game looks like and is going for on eBay, I wouldn't bother.
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I currently have to pay my credit card on the 16th of every month. Is there any way to get that moved to the first of the month? I want to be able to budget per actual month, but right now my credit card month starts on the 19th. Can I just pay the full amount on the first of Sept and it will automatically switch to that day? I have Chase Visa if that helps. Jeffrey Colon fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Aug 23, 2011 |
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Jeffrey Colon posted:I currently have to pay my credit card on the 16th of every month. Is there any way to get that moved to the first of the month? I want to be able to budget per actual month, but right now my credit card month starts on the 19th. Call their customer service. It won't automatically change, but they can probably move the date.
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Jeffrey Colon posted:I currently have to pay my credit card on the 16th of every month. Is there any way to get that moved to the first of the month? I want to be able to budget per actual month, but right now my credit card month starts on the 19th. My credit card month (Discover and Citicard Visa) also starts on the 19th; I receive the bills usually on the 22nd through 30th; on the bills it always says, "Late fee after" usually about the 14th to 16th of the next month, so I just go ahead and pay on the 1st, never had a problem. Or just call them. Why do you have to pay yours on the 16th? Is that a Chase thing? Discover and Citicard give me about 3 weeks.
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