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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: MarineUS on March 09, 2011, 08:42:29 PM
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I can not believe this. I got the winning $10,000 package of starburst today....but I can't have any of the money....because it ended on December 31st.....and I didn't even realize it but the candy went bad last July....FML
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I can not believe this. I got the winning $10,000 package of starburst today....but I can't have any of the money....because it ended on December 31st.....and I didn't even realize it but the candy went bad last July....FML
...Yet....you have warm food, clean running water, electricity, a computer, clearly defined and protected human rights, and many other things may people in the world will never enjoy. FYL. :cry
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Please reinforce your bait with something I would bite on.
I lost ALL of my money in September because someone wrote a counterfeit check which got my accounts closed.
The Sunday before that my car was wrecked.
The Friday before that my truck was wrecked by a friend.
My fiance' ended up pregnant (unexpected but we were keeping the baby)
After getting used to the idea of having a baby, we lost the baby just before February and now have a 23 THOUSAND dollar bill.
It would be nice to catch a financial break (Ramen noodles get old fast).
In areas where the things you mentioned were not, I could always just join the local militia and kill people who bothered me.
(http://i53.tinypic.com/108h95h.jpg)
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Please reinforce your bait with something I would bite on.
I lost ALL of my money in September because someone wrote a counterfeit check which got my accounts closed.
The Sunday before that my car was wrecked.
The Friday before that my truck was wrecked by a friend.
My fiance' ended up pregnant (unexpected but we were keeping the baby)
After getting used to the idea of having a baby, we lost the baby just before February and now have a 23 THOUSAND dollar bill.
It would be nice to catch a financial break (Ramen noodles get old fast).
In areas where the things you mentioned were not, I could always just join the local militia and kill people who bothered me.
(http://i53.tinypic.com/108h95h.jpg)
Or you could leave the country for awhile.....
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Or you could leave the country for awhile.....
F that he is a service member and I know he is tough enough to handle these problems....he knows he has brothers who would gladly help him out.
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That went right over your head junky.
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That went right over your head junky.
You talking about the deployment? it may have lol
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clearly defined and protected human rights,
*hijack*
you had me up to there and that sudden left turn put me into the rail...what country does this exist in?
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He's just doing a crap job at fishing. :P
And yeah I'm deploying in May....my 21st birthday to be exact HAHA!
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*hijack*
you had me up to there and that sudden left turn put me into the rail...what country does this exist in?
Excuse moi...by this I meant he has, "certain unalienable rights [...]".
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Please reinforce your bait with something I would bite on.
I lost ALL of my money in September because someone wrote a counterfeit check which got my accounts closed.
The Sunday before that my car was wrecked.
The Friday before that my truck was wrecked by a friend.
My fiance' ended up pregnant (unexpected but we were keeping the baby)
After getting used to the idea of having a baby, we lost the baby just before February and now have a 23 THOUSAND dollar bill.
It would be nice to catch a financial break (Ramen noodles get old fast).
In areas where the things you mentioned were not, I could always just join the local militia and kill people who bothered me.
(http://i53.tinypic.com/108h95h.jpg)
I'm sorry to hear of your losses, but even still, you have such basic pleasures as warm ramen noodles and a glass of clean water that many people in the world would kill for. Always be thankful for the seemingly little things we all take for granted.
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I'm sorry to hear of your losses, but even still, you have such basic pleasures as warm ramen noodles and a glass of clean water that many people in the world would kill for. Always be thankful for the seemingly little things we all take for granted.
That always sounds so bland unless you are one of those people who is wishing for drinking water and ramen noodles.
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dude that really sucks... There should be a a smaller reward even if the contest expires. There are millions of packages of these starbursts out there and only give a limited time to win it....You should at least email them and try it.
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I'm thinking I'm gonna email them lol.
And the countries with no water have no one but themselves to blame. If they weren't so busy trying to play who has the bigger guns, they could come together and try to better their situation. Am I saying we're better as a country? No.
If they would quit fighting each other they could do so much. There are all kinds of resources they could use to better their community.
I've sent supplies to places like that, I've gone and handed out the supplies.
Yes not every area can blame things like that and just have a bet all around set up, but damn.
Just as they need the water to live, in modern society one needs funding. Without that funding you lose all the precious stuff.
If you're homeless they don't want you in a park, water fountains become hard to find.
I mean I could go down the list.
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I'm thinking I'm gonna email them lol.
And the countries with no water have no one but themselves to blame. If they weren't so busy trying to play who has the bigger guns, they could come together and try to better their situation.
Hmmz - I guess ignorance IS bliss.
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*sigh* you obviously didn't read the entire post.
Too much text?
If they would quit fighting each other they could do so much. There are all kinds of resources they could use to better their community.
I've sent supplies to places like that, I've gone and handed out the supplies.
Yes not every area can blame things like that and just have a bet all around set up, but damn.
Just as they need the water to live, in modern society one needs funding. Without that funding you lose all the precious stuff.
If you're homeless they don't want you in a park, water fountains become hard to find.
I mean I could go down the list.
(bet was supposed to be "Better")
Edited to keep people from going :eek:
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Damn man that is just awful that you had that money & didn't realize it, like someone else said at least try contacting them, I highly doubt they'll still let you collect but it's worth a try, try mentioning your a U.S service member, might help.
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oh i realized it as soon as I saw it, the candy had expired though (I didn't know) and I was like :O :O :O :O :O
*check for contest info* - F*** it ended December 31st 2010!
CRAP! :furious :bhead :furious :bhead :furious :bhead
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oh i realized it as soon as I saw it, the candy had expired though (I didn't know) and I was like :O :O :O :O :O
*check for contest info* - F*** it ended December 31st 2010!
CRAP! :furious :bhead :furious :bhead :furious :bhead
Even though the contest may have ended, there may be an extended time allowed to claim the prize. After doing some research it says "After 1/31/11 For a list of winner contact such-and-such" so maybe the 12/31 deadline included the grace period.
Still, it can't hurt to ask!
Now it sounds as if you've been through a lot and I hope you've learned some very serious lessons from your mistakes, even if you had to learn it the hard way but still MAKE SURE YOU LEARN FROM THEM! With that being said:
1> If the check truly was counterfeit and your account closed as a result, then any money left in the account should have been returned to you. The bank has no legal right to keep your money. Contact a lawyer about this.
2> I'm sorry to hear about your car.. that's never a fun predicament to be in.
3> I'm sorry to hear about your truck. You can pursue legal action against your friend if the accident was his/her fault. If not, then you should go after the other driver's insurance company for the repairs (and if they don't have insurance pursue legal action against them). I know it may not be fun to have to sue a good friend, but really if they were truly a good friend they would try to make things right with you so it shouldn't have to resort to those matters. If you do end up having to sue your friend, then maybe he/she wasn't as good of a friend as you thought.
4> That's a tough thing to go through and I am very proud to know that you had decided to keep it. Granted, it sucks about the miscarriage but unfortunately these things do happen. Maybe you can look at this as more of a "dodging the bullet" sort of thing. Not trying to sound rude, but think of it.. at least now you have the opportunity to wait until you're married and more financially stable before bringing a child into this world. Sometimes that can make all of the difference in the world!
As far as the $23,000 medical bill, well all I can say is it's only money. I know it's a tough attitude to accept when you don't have any, but really... it's not like they can throw you in jail for owing money to people. I ended up having to go through a bankruptcy about 3 1/2 years ago due to losing jobs and not being able to keep up with the (now ex) wife's $140,000 in debt - mostly medical debt, but I can say that it took them years before beginning legal action. It was actually only a few months before their statute of limitations was up before they formally filed lawsuits against us for the money in which case we had no choice but to file bankruptcy... but it's not the end of the world, and it's far from being a life destroying event. Three months after the debt was discharged through the BK, we were actually able to buy a low mileage 3 year old car with a 48 month loan at only 8.9%! That's not too shabby if you ask me.
I know it seems like a lot of weight on your shoulders but really... all you can do is to learn from your past and do the best you can do and get on with life. Things will work out you just have to make the best out of them.
For the record $10,000 really isn't all that much money. By the time you paid taxes and all it's really more like $5000 and that's so easy to go through it's not even funny. In the long term scheme of things, winning money is nothing more than a band-aid. After my (ex) left me I took the what was left of our savings out of our joint bank account and blew it in Vegas over the weekend. It was a blast, and I sure wasn't going to let her get her hands on it!
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You know what Trigger may be right, you still might be able to collect, now it says the contest ends Dec 31st 2010, now that might just mean that Starburst was gonna stop producing the packages eligible to win the prize on that date, not that you have to collect by that date, definitely contact them soon, and lets us know what they say.
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oh man I sure hope so....that would absolutely make my day/month/year. Would be GREAT to get before the deployment.
Even if it ended up being just $1000 it would be enough to get the ball rolling and get everything fixed. :)
I will def. keep you guys posted.
and about the baby, yeah that's how I saw it. I told her that we weren't financially stable and she needed to finish school so we can give the kids stuff that her and I never got.
I know not all you guys n gals are religious but I told her, "God needed a baby Marine to guard the gates of Heaven." and that seemed to really cheer her up. It was a super-sperm according to the doctor. He bypassed her IUD (almost impossible), swam UP her tube TO the ovary, where he planted a flag on top of the egg like he was on mount Surabachi.
The doctor said he has never seen one do that, and last that long. It was nice being able to hear the heartbeat and stuff....was pretty crazy. Felt like a dream.