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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 2:30 am
not sure what can be done but I do think something should be put in writing....time, date and description PLUS a picture of the car dent if possible. Bus drivers often try to keep an eye out but some kids are noncontrollable. I'd like to think your letter may help out a Bus driver who "knows" he has a troublemaker but cant do anything about it. you cant LOCK the windows and you cant tie em up on the seats....bus drivers really dont have any ability to stop a kid.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 3:33 am
Here in where we live in Ontario, once they get on the bus, they are the responsiblity of the bus driver/company and what they say goes when it comes to behaviour etc., so I would contact the bus company as they would be the one in charge/responsible for this incident.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 6:23 am
WG our busses are through the district. Also...I would plan on taking care of it yourself...it is not the bus driver's fault. If they can figure out who did it, then they may ban him/her from the bus, and perhaps you can take it up with the parents...but the school and/or district is not responsible.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 7:00 am
I think calling the district or school board is a good idea. They know the routes and times of their busses, so it's possible they can figure out who did it, or the bus driver can be more aware of the situation in case it's tried again. The next person might have a lot more damage.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 7:25 am
I'm still advocating your requests be highlighed in color. It's so hard to get back to what the question is when its buried in all the other black script.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 7:56 am
That's a good idea. I'll put that at the top of the thread.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 9:07 am
I've been trying to call the school this morning but can't get through yet. I'll write a letter and drop them off at the school and bus company later on today. I like letters better, theres no chance for miscommunication or mixed messages about what the complaint is.
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 9:52 am
When writing letters of importance send them certified mail. That is a legal binding contract that they recieved it. No one has to respond to a phone call.
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 4:37 pm
When writing letters of importance send them certified mail. That is a legal binding contract that they recieved it. It is only a signed statement that the sender sent you something that you received. It does not prove what was in the envelope.
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 4:46 pm
The contract is that they received mail from you. I would Cc to the attorney of the school board along with one to the superintendent of the school. Phone calls get you nowhere.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 7:05 pm
a fax sent from a Courier store will have an official receipt and proof of content (you get a mini copy of what was sent iwth date and time stamp)
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 8:44 pm
Jimmer, maybe the suggestion (of new questions in color) that you put at the top of the page would stand out more if you put it in color. Although I am being a bit of a smartass (in good humor of course), I really did notice that the notice sort of blended in with the rest of the page in black. 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 7:07 am
SHOULD I TRY TO GET CAR-DOOR GREASE OUT OF MY NEW BEIGE COAT MYSELF....OR TAKE IT TO THE CLEANERS?
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 7:11 am
I would take it to the cleaners.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 9:29 am
Cleaners!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 10:18 am
Hey no problem Whoami! That does make it stand out more. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 2:41 pm
Cleaners. There's something about car grease that's just hard to get out. Just a quick update on the bus situation. When I drove by that spot yesterday morning, there was glass so I'm guessing a glass bottle of some type was what was thrown out the window that hit my car. Later when I picked up Caleb, I took my time leaving the school and got behind the same bus and managed to get both the number on the bus and the license plate number from it. I made a phone call to both the school and the bus co, then dropped off letters yesterday with all the information (date, time, incident, damage to the car, what we saw in the street, and the bus number and license plate number, etc.) with receptionists at both places. Today I went to get Caleb from school then took my nephew home and we stayed to chat for a bit. When I got home there was a message from the safety guy with the bus company asking me to call him back. Unfortunately I got his voice mail and left him my schedule for the next few business days and letting him know when I'd be available for him to call back. Not sure if he's calling for more info or what but I am encouraged that they are at least looking into the situation. Oddly enough, today Caleb's school had a bus evacuation drill (if something were to happen to force them to evacuate school where and what they would do) and they had talks with school and bus officials about bus rules. Caleb told me he talked to the vice principal about it after that and that he said they were looking into it too and that if they could identify the student who did it they would not only be off the bus for the rest of the year they would have to deal with school punishment (detention, suspension, or in an extreme case, expullsion.) I haven't heard from the school myself though so I don't really know what or if they're doign anything about it myself. Like I said the other day, I really don't expect them to find whoever it was but do think they should be aware of the problem just in case there are more problems. I really don't want to see a kid get suspended or expelled if they did find them, would rather the school find out why a kid this age is acting like that and find some other form of punishment to enforce that that type of behavior is dangerous and unacceptable.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 5:32 pm
Took coat to the cleaners. They spot-cleaned a small area and figured they would be able to get it all out. 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 5:42 pm
ppssttt -- just to let you know that those of us who use "new messages" function don't even see the note at the top.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 10:45 am
Long story here... On Thursday, my mom called from Texas and said that someone called asking for me (by first name only). Mom said I didn't live there, but she could get me a message. The lady on the phone was short and said, "It is business related". Mom told her that if she was not going to get more information than that, she would not be passing along the information to me. The woman became rude and snidely said, "Then I'll just call you every day." Mom told her that would be fine. The woman gave mom an 800 number, an extension number, and a reference number, and then hung up on her. The company was "WYSE Financial". Clearly, it was a bill collector, and I was furious about my mom being treated that way when I know good and well that I have no outstanding bills. So, I called first thing Friday morning and DAMN. Those people must have the highest suicide rate in the country if that is the way they treat everyone. The woman was a complete %^(@. Anyway, my question...this is how the conversation went (minus her unbelievably RUDE, condescending, hateful tone). "Is this <firstname>?" "yes" "Well, it seems you have an outstanding $1600 balance on your Sears charge card that you failed to pay." "No, I'm sorry there is a mistake, I-" "Well, hold on and LET ME TALK LADY. What are the last four digits of your SSN?" "1234" "Well, we have 5678. I'll remove this phone number." Then she immediately hung up. My question is this - I only gave the last four digits of my social, not the whole thing. Did I still screw up? Was this a scam? What should I do?
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 10:54 am
Spy, I think it was a scam. Even if they just have the last 4 digits of your ss# they can access lots of things. If they happen to have any of your account numbers (credit cards, bank account numbers etc.) a LOT of places verify that it is you by asking for the last 4 digits of your ss#. If I were you I would call my bank and all of my credit card places and let them know about this. They can check on the status and let you know what to do at this point.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 10:57 am
I'm afraid you are right, Lori. I feel like a moron to have given out even that information! I did verify that the 800 number I called (800-944-3828) really is connected to WYSE Financial according to their website (http://www.wysefinancial.com). I just don't know if it is a legit company.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 11:01 am
Well hmmm... they ARE a collection agency: http://www.wysefinancial.com/ Does that info match the phone number you were given? Look at these... sounds like you're not alone. http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/146/ripoff0146612.htm http://www.my3cents.com/showReview.cgi?id=3871
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 11:07 am
I read some other stuff on Google, Spy, and they may be a legit company albeit a rude one. I am the nervous type about stuff like that, so if it were me I'd probably still contact my bank and cc companies just to be on the safe side.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 11:09 am
Giving the last 4 digits of your SSN is not that risky. It's very risky if you gave the whole number but last 4 is ok. Millions of people have the same last 4 numbers.
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