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Disaster strikes
Last Tuesday I ordered some herbal formulas online - one for Abelard who is
scratching and pawing at his ears again plus a cold/flu formula that I try to always keep on hand plus one that works well for back pain, a two-month supply. It has been a while since I've had any money to spare and I was really looking forward to being able to help the cat and myself feel better. This ear formula - Eryan Ling Oil - I was especially anxious to have so as to ward off having to resort to antibiotics again. His digestion suffers immensely, and it is so very hard to get medication into this cat. Not to mention the cost and trauma of another vet visit. By contrast, he readily accepts ear drops. The box was sent Priority Mail on last Wednesday and I was hoping to see it by Friday or Saturday, but alas, nothing came, so I was especially eager on Monday but it wasn't in the box then either. There were two small parcels that day along with several envelopes, but not the medicine. The tracking number shows "Delivered Monday Sept. 22 at 10:07 AM, Ava Missouri" but I had to wait until early this morning to speak with the postal carrier before she leaves on her route. She remembers putting it in the box - she said it barely fit but she jammed it in there because she didn't want to scare the cats, who scramble like fighter jets when anyone knocks. The police tell me that local kids will take anything that looks like it could be medications, thinking they can use it to "get high". Well they may have had fun trying to smoke my poor kitty's ear drops and eating the meds I needed so badly and had to wait and wait and wait to get until my credit card was paid off and I could manage the $47. )W*%&(*&)$^W*()^W#%*)__Q!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )(#&%*($^)%&@^%!!!!!!!!!! This ought not to be such a huge disaster, but $47 is a small fortune to me. I can't afford a P.O. Box either, I already went to a lot of effort and expense buying an oversized mailbox and a post for it and an antique milk can to mount it, rust converter to prepare the can for painting and the paint, and then had to buy the stick-on letters and numbers for it and punch holes to drain rainwater and collect a bunch of stones just the right size to fill up and weight down the can that would fit into the opening while the post was already inside. International Nature Nutraceuticals, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------ Order Number: 331 Detailed Invoice: http://www.innherb.com/shopping/acco...p?order_id=331 Date Ordered: Tuesday 16 September, 2008 Products ------------------------------------------------------ 2 x ?????? Sciatica Form (JP-019) = $7.00 6 x ????? Kang Gu Zeng Sheng Tabl (FL-010) = $16.50 2 x ????? (120's) YIN QIAO J (YH004) = $5.98 1 x ??? Eryan Ling Oil = $2.99 ------------------------------------------------------ Sub-Total: $32.47 United States Postal Service (1 x 4lbs) (PRIORITY): $11.60 Total: $44.07 USPS Tracking Number: 0306 2400 0001 1752 9624 |
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Excuse me it wasn't $47 it was $44.07 but I was so upset I couldn't see
straight! Then to top it off I dumped the computer over accidently when moving my desk and thought I had killed it and didn't have time to check right away because a friend had stopped by to help me drill a hole in the floor (behind the desk) so I can reinstall the heater unit which had to be moved. Then we discovered that the existing copper line is about a foot too short and I had to run to a store for a longer one. Another huge (for me) expense because copper has skyrocketed recently. But at least the computer still works. |
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"Pat" wrote in message ... Last Tuesday I ordered some herbal formulas online - one for Abelard who is scratching and pawing at his ears again Which suggests he has earmites. Whilst herbal formulas can be good for some things, I advise you don't risk another vestibular attack for Abelard by taking risks with his ears. Get something from the vet. If he has another one, it might well be the end of him. They rarely survive two except to be so disabled they need nursing forever or are so nauseous they cannot eat for weeks and the vet says enough. Please take notice. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Pat" wrote in message ... Last Tuesday I ordered some herbal formulas online - one for Abelard who is scratching and pawing at his ears again Which suggests he has earmites. Whilst herbal formulas can be good for some things, I advise you don't risk another vestibular attack for Abelard by taking risks with his ears. Get something from the vet. I haven't been following this but while I do like herbal remedies they can only go so far. I agree, get something from the vet. (Note: Pat has had numerous offers of financial help for Abelard's treatment.) Jill |
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"Pat" wrote in message ... This won't help in the current situation, but you might want to consider requesting a "deliver with signature only" for future deliveries. That is inconvenient and means you may have to leave a note for the next delivery, but it is better than taking a chance of theft if that is a continuing problem (as the police told you). MaryL |
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"Christina Websell" wrote | "Pat" wrote | Last Tuesday I ordered some herbal formulas online - one for Abelard who | is | scratching and pawing at his ears again | | Which suggests he has earmites. Whilst herbal formulas can be good for some | things, I advise you don't risk another vestibular attack for Abelard by | taking risks with his ears. Get something from the vet. | If he has another one, it might well be the end of him. They rarely survive | two except to be so disabled they need nursing forever or are so nauseous | they cannot eat for weeks and the vet says enough. | Please take notice. | Abelard does not have ear mites. None of my cats do. These Chinese patent meds have undergone over 5,000 years of testing and refinement, and they WORK. I have personally had MY LIFE SAVED using Chinese herbs when NOTHING ELSE worked. Antibiotics had their chance. He took two different drugs for a total of 6 weeks. It was clearly time to try something else. "Please Take Notice." But anyway I have reached the breaking point financially and can afford nothing more. Without a heater in the house the cats and I will not survive this winter. I can live in the cold, so can they, but the house plumbing will freeze and I will have worse problems (not to mention no water, which is an absolute necessity to life). |
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote | "Pat" wrote | This won't help in the current situation, but you might want to consider | requesting a "deliver with signature only" for future deliveries. That is | inconvenient and means you may have to leave a note for the next delivery, | but it is better than taking a chance of theft if that is a continuing | problem (as the police told you). I usually watch the box and go out for the mail immediately but Monday I was tied up and didn't get out there until it was almost dark out. |
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I have an idea for catching the thief that might work. Let me know what you
think of it. I'll put a small package in the mailbox with a fake return label from some made-up pharmacy with a fake return address and a fake postage label from an old package. I'll put a few old empty pill bottles filled with beans in there so the pills will make noise when the package is shaken. This package will be my "bait". The pill bottles inside the package will be wrapped in paper and on that paper will be a note to the thief, to read as follows: "Hello! Thanks for taking this package! It was left in my mailbox as bait, and your theft was recorded on closed-circuit, night-vision video camera. "The package you stole from this mailbox on Monday, September 22, contained nothing that could possibly get you 'high', it contained only Chinese herbal formulas that were meant to help save a life and provide comfort for someone in great pain. We now have hard evidence of your identity. "If you wish to avoid prosecution, you have 24 hours to return the contents of the Sept. 22 package, or an envelope containing $100 in cash, to the mailbox where you found this note. Otherwise, wrap up your affairs in preparation for being arrested and charged with mail pilfering under USC Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 83, Sec. 1708, which is a federal crime and carries a prison term of FIVE YEARS plus a hefty fine." Although I do not own a security camera, this could put the fear into the thief and get me compensation for the theft and the trouble caused. |
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Although I do not own a security camera, this could put the fear into
the thief and get me compensation for the theft and the trouble caused. I'd rate the probability of success as fairly low, but it couldn't really hurt anything. And if it work it could result in getting your shipment back. |
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Pat wrote:
I have an idea for catching the thief that might work. Let me know what you think of it. I'll put a small package in the mailbox with a fake return label from some made-up pharmacy with a fake return address and a fake postage label from an old package. I'll put a few old empty pill bottles filled with beans in there so the pills will make noise when the package is shaken. This package will be my "bait". The pill bottles inside the package will be wrapped in paper and on that paper will be a note to the thief, to read as follows: "Hello! Thanks for taking this package! It was left in my mailbox as bait, and your theft was recorded on closed-circuit, night-vision video camera. "The package you stole from this mailbox on Monday, September 22, contained nothing that could possibly get you 'high', it contained only Chinese herbal formulas that were meant to help save a life and provide comfort for someone in great pain. We now have hard evidence of your identity. "If you wish to avoid prosecution, you have 24 hours to return the contents of the Sept. 22 package, or an envelope containing $100 in cash, to the mailbox where you found this note. Otherwise, wrap up your affairs in preparation for being arrested and charged with mail pilfering under USC Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 83, Sec. 1708, which is a federal crime and carries a prison term of FIVE YEARS plus a hefty fine." Although I do not own a security camera, this could put the fear into the thief and get me compensation for the theft and the trouble caused. IMHO they are probably too dumb to be frightened. A strong laxative might be a better option. MLB |
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