# Message from Polycarp **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850 "2009-06-05T17:47:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/141 "2009-06-09T19:52:21Z")
Donation sent. Not nearly as much as I would have liked. As others have said, this is why I love this place so much. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/142 "2009-06-09T20:52:17Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > Donation sent! Thanks for co-ordinating, Hal; you’re a lamb. 😃 > > (Whaddya mean that joke’s worn a bit thin? Hmph!) Hey, whaddayaknow…for once I say “that’s gonna cost ya” to someone making sheep jokes, and it wouldn’t be an empty threat! Kidding, obviously… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/143 "2009-06-09T21:52:33Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > I love all of you guys. I thought I was the only one who ever wrote that stuff! 😉 Nice to know I have company, **Zoe** , et al! 🙂 Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/144 "2009-06-09T22:58:14Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > IWe’re still waiting to hear back from them – but it looks to be a quite nice apartment complex, not the usual low-income housing complex. That’s wonderful, Poly. There’s some kind of program I heard of (maybe someone else will know the details) where you can trade in any kind of junker and get $4,000 for it toward a new car. But there are new cars now, by people like Hyundai and others selling for six or seven thousand. Check into it. A new car will make an enormous difference in your lives. The only expense you will have for years and years is occasional routine service and oil changes. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/145 "2009-06-09T23:36:23Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > There’s some kind of program I heard of (maybe someone else will know the details) where you can trade in any kind of junker and get $4,000 for it toward a new car. I’ve seen several programs like that, but they’ve all put a minimum price on the new car – usually $15,000 to $20,000. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/146 "2009-06-09T23:48:22Z")
Latest total: $2,555.62. Woot! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/147 "2009-06-10T01:17:21Z")
Holy shit. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/148 "2009-06-10T01:33:03Z")
It is true that friendship can not be measured in dollars and cents, but rather in responsiveness to a need. Still… that’s freaking moneys. And fast. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/149 "2009-06-10T01:41:33Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Latest total: $2,555.62. Woot! Wow. Is that including mail-in checks? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/150 "2009-06-10T01:55:18Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Wow. Is that including mail-in checks? Nope… ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/151 "2009-06-10T02:36:05Z")
Good lord, Poly! You’re gonna get yourself a nice car. With your savings, it’s already over three grand. And that doesn’t even include checks yet! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/152 "2009-06-10T03:27:20Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > The only expense you will have for years and years is occasional routine service and oil changes. And insurance. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/153 "2009-06-10T06:12:14Z")
Donation sent. It always feels good to help a Doper in need. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/154 "2009-06-10T13:34:16Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > And insurance. 😉 God, you’re right. And property tax. If it weren’t for property tax, our local politicians would be unemployed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tabasco\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tabasco\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabasco_Red)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/155 "2009-06-11T02:48:12Z")
\ Donation sent. Best wishes Polycarp. \ ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/156 "2009-06-11T03:02:01Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > That’s wonderful, Poly. There’s some kind of program I heard of (maybe someone else will know the details) where you can trade in any kind of junker and get $4,000 for it toward a new car. But there are new cars now, by people like Hyundai and others selling for six or seven thousand. Check into it. A new car will make an enormous difference in your lives. The only expense you will have for years and years is occasional routine service and oil changes. [Not quite what you might think](http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=42579460&gid=82093&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fcarczarconsulting.com%2F06%2F10%2Fcash-for-clunkers-doesnt-pencil-new-car-sales-deal-maker-wanabe-doa%2F&urlhash=GgsE&trk=news_discuss). ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/157 "2009-06-11T07:46:19Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > [Not quite what you might think](http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=42579460&gid=82093&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fcarczarconsulting.com%2F06%2F10%2Fcash-for-clunkers-doesnt-pencil-new-car-sales-deal-maker-wanabe-doa%2F&urlhash=GgsE&trk=news_discuss). **Rick** - that link requires a login. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/158 "2009-06-11T10:12:28Z")
[http://carczarconsulting.com/06/10/cash-for-clunkers-doesnt-pencil-new-car-sales-deal-maker-wanabe-doa/](http://carczarconsulting.com/06/10/cash-for-clunkers-doesnt-pencil-new-car-sales-deal-maker-wanabe-doa/) Better? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/159 "2009-06-11T11:45:29Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > **Rick** - that link requires a login. oops. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/160 "2009-06-11T13:36:15Z")
> [@elelle](#): > > I already had a check written, to be mailed…now, in reading Polycarp’s description of all the misfortune that’s happened, it strikes me that he does not rail and rant at all, but describes it with a well-tempered mind, grateful for, and specifically acknowledging, the aid others have given. > > **That, dear Polycarp, is the payback: seeing your good example of how to deal with hard times with good heart. It’s a gift for me to be able to help y’all.** This. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850.md?page=9)