Message from Polycarp

[norinew]

Donation sent. Not nearly as much as I would have liked.

As others have said, this is why I love this place so much.

[Hal_Briston]

@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…

[Quasimodem]

@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

[Liberal]

@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.

[Gary_Robson]

@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.

[Hal_Briston]

Latest total: $2,555.62. Woot!

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

Holy shit.

[E-Sabbath]

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.

[Liberal]

@Hal_Briston

Latest total: $2,555.62. Woot!

Wow. Is that including mail-in checks?

[Hal_Briston]

@Liberal

Wow. Is that including mail-in checks?

Nope…

[Liberal]

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!

[NinetyWt]

@Liberal

The only expense you will have for years and years is occasional routine service and oil changes.

And insurance.

[Encinitas]

Donation sent. It always feels good to help a Doper in need.

[Liberal]

@NinetyWt

And insurance.

God, you’re right. And property tax. If it weren’t for property tax, our local politicians would be unemployed.

[Tabasco_Red]

<delurk>

Donation sent. Best wishes Polycarp.

</delurk>

[Rick]

@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.

[Rico]

@Rick

Not quite what you might think.

Rick - that link requires a login.

[E-Sabbath]

http://carczarconsulting.com/06/10/cash-for-clunkers-doesnt-pencil-new-car-sales-deal-maker-wanabe-doa/

Better?

[Rick]

@Rico

Rick - that link requires a login.

oops. :smack:

[SkeptiJess]

@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.