Where your stuff goes when you're gone

Oh the stories that float from the items at a house sale.

Photos copyright © 2012 By Anthony Buccino.

Finally, a job that matches my talents!

Your resume has been selected by International Express UK on Career Builder. Your qualifications match the requirements for one of the Company's vacant positions, so we are pleased to offer you our currently available full-time position of Freight Forwarding Assistance Client Manager.

(International Express UK is looking to fill this vacant position right away, therefore if you are not willing to sign the employment agreement with us right away, please disregard this offer.

Title: Client Manager
Department: Business Process Outsourcing
Job Role: Transportation
Location: Home-based
Probationary Period: Sixty 60 days.
Compensation Rate: Monthly, $2500/month during the 60 day trial; $3000/month after the 60 day probationary period has been completed.
Employment Status: Full-time, around 40 hours per week.
Number of Vacancies: 2
Benefits: Performance Bonuses, Paid vacation, Paid holidays.

Job summary:

International Express UK Forwarding Assistants are responsible for providing transportation service for the Company's customers that have been refused the delivery service of purchased goods at retail stores for the reason of being located in regions to which the retailers shipment policy does not extend. Generally, the content of the freight consists of clothing, electronics, personal accessories and different everyday use products, which are in deficit.

Wow, a real job....

Having seen your resume I would like to offer you a position with our company. My name is Gloria Lopez and I am the International Human Resource Manager of Key Care Solution PLC. I am pleased to inform you that we have an open position for you within our company.

Before we start I want to point out that you can work for us part time also even if you had a prior job before talking to us. All you have to do ischeck your e-mail a couple of times per day, a trip to your bank and a trip to a Western Union office or agent. You can use the "Find Agent Location" search function on the Western Union website to find an office close to you. With every check that you process you instantly earn 10% from its total value cash in hand and also a consistent bonus. How does it work: you will receive the first check as soon as you send back the filled contract with your actual name and address which we need to be able to send the check to you. Depending on how fast you will send the funds from the check back to us you will receive the next two checks and so on, each fast processed check yields two new checks to process. This is the dream job for many people that have joined us. There is no trick to it. You help us clear our funds from orders we receive from our customers in the US and we will repay you handsomely. You have our monies with you all the time while processing a check so you will keep your commission plus bonus instantly and at the end of the month you will receive the $1,000 salary as a fixed income at the address you specified in the contract (which can be changed afterwards if you relocate). Ask for the contract today and we can start in a few days as soon as we finish processing your information and a few verifications for safety. If you sign today you will receive your first check within one week. Don't miss out on this great chance to increase your income, ask for the contract and further details right now!

File under: Job Scam via CareerBuilder.com

keycare.sol@aol.com

Thank you for your interest. After viewing your resume oncareerbuilder.com, we have decided to contact you.

We have an excellent opportunity for you.

We are looking for:

Responsible and motivated individuals to assist in Company’s financial business. We value the exceptional people and provide our employees with an environment conductive for productive and long-term employment.

We offer:

- New concept. Commissions without sales.

- VERY competitive salary plus attractive bonuses plus  commissions with each order

- No Fees

- You can start tomorrow

- Compensation: $85,000 - $95,000 per year

- Employee Type: Full-Time/Part-Time

- Vacation (2 weeks for Exempt employees)

- 4 paid Company Holidays / 2 paid floating holidays

Large and stable corporation

Requirements:

- MS Office (Word) - basic knowledge

- Internet access and e-mail

- A sufficient level of work ethics

- Ability to learn fast and perform tasks in a timely fashion

- U.S. resident or green card holder

- You are not required to quit your current job.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Assist in company’s financial business.

- Perform financial tasks.

- Make reports.

We offer opportunities for internal advancement for the responsible employees. During the initial stage of work you will receive precise instructions and any possible help from the company’s Manager. Qualified candidates will be offered flexible schedules of work, competitive salary, bonuses and other benefits. Company covers all the reasonable expenses.

You will be able to plan your own working schedule (few hours weekly).

Please reply to this email if you are interested.

Hiring Department

Christopher St and Columbus Ave

Somewhere in Montclair

Gary P. Formica, KIA 10.4.70

Gary P. Formica of Bloomfield, N.J.
NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial

10 Commandments of Mosquito Control

Nevermind "what's the Constitution?" are you up on these commandments:

TEN COMMANDMENTS OF MOSQUITO CONTROL 

1. ELIMINATE ALL STANDING WATER
2. FLATTEN ALL TYPES OF OPEN CANS AND CONTAINERS OR PUNCTURE HOLES IN BOTTOM
3. COMPLETELY SEAL CESSPOOLS and; SCREEN ALL VENTS
4. CLEAN CLOGGED ROOF GUTTERS and DRAIN FLAT ROOFS SO NO WATER STAYS
5. COVER ALL STANDING RECEPTACLES, SUCH AS RAIN BARRELS IN RURAL AREAS WITH NETTING
6. EMPTY and REFILL OUTDOOR BIRD BATHS EVERY FEW DAYS
7. STOCK WITH FISH OR AERATE GARDEN POOLS AND PONDS
8. TILT WHEELBARROWS AND MACHINES WITH CONTAINERS TO PREVENT HOLDING WATER
9. EMPTY WATERING CANS AND WADING POOLS AFTER USING
10. DISPOSE OF OLD TIRES, OR ANYTHING THAT HOLDS WATER

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Waiting for Jerry the Ice Cream Man

Back in the day, our refrigerator's freezer was the size that fit two ice trays and a pound of chop meat. Then that small cool space froze over and there was never room for ice cream except at your birthday!

It was the same way up and down the block on Gless Avenue in Belleville, N.J. Anybody who got rid of their ice box and got an electric refrigerator had about the same amount of freezer space.

This is Jersey. It's hot in the summer in New Jersey. We were hot. We sweated and drank tap water from the garden hose to cool off. We ran around in the sun, got sun burn, it peeled, and we went back out in the sun.

In the summer, it was hot. We played in the heat. We kids kept cool by running around outside and making our own breezes. We played hide-and-seek and learned to count to 100 by fives. At our peak on that one dead end block we had up to 28 kids. (We're talking baby boom, here.)

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