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Not the Eric Stewart You Are Looking For: Episode XLII

Occasionally, I get emails intended for ANOTHER Eric Stewart. How do you handle these incidents? What should I do the next time I get one of these? This message has been sent through Gumtree mail, which keeps your email address private. We recommend that you always reply this way and be wary of anyone asking you to use their private email addresses. If there is anything about the message that you think is suspicious, do not reply and report it to the Gumtree team. We will get back to you asap. Hi Eric, Thanks for your interest but your CV has not been attached and has not come through to me. Please re-send. Cheers, David From: Gumtree Mail Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 9:06 AM To: redacted@hotmail.com Subject: Eric Stewart replied to your ad: Experienced garden landscaping labourer wanted Dear David, You have received a reply to your ad: "Experienced garden landscaping labourer wanted" posted in Gardening & Landscaping Jobs in London. From: Eric Stewart Hi, I ...

The Cost Of Speeding

First of all I am not trying to make any excuses for my reluctance to obey the posted speed limit. I accept that I was driving faster than I should have. However, this $30 ticket cost me, in real cash paid, $203. That's right you math wizards, $188 in court costs. You REAL math wizards will see there is a problem there, more on that later. Maybe we should look at the other costs associated with my infraction. Here are just a few things that come to mind: I got about a dozen letters from law firms wanting to represent me in court. Each firm had to print and send the letter to me which costs them money. Since I decided to hire none of them, this is overhead. Does this get added to their fees to cover the expense? I spent a total of 20 minutes inside the courthouse. I went through a very efficient line only to get to, what I assume was, an assistant DA that asked what I would like to do about the ticket. I asked for it to be "reduced." This is what those lawyers wante...