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Only Bad Parents Burn Their Children

Among the self-help and instructional material here on wafflesatnoon.com, there are moments when an angry commentary is appropriate. Like now. One of the unfortunate aspects of living in Las Vegas is hearing stories of parents who accidentally leave their children in hot cars during the summer. I’ve heard one too many of these, so here is my take on the subject. Even if you don’t live in the desert, try out this little test. Get into your car on a very hot day. Make sure the windows are up and there is no air flow. Now sit there. See if you can last one minute. I’ve done it, and after only seconds I feel an unbearable need to get out or start the car and put the air on. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Current Events

Warning If You Are Considering Preventive Pest Control in Las Vegas

I signed up for service for Preventive Pest Control and the service was fine until late 2006, when my normally appointed serviceman was apparently replaced by a substitute. I work at home and was always there to receive their house call. They also typically called the day before to verify that service was to be delivered the following day. They called that late 2006 day and confirmed that they would be arriving the next day. In the past, if they had shown up to my door and no one answered, they would leave an invoice stuck in my screen door to show they had been there. On that day, no one showed up. I was home and working all day. No one came to my door and my dogs never barked to alert … Read entire article »

Filed under: Consumers

Aqua Finance = Shady Business

I have a very nice Kinetico water system that I financed nearly 4 years ago. My financing was through Aqua Finance. I’ve been paying on this Aqua Finance account for nearly 4 years. I’ve paid faithfully and regularly. Sure maybe a couple of late payments over the years, but nothing significant. I received a letter stating that they were going to raise my interest rate from 17.99% to 21.00%. No reason was given. The end of the notice reads as follows: … Read entire article »

Filed under: Consumers