does this car on craigslist sound like a scam?

marshall27

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/1965270326.html

here the message they sent to me--
"The car it's still available, has 82,947 miles, manual transmission. It's in perfect condition, no engine/electric problems (4 Cylinder 1.8 Liter Turbo), no accidents/liens/loans. Exterior no scratches, never been repainted, interior no rips/tears/stains, never smoked inside. I have all the car's manuals, 2 spare of keys, title,documents. I'm selling the car because my child of only 19 died 4 months ago in a car accident, a drunk driver hit him and his fiancee. He was with his fiance's car coming to our home at his little brother birthday of 10 years old. This VW Golf was his car and it brings me bad memories and that's the reason I want to sell it. The last price is $2,900.
Me and my husband travel a lot with our business and we want to make this deal through eBay's Vehicle Purchase Protection Program. I just need your full name, full shipping address, home/cell # so I can open a case (with no further obligation or fees). eBay will contact you with all the Transaction/shipping details you will need. We will take care of the shipping, so don't worry.
We hope to hear soon from you."
i have a strong feeling this is a scam what do you think?

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Are you kidding me ?

Can you read ?

eBay DOES NOT HAVE a Vehicle Purchase Protection Program

OFFERS TO SHIP CARS ARE 100% FRAUDULENT

You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:

DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.
NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
CRAIGSLIST IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"
NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.

What is the song playing in the Super 8 credits after they show The Case?

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It's a famous song cos i hear it on tv but i don't know the title

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The song playing after The Case mini movie during end credits is My Sharona by The Knack. The kids also sing it earlier in the movie when they are waiting to be picked up in the car to shoot the scenes at the train station.

This is one of 11 songs in Super 8. You can find all the songs, scenes they were in and downloads here: http://reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/super-8-soundtrack/

Hope that helps.

â¢Getting out of school - Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
â¢Dinner at Charles's house - Match Game Opening Theme - Robert Arnold Israel
â¢Joe and his dad at the diner talking about baseball camp - Easy - Commodores
â¢Kids singing at night waiting to shoot the movie scenes - My Sharona - Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso and Joel Courtney
â¢Driving in the car to shoot the movie scenes - Bye Bye Love - The Cars
â¢Kids sitting at the diner talking about the crash - Silly Love Songs - Wings
â¢Gas station attendant listening to his Walkman on his headphones - Heart of Glass - Blondie
â¢Cartoon in the background on the TV - High Diving Hare - Carl Stalling
â¢Stoner smoking pot in the car outside the school - Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
â¢Stoner drives up in the car the bus attack - Le Freak - Chic
â¢First end credits song - Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
â¢Second end credits song (after the mini movie) - My Sharona - The Knack
â¢Original music for Super 8 - Michael Giacchino

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How many volts does my speaker need to operate?

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Zach

I got a couple speakers from an old kid's electric car and wanted to use them for things like my mp3 player. I'd like to operate them from batteries. One is a 1 watt, 16 omega speaker and the other is a 5 watt, 8 omega speaker. How many volts would I need for each one?

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Speakers are a load. If you put a signal source into them, there is voltage and current flow. Multiply current times voltage, and you get power (in watts), which is the normal way speakers are specified.

Knowing the impedance, you can calculate back to find the required voltage. The formula is:

E= sqrt(P * Z)

Where:
E = Volts
P = Power (in watts)
Z = Impedance in Ohms

So, from your examples, the 5 watt speaker would take 6.3V. The 1 watt would take 4V.

Now that we've done that, throw them away and get yourself some proper powered speakers for just a few bucks. Those speakers will sound horrible for music.

Oh yeah, Omega is the symbol used in electronics for "ohms", a unit of resistance. It was also a recent album by Asia too.

Good luck.

Greetings from Austin, TX
Ken

What is the best slot car racing set?

Steve P

Want to get a electric slot car racing track set for my boys (ages 8 & 12) as a holiday gift. I see Carrera, AFX, etc. Which is the best (funnest)? I had one as a kid but don't remember the brand. Any recommendation is appreciated. Thanks.

Answer
check out hobbypeople.net, they sell some good ones.

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How should I entertain 3-8 year olds while babysitting?

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Sherkanov

I need to know because I have a buissness called Summer Sitter and I have no clue how I'm gonna entertain so many kids at once. Don't say watch TV. Thank you! :)

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How cute and what a fun idea. I hope you know what you are in for!

-Make play dough! http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Salt-Doâ¦
You can even take a small food storage container (of yours) to have the kids decorate with stickers, etc. that will hold their play dough it.

--Go outside!
Play with chalk.
Blow bubbles. (you can even make them)
Take a walk/bike ride
Visit a park
Have a picnic
Bring some water guns
Do a scavenger hunt: Have them find a pink flower, a blue car, etc.

-Decorate a pillow case
Buy some cheap pillow cases, and write their name on it in sharpie. Get some fabric markers for them to decorate the pillow with.

-DANCE!
Put some songs like: The Macerana, the twist, chicken dance, hokey pokey, electric slide, etc. on a CD or a playlist on your ipod. Turn off the lights, expect for some dimmed ones or a lamp, even try to get a disco ball! Let them dance freely, or play freeze dance.

-Play games!
Hide and seek
Twister
Go fish
Slap Jack
Candy Land

-Bowling
Set up a bowling alley with some water bottles or plastic cups as pins, and a soup can as the ball.

-Frost cookies!
Make some cookies before the kids get there, or you go to their house. Let them put frosting and sprinkles on the cookies.

-ColoIring
You can take big poster boards and stamps, stickers, markers... Or you can print off coloring sheets, and have them make their own coloring book

--Limbo...

-Movie "theater"
Bring 4-5 movies for them to pick from, make tickets, have a concession stand.
A fun idea with this topic is if you can bring some large cardboard boxes to make fake cars out of and have a pretend drive in movie.

Just be creative!!
For more ideas email me at jaide.babysitting@yahoo.com

This blog is great for babysitting advise!!! alittlebabysitting.blogspot.com

How much is considered a good pay per hour in todays world?

The_Magic_

How much do u need to make a hour to live comfortably on? No kids. No Wife.

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That all depends on a few factors. A "comfortable wage" differs between San Joaquin and San Francisco, for starters. My 2/1 apartment in Fresno runs $850 per month. For the same layout in as nice a neighborhood in, say, Anaheim, you can go ahead and double the rent. Let's say you're picking a nice starter apartment for $650.

Secondly, your lifestyle has a major impact on your financial needs. Obviously you have internet, so there's $40 a month. With cable, you can easily add another $30 to that monthly tab. Then there's a matter of utilities. In temperate regions, you can expect a $50 monthly electric bill, with another $10 gas for a 1/1 (you're a single guy, right?)
Start running that air conditioner in the summer, and you can expect at least another $100 in the summertime (I used to live in a 2/1 apartment with a $300 monthly summer electric bill, so you want to factor that in).
Groceries round off another $150 per month, let's say you use $40 in gas per week (that's $160 monthly) if you plan on driving. For simplicity's sake, let's assume for a minute that you've paid in full for your '91 Taurus that you found on Craigslist, so we'll keep a car payment off of the budget (for now), but factor in another $75 for insurance, and say you like to eat out twice a week (there's another $160 monthly).

With this example, you're looking at monthly expenses of $1325. Broken down into 4-40 hour workweeks, you would need to earn $331.25 per week, or $8.28 per hour. So, in a smaller town, you could survive, just barely, on California Minimum wage.

My advice? Save up for a vasectomy and find a good woman to split the rent with.

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How can I make a bicicle for a little boy who is an amputee?

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Kate, the

He is 8 years old and was in a horrible car crash a few months ago. I baby-sit him all the time and he is very upset that he can't ride his bike now. I am going to try to turn it into a motorized bike for him, any suggestions on how to do this I would apreciate.

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Buy him a pocketbike. He will be the coolest kid on the streets with one of those. They sell gas which are fast ones for about $300 and electric ones which are a bit slower but still fast for about the same price. Try ebay or check if there is a local store that sells these.

What is a creditor on rental application?

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Is it only credit cards or car payments and things like that, or do your cable company and electric company count as creditors? We're applying for a new apartment and it has 8 lines for creditors on the application. I don't know what to put! Thanks!

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Put the ones that are going to give you the best references. However, if you have something you know is delinquent (ex: An old electric bill you never paid and was turned over to collections) put that down. Honesty, goes a long way when your credit report is about to be pulled. Anyone who has turned you into any credit bureau may pull up... the list is extensive: Student loans, cars, mortgages, utilities, cell phones, prior rentals, dish network, credit cards, bank accounts... your first born (just kidding).

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