Scammed!

 Oct 2020 ****

I cannot believe it - I got myself scammed online today. 😒A friend emailed to say that had an urgent favour to ask and could I help. I did notice it was a different email than usual, but weirdly decided it didn't mean anything. IT DOES!!!!!

Anyway, suffice to say I bought something for them, and when it dawned on me what had happened, I quickly contacted Paypal to cancel it, and put a lock on my Visa and called Visa too (but of course they NEVER answered - Visa is useless with the phone). Paypal quickly refunded me, thank goodness but I felt stupid the rest of the day!

On another subject I am going in for a heart ablation next week. It's a bit daunting in that I have to get to Victoria the day before since they need me at the hospital for 7am. Ugh. My friend (not the scammy one) will drive me an stay with the night after the procedure. Last time I had no real trouble afterwards so I am hopeful for the same this time.

Such a production though - we have to find cat sitters and dog sitters and hotels and organize the whole thing. I can see why people move to bigger centres when they find they need more medical support. It is quite a bit from over here. I am just grateful that I have some wonderfully supportive friends who will help a gal out in her time of need! Plus the cost. I can deduct some of it on my taxes next year but really you only get back a fraction of the actual cost. The province pays for the ferry - whoop de doo! Better than nothing, I suppose. And still better than the chaotic asinine system they have south of the border.

Speaking of that - I voted early this year. Not that my vote makes any difference to the presidential result. Really, no one's vote does because of that damned electoral college system. They don't always vote the way the people do - well, it's a math thing really. Most states colleges vote the way the majority voted in their state. So you can have a majority Republican in a state, and the college votes that way. But overall in the country as a whole, the popular vote goes Democratic and voila - the Republican wins! It's happened 4 times so far that the popular vote winner actually loses. It's in the darn constitution unfortunately so if they want to change it, they have to make an amendment to the constitution which requires a zillion states to agree (Note: constitutional amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths (38 out of 50) of the states.)! 

Yeah, like that is gonna happen. We couldn't get the ERA ratified so I don't see this idea going anywhere either. Sigh. Well if the Republicans win again, I suppose either China or Russia will be calling the shots anyway and it's bye-bye any semblance of democracy or freedom. 

Anyway I am happy that I vote in a Democratic state so it feels like I win in many of the races - Senate, etc. But that darn president! Oh, well. So incredibly pleased and grateful that I live in Canada.

I wish my family would all move here!!!!!!