CANARY AWARDS TIME!

HEY, EVERYONE! It's September 1, and you know what THAT means, right?

In this world of the absurd,

It's time for us to give "THE BIRD"

It's the award for you and Me

Let's now award

A CANARY!

I had my pics pretty much chosen a couple of weeks ago, then my Gold Canary winner showed up...and worked from 3rd all the way to first, while my original first place leader fell off to third. Kind of strange that it happened that way, but sometimes, no matter how much you try to predict, the strange happens.

I'll bring in the KUDOS awards after I've awarded the bird to three people.

If you're wondering where Household Bank is this month, they finished 4th, a "Dishonorable mention." Congrats for not making the top three.

3rd place this month came out of nowhere at the start of August, holding the top spot for over half a month.

The Bronze canary (Yes folks, I'm giving an insurance company the BIRD) falls to Farmer's insurance group. They canceled my auto insurance without warning, and plan to not renew the house insurance. Well, that's fine by me... THEN what do they do? They do a turn around and send a bill to the mortgage company. We've pretty much lost everything already, but you know money talks. And the threat seems to go by the way, but they might still cancel, and if they do the mortgage company gets stuck. Folks, I really wonder about those people. And, you guessed it -- they want 54 something on a canceled policy. Sorry, that won't wash.

The Silver Canary (Yes, I give these folks the bird, too) falls to JC CHRISTENSEN and Associates. Violating the law by calling 2 times after a CEASE OF COMMUNICATION was sent, AND still not giving me the information I requested to verify a debt, they've stooped low -- they have a couple of days yet to give me the info I requested, or lose out. Well, at the moment it looks like their going to be losers...but there IS a little time left. We shall see.

The GOLD CANARY-- The Biggest BIRD I CAN GIVE... falls to Juniper/Barclay Bank. They've called 34 times since the 27th, and started harassing us bank on the 16th. They've earned 2 complaints to the FTC, and one to the FCC. And since Robo-calls are now illegal, they've earned 9 criminal charges in the month of September! But I am not counting those yet. So, to the "Winners" above, I Issue a loud BRONX CHEER, and "THE BIRD" to all of them.

Kudos awards for August go to a small group of people on Twitter. They include the Role Players of "_SevenofNine", "Sharatheorion", "Tuvok_" and more. They give me enough fun to keep me going in these hard times.

That's it for today folks. Watch for the September Canary Awards to be issued in Early October. Be good -- and you won't get THE BIRD.

It's August 1st. And you know what THAT means!

Not including today, of course, my number is 47250.


NOW, it's August 1st, 2009. And you know what THAT means, don't you? That's right! It's time for EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE, THE CANARY AWARDS!


I also have KUDOS awards, but so many it's tough to mention three without missing someone.

So, let me try to run down a bunch... And if I miss someone, I apologize. I seldom have so many I need to mention.


The Kudos this last month go to:


Mark M., attorney: for encouragement, assistance, and a good swift kick, when needed.

Darlene W., for encouragement, assistance, and just being there. When God created sisters, He must have had her in mind.

Joyce R. For giving me things to talk about, and for the ability to go forward despite the odds.

The gang of RPers at Twitter, Including players like _SevenOfNine, Sharatheorion , Tuvok_, and Jean_Pierce, for putting up with my nuttiness.

Other people at Twitter such as ChicagoBungalow make my day.





NOW, for the Canary awards. Lots of nominees, but easy when you look at it. It's so simple. It's just the people or organizations that you want to give "THE BIRD.




The Bronze Canary, this month, goes to the Local Vet Clinic. One vet claimed one of our dogs wouldn't last a year. 2 years later, she's going strong. One vet claimed there was nothing wrong with the horses, but we've discovered they had worms. The vet, incompetent, cost us 2 horse lives, and more than 800 in court costs because of the lies of the clinic. No more!


The Silver Canary (With an additional visit from the FTC) goes to Financial Consultants Company, INC. One threatening letter after another has earned them a visit from the FTC. I HOPE they appreciate it.


Finally, the GOLD CANARY-- The company that I most want to give the BIRD... Goes to J.C. Christensen and Vultures of MN. These guys have earned a visit from the FTC, too. But when these guys don't LISTEN, it's not only annoying but down right pathetic. But what do you expect from these boobs? You can't expect compassion from vultures.

That rounds off my awards for July. My August awards my be a little late. We shall see.