I just wanted to thank the many callers and well wishers who have expressed their support and thanks for my efforts in writing the Condo News article. The feedback has been overwhemingly complimentary. I even heard from a volunteer at UCO that they have never seen such high demand for the Condo News before or seen the papers fly off of the rack as they have for this edition! Thanks again to all of you for your kind words...
For those of you who have called me asking where to find the 2nd part of the three part series of articles on Condo Assn Repair Scams, it was not published in the latest edition of the Condo News as planned. Reason: it's much too long. I wasn't able to shorten it as much as necessary to fit the paper. The editor had a deadline to meet and had to go to press, so this edition's article is a "no go". We'll have to rework it for the next edition, which may not even be possible. I don't think I can figure out a way to tell the whole story in two pages instead of four without destroying the essence of how we became victims and I won't compromise my story to satisfy any concerns for "Political Correctness".
I may just change it from it's current format, where I created a fictitious story of how our village was victimized, using fake names and companies, and drawing upon actual victim testimony, audio and video depositions, documentation, and personal eyewitness accounts, to a different format where I will describe signs and symptoms to look for when or if these scammers come knocking at your door. I may just incorporate it into the third part of the series titled "How to protect yourself" and skip part 2 altogether. Not sure yet. Let's see how it plays out.
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Thank you for bring out everything
ReplyDeleteout in the open. It is a sin
for what has happened to the
victims of CV who are suffering
because of the sins that the
money hungry bastards.
Thanks Nutmegger,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I felt the same way during the Feb 5 Delegates' Assmbly when all of those unfortunate people went to the mics and told their stories. That's why I was compelled to do more that just stand on the sidelines as another indirect victim myself. I'm just extremely proud that the Victims' Rights Group, along with every other resident who helped to spread the word, were able to achieve the main goal of the VOICES Campaign, which was to prevent any further victimization in CV. Now, only those who refuse to believe the facts due to some misguided loyalty or "frienship" with the scammers will become victims themselves should they ever need help. It has already happened once. All it takes is once. I've been working with some folks who are now wishing they had listened to Jean, Sue, and the insurance adjuster, all of whom warned them not to go down that road. Some folks just learn the hard way, I guess...
The task now is to spread the word outside the village, as these people will move on to other communities to repeat their scams there. That's why I was asked to write about it in The Condo News. Hopefully they will help us spread the news. If you liked the first article and want to see the remaining two, just call them and let them know.