S.A. Woman Charged $32 For Opinion (one born every minute - and she is blond...)

http://www.clickonsa.com/ant/money/12onyourside/stories/12onyourside-166661920020913-110936.html ^

[chance33_98]

S.A. Woman Charged $32 For Opinion
Fax Company Profits From Controversy
Posted: 11:46 a.m. CDT September 13, 2002
Updated: 12:08 p.m. CDT September 13, 2002

SAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio woman was recently charged $32.45 for her opinion on a hot topic.

Susan Lyman-Krom (pictured, left) said she decided to respond to a poll from an unsolicited fax whether the phrase "One nation under God" should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.

"I felt strongly about that question," Lyman-Krom said in an interview with KSAT 12 News.

After writing down her vote, Lyman-Krom faxed her opinion to a 900 number.

According to the fax, calls cost $2.95 a minute. The average fax takes about two minutes in standard mode, the fax stated.

"We figured it would cost $6," Lyman-Krom said.

But when Lyman-Krom received her bill, she said she was shocked to see that she was charged $32.45 for an 11-minute fax by Right2Vote Limited, a Canadian company.

"I think it's a scam," Lyman-Krom added. "I think its a way to hit a nerve with the general public on a heated issue. They are turning right around and collecting all this money on a phone call."

Lyman-Krom said that AT&T told her that the 900 number she called belonged to British Fax Directory.

British Fax Directory is a subsidiary of 21st Century Fax, a London-based company that was fined $1 million by the Federal Communications Commission for junk faxes.

KSAT 12 News tried to contact Right2Vote, but there was no telephone number listed. A phone number to remove a fax machine from the company's list was constantly busy.

[eddie willers]

Unless your tongue is in your cheek, you have picked the wrong website.

And I am series.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Oh By The Way, be prepared for some major ribbing tonight. That's the direction these threads usually head. Maybe it will be a bit quieter, given its a Sunday night. Post this Monday after lunch and it'll be at 200 replies within the hour.

[Lockbox]

Clearing what up?

Whether or not if Susan Lyman-Krom was a natural or bottle blond. Hard for me to know.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

she was charged $32.45 for an 11-minute fax...

She sounds like a moron, haircolor notwithstanding.

I suppose she missed the ticking of the ol' clock as her charges racked up? Or is she nothing but another American looking to assign the blame to anyone else except the one to whom responsibility actually falls?

[Diddle E. Squat]

Dang, I guess I'm officially on the sidelines for this one.

[johniegrad]

I think you've really picked the wrong forum if you are so offended by humor that you want to initiate a lawsuit. You will need to have a little thicker skin to persist around here.

My wife is a gorgeous blonde and I've always been a sucker for blondes. She is a very intelligent woman who can laugh at a joke and who will play the "dumb blonde" just for the fun of it.

You're taking yourself way too seriously. No one here actually believes in those jokes. They are just jokes.

Please tell me you're pulling eveyones' legs.

[Alissa]

Chill!

[petuniasevan]

[RepublicanHippy]

Okay, well you people know how I feel about being insulted by your "dumb blonde" jokes. I have been an avid fan of Free Republic for a couple years now but I guess it's time I find a new hang out. I thought I had something in common with you people because I am a life-long conservative but apparently not. Before I say good-bye can I ask you if any of you have young blonde daughters? Would you like it if they were constantly offended and poked fun of like you are doing to me on this thread?

[Kevin Curry]

Neither she nor the crook who fleeced her deserves sympathy or admiration.

[Rebelbase]

A life changing experience is only a bottle away!

[Thumper1960]

You must be some middle-aged white male correct?

So? Your point being......?

[johniegrad]

Would you like it if they were constantly offended and poked fun of like you are doing to me on this thread?

That's odd. I thought the thread was about Susan Lyman-Krom. You don't think you've personalized this by any chance, do you?

[RepublicanHippy]

Up yours jerk.

[Grani]

RepublicanHippy signed up 2002-08-30

And apparently has a short fuse...

[tomkat]

perfect !

[Alissa]

I'm your age and have a blonde daughter and you're way toooo sensitive. I suggest you get a back bone and a harder hide! Blonde jokes should just roll off your back and not be taken personally. No one thinks you're an air head unless you keep acting 'insulted/spoiled.'

[Kevin Curry]

[B]ecause I am a life-long conservative but apparently not. Before I say good-bye . . .

Stick around. You made a valid comment. You're a new poster and almost all new posters go through a little hazing of sorts. Stand straight up, spit back in the eyes of your critics, and fearlessly continue to post.

They'll back off, and you'll start to enjoy being here.

[eddie willers]

I have been an avid fan of Free Republic for a couple years now but I guess it's time I find a new hang out..

If you had been "been an avid fan" of Free Republic for a couple HOURS you would have known better.

Ta-ta!

[RepublicanHippy]

Ya, when it comes to being insulted by middle-aged white males with inferiority complexes.