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I would like you to send me a picture of yourself standing in front of your autographed pic covered wall please
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That is more cruel than making fun of the letter in the first place.
I know those types of slips happen and all, but for a dissabled person they just pop right out of the sentance.
In regards to the form letter. Well that is a no shit remark. I personally get asked nearly once a week still and it has been over 18 fucking years. I used to get asked often as many as 8 times I day when I was more social or attending highschool. If I could of just had a pre recorded message that would respond whenver that stupid pause in a conversation took place and the curious person says, " May I ask you a personal question?" (hint this always is followed by "what happened". I would of done it.
It is bad enough being dissabled, let alone bed bound. Sure being in a wheel chair does have a few perks. You can stare at breasts all day and the women do not care, they are at eye level after all. Hugs are also great by women as they have to lean over to do it and you get a face full of titts. Not to mention women like to sit in your lap. Yet fuck it is not easy, fun, or even some thing most people live through. The vast majority of us will attempt or suceed in suicide, or just give up and let a condition kill us.
It also should be noted that many therapists; social and physical, will push you to try and write such letters and such. They feel it is good for the soul and spirit. Then such letters are often more of the form variety, it is a tiny bit easier to take then hand doing every single one, we deal with enough rejection and failure already to not have to deal with even more from unanswered correspondances that we put a great deal of time and energy into.
Onto the scam. Ok so he may or may not sell the stuff. Personally I would give a rats ass if he did, and assuming he does good for him. Do any of you know or understand how dissability checks work? I do, and it sucks. First your income is based on what state you live in and the typical income level of people in that state. I happen to be somewhat lucky since I am in California so it is on the higher end. It still would never ever pay damn near enough. My SSI and SSD monthly income would be around a staggering 600.00 a month. Try living off of that sometime. If you decide to try and do some type of work assuming you can, they deduct 1.00 for every 2.00 you earn. If you happen to earn enough so that there is no check 1200.00 in my case, you loose your bennifits which often can take two to three years to regain. Not to mention they drop your medical coverage or give you shared costs. Then to top it off most of the insurance (its mostly medicare) does not pay for shit. The majority of prescription medications are only covered if your in the hospital and they are generics, you only get a new chair every 5-7 years, 1 catherter per month (they need weekly changing min.) and worse.
So if he is selling the stuff on ebay, so fucking what. It is a good way to get some under the table survival money. I seriously doubt he is living it up as a scammer. What would a autographed picture of someone famous fetch anyways. 35-125.00 High end if they were certified originals. Oh yeah he is making some serious coin. Yup Im sure he can get so many well known celebrities people will pay good money for to earn real money. Give me a fucking break. Some webgirl may fetch 10-20 bucks or so, and a real celebrity upwards of 125.00 (which there is a limited number of in the first place).
Damn at times you all surprise the fuck out of me.