Revealed as scam in 3..2..1..

netweavr: Revealed as scam in 3..2..1..

Aren't we a font of holiday spirit?

Actually, the person she left the message for only offered to pay for the groceries, not both.

Still, if it's true, it's one of those nice gestures which remind you that there are good people in the world.

Dusty in here.

I'd of offered to buy her house and rent it back to her, then start eviction procedures for non-payment in 6 months.

/not really
/the dust must be catching..

She didn't pay for both, subby, she paid for the groceries. The caller paid her own mortgage.

And while this is a heart-warming story regardless that I'd like to believe, there's enough cynic in me to think netweavr called this one correctly. Especially once I found out the benefactor is a real estate agent.

But maybe it's true.

I don't think it's a scam now, but I'm sure some asshat will try it and some moran will fall for it.

Her house is already in foreclosure. Her mother recently passed away, and Crutchfield is now trying to pay off her house. She had a money order prepared to make a mortgage payment on that house -- but was going to cash it in when her daughter called asking for money.

Ok, so the Crutchfield is the lady who called the wrong number. Her house has been foreclosed on and her late mother's house is about be foreclosed on. Her daughter can't feed her children.

Look, this is a nice story, and it makes me feel some warm fuzzies, but are we talking about three generations of fail here?

In other news, AP's steamrolling the "Scrooge Shopper Stories."

/who to believe?

what_now: Look, this is a nice story, and it makes me feel some warm fuzzies, but are we talking about three generations of fail here?

People whose mothers die are failing at life? The sucky economy is the fault of the Crutchfield family from San Diego?

I mean, what kind of person sees this as a glass half empty scenario?

SphericalTime: People whose mothers die are failing at life? The sucky economy is the fault of the Crutchfield family from San Diego?

I mean, what kind of person sees this as a glass half empty scenario?

No, but it sounds like GreatGrandmother's house was foreclosed on, grandma is in danger of losing her house, and mom needs help to feed the kids.

Look, maybe that's harsh, and I don't know these people, but it doesn't sound like one month of groceries is all they need to get back on their feet.

RaceDTruck: Dusty in here.

Pocket Ninja: And while this is a heart-warming story regardless that I'd like to believe, there's enough cynic in me to think netweavr called this one correctly. Especially once I found out the benefactor is a real estate agent.

Scam or not, it was a really nice thing for the real estate agent to do. Props to her.

RaceDTruck: Dusty in here.

Oops. Meant to agree with this in my previous.

Ass, grass or gas; nobody gets groceries for free.

If she left a message, that means she heard the introduction on the phone before she left the message and knew it was not her daughter.

A person would know it's a wrong number before leaving the message.

Hmm. Time to call some random numbers and hope I get voice mail. And practice my pathetic old lady voice.

That is what Thanksgiving is all about....having enough to be thankful, and having a little extra to make someone else thankful. There are too many cynics on Fark and in the world. If this story is on the up and up, then there is some hope left in a crazy world. I spent Thanksgiving by myself, while the ex and the kids did it up at the ex-inlaws. I drove myself to a miserable holiday with bad decisions....but I am thankful there are people out there willing to do a little bit more to make up for my dumb ass.

/might be drunk and still not over that tuna from last Thursday

Damn, there are a bunch of Negative Nelly's in here. Someone does something nice and ya'll start screaming "oh its fake! oh its a scam!" You're just jealous that no one pays for your shiat when you cry about it.

netweavr: Revealed as scam in 3..2..1..

Yeah, I expect to find out soon that it's a ploy to land a plum reality show gig. Isn't it always anymore?

Warpigpen: That is what Thanksgiving is all about....having enough to be thankful, and having a little extra to make someone else thankful. There are too many cynics on Fark and in the world. If this story is on the up and up, then there is some hope left in a crazy world. I spent Thanksgiving by myself, while the ex and the kids did it up at the ex-inlaws. I drove myself to a miserable holiday with bad decisions....but I am thankful there are people out there willing to do a little bit more to make up for my dumb ass.

/might be drunk and still not over that tuna from last Thursday

Hey what's your number?

sheesh, cutting up these onions sucks.
/nice people are so hard to find
//diamond in the rough.

I wonder how close the Real Estate Agent's phone number is to the daughter's phone number. If it's close, I'm good with it. Hopefully the agent checked before spending money.

Random acts of kindness warm my heart. Thank goodness there are people who take the time to help another when faced with a chance to help. Well done, Virginia Saenz!

MaritimeGirl: If she left a message, that means she heard the introduction on the phone before she left the message and knew it was not her daughter.

A person would know it's a wrong number before leaving the message.

Maybe, but my home machine just beeps. Desperation can be quite a distraction as well.

nice story but isnt it like an internet-wide rule that all of these stories have some detail thats missing that totally spin the story in the opposite direction.

my money is on the theory that at least one of the houses in danger of foreclosure is actually a 300,000 dollar mansion that some dumbass banker mortgaged to applebees waitress with 3 kids.

though "eggs and milk" is a pretty humble request so maybe not...

neil313: my money is on the theory that at least one of the houses in danger of foreclosure is actually a 300,000 dollar mansion that some dumbass banker mortgaged to applebees waitress with 3 kids.

God, I wish I lived in your housing market.

/no, I probably don't.

what_now: Her house is already in foreclosure. Her mother recently passed away, and Crutchfield is now trying to pay off her house. She had a money order prepared to make a mortgage payment on that house -- but was going to cash it in when her daughter called asking for money.

Ok, so the Crutchfield is the lady who called the wrong number. Her house has been foreclosed on and her late mother's house is about be foreclosed on. Her daughter can't feed her children.

Look, this is a nice story, and it makes me feel some warm fuzzies, but are we talking about three generations of fail here?

Wow, a whole family is having a tough time. And you go ahead and proclaim it three generations of fail.

/You ever think of becoming a Republican? We have great benefits.

Warpigpen: That is what Thanksgiving is all about....having enough to be thankful, and having a little extra to make someone else thankful. There are too many cynics on Fark and in the world. If this story is on the up and up, then there is some hope left in a crazy world. I spent Thanksgiving by myself, while the ex and the kids did it up at the ex-inlaws. I drove myself to a miserable holiday with bad decisions....but I am thankful there are people out there willing to do a little bit more to make up for my dumb ass.

/might be drunk and still not over that tuna from last Thursday

days old.

chopit: Warpigpen: That is what Thanksgiving is all about....having enough to be thankful, and having a little extra to make someone else thankful. There are too many cynics on Fark and in the world. If this story is on the up and up, then there is some hope left in a crazy world. I spent Thanksgiving by myself, while the ex and the kids did it up at the ex-inlaws. I drove myself to a miserable holiday with bad decisions....but I am thankful there are people out there willing to do a little bit more to make up for my dumb ass.

/might be drunk and still not over that tuna from last Thursday

I like the jib of your cut

Sabyen91: /You ever think of becoming a Republican? We have great benefits.

Such as what? Free gastric bypass and weekly syphilis testing?

netweavr: Revealed as scam in 3..2..1..

Every fiber of my being was screaming scam as I read this. Did the caller have a Nigerian accent?

what_now: neil313: my money is on the theory that at least one of the houses in danger of foreclosure is actually a 300,000 dollar mansion that some dumbass banker mortgaged to applebees waitress with 3 kids.

God, I wish I lived in your housing market.

/no, I probably don't.

Where I have been looking 300,000 barely gets you a single family dwelling with two baths and maybe a 150sq. meter yard.

Now I am the sad.

Wait no not the pathetic thanksgiving guy, the guy mocking the pathetic thanksgiving guy

Hero tag is for the writer, for drawing the line at cat stories.

I don't know if it's a scam, but there really are people this nice out there. When I was in grad school, my husband-to-be sent me money for rent. The check was lost in the mail for a couple of weeks, and I called the postmaster (it was a small town) to see if he could help track it. He couldn't, but he offered to loan me the money for rent. He didn't know me, but I found out later that my husband did know him, and he said that's just how nice the guy is.

There was also a mechanic in town who repaired the carburetor in my truck for $9 and fixed my heater for free because he noticed the fan wasn't working when he test drove it.

what_now: Sabyen91: /You ever think of becoming a Republican? We have great benefits.

Such as what? Free gastric bypass and weekly syphilis testing?

Well, maybe not so much for females. We have a great menu of bennies for guys. White guys, that is. Old, fat, white guys.

neil313: nice story but isnt it like an internet-wide rule that all of these stories have some detail thats missing that totally spin the story in the opposite direction.

my money is on the theory that at least one of the houses in danger of foreclosure is actually a 300,000 dollar mansion that some dumbass banker mortgaged to applebees waitress with 3 kids.

though "eggs and milk" is a pretty humble request so maybe not...

Where do you live??????????????????????????????????????

haddie: what_now: neil313: my money is on the theory that at least one of the houses in danger of foreclosure is actually a 300,000 dollar mansion that some dumbass banker mortgaged to applebees waitress with 3 kids.

God, I wish I lived in your housing market.

/no, I probably don't.

Where I have been looking 300,000 barely gets you a single family dwelling with two baths and maybe a 150sq. meter yard.

Now I am the sad.

I can't even get a condo with that...

/Fark you southern California... fark you

MaritimeGirl

If she left a message, that means she heard the introduction on the phone before she left the message and knew it was not her daughter.

A person would know it's a wrong number before leaving the message.

Sometimes the introduction is just some brassy voiced woman saying, "The person you are calling is not available", with way too much intonation, followed by 80 seconds of instructions in English and Spanish so as to nick the customer for more minutes.

what_now: Her house is already in foreclosure. Her mother recently passed away, and Crutchfield is now trying to pay off her house. She had a money order prepared to make a mortgage payment on that house -- but was going to cash it in when her daughter called asking for money.

Ok, so the Crutchfield is the lady who called the wrong number. Her house has been foreclosed on and her late mother's house is about be foreclosed on. Her daughter can't feed her children.

Look, this is a nice story, and it makes me feel some warm fuzzies, but are we talking about three generations of fail here?

You realize that when someone dies you still need to make the mortgage payment right? Sometimes you don't have all your ducks in a row and you're like whoa, I gotta make these payments because mom died now!

neil313: 300,000 dollar mansion

Uhh...err...did you catch that this story was in San Diego? Indeed, the poor do live in 300k places, and the houses at that price are far from being mansions.

gorgor: http://tinyurl.com/y89pvxz

weak

The daughter wants eggs and milk?

Sounds to me like she's got enough of both already!

Unfortunately, this is probably only delaying the inevitable... instead of losing the house this month, it will be next. Sad, but true.

I live in Vancouver, where a lower-mid level mortgage payment is going to set you back $2,000 to $2,500. Buying groceries is hardly the deal breaker on paying the damn bank.

Why the hell would the mother mention to the daughter that she would be missing a house payment? There are only two explanations:

1. Mother is a complete biatch who gets off on guilt-tripping her family
2. Daughter is a serial mooch who can't get her shiat together

If this is a scam, it's the lamest scam in history. Otherwise, it's a really nice gesture, and while I doubt it makes a difference in the long run, it is this kind of selflessness that is the true meaning of Christmas.

awgsilyari: Why the hell would the mother mention to the daughter that she would be missing a house payment? There are only two explanations:

1. Mother is a complete biatch who gets off on guilt-tripping her family
2. Daughter is a serial mooch who can't get her shiat together

Hmm, I am not sold on the whole deal but why wouldn't she mention it? Republicans always ask why family isn't taking care of those who are on the government dole.

You realize that when someone dies you still need to make the mortgage payment right? Sometimes you don't have all your ducks in a row and you're like whoa, I gotta make these payments because mom died now!

Umm, don't most mortgages - in fact, all mortgages - require a life insurance component that covers the banks ass? Every mortgage I ever had did. The price was reasonable and I figured it was a good deal just to prevent that very thing from happening. But maybe it's not a bank requirement.