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Feb 10th 2010, 11:16 am
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Posted By Sonic5

Feb 10th 2010, 11:15 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

Charming words.

I can only imagine what words would come out of your mouth if you were actually annoyed or upset.

I dread to think?
Feb 10th 2010, 11:12 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

You clearly have zero qualifications to make such a loose and flippant statement, so perhaps you should not do so.

I can't imagine how you got your moderator moniker with such replies.
Maybe this...
Feb 10th 2010, 11:10 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

Its not a phobia missy, its a concern.
But at least we all now know that we shouldn't bother taking your posts with any seriousness, given your dismissive, unhelpful and rather narky replies....
Feb 10th 2010, 10:57 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

Well I am actually concerned about that to, but I just didn't mention it in my original post.

I think the point here is that private individuals are not bound by any requirements whatsoever,...
Feb 10th 2010, 10:51 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

I think you are quite naive to believe that.
It can be the other way around you know,

The criminal network has a lot of strands, some of which are those people who look and act legitimate.

It...
Feb 10th 2010, 7:33 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

No - just if we make an application.
Feb 10th 2010, 6:16 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

Thank you for your suggestion which seems like a solution that would work
(although I greatly resent having to pay anything to freeze/unfreeze perpetually - why should the innocent pay?...
Feb 10th 2010, 6:13 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

Do you have evidence that landlords would accept that, without them taking a copy?
Feb 10th 2010, 6:12 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

Apologies,
What I wanted to ask is: are our identities at greater risk with a private person than an organization?
Feb 10th 2010, 3:19 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

OK but I am right in thinking that there is a greater chance of having our identities stolen with a private landlord?
Feb 9th 2010, 11:00 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

But all these are institutions who are required, by law, to have a duty of care with your information and to keeping it secure, plus there is recourse against them if things go wrong.
...
Feb 9th 2010, 4:08 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,343
Posted By Sonic5

Renting & giving out your SSN/DOB, etc

When we first moved here, I had no SSN nor had my GC arrive yet, but we were still able to rent an apartment, based on my UK ID and my spouse's USA ID.

Now, we are wanting to move and will be...
Forum: USA
Dec 2nd 2009, 2:58 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 13,057
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Enter UK on expired British Passport?

AFAIK, that "technique" is only for borders between countries in mainland Europe and if you have a European Union passport (you know, the sad one for Brits that's a bit bigger than the old Post...
Forum: USA
Nov 30th 2009, 1:29 am
Replies: 63
Views: 5,538
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Have you been accepted in your community?

<<snip>>> you've completely missed the point of this thread, which was written in plain easy English and which no-one else had trouble with.
I'm glad you've told everyone now.
Forum: USA
Nov 29th 2009, 11:55 am
Replies: 63
Views: 5,538
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Have you been accepted in your community?

All these still count as community.

If you are having so much trouble with the well known and ubiquitous word "community", by all means choose your own word or words to represent groups of people...
Nov 28th 2009, 5:05 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,472
Posted By Sonic5

Nov 28th 2009, 11:37 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,472
Posted By Sonic5

Re: more mobile phone help!

I am and its fine.
I'm just making the point that it doesn't matter that G is big.
Nov 28th 2009, 9:23 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,472
Posted By Sonic5

Re: more mobile phone help!

Size matters not.
Remember such leviathans, such as Barings Bank and more recently, Lehman Brothers.

I like GV's idea but its success will depend on how well they market it and so, I see zero...
Forum: USA
Nov 28th 2009, 7:32 am
Replies: 63
Views: 5,538
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Have you been accepted in your community?

I've had that too, as well as being asked if I am South African and Scottish.
Forum: USA
Nov 28th 2009, 7:31 am
Replies: 63
Views: 5,538
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Have you been accepted in your community?

Where you have chosen to live or have to live because of employment, etc.
Its all the same.
Forum: USA
Nov 28th 2009, 7:01 am
Replies: 63
Views: 5,538
Posted By Sonic5

How have people responded to you being British/An Outsider?

Have you been genuinely welcomed, included, accepted by the community you have joined, beyond passing smiles and head nods and curious check out clerks?
Forum: USA
Nov 27th 2009, 1:08 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,218
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Texas

Thanks. I'll check it out.
Forum: USA
Nov 27th 2009, 2:30 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,218
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Texas

errmmm....I didn't say we were retirees or republicans.

Also, bingo to what?
Nov 27th 2009, 2:16 am
Replies: 60
Views: 4,012
Posted By Sonic5

Re: Today's gripe - avoid this company

I fully agree. Missed opportunity.
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