Yet Again, People Are Trying To Profit From a Disaster

It amazes me the sneaky and sometimes vicious things some will do to make money at the expense of others. Read the Washington Post article and you will see what I mean.

From registering domain names with the words "Rita" or Hurricane relief" in them, to generate traffic, to trying to auction off a burnt piece of toast with the hurricane symbol on it on eBay. Give me a break.

As if the feds don't have better things to do than monitoring the scum that attempt to make money from tragedies such as these. But of course that doesn't occur to them. All these "people" worry about is making a buck. They probably figure that it is not affecting them, since they live in the north or someplace no where near the Gulf coast.

I'd like to know how they would feel if a disaster hit their area or their house and property. Do you think they would describe it as "Free Enterprise" when some asshole tries to profit from their suffering? I think not. And of course the profitting would be disguised as a way to help victims.

So to everyone out there that really wants to help: Stick with donating to those organizations you know you can trust, like the Red Cross or The Humane Society. And stay away from anything you don't recognize.

And if you do come across a suspicious website or other publication advertising relief or money in any way to the latest disasters, report them to The Internet Fraud Complaint Center. They are in partnership with the FBI. Let's get them suckers!

Just Cool Stuff

I was surfing around this morning and got a good laugh. Of course my sense of humor might be a little off, but too bad. Anyway, I thought I would share something I found.

Check out the site FakeCrap.com There might be fake crap there if you go by the name but my personal favorite is the Redneck Horn. If you just want to listen to what comes outta this thing go here.

I so want one of these. But then again, I think I would have to figure out a way to hook it up to a bullhorn or loudspeaker to come out of the front of my truck. It's just not worth it if the butt head you dealing with can't hear it.