The Experian Scam

I'm sure you have all heard of FreeCreditReport.com. Its commercials have aired over 90,000 times so far. But what they take great measures to cover up is the fact that FREECreditReport.com is a huge scam. There is nothing free about its credit report. It gets people to sign up for what they think is a free credit report, and automatically signs them up for a $15 monthly charge. Most of their customers never notice they have been scammed into paying for this, and they have no mention through the sign-up process that they actually will charge you anything. If you don't pay attention, you will pay about $80 a year for the rest of your life, or until you notice they are slowly leeching away your hard earned money. And they don't give you anything worthwhile in return either. You can get a truly free credit report from the government at any time without having to pay a penny, and it's much easier. Businesses like Experian should be shut down by the government for preying on innocent people. It's legal robbery, and it should be stopped.

Girl Survives 14 Story Fall Down a Chimney

Grace Bergere, a 12 year old girl from New York, was showing her cousin the view from the top of her apartment building. She climbed up a 25-foot chimney to get a better view, and promptly fell into the open hole. After falling 14 stories, she landed in a 2 foot deep pile of soot and ash. When rescuers reached the furnace, they feared the worst. But a hand reached out of the soot and Grace was pulled out relatively unhurt. She is now in the hospital recovering from an injured hip. Miraculously that's her only injury. We can thank New York's dirt and grime for saving the life of this girl.

Workers Swept Away by Sewage

Workers in Tokyo, Japan were repairing a broken manhole when a sudden wave of sewage swept them away. One worker was found unconscious floating in a nearby river but the other four are still missing. I have heard of plenty of natural disasters, but sewage water is a new one to me.

Lost Luggage

There are lots of absent minded people in this world, and unfortunately for some children, many of them become parents. On Monday, an Israeli couple remembered to bring their 18 suitcases on an international flight, but they forgot their three-year-old child at the airport. They were informed mid flight that they had only remembered four of their five children. Airport staff found the girl wandering alone in the bustling terminal. They sent her on the next flight and she was reunited with her parents. Next time they may pay more attention to their children than their bags.

Crazy Art Cover-Up

It's amazing what will hit the news nowdays. Today's headlines featured a move made by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to help his image. A huge painting used as the backdrop for many press conferences featured a scantly clad woman with more exposure than the press would like to cover. While this is common in Italian art, this offending painting was deemed to be going a bit too far for cameras. They painted a garment over the offending parts to better cover the painting. THe Prime Minister took a great deal of heat for this alleged defacement of fine art. It's apparently a big enough deal to attract worldwide attention.