> > > Sounds like something to call Clark
> Howard
> > > about.
> >
> > Who???
> > H
>
> Clark Howard. He is a radio talk show host
> whose show is all about consumer
> awareness and, in his own words, "helping
> people avoid getting ripped off." He's on in my
> area every weekday from 3-6pm on the local
> AM newstalk station.
>
> People can call his show with problems like
> yours and he'll give them advice on what they
> can do to recover their money, or if it's not
> possible, what they should do to avoid getting
> ripped off again.
>
> He has a website. There's probably a list of
> stations that air his show on there
> somewhere, but I couldn't find it. However, you
> can listen to it on-line. There's lots of goodies
> there that might interest you, including "Get
> Rid of Telemarketers," "Save Money on
> Travel," and "How to Complain Effectively."

Thanks for the tip. I'll check out that link. I already like his name. He sounds a little like WATE-TV's Don Dare (Knoxville). He goes after cheats and rip-off artists like a duck on a june bug. I love that kind of people.
Howard