The Check Isn't In the Mail

Last night we finally sold our gas stove. We have been advertising it for over a month and waiting patiently for a buyer. We probably should've waited to buy the wood burning stove until after we had already sold the one we had but we got over anxious and did things a little backwards. Today the King revealed what a blessing it was that we sold it before Christmas. He hadn't wanted to worry me or say anything before, but things were a little tight and he was getting a bit nervous. We did a happy dance, had takeout for dinner, and revelled in our new found security.

Not 15 minutes later we were brutally slapped back into reality when we received an e-mail from the "buyer." The original details were worked out over the phone and we had decided to correspond through e-mail. It was obvious after reading it that something was up. I called our local police department and they agreed and gave me some information on Internet sales scams http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Nigerian/nigerian_auction_scams.htm After looking into some of these we were certain. Uggghhhh!

It was so funny though. Instantly we were reminded of the scene from 'Christmas Vacation' when Chevy Chase gathers his family, after receiving his bonus , and announces to them that he was really starting to sweat it. He didn't know if it was going to come and he had already spent the money. Everyone embraces and claps as he opens the bonus just to find out that it is a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club. Yeah that's us, only we didn't get a membership to any jelly club. Don't worry though, we didn't freak out. We can't afford to go to Nigeria anyway.