Tag: Ask Grandpa

Grandpa says: Grandpa recently received information from the attorney general advising of a COVID-19 survey scam. The OAG wrote, “consumers are reportedly receiving unsolicited E-mails and text messages asking them to complete a survey about the Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca vaccine. In exchange, consumers are offered a free product, but...

Grandpa,I recently saw another one of those web sites hawking the benefits of certain herbs and plant-based products that are supposed to cure type two diabetes so the patient does not need to use insulin ever again. The web site is (withheld by Grandpa.) There is a list of (several)...

Grandpa,We have some friends that we have known for many years. We used to get along great. They were a wonderful couple and loads of fun to be around. That is until about three months after I got pregnant. That is when they announced that they are pregnant, too. They...

Grandpa,I am in prison in (another state). I have been here six years with 31 more to do. Because of the type of crime I committed, my family has cut me off and I have had no mail, phone calls or any other communication with them since my trial. I...

Grandpa,I was going to send this as a letter to the editor, but they’d print my name. I know you keep names out of the paper. I don’t need people to know my name. You see, I am an ex-felon. I am writing in response to the person who wrote...

Grandpa,Several months ago, I sold my car to my son. That car is a classic and should remain as the thing was originally built. Well, he has no respect for anything. He has it jacked up on ugly spoked wheels, a sound system that can be heard from blocks away,...

Grandpa,I work in a small local airport. My job is to clean the customers’ airplanes after the mechanics fix them. I clean them inside and out. Owners often tip the mechanics, but no one ever gives me a tip. Should I ask the mechanics for a part of their tips?...

Grandpa,I think I am in love with my brother’s wife. She and I spend a lot of time together shopping, going out together, staying in and watching movies together. She is a very attractive woman. She has no idea that I am a lesbian. No one in my family has....

Grandpa,I need a favor from you, if possible. I’ll explain. I was out of prison for (x amount of time) on the day that my husband got out. June third of this year I will have been out for exactly twice as long as he has been. I would like...

Grandpa,I need to know the person to contact. The health department doesn’t seem to care. I have called them last Fall and again this week and nothing has been done about it. I hesitate to call DCFS, but I will if you think it will help. The problem is my...

Grandpa,Several months ago, my neighbor was going to help me fix my car. He needed money to go to the auto parts store. I gave him (cash). Six hours later his wife called to tell me that he had been arrested and was sitting in jail. I went ahead and...

Grandpa,I need help in getting my husband to shut up. He cannot answer a simple yes or no question without giving a lengthy explanation for his answer. We run (a cottage industry) out of our house. I dread when he is taking care of a customer; he is always trying...

Grandpa,My husband tells me that he is a member of (a social club) and goes to meetings three times a week. Allegedly these meetings are held at (a local motel). With the COVID-19 shut down, I find it hard to believe this club meets that often. I have driven past...

Grandpa,I need to vent. I own a small duplex and I am struggling to keep my payments up to date. This ruling that landlords cannot evict tenants for non-payment of rent is killing me. I rent the smaller half of the building to a young couple. Both are working full...

Grandpa,I have heard of some ridiculous things that some do when it comes to taking food home from parties. You have printed some things in your column. But nothing I have read or heard has ever topped this one! My former neighbor, with whom I have kept in contact, asked...

Grandpa,I found a wallet that had (two figures) in cash in it. There were several credit cards and other stuff. I found the man’s address, but not a phone number. I drove out to the man’s address and returned the wallet to him. He acknowledged that all the credit cards...

Grandpa,I am not sure what to do. I am in (Grandpa withheld which county) jail awaiting trial. One of the other guys in here was telling me about a (crime) he committed in (another state). I want to work out a deal with the state’s attorney here to report what...

Grandpa says: Happy April Fool’s Day. May you have a lovely Spring! Spring brings out the child in all of us and has for as long as man has been on this planet. As far back as ancient Egyptian legends of Isis, Osiris, and Seth, people have used the advent...

Grandpa,Last March I filled out the census form and sent it in as required. Last week I got a telephone call informing me that I was in violation because the information I gave was not in accord with the information the government had on file. The caller said that I...