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Not too long ago, I parked behind Eddie’s Attic in Decatur for a show. I paid $17.95 for three hours of parking. When I came back, I was 20 minutes past the time the parking “meter” ran. Next thing I know, I’m getting bills in the mail from an outfit called Professional Parking Management out of Fort Lauderdale. They want me to pay $90.00 (!!!!) for 20 minutes, and they threatened to send me to collections if I ignore the bill. No due date on the bill. Naturally, I ignored it because I’m not one to be extorted.

Not 90 days after I parked in their lot, I get a letter from Professional Parking Management’s collections arm, Oxygen XL, out of Fort Lauderdale. They are threatening to report me to the credit bureaus if I don’t meet their ridiculous demands.

Has anyone had any experience with these clowns? This seems like some kind of organized crime to me.

I’ve been paralegal for over 15 years and I’d like to change my career by earning a degree another subject. I have concerns, however, about getting a degree online. First, how do employers treat people who have online degrees as opposed to people who have gone into a traditional classroom? Second, how would anybody be able to network with others for job and positions if they were stuck at home working on schoolwork?

55/f, not married, no children, and I have been a grateful member of Al Anon since 2009. In the past 5 or 6 years I have experienced the sudden deaths of many family members and friends who were close to me, which has shaken me despite my involvement and work in the Al Anon program. The meetings where I live are somewhat weak. I prefer in-person meetings to Zoom. I’m looking to relocate.
Does anyone live in an area where the Al Anon program is strong in the rooms, meaning, plenty of experience, strength, and hope, and plenty of females who are willing to sponsor?