Anyone here in Chicago?

[Pierre.Suave]

and feel like helping a DUer out just a bit?

I am in town, and have been ripped off, no phone, no wallet etc.. making it a bit hard to get hold of people.

normally, I would not even ask this here, but this is an odd situation.

Thanks.

[malta blue]

1. C'mon DUers...kicking for jasonc

:kick:

[Pierre.Suave]

2. thanks

all I really would like is to make a phone call, thats it.

unfortunately, cell phones dont accept collect calls.

[malta blue]

3. do you want me to call someone for you?

[Pierre.Suave]

4. I appreciate the offer

I suppose you could give someone a call and ask them to check their e-mail.

That would be awesome?

If you will do it, I will PM the number.

Thanks.

[malta blue]

5. Sure thing - anything to help. Just let me know to check the PM

and what your real name is so that I am not a weirdo stalker type

[Pierre.Suave]

6. HAHA

thanks very much, I will send you a PM momentarily.

[malta blue]

7. ok

[merh]

8. Good luck with this, jason

Sorry that you were ripped off - let me know what more can be done to help. (other than prayers & good vibes, those are being sent out.)

[Pierre.Suave]

9. Thank you

I think Malta Blue has graciously offered to make a call for me and inform someone of my plight, and hopefully to get them to check their e-mail so I can get the ball rolling.

What a crappy day this has been...

[merh]

17. I hope it doesn't take too long to get things straight.

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

21. It shouldn't

I cancelled everything already, so thats not an issue, and I was at a branch of my bank a bit ago trying to convince them I was who I say I am (without ID) and tried to get money from my account, they were going to think about it for a while and let me know (we will see how that goes). I answered all their questions right, even the secret one. and the friend you called isn't too far away.

[merh]

22. I'm glad malta was able to reach your friend.

And like you posted, you did get a free cup of coffee and you have your mac, it could be worse. You could be stuck with one of the lap tops with a flaming battery or no lap top at all.

[Pierre.Suave]

24. Mine does have a flaming battery

I have not installed my replacement yet...

[merh]

27. Okay, forget that I said anything.

and maybe you don't want to drink that coffee, just keep it handy. x(

[malta blue]

10. Jason - I made the call!

He is going to get to a computer as soon as he can...he is not near one right now.

Good luck!

If you need anything else - let me know.
:hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

12. Thank you very much

words can not express my gratitude. Now, if you could magically make an electric plug appear on the wall here, lol...

:thumbsup: :hug: :yourock: :headbang:

[malta blue]

16. Sorry - did not activate magical powers today

so I can't make an outlet appear. I hope everything turns out okay...take care!
:hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

20. Thats ok

I can hope though can't I?



but seriously, I have a mac, so I have good battery life.

[snacker]

11. I am several hundred miles away,

but I know some great DUer will help you. Good luck.

[Pierre.Suave]

13. A great Duer has

thank you for the kind reply.

[racaulk]

14. Geez, jasonc!

Sorry to hear you're having a rough day. It looks like malta blue is taking care of you, but let me know if there's anything I can do. I'm in Atlanta so I'm not local, but I'll be glad to pick up a phone and call someone if you need me to.

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

15. It has been done, graciously

By Malta Blue, but I do appreciate your offer as well.

Thanks.

[grace0418]

18. Drat! Normally I am but not right now!

I hope your friend gets your message soon. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Hang in there.

:hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

19. I am tough

I can hang in here. I even got a free cup of coffee this morning!

[grace0418]

28. Well keep us posted please. Now I'm worried.

I know you're tough but still...

[Maddy McCall]

23. Jason! I repeat the offers above...If I can make a phone call...

or anything, let me know.

I'm almost 1,000 miles south of ya, but I can make calls for you.

(Here's some advice, though. If a woman named CoraRose approaches you and offers to help, scream and run! :D )

[Pierre.Suave]

25. I probably wont take

random unsolicited help.
, is this a chicagoian I should know about?

[Maddy McCall]

26. She's legendary on DU.

She's been banned, oh, 15 times under different aliases...a real nut. :D

Seriously, if you need help, let me know--send me a PM--I'll be glad to call anyone you need me to.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

29. Jason, if you need help, PM me.

I'm in the SW burbs of Chicago, but I'll do whatever I can for ya...

[Pierre.Suave]

30. That is awesome, thank you.

I appreciate it. If I do, I will let you know.

at this point, contact has been made.

[Pierre.Suave]

31. It looks like I may

sell my iBook to get some cash at the moment, and get on my way.

[lizziegrace]

32. Where are you right now?

PM me. There are some DUers in Chicago I can reach.

[Pierre.Suave]

33. I am at a coffee shop

downtown,

Caribou Coffee at 10 S Lasalle st.

[lizziegrace]

34. I don't know if you'll even see this

I had to leave work right at 5:00 to get my car repaired.

:(

[snacker]

35. Keeping this kicked in case he still needs help. n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

36. Kick

Just in case JasonC is still looking for help

I'm not even in the same country as Chicago but the best of luck to you -I hope everything gets sorted out

[Pierre.Suave]

37. An update on my situation...

I am now in Ann Arbor, finally made it here, but it was an adevnturous trip for sure.

I attempted to sell my iBook on craigslist, had a lot of interest so I said first person to show up with 500 bucks, gets it.

So, two guys came by the coffee shop, looked at it, expressed interest, and as we were getting ready to leave and I was putting my trash in the trash can, they grabbed my computer and ran out the door.

I tried to chase but it was fruitless, I can not run very well with a bad knee.

SO basically. right now, I hate Chicago...

But anyway, I got where I needed to be thanks to the call that was made by a DUer above to a friend of mine.

And now that this ordeal is over, I want to thank every DUer that helped, especially for the Phone call that was made, that helped tremendously.

it may be a while before I go back to Chicago though.