buckthesystem Posted April 7, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,706 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 3,386 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/12/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/10/1955 Share Posted April 7, 2007 http://www.stuff.co.nz/4007365a4560.html Woman gets bill to prove she is alive BUCHAREST: A cashier for Romania's state-owned railway has been asked to pay a month's worth of wages to receive government confirmation that she is alive. Filoftea Popescu discovered when she applied for a passport that the Romania's People Registration Service had mistakenly declared her dead in November 2005, stripping her of all her rights as a citizen. "I went to the police ... and I found out that I have no rights in the Romanian state because I died in 2005," the 55-year-old Popescu was quoted on Monday by daily Evenimentul Zilei as saying. Romania is struggling to cut through vast red tape and complicated legislation to improve a bloated and ineffective administration in order to benefit from new membership in the European Union. "A lawyer told me it costs me 500 lei (to obtain a court order). Why should I pay to prove I am alive?" Popescu said. The People Registration Service admitted its error and said it fired the staff responsible. But Popescu's family doctor is still reeling from the shock of seeing her at his office not long after receiving a copy of her death certificate from the state. "When she came to my clinic, I lost my voice," said Nicolae Toboiu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches Posted April 7, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 95 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,315 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/25/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 7, 2007 truly wacky news indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roselady Posted April 8, 2007 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 180 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/07/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/04/1970 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Rofl hey that sounds like what happened to me, with my recent trip to the hospital. Them people were so nice to me, especially my Doc. Hey Doc, why do they have all them silly rules? It was just a pink and purple beaded dragon, you should have been able to have that little token of my appreciation. Shucks, I will just give you my thanks instead, thanks again for being such a good Doctor, you deserve a raise. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4007365a4560.html Woman gets bill to prove she is alive BUCHAREST: A cashier for Romania's state-owned railway has been asked to pay a month's worth of wages to receive government confirmation that she is alive. Filoftea Popescu discovered when she applied for a passport that the Romania's People Registration Service had mistakenly declared her dead in November 2005, stripping her of all her rights as a citizen. "I went to the police ... and I found out that I have no rights in the Romanian state because I died in 2005," the 55-year-old Popescu was quoted on Monday by daily Evenimentul Zilei as saying. Romania is struggling to cut through vast red tape and complicated legislation to improve a bloated and ineffective administration in order to benefit from new membership in the European Union. "A lawyer told me it costs me 500 lei (to obtain a court order). Why should I pay to prove I am alive?" Popescu said. The People Registration Service admitted its error and said it fired the staff responsible. But Popescu's family doctor is still reeling from the shock of seeing her at his office not long after receiving a copy of her death certificate from the state. "When she came to my clinic, I lost my voice," said Nicolae Toboiu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted April 8, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted April 8, 2007 My oldest brother read his own obituary in the town paper. Much to his surprise he was among those killed in a recent cave in at the coal mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roselady Posted April 8, 2007 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 180 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/07/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/04/1970 Share Posted April 8, 2007 WOW! That musta been something for him. Yeah I can relate, I wound up only paying 35 dollars to prove I am alive, well worth it if you ask me. Copays, they arent so bad after all. My oldest brother read his own obituary in the town paper. Much to his surprise he was among those killed in a recent cave in at the coal mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletprayers Posted April 8, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,537 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 157 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/06/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/29/1956 Share Posted April 8, 2007 My oldest brother read his own obituary in the town paper. Much to his surprise he was among those killed in a recent cave in at the coal mine! Bet that would wake you up in the morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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