Baymule’s Journal

[murphysranch]

very cool pics. I saw the Alamo back in the 60's. The river walk wasn't even there. Someday I have to go back.

 

[Baymule]

I went to the ranch to pick up my ewes, right address, wrong people, no sheep. I got scammed out of my deposit. phone number no longer works. I feel real stupid. It's not anything I like to admit to, being made a fool of. It's never happened to me before and I can't even be mad about it, just disappointed in myself. Oh well. I'm gonna look on the bright side, it galvanized me to to go to San Antonio and visit my friends and I got to see some lovely country around Llano. I took some pictures since @Alaskan asked for pictures of where he was raised.

 

[Baymule]

@Alaskan these are for you.

The rocky hills are huge granite boulders. Some of the creek bottoms were pink granite. Very pretty.

Mesquite

Prickly pear

Scrub oaks

Dry creek crossing with water gauge for flash floods

 

[farmerjan]

OMG @Baymule . What a DA#N shame. You need to report it to the police and to where you saw the ad for them. Let them know that it was a scam... might help the next person to avoid it and might help them to get caught down the road.
I am sure the people at that address were surprised and even dismayed at that too.
There is so much of that going on nowadays... Sure hope the deposit wasn't too bad of a loss... although any amount is bad in general.

I am so sorry... especially for those of us that try to do things decent and honest; it hurts every one of us.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I went to the ranch to pick up my ewes, right address, wrong people, no sheep. I got scammed out of my deposit. phone number no longer works. I feel real stupid. It's not anything I like to admit to, being made a fool of. It's never happened to me before and I can't even be mad about it, just disappointed in myself.

I am so sorry that happened to you!

Scams are everywhere! DH got an invoice in his email the other day and was annoyed because it was for more money than he expected it to be. In fact, he "thought he remembered" cancelling the service from that company. He got on the phone with them (using the number provided in the email) and they kept sending him to different websites to cancel. The website they sent him to wasn't working but for 19.95 you could download the fix. I told him to hang up! Hang up - if it seems wrong - it probably is.

He had responded to that email using the number provided on the email. I explained that that is a big no-no. Whenever I receive an email like that I NEVER respond to the number provided in the email. I go to the company's own website and cross reference the number and will use the number provided there.

The other clue - the email to respond to the BIG Company's email was a g-mail account. Nope!

 

[SA Farm]

It’s awful how many scams are out there now. They’re constantly being reported and presented in my livestock FB groups.
A lot of people get taken by them. It’s the reason most people won’t send deposits anymore - and I don’t blame them. Makes me leary too

 

[Alaskan]

@Alaskan these are for you.

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The rocky hills are huge granite boulders. Some of the creek bottoms were pink granite. Very pretty.

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Mesquite

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Prickly pear

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Scrub oaks

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Dry creek crossing with water gauge for flash floods

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Marvelous country! Thanks for the photos!

Brings out how "my" Texas is so different from "yours". That dry dusty air... and those huge rocks that soak up the sun....

Enchanted Rock is over there too... I love that place. You can lay down on her and listen to her talk.

Did you see yourself a porcupine?


And talking off....

Ultra suck about the scam.

 

[Baymule]

@Alaskan Thanks. I did not see a porcupine! I saw a turn off to Enchanted Rock, but went past. The granite rock hills were ruggedly beautiful, the lacy filigree of the mesquite leaves, covering the spikes of thorns, flat pads of prickly pear, the twisty gnarled branches of the scrub oaks, all made for a eye catching landscape.

I could live there, but I love my east Texas!

 

[Mini Horses]

Hey girl...any ridgetop updates?

 

[Margali]

@Baymule It sucks! I got scammed last fall. I found out Zelle has no fraud protection.