On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 8:10:13 PM UTC-4, Jeßus wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 05:56:05 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> > wrote:
>
> >i've no friends here either. that's fine. my opinions are based on fact, but many people choose not to listen to facts. also, i used to post using my real name, but i got a couple of harassing phone calls as well as a call from the mounties.
>
> It's a personal choice whether to use your real name or not. I don't
> think it's a good idea, for the reason you later discovered. Plus,
> another reason these days is the Internet is not so free as it once
> was, in terms of government surveillance.
>
> >that may or may not have been a coincidence. the mountie asked about my dad's taxes.
> >he should have known, being a federal employee that my dad had passed. it seemed strange.
>
>
> Why would a mountie be interested in your deceased Dad's taxes? Sounds
> like somebody was trying some sort of scam on you...

maybe my dad owed back taxes? a scam? maybe.