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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Around 2006, a woman was able to start an account with the local power company with my SSN and name. She said she was my girlfriend and was setting it up for me. I know this because the person setting up the account made a note of it at the time. She ran it up over $300 and then let them close it. I didn’t find out about it until a few years later when I had to set up electric in my name (lived with roommates from 2002 until like 2016). They told me they wouldn’t start a new account until I paid what I owed.

    I don’t think this is possible anymore, but even at the time it’s unbelievable that it was allowed.



  • You’re right.

    I just want to say that my last name is three syllables and spelled exactly how it sounds. In fact it’s two common english words stuck together. It was Americanized/Anglicized from Germany.

    Three syllables will break brains on people here. I state it clearly. They’re like haha what?

    For the last 9 years I’ve just been handing over my work ID badge so they can type it.