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Re: My fish rescue business is in danger. Can you help?
It is so difficult when you are in a situation that leaves you with some of the dilemmas as Kelly has been faced with. Yes, she should have contacted a lawyer right up front. I"m sure you would have. I'm sure many of us would have. The problem of which you may not be seeing here is the fact that Kelly did contact a lawyer up front but the lawyer up front wanted so much cash ..up front...that Kelly simply did not have. Then the lawyer explained that the business would just go bankrupted leaving Kelly with no recourse to fight and even worse off since she would lose the money she paid the lawyer. This is if I understand correctly what was told to her by the lawyer.
OK, she then
found herself in a huge circle of events....the electric/ gas bill quickly became unmanageable while the 'business' kept coming back to fix things...as we all know, the gas company is ruthless when it comes time to pay. Pay or lose the heat/lights. This is what she was facing.
So, ask for donations since she simply had NO MONEY. Then it was pay the lawyer and as we all know, a lawyer, court etc. takes time...and lose all her fish while fighting? OR pay the heat bill and get the electric company off her back, buy herself some more time and SAVE the fish? She could not have it both ways.
It is easy to say what she should have done, but if you don't have the cash...it doesn't matter.
I suggested to sell some fish and tanks to help pay for things and build back up later...but I am under that impression that would not bring in nearly enough to pay for the lawyer.
So with the thought in mind that there is no EXTRA cash to pay for a much needed lawyer, and barely enough, scraping everything she earns and from a few donations coming in to pay the large electric bill to keep the fish rescue going...what else do you have in mind that would help her?
I am not being rude when asking if you have anything else in mind. I know you think 'emotional support' has been wrong. But for the most part, it's the only thing most of us know to give. We offer it to encourage Kelly to continue her plight with hopes it gives her the strength to hold on and keep trying to find a way to get out of this mess she has found herself in.
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