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    Re: Credit reports anybody? —Julie Krenz
    (...) I remember hearing that. (...) I've heard that too. (...) Yeah, some of the web sites I came across looked suspicious. It was suggested in an earlier post I contact my bank. I think I'll do that and see what they have to say. I really feel no (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Credit reports anybody? —Beth Reiten
   Julie Krenz wrote: (text deleted) (...) I feel the same way. Do you know what it felt like when I was trying to gather my medical records before coming to Germany (I've had a bit of a nomadic life) and I was told that it would cost me $5 for the (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Credit reports anybody? —Mike Stanley
   (...) I hear you. I needed my medical records from a hospital once that wanted to charge me the same kind of outrageous fee. When I told them I wouldn't pay them a buck a page to make a nickel photocopy so I'd like to take them to Kinko's and copy (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Credit reports anybody? —Beth Reiten
    (...) The reason? They "own" your records, and you leaving with them is tantamount to theft. Just for fun: try touching your file the next time you have an appointment! Beth (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Credit reports anybody? —Mike Stanley
     (...) Maybe. Their justification for charging me a buck a page was they had to pay their employee to do that. I asked if the employee made $60/hour since I figured he or she could probably copy a page per minute at minimum. Didn't appreciate the (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Credit reports anybody? —Christopher L. Weeks
   (...) I've been faced with this insanity twice. Once I had to convince a doc-in-the-box clinic to give me x-ray films to take to my real doctor. They eventually agreed with the provision that I would bring them back next time I was near. I figured (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 

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