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I have an old unpaid balance of about $2,200 that was turned over to collection a couple of years ago. It's now around $15,000 (not sure how it went up so high as I have not used any credit cards since I stopped payment) and I just got a pretty threatening phone call saying that I'll be getting something in the mail that I'll have to sign for. The caller had no I.D. number and didn't even state who was calling. Does this sound like a situation where I would need a credit attorney? I'm in California. Also, the reason I stopped paying was they raised my interest rate to 40% for no apparent reason. I couldn't keep up with it.

I really appreciate your response! I got a weird creepy feeling after that phone call. The weirdest part was not wanting to identify who the creditor was. I really need to take care of this debt, though. I will be so relieved when this all stops. Thank you again. And I am using the 'go sit on a sharp stick' line. That is too good =)

I get that feeling, too. Thank you.

Hi and thanks for doing a very interesting AMA! You have a cool life! So I live in the American Southwest, where there is quite a bit of Native American rock art to be found.

I have always been interested in some of the similarities between the African rock art and North American rock art. Do you have any theories on why they are so similar? Also, do any current African cultures continue to make rock art or is it a dead tradition as it is here?

Thank you!

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