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SeanBM   
6 Aug 2013
Law / I have recently been scammed in Poland. My company accounts frozen. [58]

Do you have separation of assets between you and your wife?

We do now, which is part of the bureaucratic acrobatics I had to preform to protect myself.

I read it as him having had a bad experience and wanting to leave the place where it happened

I really enjoy living in Poland but I want to move anyway, while I can.
This was the straw that broke the camel's back.

happy dealing with other sub-contractors in the same region (especially knowing they have multiple companies) in future?

I don't care what lawyer's say, doing business is about trust, contracts are supposed to reinforce that.
I have been working with other subcontractors here for many years and we don't even need a any contracts because we trust one another.

Do they have such proof?

yes, they have photographs of the post being stamped by the post office and returned BUT noone in my company saw the letter so it was never signed by us.

the letter was about 100 pages and sat in the post office, we were supposed to receive the slip asking us to pick the post up from the post office.

Sean says he hasn`t received the note calling on him to pick the mail.

I really don't know how they did it, I actually know the postman on a smile and hello basis and he certainly doesn't seem the type (I could be wrong) but that doesn't rule out the people in the post office itself.

A female friend says that her wrists are skinny enough to fit through a letter box... if so, I hope it cost them a lot of money to do this.

Edit*

I forgot to mention how ingenious this scam is.

So lets say that the bailiff took 40k Euros from my account.
If the subcontractors had paid their tax or court fees showing that company had no assets or money, I would have had no choice but to counter sue and the judge would have asked the subcontractors for the money but nobody could have got the money from the tax man.
SeanBM   
6 Aug 2013
Law / I have recently been scammed in Poland. My company accounts frozen. [58]

Are you suggesting that this is acceptable because injustices happen in other countries?

I have worked in several different European countries and this is the first time I have heard of a judge not looking at both sides of a dispute.

I have the right to work here and employ people here and I should have the law behind me as a law abiding citizen.

To my knowledge this postal law was a way of shortening the court's time spent on cases but this is being used as a loop hole by criminals.
SeanBM   
6 Aug 2013
Law / I have recently been scammed in Poland. My company accounts frozen. [58]

I have a Sp. z o.o. (LTD) company here in Poland.

I was issued an crazy invoice by a company I subcontracted.
The invoice demands payment for things that clearly go against our contract and other works preformed had to be binned and done again at my own cost.

So I replied to the invoice point for point stating why I do not owe them any money and demanded that they come in and fix the problems they caused.

They claim that I must pay first and that the repairs come under guarantee, this is not true.

That was over a year and a half ago.

The way the Polish law is, if a company does not pick up it's post it is seen in the eyes of the law as if it has been received.

I never got the letter from the subcontractors with their dispute, I assume they either paid off the postman or had someone with skinny wrists to take out the note that requires me to pick up post form the post office.

So next thing I know the bailiff is knocking at my door, I refuse to let him in and instead call into his office the next day.

My company accounts were frozen for 40,000 Euro and they searched for any assets that the company owns, i have done some acrobatics and they have not got one grosz and I very much intend on keeping it that way. So they have called off the bailiff.

I have appealed the decision and asked for an extension for my case to be heard, the Judge has denied my appeal and I have appealed to a higher authority.

I have discovered that the other companies that this subcontractor has worked for have also been scammed.
The subcontractors are a family and although they set up companies using the same name, they are in fact different companies with different directors from the same family.

They have been in 13 court cases in the last two years, to my knowledge, so I do not see suing them as an option as they will definitely have hidden their assets and it also explains the delay in their law action against me.

There are many more details, as you can imagine but I thought I would share my experience.

I am disgusted that my side has not been looked into by the courts.

I have had enough and I will be leaving Poland shortly.
SeanBM   
6 Aug 2013
Study / Homeschooling in Poland - possible to apply? [14]

Poland Legal under restrictive conditions. Every homeschooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Homeschooled children received diplomas from supervising school.

Poland
Status: Legal
Homeschooling is only allowed on highly regulated terms. Every child must be enrolled in a school (as of 2009, the school does not need to be a public school). The school principal may, but is not obliged to, allow of homeschooling a particular child. Homeschooled children are required to pass annual exams covering material in school curriculum, and failure on an exam automatically terminates the homeschooling permit.[65]

Homeschooling international status and statistics

I wouldn't recommend homeschooling. Elements like bullying and dealing with uncomfortable social atmospheres is part of growing up and into a well rounded individual

I agree to an extent on the other hand if a child is given individual attention with fewer distractions, it could lead to better results, couldn't it?

The bottom line is I think I'd have been driven up the wall if I were thought by my parents :)
SeanBM   
19 Jul 2013
Travel / About international driving license - is it recognizable in Poland? [18]

All I want to know is does the IDL cover motorcycles to?

Your IDL does not cover anything without your driver's licence.
If you have an A1 driver's licence you can drive a motorbike.

An IDL can not be used instead of a driver's licence but must accompany your driver's licence (depending on which country your national driver's licence was printed and which country you want to drive in).

Edit*

I am in Sydney. I just have a normal "drivers license".

If you only have a licence for a car, you can only drive a car in Poland (and a moped)
If the police stop you, you must produce your Australian driver's licence and your international driver's licence.

I hope this helps.
SeanBM   
19 Jul 2013
Travel / About international driving license - is it recognizable in Poland? [18]

Does anyone know if an international drivers license permits me to ride a motorcycle or moped?

If you have an international driver's licence and a national driver's licence with an A1 licence you can drive Motorcycles with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 125 cubic centimetres and a power not exceeding 11 kW; and motor tricycles with a power not exceeding 15.

Which country is your current license with?
SeanBM   
1 Jul 2013
Travel / Just visited Poland - here is my random rant [154]

According to statistics the unemployment rate in Poland is below the European average

I can't access that link bu just as it happens I had a look this morning and the rate of unemployment in Poland was above the E.U. average. at 13.7%-14%.

What does your link say?
SeanBM   
25 Jun 2013
Life / Expat, immigrant, foreigner. Not all foreigners in Poland are expats. [84]

Many people use 'expat' for people having moved from a richer country to a poorer one (e.g. a Brit to Poland) and 'immigrant' for a person who moved from a poorer country to a richer one (a Pole to England).

I disagree with this definition but it is awfully popular.
I am an immigrant and i am astounded by the amount of people who use this word (perhaps even unbeknownst to themselves) as a slur.

Edit*
Ah, I see yet again this thread is actually about baiting the OP for personal information so he can be brow beaten than an actual topic for discussion.

I'm out
SeanBM   
17 Jun 2013
News / Anti-atheisation institute in Poland emerging [110]

See, even you admit that TVN and its hireligns like Olejnik are Cathophobes.

Worse than that, it's the work of Satan herself.
Unfortunately atheists don't believe in Satan either.
SeanBM   
17 Jun 2013
Off-Topic / Modern parenting = bad parenting? [20]

ATTRIBUTION: Attributed to SOCRATES by Plato, according to William L.
Patty and Louise S. Johnson, Personality and Adjustment, p. 277
(1953).

Extract from a sermon preached by Peter the Hermit in A.D. 1274

Wroclaw Boy, I thought it was interesting in the zeitgeist movie about absent parenting. I think young people have it harder today than when I was a kid in many ways.

my little boy is 10 months old

A sincere congratulations on your recent baby!
SeanBM   
25 Apr 2013
News / Polish government to allow kosher and halal methods of animal slaughter [29]

banned in December 2012 by Poland's Constitutional Court following a campaign led by animal rights groups.

thenews/1/2/Artykul/133776,Poland-to-reintroduce-kosher-halal-slaughter-methods
Your link is broken.

So ifor bach, are you against it because of the change to the constitution or because of animal rights?

Personally I think people should go to slaughter houses and kill an animal themselves at least once, so they know what it actually is they are a part of, (ritual slaughter or otherwise).
SeanBM   
5 Apr 2013
Real Estate / The cost of a furnished apartment near Warsaw downtown are high? Why? [42]

Go to this page translate browser buttons click on "Polish" and "Ok" (I should probably make this into a thread in itself).

This should translate Polish into English for you when you search for something on the internet and is a must have for you anyway.

If anyone has any further advice on changing this man's computer to be able to translate from Polish into English, please let us know as I am not a computer wizz Kid myself.

There was mention of a "relocation agency" and you did not want to pay the fee, does this also include a real estate agent fee? Would you like me to search real estate agents?

Could you give me an exact name of the specific area of Warsaw that you would like to be? I don't know Warsaw.

I will help you over the weekend but I think the greatest help I can be is to help you help yourself.
SeanBM   
29 Mar 2013
Real Estate / The cost of a furnished apartment near Warsaw downtown are high? Why? [42]

that's great Warszawski, I read some of valpolmike's posts on another forum and it's his dream to come to Poland.
I know I'm known as the PF herdman :-) but sometimes I like to help.
I just like to help for the warm fuzzy feeling I get.

I'll have time and access to a computer next week..
SeanBM   
28 Mar 2013
Real Estate / The cost of a furnished apartment near Warsaw downtown are high? Why? [42]

$ 800.00

That's 2602.08 zloty according to google.com/search?q=dollar+zloty

I don't know the Warsawian rental market but I can look on the internet for such a place if you give me a better idea of where exactly.

I know you said downtown, does that mean the old town? (I know the "old town" was reconstructed from paintings but for the sake of simplicity that's what I will call it.

I know from the other forum that you are not very computer literate but if you'd like I could do a test run, give me an approximate area (including an exact name) and I will do a search for you and show you the results just to set your mind at ease.

I believe this process should be really up to you as on the internet your anonymity would be compromised and I would like you to move in without the whole internet knowing.

I see no problem finding a place for you for that price but I live in krakow and although I presume things are more expensive in Warsaw they can't be that much more.

The only thing is, it is easter, I have much to do and I will only be able to help you next week.

Edit*
I am using a different computer and the cursor seems to jump.... bugger.
SeanBM   
28 Mar 2013
Real Estate / The cost of a furnished apartment near Warsaw downtown are high? Why? [42]

valpomike, perhaps if you told us how much you'd be willing to pay for an apartment and how many bedrooms we could do an online search for you or advise you if it's possible at all.

if you are more specific with your questions we can be of greater help.

good luck
SeanBM   
25 Mar 2013
Off-Topic / If a polish girl sings about how she will kill her boyfriend, then it's ok [7]

Guns'n' Roses song

Great tune! And yahoo answers has this to say:

Songs about killing your significant other.?

Hey Joe--- Jimmy Hendrix
Stranglehold---Ted Nugent
I used to love her------GNR
Kim---------Eminem
Hammer Swings Down---- Babylon AD
1. Down In The Willow Garden - David Grisman
2. Delia's Gone - Johnny Cash
3. Tom Dooley - Doc Watson
4. Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson
5. Down By The River - Neil Young
6. Delilah - Tom Jones
7. Used To Love Her - Guns N' Roses
8. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
9. Omie Wise - Bert Jansch
10. Little Sadie - Bob Dylan
11. In Search Of Little Sadie - Bob Dylan
12. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
13. Pretty Polly - The Stanley Brothers
14. Polly Vaughn - The Dillards
15. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
16. Margaret On The Guillotine - Morrissey
17. Over You - Aaron Neville
18. Mattie Groves - The Beers Family
19. Shooting You Down - Faster ********
20. Mind Of A Lunatic - Geto Boys
21. Lonely River Rhine - FSK
22. Knoxville Girl - The Outlaws
23. They're Hanging Me Tonight - Marty Robbins
24. Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
25. Summer Cannibals - Patti Smith
26. Goodnight Irene - Ry Cooder
27. I'm Gonna Murder My Baby (Pat Hare) - Junior Parker/James Cotton...
28. A Good Idea - Sugar
29. Didnt' Mean To Kill Her - Pauls Apartment"
30. Diane - Husker Du

Just imagine for a moment if such song would ever go on TV with lyrics " I'm gonna k i l l my girlfriend "
what huge scandal it would be and how the singer would go to j a i l for many many years

Naaaaaaa.
SeanBM   
25 Mar 2013
Off-Topic / If a polish girl sings about how she will kill her boyfriend, then it's ok [7]

That's not all :)

If a polish girl sings about how she will kill her boyfriend, then it's ok

She is not Polish.

Kills was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to an Afro-Jamaican father and Uruguayan mother,[5] where she attended Bradford Girls' Grammar School. In addition, she studied classical drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3]

I can think of two great songs off the top of my head that have the man killing his wife/lover
Where the Wild Roses Grow
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U9Zk_871ZY4

Johnny Cash, Live at Folsom Prison 1968 - Cocaine Blues
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GMACDEwr-nE

Although I do agree that sexism,ageism,racism, and many isms are one way streets sometimes, on this particular issue, you are off your head.
SeanBM   
22 Mar 2013
Law / Bank accounts taxed by up to 10%. Can it happen in Poland? [150]

"The talks have ended as far as the Russian side is concerned," Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov told reporters after two days of crisis talks with his Cypriot counterpart, Michael Sarris.
Having angrily rejected a proposed levy on tax deposits in exchange for the EU bailout, Nicosia had turned to the Kremlin to renegotiate a loan deal, win more financing and lure Russian investors to cut-price Cypriot banks and gas reserves.
Wealthy Russians have billions of euros at stake in Cyprus's outsized and now crippled banking sector. But Mr Siluanov said Russian investors were not interested in Cypriot gas and that the talks had ended without result.

irishtimes/news/russia-rebuffs-cyprus-as-ecb-funding-deadline-looms-1.1335164?page=2
SeanBM   
21 Mar 2013
Law / Bank accounts taxed by up to 10%. Can it happen in Poland? [150]

Gazprom, the world's largest extractor of natural gas has offered to bail out the Bank of Cyprus in return for effective exclusive control of the gas reserves off the coast of the island.

That's interesting and a potential way out but at a great loss to the Cypriot people.

It's funny how money works, if you tax people on their savings all hell breaks loose, "these people have saved and for what?"...

but up the retirement age, lower the pension and take the pension money away and it's not such a tragedy in people's minds but it amounts to the same thing.
SeanBM   
19 Mar 2013
Law / Bank accounts taxed by up to 10%. Can it happen in Poland? [150]

Italy next, then Portugal and then last but not least Spain.

This will not be a shocker to Irish people who know what their government is cappable of but they had this to say:

The Irish Government welcomed the agreement, describing it as a "positive development for Cyprus, the euro zone as a whole, and Ireland ".

If this were to happen in the PIIGS countries in the E.U., would it not be the end of our European banking system?

It'd take generations for people to trust banks ever again, wouldn't it?
SeanBM   
19 Mar 2013
Law / Bank accounts taxed by up to 10%. Can it happen in Poland? [150]

The government have voted against it and now they will try something else.

They are damned either way at this stage, if they take the 10% or if they totally leave it the way it was (more likely something in between),

Anyone with money will take it away from Cyprus anyway as it is too risky.

So expect the banks in CY to be locked down until next week, then a restriction on the movement of money from Cyprus for a fixed period.

I think this is the only course of action they can do now, no matter what the final decision is.

These people are not fit to govern anything, this is really sick.
SeanBM   
18 Mar 2013
Law / Bank accounts taxed by up to 10%. Can it happen in Poland? [150]

the vote could be delayed until as late as Friday.

nytimes.com/2013/03/19/business/global/asian-markets-drop-on-latest-euro-concerns.html?_r=0

This is mental, how on earth can anyone defend taking people's savings.

This is great news, it has literally made my day. It is the perfect example of a flawed system.

I am not happy about it because of the normal people that are getting screwed but the system is wrong if they go ahead with this.