Randomness

TheCentralScrutinizer · 17 Aug 09 :: 23:02

In the old days, before the meltdown, they used to give 13 weeks of unemployment pay. Which basically amounted to about half of your regulary salary. But because we're living in hell right now, they've extended the length of time you can draw unemployment. I'm not sure what it is in Georgia currently though. I think they had to go as long as 72 weeks in some places, like Detroit where Elaine lives. I think she collected for 36 weeks before hers ran out. By the time they passed the extension, she'd finally found work. She was out for almost 2 years. She got by literally selling her body to science. She lived off money from a string of clinical trials for a while and she's still supplementing her income with them.

As for insurance, they have a thing called Cobra which allows you to take your insurance with you when a job ends, but you have to pay for it yourself, which basically means no one can afford it. And that's why some 47,000,000 people in American don't have insurance at all. And why the Obama White House is trying so desperately to pass reform. But since the rethuglicans are complete raving lunatics and they've all but rioted over reform, spurred on by the insurance companies who basically own the rethuglican party, it doesn't look like we're going to get meaningful reform at all.

In other words, things aren't getting any better here, they're just getting worse.

Warbee · 18 Aug 09 :: 01:20

Yeah Australia has a very strong unemployment benefit scheme, almost too strong. There are people out there that would rather not get a job and just live on what the government gives them. Its good for those in hard times but its far too easy for people to take advantage of it. We also have government sponsored health care. Its sad to hear you might be losing your job Deb I am actually lucky enough to be working in not only the fuel industry but the environmental side of that. So my job will be here for a while to come. I really do hope that somehow this change does work out to be wonderful for you

TheCentralScrutinizer · 18 Aug 09 :: 01:29

Yeah, maybe it will, but my job was just so perfect and I really loved my boss and co-workers. It wouldn't bother me half as much if everyday the news wasn't just completely bleak about unemployment figures. I had a hard enough time when the economy didn't suck ass.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 18 Aug 09 :: 05:44

I'm really sorry, Deb. I hope things get better for you. Our economy really sucks right now. It's so unfair that people are getting laid off.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 18 Aug 09 :: 05:57

...which takes a way our buying power, which leads to more businesses going under and more people losing their livelihoods. My boss had her company for 22 years!

Jacksbrokenheart · 18 Aug 09 :: 07:35

Really sorry to hear about your troubles Deb! All I can say is I hope things will work out for you! These are some terrifying times we live in

Warbee · 19 Aug 09 :: 01:24

So who else is on cold and flu medication???? Oh thats right you are all in summer at the moment...BOO!

TheCentralScrutinizer · 19 Aug 09 :: 01:26

Doesn't mean you can't get sick. My boss just got over a bad bout with some weird respiratory illness that she had to go on steroids to get over when the antibiotics didn't get rid of. She couldn't even talk for about 3 days. Luckily, so far, no one else in our office caught it.

domesticelefant · 19 Aug 09 :: 19:39

I haven't caught any flu yet, but I'm already sneezing all the time at work.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 21 Aug 09 :: 02:00

Weird story of the day:

http://www.fanhouse.com/news/main/caste … y%2F630974

therealshell · 21 Aug 09 :: 02:11

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan wrote:

Weird story of the day:
http://www.fanhouse.com/news/main/caste … y%2F630974

That's a man, baby :devil:

TheCentralScrutinizer · 21 Aug 09 :: 02:32

It is a pretty extreme story.

Simon · 21 Aug 09 :: 17:30

My brother has just bought a pet rat and is called Rizzo.

therealshell · 21 Aug 09 :: 17:32

I stepped on a piece of glass this morning, ended up with a bloody foot, but still went back to a sound sleep.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 21 Aug 09 :: 17:35

Well, you were TIRED!!! Sorry about your foot.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 21 Aug 09 :: 18:51

HAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!

TheCentralScrutinizer · 21 Aug 09 :: 21:00

shoothoops22 · 22 Aug 09 :: 01:46

I just got back from the 8th grade retreat and I went to Cumberland Falls and I went White Water Rafting today. It was so much fun. I fell of the raft 3 times and some guy pulled me in the water. One time I got stuck underneath the raft

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Aug 09 :: 02:01

My brother got thrown from a raft once. And they were videotaping it. Scared me to watch it. So you didn't get hurt?

shoothoops22 · 22 Aug 09 :: 02:03

When I was stuck underneath the raft,my leg kept rubbing against a rock I have cuts all over my legs as well as bug bites. Last night I accidently cut myself in the shower with a razor. And I fell down the steps yesterday and I have a huge bruise and scrape, I also broke the law twice.What an adventure.

Last edited by shoothoops22 (22 Aug 09 :: 02:04)

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Aug 09 :: 02:05

Heeheehee. Sounds fantastic. I miss adventure.

magicalturkey · 22 Aug 09 :: 02:11

I think we might have a race going here for most accident-prone on the MB.

I hit the top my head on a metal bar at work today.

shoothoops22 · 22 Aug 09 :: 02:21

Also I had one of my most embarassing moments today. I was jumpinng of this rock, and there was this guy down there, So I jumped off the rock, and I land right in his lap. On the bright side, he was so cute. My friends and my teacher called it my 8th grade retreat romance.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Aug 09 :: 03:56

OK, I just learned about this on the Rachel Maddow Show. Apparently, Artistic Cycling is huge in Germany...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LzfkFJk … re=related

It's kinda fun to watch. Odd, but kinda fun.

Simon · 22 Aug 09 :: 15:28

I'm on rat watch now.

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