Christmas

innerspaceboy · 12-25-2022, 04:24 PM

I confess that this has been a difficult Christmas. I went the whole Christmas Day without hearing the voice of another human. I'm snowed in here in Buffalo under 6-foot snowdrifts and hoping that I don't hurt myself digging my way out.

I'm out of cellular data, unemployed, and have been waiting four weeks for my first unemployment check with no response. I was terminated after six years just before Christmas without any severance or Christmas bonus and just hope they don't deny me unemployment benefits. And I learned that none of my doctors accept any of the unemployment medical insurance plans I was offered by the state so I'm paying for all my mental health expenses and the prescriptions I need to survive completely out of pocket with no income.

I'll try to keep my chin up. I'm putting in eight hours a day into unemployment research, career counseling, medical coverage queries, and job searching while trying not to lose my house. But things have to get better at some point.

Merry Christmas.

Guybrush · 12-26-2022, 12:22 AM

Innerspscecowboy, that fucking sucks.

How is your financial security? Do you have money saved up and a family that can help you out?

innerspaceboy · 12-26-2022, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Guybrush

Innerspscecowboy, that fucking sucks.

How is your financial security? Do you have money saved up and a family that can help you out?

Thanks, Guybrush. I have a small savings but no family to help. I've very few contacts in this city so for the most part I'm navigating this alone.

I'll do my best.

Lisnaholic · 12-26-2022, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

. I'm putting in eight hours a day into unemployment research, career counseling, medical coverage queries, and job searching while trying not to lose my house.

I really hope some of your efforts bear fruit, innerspace. Unfortunately, things move slower than usual across the Christmas/New Year period.
When the weather clears, I hope you will at least feel less oppressed, but yeah, you are in a difficult situation, I'm afraid. I hope you get some better news soon.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Innerspscecowboy, that fucking sucks. How is your financial security? Do you have money saved up and a family that can help you out? __________________ Something Completely Different