[Satan]

High House Dark, on 22 May 2013 - 06:11 AM, said:

Feeling frustrated, depressed, and sad.

why do people suck. i dont want to live on this planet anymore :c

You can fix that, you know.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Satan, on 22 May 2013 - 07:30 AM, said:

High House Dark, on 22 May 2013 - 06:11 AM, said:

Feeling frustrated, depressed, and sad.

why do people suck. i dont want to live on this planet anymore :c

You can fix that, you know.

Not in the way you were thinking, and the other is not something the code of conduct allows you to suggest.

So watch your tongue.

Edit: I spent 4 hours today talking a suicidal girl down. I'm not in the mood.

This post has been edited by Adjutant Stormy~: 22 May 2013 - 08:04 AM

[Mezla PigDog]

I was absolutely starving at midday but had to wait until now to have my lunchbreak. Then my lunch took forever to heat up in the microwave and now I have burnt my mouth on 10 consecutive mouthfuls. I WILL NOT WAIT FOR IT TO COOL!!

[Gothos]

not sure if this is the right category, but I just had an epiphany that I fucking hate working at an office. other options?

[pathos]

Gothos, on 22 May 2013 - 01:05 PM, said:

not sure if this is the right category, but I just had an epiphany that I fucking hate working at an office. other options?

stripper... although sometimes you still have to work in an office.

[EmperorMagus]

pathos, on 22 May 2013 - 02:31 PM, said:

Gothos, on 22 May 2013 - 01:05 PM, said:

not sure if this is the right category, but I just had an epiphany that I fucking hate working at an office. other options?

stripper... although sometimes you still have to work in an office.

I have a had a sheltered upbringing in a sheltered country. I don't know this things. don't laugh at me.
Are there real male strippers?
Who would pay to see that?

[pathos]

EmperorMagus, on 22 May 2013 - 02:37 PM, said:

pathos, on 22 May 2013 - 02:31 PM, said:

Gothos, on 22 May 2013 - 01:05 PM, said:

not sure if this is the right category, but I just had an epiphany that I fucking hate working at an office. other options?

stripper... although sometimes you still have to work in an office.

I have a had a sheltered upbringing in a sheltered country. I don't know this things. don't laugh at me.
Are there real male strippers?
Who would pay to see that?

Ladies, gay men and guys who want to embarrass their friends. Both the movies "The Full Monty" and "Magic mike" are about male strippers.

[Illuyankas]

The Chippendales are/were a thing. They always took too huge a cut of my profi IT'S A EXPLOITATIVE INDUSTRY

[tiam]

Messing with my groove is that I bought the Green Lantern on DVD as its the only 'superhero movie' that I hadnt seen... Ive now seen it...

sigh...

[Defiance]

Silencer, on 21 May 2013 - 10:38 AM, said:

Defiance, on 21 May 2013 - 05:10 AM, said:

Stressing about lots of big bills coming up, the fact that we can't afford insurance, and trying to find a job that fits with my very restrictive schedule. Couple this with the fact that I've been feeling very down lately and I'm just in a piss-poor mood overall. It's nice not to be on the government's dime anymore, but I can see why many families just say fuck it and stay on Medicaid and Food Stamps. When making just a dollar more per hours suddenly means you're getting $200 less in food and no more medical insurance, where's the motivation to better your situation? Regardless, we have no desire to be back on any programs again, but that's more because of our own outlook rather than the system being effective.

The one bit of possibly bright news is that there's a decent chance I'll be able to get a position at CVS Pharmacy. The job will probably be boring as hell and I'm sure the pay will be a mediocre $8 to $8.50 an hour to start, but I need the money so that the family doesn't starve come August.

I don't really understand the logic of any cut-off point for aid. It's the same thing with student allowances and people at my work - they only work a couple of nights a week, because if they did a full week (like they would be willing to) or even stay too late, they earn too much and *poof* no more student allowance - a difference which the extra work wouldn't make up for. Why not gradate it so that people working more actually still get the difference, rather than, as you say, discouraging people from working because they're suddenly a couple hundred dollars worse off for an extra dollar of real, hard-earned money? Is the stuff you earn yourself somehow worth more at the store? No? So why the fuck would the system assume that once you're earning a certain amount still less than what you're getting then you're fine? O.o

Ass-backwards, that's what it is...

Yeah, it's fucked up mate. My girlfriend and her son cost $270 per month to insure, yet they still have to meet a $3000 deductible for the insurance company to pay anything. Meeting the deductible is basically impossible unless someone is hospitalized or has a major procedure. Given that we have a 5 year old kid, we're at the doctor's every month or two, which means she's paying anywhere between $270 and $400 a month for health insurance since the deductible is never going to get met.


We've come to the decision that it simply isn't worth paying for. It would be more beneficial to just put $300 into a bank account every month for emergency situations. The only person who really needs insurance is the kid, and there's a great program in our state called Hawk-I. For $20 a month he'll get health insurance that is better than anything we could get elsewhere. Deductible free and all of the regulars (shots, prescription drugs, doctor visits, etc.) are all paid by the insurance company. It's only offered for families under a certain income, but we make nowhere near the limit.

It's hard to wrap my head around. We have to make some changes, such as no more depo shot (which Medicaid covers in Iowa, which I thought was smart - it's cheaper for the government to pay for prevention than to pay for another kid), but that's fine with me. $250 to get a shot every three months is ridiculous, especially when it makes you gain weight and throws your hormones out of whack. $1000 of birth control shots or $50 of condoms? Sure rubber isn't all that great but I'll take it over the alternative any day, especially when it's fucking with her hormones.

Meh, rambled a bit much there, but health insurance has been pissing me off lately.

This post has been edited by Defiance: 22 May 2013 - 08:21 PM

[amphibian]

As someone who tried to play the odds with no health insurance, it's a really bad idea if something does go wrong.

I'm looking at 27k and counting for a week long stay in the hospital over pulmonary embolisms (blood clots in my lung that nearly killed me) and I was a very athletic and fit person with no hospitalizations in the last ten year.

As a parent in a family that's not making a ton of money - particularly with a young kid - I think paying for the health insurance is a good idea. Especially if something uncontrollable like a bad car accident happens.

I really hope it doesn't happen to your family, but I was burned by that logic.

Also look into an IUD device.

[Defiance]

Yeah, if we were making a bit more money that would work, but we're at the point where health insurance is breaking the bank. If we never had any doctor bills it would be okay, but we have $150 or so of those to pay every month as well. We have to prioritize what we're spending our money on, and right now rent and groceries are at the top.

[Abyss]

Defiance, on 22 May 2013 - 08:32 PM, said:

Yeah, if we were making a bit more money that would work, but we're at the point where health insurance is breaking the bank. If we never had any doctor bills it would be okay, but we have $150 or so of those to pay every month as well. We have to prioritize what we're spending our money on, and right now rent and groceries are at the top.

I'm probably not telling you anything you don't know, and the intricacies of your states system could call bullshite on this point, but you can shop around for insurance on a fairly cutthroat basis, including telling one company outright what you were quoted by another, telling them what you want/can afford and letting them make you an offer, and trading commitment vs payment along the lines of 'i'll sign for three years at X rate' or 'if i make no claim for the first year i want a reduced deductable of X'. My point being these companies want your business and shopping for insurance, any kind of insurance, is a lot like shopping for a car - the informed buyer who is ready to negotiate has more options, including options that are published absolutely nowhere until you ask.

[Centzon Totochtin]

the above is making me very grateful for our public health system here

As to my groove - my fractured toe is still hurting quite a bit, getting very frustrated at it is probably not helping either

[Assail]

As far as birth control goes man, I would highly suggest the Depo shot, despite the cost. My wife got it for free while I was in the military, but she never had any adverse side effects as far as weight gain or any physical things like that go. Hormones and shit are another story, but out of all the research she did regarding birth control, that one had one of the better reviews as far as safety and stuff went. Obviously you're strapped for cash though, and I understand that, just my 2 cents on the situation. I hope things start to lighten up, shit sounds tough.

Edit: Or if you don't like your current job, go to Starbucks. Awesome benefits. They cover your family too. Great place to work

This post has been edited by Assail: 22 May 2013 - 10:51 PM

[Mentalist]

Tiste Simeon, on 22 May 2013 - 07:00 AM, said:

Does Blackberry not have a Sync feature? As in on Android I sync all my contacts with my gmail account so if I get a new phone I just hit sync again& there all my contacts are. Takes like a minute or so. I'm sure BB will have something similar...

BB does, but i'm going from a not-BB (Nokia C300... barely a smartphone) to a Q10, since once I manage to find proper employment, it'll be basically a necessity.

finally activated my new SIM card. the process now is, I need to sync contacts from old SIM onto my PC, import them into Outlook, and THEN sync them up w/ the BB...

I'm thinking it may be easier just to do it by hand. it'll also give me a chance to prune my contacts list.

the new major issue is the fact that Crackberry's desktop manager insists on handling music files through either Windows Media player (which I loathe with a passion) or Itunes (Which is a bloated piece apple software that I've never dealt eith before and I refuse to start now). Meaning i'll now have to actually deal with stupid Media Player...

[High House Dark]

Adjutant Stormy~, on 22 May 2013 - 08:01 AM, said:

Satan, on 22 May 2013 - 07:30 AM, said:

High House Dark, on 22 May 2013 - 06:11 AM, said:

Feeling frustrated, depressed, and sad.

why do people suck. i dont want to live on this planet anymore :c

You can fix that, you know.

Not in the way you were thinking, and the other is not something the code of conduct allows you to suggest.

So watch your tongue.

Edit: I spent 4 hours today talking a suicidal girl down. I'm not in the mood.

Aaaah, I assumed he was talking about space ships!! But I'm not suicidal! Don't worry! Not sure if this helps this very stressful looking interaction!

AAAH!!

[Tiste Simeon]

Messing with my groive is the horrible incident in London, which was essentially an execution of a British soldier by two extremists. Lot of anger over here at the moment...

[Tiste Simeon]

Related to the above...

[Satan]

Adjutant Stormy~, on 22 May 2013 - 08:01 AM, said:

Satan, on 22 May 2013 - 07:30 AM, said:

High House Dark, on 22 May 2013 - 06:11 AM, said:

Feeling frustrated, depressed, and sad.

why do people suck. i dont want to live on this planet anymore :c

You can fix that, you know.

Not in the way you were thinking, and the other is not something the code of conduct allows you to suggest.

So watch your tongue.

Edit: I spent 4 hours today talking a suicidal girl down. I'm not in the mood.

If you'll go by the letter of the law, then you shouldn't even be talking to me.

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The posting of inflammatory, rude, repetitive or offensive messages designed to annoy or antagonize other posters or disrupt the flow of discussion is not welcome here. Do not respond to any baiting. By responding you are giving the troll what they want - a reaction out of you. This will soon escalate and get quickly out of hand.

Besides, it's like with racism: you're not allowed to say 'nigger' or do racist jokes unless you're part of an ethnic minority. Luckily, I used to be suicidal, so I'm OK. I've also got 1/16 (or 1/32, I can't remember) samii in me, so I can say 'nigger' all I want!

High House Dark, on 22 May 2013 - 11:50 PM, said:

Adjutant Stormy~, on 22 May 2013 - 08:01 AM, said:

Satan, on 22 May 2013 - 07:30 AM, said:

High House Dark, on 22 May 2013 - 06:11 AM, said:

Feeling frustrated, depressed, and sad.

why do people suck. i dont want to live on this planet anymore :c

You can fix that, you know.

Not in the way you were thinking, and the other is not something the code of conduct allows you to suggest.

So watch your tongue.

Edit: I spent 4 hours today talking a suicidal girl down. I'm not in the mood.

Aaaah, I assumed he was talking about space ships!!

Awww! That's cute.