Enforcer84 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Daughter has strep throat. Have had to watch her at home for a few days while trying to work a busy week, and now I think I might be getting it. And my wife just got an official letter that her position is being eliminated as of June 30. @#$!!!!! There's a very good chance that I'll have to undergo *another* surgery in the near future. It seems my dialysis access has receded deeper into my arm' date=' and may be too deep to access, so they're going to have to reposition it.[/quote'] Damn fellows. My condolences and sympathies. Well here's mine. As you may know I have had a) no income since August and thanks to a clerical error on the part of my former employer now owe 2000 in taxes for 2008. After 30+ job applications and 5 interviews and no job offers, I decided that I needed to go back to school. I just got word that my request for financial aid was rejected. So my credit cards which I had so proudly paid off will once again call me "bitch" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Damn fellows. My condolences and sympathies. Well here's mine. As you may know I have had a) no income since August and thanks to a clerical error on the part of my former employer now owe 2000 in taxes for 2008. After 30+ job applications and 5 interviews and no job offers, I decided that I needed to go back to school. I just got word that my request for financial aid was rejected. So my credit cards which I had so proudly paid off will once again call me "bitch" Sucks to hear. Unfortunately, you're screwed because you had a job last year. My first job out of college was working in financial aid, got to the point where I was working on the software systems that help determine your eligibility for aid. It's based on your prior year's AGI. For what it's worth, getting financial aid next year may not be nearly as much of a problem, though for the "good" aid (Pell Grants and such), you would be shocked how incredibly low your income has to be to get anything like that. You can still get unsubsidized loans, but then you're responsible for the interest while in school (which does suck, yes). I'm sure knowing why you got screwed by the financial aid gods makes it so much easier to handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I have a headache. The back up system is giving me grief again. The upload system is out of action currently and I have to run a shrink database over the weekend. Three buses went past me before I reached the bus stop (don't think of driving in London in the Rush Hour). I have not been leaving work before 7:30 pm and it was closer to 9:00 pm twice this week. Up side. Mother's Day card dispatched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread My Husband loves my laugh, but I can't laugh now because of the stupid cough. I can't sing anymore either. It makes me sad. I loved to sing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Sucks to hear. Unfortunately, you're screwed because you had a job last year. My first job out of college was working in financial aid, got to the point where I was working on the software systems that help determine your eligibility for aid. It's based on your prior year's AGI. For what it's worth, getting financial aid next year may not be nearly as much of a problem, though for the "good" aid (Pell Grants and such), you would be shocked how incredibly low your income has to be to get anything like that. You can still get unsubsidized loans, but then you're responsible for the interest while in school (which does suck, yes). I'm sure knowing why you got screwed by the financial aid gods makes it so much easier to handle. actually it's worse than that. Not only did I have a job but when I dropped out of college the last time I apparently upset them so much they wouldn't give me a loan this year because 5 years ago I didn't make Satisfactory Academic Progress. We'll see what I can do here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Why is it there are so many a-holes who like to get in your face, then back off when you call them out? One young punk kept trying to intimidate me today on the train. Then I gave him a taste of his own medicine and he chickened out the the bee-otch that he really is. I even waited outside the stop to have it out with him. He didn't even come near me. If I see him again, I'll really give him hell. Also, why don't some people take no for an answer? A few minutes after the first incident, one salesman stops me and asks to see my phone. I start walking away. He said, "Come on, let me see your phone." I yelled, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!" As I walked away, I heard his female partner laughing at him. This all took place before I went to work. Bunch of a-holes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I'm burnt out and depressed. Feeling old and past my time. Also huge. The more years that pass, the more trapped I feel. I see 40-odd more years of the same old, same old. OddHat is the one thing that keeps me going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Turned down for disability AGAIN. Bashed a door against my head. Screamed a lot. Hit a couple of walls. Took a knife to my arms and legs. I feel better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Re: The cranky thread More snow??!! Is Mother Nature schizo this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Re: The cranky thread My computer got a virus at the end of March. Symantec couldn't get rid of it. Fortunately, my friends were able to fix my computer. I just got it back last night, so I've been offline for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Thought you'd gone missing. Glad to have you back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Yay! Patron Saint is back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Re: The cranky thread If nothing else, I at least got to do some backyard astronomy on Sunday. I even saw three satellites going by overhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMan Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Going to work this morning, some idiot woman was sitting in her mini-van blocking the exit to my part of the sub-division, and rummaging through her purse. Of all the places to choose to go purse spelunking, why did she have to choose the MIDDLE of an INTERSECTION? Sheesh! Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Whenever they have a special event in the park behind my complex they close the back road. It makes me very cranky. They're doing it this weekend. Earlier today the exit from the new shopping center was blocked by construction and I had to drive all the way around to get out. Can anyone with weather control powers make it monsoon on the park on Saturday ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Re: The cranky thread This day has s*cked since it started. My one consolation is it rained out those stupid boaters in the park and the back road is open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Re: The cranky thread This day has s*cked since it started. My one consolation is it rained out those stupid boaters in the park and the back road is open. *hug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Seconded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Thanks. I did a small workout, now I feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Re: The cranky thread That's good. Keep moving, that's the key! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Re: The cranky thread It's sleeting here as I set out to walk to the bus stop for my evening commute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Re: The cranky thread It's sleeting here as I set out to walk to the bus stop for my evening commute. As my wife put it, "Someone needs to get Mother Nature's number and text that b**ch that's f**king APRIL." Moar surgery tomorrow for me. Rah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Good luck! This is the last time time, for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Good luck! This is the last time time' date=' for sure![/quote'] Hopefully, the last one before I go on dialysis, at least. According to my surgeon, most dialysis patients have 1 or 2 surgeries a year for the rest of their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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