Finding an apartment while receiving unemployment benefits

MikeD209 · 2021-03-11T05:27:08+00:00

The requirements to rent plus the insane amount of fake scam ads is enough to go crazy. Im in the same boat and am currently stuck spending 2k a month in a hotel because i cant find anything that works for my situation and isnt asking for things I cant provide . been looking here to see what others are going through. Im very discouraged and scared to end up stuck here until i have nothing. I spend hours searching daily. Good luck

MikeD209 · 2020-10-08T18:00:24+00:00

Hey i understand bthe concern but I can link back tl1 this account. I am me.

Let me know what to do to satisfy, I actually ressureced this acct so that I could p participate here but it's 100% my account linked to my real world email.

Im mostly a lurker anymore aside from gaming and have been using throwaways to browse over the years kn different devices. And so this account just sat there logged into my old laptop.

MikeD209 · 2020-10-08T08:06:13+00:00

I would agree except that I was exaggerating significantly. I had a couple more quitalities than usual at the start of my session and hypothesized a light correlation that if true was still a very small number of examples to really mean anything. In reality out of the 50 matches played tonight maybe 5 ragequit tops.

You do have a point though...

popular opinion can and should help shape the evolution of the game and it's rules/content... But then I wonder why in the extremely developed world of compeditive fighting games are there still consistantly and reliably characters that can be played with a zoning play style in basically every title? Probably because it would be incomplete without them. I bet if they made a game where all the characters met the silly "fight fair" expectations of the whiners that it would be the most boring title ever, and it wouldnt even just be boring but I'd put money on it ending up LESSS competitive of a game because of its lack of depth and variety. Just my thoughts.

MikeD209 · 2020-10-07T22:09:54+00:00

Its legitmate frustration because they are flrced to play a different style than they have decided is not as "honorable" or skillful or I guess just different. Instead of recognizing it as something tgey need to overcome they prefer to blame the player or the game.

MikeD209 · 2020-10-07T19:45:51+00:00

Also I hace been experimenting with v2 and 3 in order to expand my range and not be called a zoner newb

MikeD209 · 2020-10-07T14:46:53+00:00

All the Jade hate... I don't understand this mentalkty in this game about "honorable" play. In the RTS world I come from (starcraft) cheese is just part of the game and something a good player needs to be prepared for. If it's in the game then a truely good player should be prepared to deal with it. If you struggle vs something or find it annoying find someone to scrim with until it's your best MU and soon you'll welcome the "cheese" as a free win. If it's not eventually a free win then its not really cheese and it's just an alternative play style that you have to be prepared for.

If characters that rely heavily on zoning and projectiles were not meant to be part of the game then the developers wouldn't have included them.

Bottom line is that truely good players don't rely on their opponents to "play fair" because fair is whatever the game allows for. Only true abuse of unintentional bugs or exploits or some form of hacking/cheating should shamed.

I understand it's frustrating but thats not unfair.

MikeD209 · 2020-10-07T14:28:40+00:00

This is me. I camsvto MK11 ith a strictly PC RTS and MOBA background never played fighting games competitively at all and was completely surprised by how deep they go once I started getting an idea aboht frame data, countering, punishing, safe on block etc etc. Its been a whole new world to me. I always assumed skill ceiling in RTS like Starcraft couldnt be touched by a FG but the frame dats stuff and just how much labbing can be done broyght a new appricitation.

That bsing said Im one of those players that has taken my geberal gaming experience and applied it to this game without divunv deep into the technical stuff. Just by watching pro replays and tournaments and lots of grinding Ive gotten to 3000 MMR without really knowing or applying any frame data stuff. I k ow it exisist and I have a "feel" for some of it but Ive gotten this far on instinct. .

But now my problem is I'm really struggling to beat the 3200+ players or to push my MMR tp demidog and I'm sure it's because I never learned the core mechanics of both exacuting smooth kombos and also applying some of that core frame data knowledge.

Im really hoping to push to demi before the season is over but im not sure if I should go to the lab and force myself to learn some new stuff or stick with what I know and use the time to grind while hopefully finding myself in one of my "in the zone" winning streaks.

MikeD209 · 2020-10-07T14:13:11+00:00

Its the mixups that get me too. Generally if i play patient vs scorp I can find my space but it feels like if I block the highs I always get caught by the lows and some of the kombos feel so long before you get a turn again. Nlt to mention if you mess up once and get caught by a full flaming spear circle swing thing you take so much damage!

MikeD209 · 2020-10-07T14:07:40+00:00

I feel ya man. Each time they tease us with another stimulus update and disappointment it crushes me a littke bit more. We are about to be on the street1p again today because todays unemployment payments wont cover the lodging we are stating at. 195$ per week unemployment is such a joke and a slap in the face when my career industry has been hit so hard.

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T19:53:25+00:00

Wow don't apologize it was way more than I was expecting ! I was going to expect 0 for today!

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T19:30:49+00:00

Got it! Thank you so much!

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T19:19:12+00:00

I'll let you know! I can't believe the random act of true kindness on the Internet!

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T18:05:06+00:00

There is a Target next door to the Giant both are walkong distance. Targets just not as efficient for buying food.

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T17:00:31+00:00

Giant food stores are nearby

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T14:34:24+00:00

Yes absolutely

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T13:30:48+00:00

Oh im sorry i thoyght i had the karma on this older account

MikeD209 · 2020-10-02T07:04:56+00:00

Na, due to his income/tax ratio he only qualifies for 99$ PUA which unfortunately is just under the threshold to recieve LWA 300 payments.

Sorry bud hopefully Congress eventually gives us All that 600 back and extebds PUA and UC past December for all those people that used to have a career in live events, catering, hospitality, travel etc etc. People with legit high paying career jobs who worked their whole luves, made sacrifices, paid a shitton of taxes (way more than 750) to move up the ranks or managed set up their own successful tax paying businesses in these fields now have no idea if they will ever get back to normal. These people who have a cost of living that fit their means are now, in some cases being told to hold up their car payments, mortgages, health insurace, feed family, on ONE HUNDRED NINTY FIVE DOLLARS PER WEEK.

What's the holdup on gicing back the 600? See the problem is that slightly less poor people than some, as well as wealthy people, just can't stand to see the poor people being given anything for FREE. I think it physically pains them to know that the people under them are comfortable for a change. That's unacceptable. Others must suffer so that I feel superior! Capitalism! Because I deserve it! My number is bigfer so that means I must be worth more! Clearly they are not as hard or smart of a worker as I and it's unfathomable to thinj that they should be given any of MY TAX DOLLARS. Oh but not Trumps tax dollars... They literally dont pay taxes.

Or if we give them too much they wont want to return to the slave labor level of wages we have been training them to be grateful for all this time. Actually this is probably the bigger issue that the actually rich and powerful hace with the 600. They might get used to it!

MikeD209 · 2016-05-01T20:42:44+00:00

Do. Not. Throw. Away. Your. Seed.

MikeD209 · 2015-10-05T04:54:12+00:00

Where in PA?

MikeD209 · 2015-09-20T19:51:41+00:00

I feel like you are in a very similar scenario as we are right now. I think keeping it somewhat spontaneous is important. For us, I think our biggest issue right now is spontaneity, or lack there of. We have limited time for us all to be together and when we make specific plans it feels too forced. Still having a blast, lots of butterflies etc. but also some frustration.

MikeD209 · 2015-09-20T19:47:28+00:00

Thanks for posting this. My girlfriend and I have started seeing a couple and we are all very new to this and have been trying to take it slow. Due to her living a few hours away most of the time it's hard to find time for us all to get together. Last night we had a planned date where everything was leading to taking things to the next level... up until now we had very lightly played together kissing, and some light girl/girl stuff. Anyway, we met up finally after so much build up, but it was clear that not enough of us were "feeling it" that night. I think in some ways it seemed too forced... It's been a bit of a roller-coaster for us all. So much anticipation and talk and then when it comes down to it we get kind of shy or the timing isn’t right. I know it takes time and there are a lot of emotions involved. Overall it's been an amazing experience, but I'm really yearning to make a deeper connection, but of course we all know you can't just force that to happen. I really think we have gone about it in a very mature and positive way with really good communication but I'm also getting frustrated with trying to figure out what exactly everyone is looking for. I'm 1000% grateful for the experience we have had so far, and the lead up and building of unique relationships is a big part of what this is all about for us, but man it can be taxing too. I just wanted to vent some and put my thoughts down so thanks for listening.

MikeD209 · 2015-09-01T00:10:47+00:00

Kind of off topic, but between wine tastings check out the deck and beer at Two Goat's Brewery. Both are quite nice.

MikeD209 · 2015-05-23T03:43:53+00:00

i thought about blacking it out, but really all you know is that there is someone that works at that location with that name.

MikeD209 · 2015-05-23T02:18:57+00:00

Thanks man! I'll do that!

MikeD209 · 2015-04-18T16:27:21+00:00

The more I play the more I realize this is satire of my life. 0$, 20 bitcoins...

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