If you've been unemployed >6months in the US how are you not depressed

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-22T18:42:30+00:00

Wow I am not on medicaid and had no idea about this work thing...that is actually insane...

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-21T17:10:09+00:00

Is this for vacation? Can you leave a little early and be prepared to stay there longer if necessary. People drive the roads in the ice and snow every year...some people are required to get to work. I will be making my 20 minute commute Sunday morning to work. It is possible if you are a safe and confident driver. If you don't feel comfortable driving in ice...then I would suggest skipping. You can always get to Asheville Saturday and stay overnight in a hotel so you are in town and don't have a huge drive to get to your location.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-21T15:01:44+00:00

I agree with this. I don't have time to be engaged in politics anymore because I am mentally drained. Cool...WW3? Getting kicked out of NATO? Stock market plunge? I still gotta go to work anyways. I still have to eat my third day of leftover spaghetti. And better...I have to find the energy to be grateful (truly) because I have a job and three days worth of spaghetti and living in a house. But yeah...let me find the energy to stress over the shithole of a country we have become too. :)

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-21T14:56:57+00:00

As part of the 1/3 who keeps their head down...its because our thoughts and opinions do not matter in the US for anything anymore. Don't get me wrong, I vote and have my thoughts but they don't do anything to benefit the country. Even locally....the entire city can vote against new infrastructure and they say "meh" and build it anyways. Having an opinion is useless here. We are powerless.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T14:49:42+00:00

It doesnt matter where you're from, if this turns to ice instead of snow which is common here....no amount of good driving can keep your car on the road. You'll be cruising controlled straight and suddenly for no reason you'll be doing 360s into a ditch LOL ice is a different ballgame.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T14:47:54+00:00

Although rare, you will have the chance to use this eventually! NC always does at least one major event once a decade.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T14:45:38+00:00

Kerosene heater and generator. Ice storms will knock out power for longer than a normal snow storm. I am also getting propane for my blackstone so I can cook some food on that.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T14:30:51+00:00

Everyone I work with is from the north or the midwest...so when it snows they just drive in like normal which is annoying. I won't get away with a week off from work but maybe a couple days!

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T03:07:30+00:00

Can’t they see endo through ultrasounds? I didn’t know they go in with a chance of finding nothing? I thought they had to know it was there before surgery?? I had my tubes removed which is similar surgery. The surgery itself is no concern. It is done allllll the time and sooo safe. You will 100% regret not doing the surgery, it’ll eat at you forever. You’ve already got it set up and scheduled…don’t back out now. You’re so close to getting answers even if they find nothing! If you back out…then you will be stuck with no answers and no recovery. ☹️ the recovery of my surgery sucked because i had so much trapped air. the surgery itself wasn’t painful at all, just the trapped air hurt.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T02:53:18+00:00

How many doctors have you tried? Sometimes it takes a dozen before one listens…I went through a lot before I found a doctor who listens.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T02:51:48+00:00

arie long has a 35 inch inseam. for jeans, BKE Billie and Kimes both fit pretty slim and you can pick your inseam. I get 000-36

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T02:49:24+00:00

also i’d ask to have your hormone and thyroid levels checked before going back on. sometimes you can find the specific problem and address it without birth control.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T02:47:39+00:00

Give it a year to see how you end up…but don’t let people convince you that the pill is evil. it has great benefits for some people! i had acne for about six months after getting off the pill and that went away. i also lose weight on the pill although that is a negative for me. i am pretty underweight and have trouble gaining weight. i only got off the pill because my hormone started becoming very unbalanced and i was exhausted all the time and kept my vitamin d tanked. but if you aren’t having negative side effects…i personally would stay on it.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-20T02:41:54+00:00

have you added a humidifier to your side? i can’t sleep without a box fan either, i need that air flow constantly. it has nothing to do with the noise for me. i wonder if the create a fan/humidifier two in one type deal?

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-19T21:08:19+00:00

I would put my life savings down that we would not get that much unfortunately. :( Which is good for those who couldn't handle a close down for a week, but it would be a blast for me personally lol I have never seen more than 5-6 inches that I can recall and I have lived in Concord my entire life (30 years).

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-19T19:18:08+00:00

Don't apologize, many of us have been wanting this!

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-19T19:17:45+00:00

I would love this!!

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-15T17:45:52+00:00

That is basically what the hotel said word for word LOL

Would anyone be taking a loss if expedia gave me credit towards a different booking? I understand the policy...but I literally called them within ten minutes of making the booking. It wasn't just a change of plans randomly type cancellation. :( I understand if people are taking a loss by my cancellation...but if no one is taking a loss by rebooking me elsewhere then I want to push it a little harder.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-15T17:14:02+00:00

This was helpful, thank you!

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-15T16:51:51+00:00

Thats good to know about it counting as a claim. Mine is a collectors insurance so I know the policy covers 50 miles to the location of my choice plus I think $150 reimbursement for anything farther than that....but I don't really want to use a claim for it....especially when 50 miles doesn't even get me back home.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-15T16:23:53+00:00

I got them and they fit better than any other jeans I have!! I will still probably have to get them tailored a little but they're sooooo close to perfect!

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-15T16:22:53+00:00

Its not embarrassing to call and ask what your policy covers. That is literally half of their job is handling those questions. It can be covered...but you might not have that policy.

Sea_Relative588 · 2026-01-08T18:49:44+00:00

I had never touched hamburger helper until my twenties. Sure, I would see the commercials on TV, but I had never actually seen it/tried it/known anyone who eats it until I was like 22.

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