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[popkin16]

AND NOW TO REAL LIFE NEWS.

There's a very good chance I'm going to lose the internet at some point. My dad was recently laid off, and due to a law our Governor signed, my dad doesn't qualify for unemployment, or something. (Basically, he won't get it. We find out for 100% sure this Monday). We have a couple options - we know some people who own their own businesses, and they might be willing to hire him - but there are no guarantee's. The economy here in Michigan is really bad. If we can't figure something out, the first bill we're going to stop paying is cable/internet.

But we'll see how it goes. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Good news is I'm off the waitlist for one of my classes - this semester I'm taking Fitness Walking. Woo~ exercise!

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[sparklyfanta.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, honey. That's really jacked that your dad can't get unemployment--I know I didn't qualify for it here, but that's because I quit, not because I was laid off or fired. (Seriously, I thought unemployment was pretty much entirely for people who'd been laid off/fired? Maybe I'm wrong. Also, wrong state.)

I hope your dad finds another job quickly, be it with a family friend or someone else. Being out of work right now is not something I would wish on anyone.

Being without internet will be a pain, but it's doable--when my dad died I cut all unnecessary bills, and that was one of them. (It was probably a good idea in retrospect, but.) I didn't have tv either, not even basic channels, and for a while there I couldn't even watch DVDs--I was lucky my VCR still worked--but it's very doable. And it's temporary--it'll be frustrating, but eventually you or your parents will have enough money to afford it again.

Hey, I'm moving in all of three days--we'll be internet-less together! Or somthing like that. :)

[popkin16]

Thank you bb ♥ I'm not sure exactly what the problem is with my dad qualifying - I think he has to be employed for so many months before he can get it, or something? I'm not sure. He was pretty upset, and I felt it best not to ask and risk upsetting him further.

Thank you! I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Being out of work is pretty damn scary, and with the economy the way it is, it's not like you have much to fall back on, either!

The cable is more for the rest of my family - the internet is for me. I'm saving fanfiction as much as I can so I have something to read while the internet is out, and I won't be cut off completely, but you had it 100% right when you said it's doable but frustrating.

Oh, wow! Good luck with your move!