Sorry to hear it,, Lyndia. Sickness messes up all plans. SM

• Anyone else have holes in their pockets? It seems like I can't make enough - workinMT
  • No, you are not alone. sm - Ruby
  • Fortunate enough to have a DH who has a very good income, plus... - phillychick
    • OP asked about $ problems, not the opposite. - your post was inappropriate. Use your brain next
      • She just wants an opportunity to brag about all the - fancy things she's got.
      • Philly's too simple to get what you're saying. - no msg
      • Why so bitter?? Does the truth hurt? nm - phillychick
        • The turth as you know it is irrelevant. The OP obviously has SM - you are rude
          • truth - you are rude
    • You don't mention kids with that - soapbox krap.
    • Blah, blah, blah - nm
    • Nice to have a rich hubby, but many of us can't - even pay for basic needs on what we make.
      • Ok, did I say rich?? Point of fact... - phillychick
        • We all know who YOU'RE voting for - jcrivera
        • I'm 1 of the younger generation - s/m
          • You are doing it right...I admire those.. - phillychick
            • We can also die tomorrow... - I say live it up!!!! see inside
              • you are what is wrong with america today.. - phillychick
                • I say live it up!!! - SM
          • Good for you but I hope you get off your high horse - anon
            • I think you'd better re-read my post - You're obviously the one
              • Hmm - anon
                • your point about the insurance - You're obviously the one
        • Funny how some women cop such a total 'TUDE when - they can rely on someone else's income! -nm
          • Such negativity....how pitiful. Too bad you can't... - phillychick
            • It's MTs like you who are just working for 'fun-money' that - are helping to drag this industry down the tubes.
              • THANK YOU - it's disgusting this is seen as a tropy wife jo
              • how do you know? - cj
              • Sorry but I beg to differ on this on - sm
  • No - Texas Girl
  • you mean... ? - moonchild
    • I have to hit on my mom for $$, too. When she's gone - someday, I'll be in financial deep doo-doo.
  • Nope, you're not the only one. I'm there, too. - sm - LowlyMT
  • Not YET but then again sm - Lyndia
    • (Goodness gracious, Lyndia. If you're SM - MsIndigo
      • Did I mention I am saving for a couple of things? sm - Lyndia
        • Sorry to hear it,, Lyndia. Sickness messes up all plans. SM - MissIndigo
      • not yet but then again - marie
        • Hi, Marie. Mine aren't that good for speed, either. SM - MissIndigo
    • Your post speaks for most, if not all of us! - sm - LowlyMT
  • budget busters...patch those holes! =) sm - flybye
  • Well, falling rates of wage growth and rising inflation SM - MissIndigo
  • No you're not the only one - sm
    • It seems like each WEEK we are short! I just can't understand it because I don't waste any mo - workinMT
      • This is what happens to workers when companies - are too greedy to pay a LIVING wage.
        • to the lady working 3 jobs....... - silicone girl
          • It's difficult but can be done with a lot of sacrifice...SM - BabyFirefly
            • Thank you! - silicone girl

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Warning to everyone if you have separate health disability and or sickness policies bought through insurance companies.  Please read your policies carefully and check with your insurance company BEFORE you need to submit any claims and especially find out how long it takes for the money to be sent to you.

Our disability insurance will pay a maximum of $900 a month. No problem even though it's only 1/3 of what he earns but it's better than nothing.  NO WHERE in the policy does it state we need to send tax returns in for the last year....yet yesterday received a letter that we must do that...plus they DO NOT PAY the first 30 days of disability. 

My husband was disabled from the beginning of June until 2 weeks ago, and really shouldn't be back to work yet, but it was necessary. The disability policy will pay a whole month, not 2. Over the years, I paid over $7,000 to this company for this coverage for a lousy $900? So now that we waited over a month for a check, we get this letter, and now it will be another month until he receives anything...again. And, to make matters worse, they do NOT pay the full amount if you have other coverage.  I just don't need to wait 3 months for one lousy sentence they could have put in their policy in the very beginning.

I called them and of course got a less-than-perfect English customer service rep (of course!)and told her I wanted to talk to someone higher up after I asked why for some of these requirements and she gave me the same canned answers as in the beginning of the conversation.  Do you think I'll get the call back? I doubt it. I will be calling again today.

Hubby was right. Insurance is a rip-off. You better believe I will be dropping quite a few policies after this is all over and may take a health savings plan instead if we survive this go-round. They just get you coming and going. Is there any company you can count on being above board, safe and reliable these days?

It's so hot, I may just work instead. 

were the same plans that were specified by the Department of Homeland Security when they did a simulation of this disaster in the 4 years prior?  When FEMA was absorbed by the DHS, they did simulations of events like hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.  In their simulation called Hurricane Pam, which was only simulated as a category 3, they said that the only place available as a shelter in this type of storm was the Superdome.  They studied this for years.  The mayor followed their recommendations.

As far as buses being available, the mayor made the public transportation system available for free but that was only inside the city of N.O.  He can't make private sector transportation services provide free transportation OUT of the city and then, again, he could have used the public transportation and the school bus system to transport them out of the city, but to where?  These people had no money - where were they going to go?  The only option the mayor had was to use the recommendations of the DHS and house them in the Superdome.  What other city was available in Louisiana that would have housed hundreds of thousands of people in shelters designed to withstand a category 4 (possibly 5) storm?  There was none. 

There was an article published yesterday in which many administration officials described how FEMA would work since it was absorbed into the Department of Homeland Security and what the responsibilities would be if the president declared any disaster an incident of national significance.  It was an excellent article and very eye-opening.   FEMA isn't the FEMA we knew from years ago that could act independently and at a quicker pace.

Can anyone suggest a long distance carrier that provides unlimited long distance at a reasonable rate for transcription purposes?  I have been told that I have to have a business plan because it is against government regulations to use your home phone line to surf the internet, etc.  I have to dial into a long distance number to get my work through a Lanier.  I have statellite internet so I do not think I can have Vonage or anything like that where it goes through your PC.  I currently pay over $100 a month with taxes and surcharges to have unlimited long distance on one phone line.  Is there anything better out there? 

Although these doctors pay pretty well they are a pain in the neck.  I am about ready to give this up altogether.

I have tried other services and they only pay about half of what these guys do.  What next?  See items on E-Bay?

I just had to post this as it reminds me so much of a lady who posted about her family, saying that they were ungrateful.

I was going to take the Amtrak train to visit my family on Thanksgiving, it's only about an hour on the Amtrak, and about $80.00 for the ticket!  My stepmother says to me that it would be way to much trouble for them to drive the 15 minutes to the station to pick me up, they are having company that day.  My father would spend his whole Thanksgiving day going back and forth to the train station.  But I was welcome to come the day before Thanksgiving and stay until the day after Thanksgiving, that way they could drop me off at the train station when they didn't have company.  Company meaning her children, who have always come first.  So I am supposed to go to their house at an alloted time?  I'll be darned if I'm going to do that.

Now I'll be darned if I am going to pay $80.00 for a train ticket to spend a day with a family with this attitude.  I told them I won't be coming, I haven't had the time to spend 3 days there and have to work, and they said it would be too much trouble to pick me up at the train station on Thanksgiving.  Am I right or wrong in not going on Thanksgiving?  Any opinions?

We have an unlimited longdistace plan with AT&T for only $35 monthly I know there are a few other companies that also offer these type of plans. I would definitlly check into them if I had to pay longdistance charges.

for where it will live after you pass.  I thought about getting a parrot, but I decided that it was too much of a responsibility considering how long they live and how much attention they need.  If they don't get attention, they WILL have a tantrum like a 2 year old, so make absolutely sure this is what you really want.  Also, parrots are LOUD, really LOUD.

I ended up getting female zebra finches and love them dearly.  They are not loud and because I have a cage with the seed catch, they aren't too messy.  Note: Boy zebra finches are loud, so avoid them if you can't handle the noise.  Girls warble, boys squawk.

They do make it easy for you -- meals and snacks all ready, but when I did it 10 years ago, it averaged $80-100 per week, PLUS you still have to buy your milk and fresh fruits and veggies.  Still, it was a good plan for me.  I walked every day too, and managed to lose 50 pounds.  One of the things they taught me is true, though:  Your decision to quit exercising is your decision to gain back the weight.  Sure enough ... gradually, the exercise dwindled ... the eating habits slipped .. and the weight started creeping back. 

The other poster who mentioned Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisine dinners is right -- you can supplement with them for a lot less $$. 

Good luck with whatever you choose! 

I am starting a part-time job in addition to my full-time job, and they both have 401k plans with matching, so if I could have both, I could get a little extra on both sides.  Somehow, though, I am thinking that probably is not allowed. 

Thanks for your input.

either offer 1-800 numbers or internet transcription if they want to keep hiring us all over the US....that's it!!  Maybe we could all share the cost of a 1-800 number or something, and for goodness sake, with all the technology out there, everything needs to go to digital dictation anyway.  Bottom line is MT is NOT allowed for ULD.  I even asked about some sort of special ULD transcription package through SBC & ATT and they wouldn't even consider it.  So, MTSOs, please listen up...the ULD is going to be a thing of the past real soon.  It's a wonderful option to you and it broadens the MT's working capabilities, but without ULD, nobody can rake out that kind of money!  We should all put our heads together (MTSOs and MTs) and try to get something going here.  We can no longer overlook this situation. 

Good luck everyone...I will be holding my breath for us all!

servicing my area soon, after March sometime.   My suggestion would be to bug whichever companies supply DSL or broadband in your area.  Be relentless.  This is 2006.  There is no reason to settle for dialup!! 

I feel your pain. 

the problem.  Their limit is 5000 minutes and if you work full-time you'll need approximately 10,000 minutes. 

There have been several people who have received enormous bills from AT&T because they deemed their use as inappropriate. 

i'm divorced and get told 'how will you ever meet someone if you don't leave the house'.

i also get neighbors asking me to watch for deliveries, let repairmen in, let their dogs out.....just because i'm home they think i'm in front of the tv eating bon bons....when actually i'm posting on this board!!