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Yet you can afford a GLP gold star.

stfu moocher
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Assume much?

Someone paid for it. It was an anonymous gift. No one has ever come forward so I could thank them. One day I just had a year's subscription and I don't know who gifted it.
 Quoting: Éireann


I bet you would love a free market society devoid of the last vestiges of the social so as you might enjoy the pleasures of street living.

You know people like you mystify me. Here I am...a successful day trader who is fed up with the greed society, I come on here trying to encourage people to think compassionately, and YOU, a recipient of MY LARGESSE (and taxes I might add), are pro-minimal government. Weird!!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 45285432

I don't have a clue what that sentence means. Maybe I'm having a brain fart moment, but I absolutely don't understand what you're saying so I don't even know how to respond. blink

But yes. I am a believer in small Federal Government and the majority government being handled by the individual states. My situation is unique and, hopefully, not permanent. The science of medicine is constantly finding new ways to treat brain trauma and I have hope that mine will be fixed. I'm also trying a number of natural remedies since many have suggested that nutritional deficiencies can lead to other serious problems. I don't believe that welfare should be a life choice, I think it should be a short term solution. For the completely disabled and indigent elderly, I believe I have a responsibility to make sure they are cared for. But welfare should not be a way of life for those who have the opportunity to get better educated and find gainful work.

For the 33 years I worked, I never once thought of the deductions from my paycheck to "The Fund" to be a burden. I naively believed they were being used to help those in need. I had no idea that the system was being used to create an assured voter base and an easily controlled society. I was thinking of my mom and dad when they were too old to work or the guy working next to me and how he would manage if he got sick and was unable to work. How would he feed his kids? I've always been a little too much on the trusting end of things - very naive and not really aware that the programs being advertised as beneficial were actually being misused with nefarious intent. My bad. But getting sick did help me in many ways. I got my head out of my books long enough to take a look at what was going on in the world around me. I liked what was in the books better, but WOW what an eye opener this experience has been. I'm actually glad for it. Had it not happened, I would have never seen what is really going on in the world.
 Quoting: Éireann


We all have our excuses when in need. Either it's "I am a special case" or "I am a victim of the system". Who is to say which excuse is the more deserving.

Needless to say, I work very hard at a very difficult skill (day trading forex), I work at least 15 hours for 5 days of the week (and I suffer from ME following on from glandular fever), I prefer to pay taxes so as the weak and vulnerable may have a safety net. (I happen to know that racial minorities don't get a look in in the top jobs in white society (I am sure if I went job hunting in Nigeria, I would face an equal disadvantage). However, I rather they had a safety net in our society that went on the rampage and destroyed it.)

However, believing in personal responsibility as you do (call it small government or whatever you like), you need to get off welfare and stand by your convictions, no excuses. I suffer from a mental disability myself (having contracted encaphylitis during a bout of the abovementioned glandular fever), which illness destroyed my career as a well paid tax lawyer (whereupon I trained in a repetitive skill (day trading) to strategise my way around my memory issues.

I believe in self responsibility but having been very ill and helped by the compassion of society, I have no desire to pull up the drawbridge, excuses aside as to who is the better recipient. That is just bullshit.
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15 hours a day I might add, at a minimum. My suggestion is quit looking at others and get on with being personally responsible. That is challenging enough.
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You should be grateful OP.

I work in the USA and rent out my one bedroom house in the UK for $1200 per calendar month. This does NOT include utilities etc.

Every day, I see families (in the USA) that are hungry,destitute and desperate.Yes,you have a disability but you have been provided with the essentials to survive,for FREE.

Think about the families living in tents,while you sleep in your warm bed.Think about the families who can't heat their food, while you tuck into your pizza.

Cleaning your windows, so you can have a warm bed,isn't so bad. You are pampered and spoilt, and you seem to have lost your perspective on life.

After all,it's all relative,isn't it?


peace

Last Edited by IntoTheLight on 09/03/2013 05:49 PM
6 months UK then 6 months USA.

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Probably shouldn't be having sex if you can't afford the baby.
 Quoting: Sarah Langley

If you have even a mild interest in how our society got this way....family violence, low wages, punitive consequences, industrial era, neglect..agh.
You don't care.

I am not one of those mothers btw. But also not as bereft of charity as you. Poor you.
 Quoting: DawaSatso

It's very typical in inner city black communities. They know what they're doing. They know someone else is paying. And they keep doing it.

Charity's one thing, being a sap is another.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783

Were life so simple.
So you're solidifying one set of circumstances by dangling one social segment as representation of ALL behind thinly disguised personal prejudice.
Rationally thinking I can't even address what you said.

We're all screwed with this current complex sum total. Everybody. So the people you love to hate will get theirs too in which case you can look on the bright side of vengeance to comfort you as you become obsolete yourself.
 Quoting: DawaSatso


You could try to be rational by addressing my identification of "one social segment" and showing why you (apparently) think that segment is not fairly representative.

It was an example but a big one. There are others who fuck and have us pay for the kids too, and they shouldn't get such benefits either. But honestly, when we see so much of it going on in the inner city, isn't it a rational strategy for many people of any race? Have lots of kids, let the taxpayer pay for the 7.5 years of welfare, and the food stamps not time limited.

Saying "we're all screwed" is not rational either. I am not screwed, but I don't want to pay for those children and those welfare (and food stamp) mothers.
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You should be grateful OP.

I work in the USA and rent out my one bedroom house in the UK for $1200 per calendar month. This does NOT include utilities etc.

Every day, I see families (in the USA) that are hungry,destitute and desperate.Yes,you have a disability but you have been provided with the essentials to survive,for FREE.

Think about the families living in tents,while you sleep in your warm bed.Think about the families who can't heat their food, while you tuck into your pizza.

Cleaning your windows, so you can have a warm bed,isn't so bad. You are pampered and spoilt, and you seem to have lost your perspective on life.

After all,it's all relative,isn't it?


peace
 Quoting: IntoTheLight


It's reduced rent, it's not free, and the required maintenance has costs too.
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If you have even a mild interest in how our society got this way....family violence, low wages, punitive consequences, industrial era, neglect..agh.
You don't care.

I am not one of those mothers btw. But also not as bereft of charity as you. Poor you.
 Quoting: DawaSatso

It's very typical in inner city black communities. They know what they're doing. They know someone else is paying. And they keep doing it.

Charity's one thing, being a sap is another.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783

Were life so simple.
So you're solidifying one set of circumstances by dangling one social segment as representation of ALL behind thinly disguised personal prejudice.
Rationally thinking I can't even address what you said.

We're all screwed with this current complex sum total. Everybody. So the people you love to hate will get theirs too in which case you can look on the bright side of vengeance to comfort you as you become obsolete yourself.
 Quoting: DawaSatso


You could try to be rational by addressing my identification of "one social segment" and showing why you (apparently) think that segment is not fairly representative.

It was an example but a big one. There are others who fuck and have us pay for the kids too, and they shouldn't get such benefits either. But honestly, when we see so much of it going on in the inner city, isn't it a rational strategy for many people of any race? Have lots of kids, let the taxpayer pay for the 7.5 years of welfare, and the food stamps not time limited.

Saying "we're all screwed" is not rational either. I am not screwed, but I don't want to pay for those children and those welfare (and food stamp) mothers.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783


Yeah. You would rather welfare was selectively applied, underemployed racial minorities went on the rampage and really messed up society (as in the third world.). I on the other hand am well paid, live well and am very happy with our stable Western system. If they choose to have hordes of kids and subject themselves to living in squalor, so be it. Thats no different from white welfare recipients who join militia groups and generally make living in the countryside a very uncivilised experience for those of us who prefer more genteel ways of living.

Basically, the unemployed and underemployed, black or white, are a necessary evil. Some will never get of their behinds, for whatever reason, We have to live with their endless problems. Rather that than these people gave us even more problems. I mean...look at the OP...poor, white and disgrunteld with the system. How is she different from welfare blacks. They all think that we, the taxpayers, owe them a favour. I would rather throw a few bucks at them if that would shut them up so as I can get on with my life in relative comfort.
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You should be grateful OP.

I work in the USA and rent out my one bedroom house in the UK for $1200 per calendar month. This does NOT include utilities etc.

Every day, I see families (in the USA) that are hungry,destitute and desperate.Yes,you have a disability but you have been provided with the essentials to survive,for FREE.

Think about the families living in tents,while you sleep in your warm bed.Think about the families who can't heat their food, while you tuck into your pizza.

Cleaning your windows, so you can have a warm bed,isn't so bad. You are pampered and spoilt, and you seem to have lost your perspective on life.

After all,it's all relative,isn't it?


peace
 Quoting: IntoTheLight


It's reduced rent, it's not free, and the required maintenance has costs too.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783


Yes, but when the books are balanced, it is still welfare.
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It's very typical in inner city black communities. They know what they're doing. They know someone else is paying. And they keep doing it.

Charity's one thing, being a sap is another.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783

Were life so simple.
So you're solidifying one set of circumstances by dangling one social segment as representation of ALL behind thinly disguised personal prejudice.
Rationally thinking I can't even address what you said.

We're all screwed with this current complex sum total. Everybody. So the people you love to hate will get theirs too in which case you can look on the bright side of vengeance to comfort you as you become obsolete yourself.
 Quoting: DawaSatso


You could try to be rational by addressing my identification of "one social segment" and showing why you (apparently) think that segment is not fairly representative.

It was an example but a big one. There are others who fuck and have us pay for the kids too, and they shouldn't get such benefits either. But honestly, when we see so much of it going on in the inner city, isn't it a rational strategy for many people of any race? Have lots of kids, let the taxpayer pay for the 7.5 years of welfare, and the food stamps not time limited.

Saying "we're all screwed" is not rational either. I am not screwed, but I don't want to pay for those children and those welfare (and food stamp) mothers.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783


Yeah. You would rather welfare was selectively applied, underemployed racial minorities went on the rampage and really messed up society (as in the third world.). I on the other hand am well paid, live well and am very happy with our stable Western system. If they choose to have hordes of kids and subject themselves to living in squalor, so be it. Thats no different from white welfare recipients who join militia groups and generally make living in the countryside a very uncivilised experience for those of us who prefer more genteel ways of living.

Basically, the unemployed and underemployed, black or white, are a necessary evil. Some will never get of their behinds, for whatever reason, We have to live with their endless problems. Rather that than these people gave us even more problems. I mean...look at the OP...poor, white and disgrunteld with the system. How is she different from welfare blacks. They all think that we, the taxpayers, owe them a favour. I would rather throw a few bucks at them if that would shut them up so as I can get on with my life in relative comfort.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 45285432

I am not too worried about people going on a rampage. Gun ownership is at an all time high. "Rampage" often implies the sort of things that legally justify the use of ammunition.

The people living "un-genteel" in the countryside: (1) less often are consuming welfare in any form, they often prefer self sufficiency or are even given more hurdles in being granted welfare payments, and (2) if you're out in the countryside there's enough space so they should not bother you.
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You should be grateful OP.

I work in the USA and rent out my one bedroom house in the UK for $1200 per calendar month. This does NOT include utilities etc.

Every day, I see families (in the USA) that are hungry,destitute and desperate.Yes,you have a disability but you have been provided with the essentials to survive,for FREE.

Think about the families living in tents,while you sleep in your warm bed.Think about the families who can't heat their food, while you tuck into your pizza.

Cleaning your windows, so you can have a warm bed,isn't so bad. You are pampered and spoilt, and you seem to have lost your perspective on life.

After all,it's all relative,isn't it?


peace
 Quoting: IntoTheLight

Mmmm... Pizza. I can't afford pizza.

I think it's funny that you think I'm pampered and spoiled. I'm a farmers daughter. I know hard work and I still go out to my folks twice a week to help out.

Also, it's the elderly people here that I'm concerned about. They can't possibly do the work. In my OP, I spelled that out.

Last Edited by Eireann on 09/03/2013 06:47 PM
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Miggy what has happened to you? I thought u had things together? Thought things were working out and now u r living in a sh$th*le.
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Actually. This is a better place than I was, if you can imagine. Lol

I will keep climbing back up as long as it takes me or until I am dead.

Seriously, I am blessed for having a roof over my head. It was not long ago that I didn't have that.

I just wish I weren't made to feel like such scum all the time.

I don't like working minimum wage, cleaning out cat kennels.

Sometimes memory actually sucks, Eireann, as it wasn't long ago that I made a 3-figure income, lived in a gorgeous home, and was on the giving end of help agencies.

That can be painful on a day like today when I'll come home tonight, smelling of cat litter, and needing to go to the office tomorrow to ask if I can break my rental payments up into two this month.

She'll most likely smirk, give her speech in that condescending tone she has mastered and I'll have to suck it up like everyone else does.

In the end, I WILL get out of here and I can't wait for the day when I'll be able to post a thread, "MIGGY is finally FREE!"

In the mean time, had it not been for the wonderful posters on this forum who are too great in number to mention, I KNOW there is no way in HELL I would have come this far.

Eireann will get out, too. I'm glad she's brought this matter to everyone's attention. She's not exaggerating, It's seriously as bad as she has stated.

But I believe her and I both have a greater calling.
And that's what sustains me, anyway.
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Miggy when I live in OK 7-11 was advertising for 12.00 per hour. This was in Yukon Mustang area. Has that all changed
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You should be grateful OP.

I work in the USA and rent out my one bedroom house in the UK for $1200 per calendar month. This does NOT include utilities etc.

Every day, I see families (in the USA) that are hungry,destitute and desperate.Yes,you have a disability but you have been provided with the essentials to survive,for FREE.

Think about the families living in tents,while you sleep in your warm bed.Think about the families who can't heat their food, while you tuck into your pizza.

Cleaning your windows, so you can have a warm bed,isn't so bad. You are pampered and spoilt, and you seem to have lost your perspective on life.

After all,it's all relative,isn't it?


peace
 Quoting: IntoTheLight

Mmmm... Pizza. I can't afford pizza.

I think it's funny that you think I'm pampered and spoiled. I'm a farmers daughter. I know hard work and I still go out to my folks twice a week to help out.

Also, it's the elderly people here that I'm concerned about. They can't possibly do the work. In my OP, I spelled that out.
 Quoting: Éireann



You have avoided the question.

Every day I see families that are hungry,I see people with no where to lay their head.

Yet you come on GLP and moan because you have to clean your windows!


QUOTE:'Also, it's the elderly people here that I'm concerned about. They can't possibly do the work. In my OP, I spelled that out.'

Yes,I noticed your inclusion of the elderly, to deflect and obscure your post. Most of your post was about poor old you and how you 'suffer.'


Go out on the streets and see the real people of America,the hungry, the helpless and the dispossessed! You wont,you're far too busy posting on GLP!

Your entitlement mentality makes me feel nauseous.


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Were life so simple.
So you're solidifying one set of circumstances by dangling one social segment as representation of ALL behind thinly disguised personal prejudice.
Rationally thinking I can't even address what you said.

We're all screwed with this current complex sum total. Everybody. So the people you love to hate will get theirs too in which case you can look on the bright side of vengeance to comfort you as you become obsolete yourself.
 Quoting: DawaSatso


You could try to be rational by addressing my identification of "one social segment" and showing why you (apparently) think that segment is not fairly representative.

It was an example but a big one. There are others who fuck and have us pay for the kids too, and they shouldn't get such benefits either. But honestly, when we see so much of it going on in the inner city, isn't it a rational strategy for many people of any race? Have lots of kids, let the taxpayer pay for the 7.5 years of welfare, and the food stamps not time limited.

Saying "we're all screwed" is not rational either. I am not screwed, but I don't want to pay for those children and those welfare (and food stamp) mothers.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783


Yeah. You would rather welfare was selectively applied, underemployed racial minorities went on the rampage and really messed up society (as in the third world.). I on the other hand am well paid, live well and am very happy with our stable Western system. If they choose to have hordes of kids and subject themselves to living in squalor, so be it. Thats no different from white welfare recipients who join militia groups and generally make living in the countryside a very uncivilised experience for those of us who prefer more genteel ways of living.

Basically, the unemployed and underemployed, black or white, are a necessary evil. Some will never get of their behinds, for whatever reason, We have to live with their endless problems. Rather that than these people gave us even more problems. I mean...look at the OP...poor, white and disgrunteld with the system. How is she different from welfare blacks. They all think that we, the taxpayers, owe them a favour. I would rather throw a few bucks at them if that would shut them up so as I can get on with my life in relative comfort.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 45285432

I am not too worried about people going on a rampage. Gun ownership is at an all time high. "Rampage" often implies the sort of things that legally justify the use of ammunition.

The people living "un-genteel" in the countryside: (1) less often are consuming welfare in any form, they often prefer self sufficiency or are even given more hurdles in being granted welfare payments, and (2) if you're out in the countryside there's enough space so they should not bother you.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4991783


If you're doing well, you're seldom dissatisfied. Success is a great comforter. Yet, the number of overly large white rural families living in poverty and getting something out of us tax payers is substantial enough going by the proliferation of groups seeking to do who knows what to the state. I don't know as most of them want to be successful like me and seem to think that the free market is the way to go, that we need less government YET, they take welfare.

The solution is simple. DONT TAKE THE WELFARE AND DO IT ON YOUR OWN. I did it...on my own, no welfare, long hours AND with both ME and a fucked up memory. No excuses, no ifs or buts, no long winded tales of woe. I GOT OFF MY ARSE.

TRY IT SOMETIME.

I am frankly fed up with these non achievers looking to blame everyone else for their failures. Even worse, they are suicidal...they want to kill the welfare that is keeping them alive. Aah, what the hell. Maybe they should get their wish granted,.
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I think you mistook me for a socialist.

I am a small government person.
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I think you mistook me for a socialist.

I am a small government person.
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I don't care whether you are small, big or intermediate government inclined. I do care however, when someone professes to be something, yet berates others whilst committing the same sin.

I prefer compassionate government (which in your books is invariably big.) I am more of a capitalist than you could ever hope to be, trading the markets as I do...so to me size of government is irrelevant as I make a very good living....getting off your arse as an individual and making a go of it is more relevant to me as that is where the issues revolve. That is where the problem lies. We have been pruning government back for decades. The way to success is now in our hands as we have a very robust and open economy in most of the world. And that involves hard work, commitment and a huge dose of enterprise.

Once one is successful, one then examines ones political preferences....things like how much taxes you wish to pay and in that instance you make your choices at the ballot box. I don't mind paying high taxes. I earn so much it makes little difference. However, some business people have to work hard for little and may resent taxes. Fair enough.

HOWEVER, THE CORE OF THE ISSUE IS TO GET OFF YOUR ARSE AND WORK HARD, GROW YOUR SKILLS AND SUCCEED. NOT INCESSENTLY COMPLAIN WHILST ON WELFARE.
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Seems kinda extreme checking threw your drawers, and stuff once a month. I manage a HUD complex and I have to do inspections every 6 months, but I'm checking to make sure nothing is being destroyed or stolen and the building is not falling apart. I personally think its a waste of time but tax paying dollars are stolen every day so the make sure to cover there butt. HUD inspects me every year making sure paper work is done right and the buildings are in good shape. hard to believe because i've seen some complexes that are horrible living conditions. I manage a elderly complex and i've done a family complex (but will not do that again)the tenants always seem to have way more rights needed and take advantage.
complex i run now is beautiful i've gotten rid of a few that had to go and im now getting a little respect from some of the tenants. but there will always be the one or two bad eggs. my biggest bitch about some of the tenants is the "you owe me " additude and and that because i'm younger there always right. anyway sorry to vent. ok back to you , as a american it sounds like your rights are being taken, but if i were you i would start looking to move to a better place. I wouldn't let my tenants do any of the work on any of the buildings for liability reasons but do expect them to keep fairly clean and not destroy anything. all in all your story seems to be extreme and like i said move on you will be happier in the end.
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Seems kinda extreme checking threw your drawers, and stuff once a month. I manage a HUD complex and I have to do inspections every 6 months, but I'm checking to make sure nothing is being destroyed or stolen and the building is not falling apart. I personally think its a waste of time but tax paying dollars are stolen every day so the make sure to cover there butt. HUD inspects me every year making sure paper work is done right and the buildings are in good shape. hard to believe because i've seen some complexes that are horrible living conditions. I manage a elderly complex and i've done a family complex (but will not do that again)the tenants always seem to have way more rights needed and take advantage.
complex i run now is beautiful i've gotten rid of a few that had to go and im now getting a little respect from some of the tenants. but there will always be the one or two bad eggs. my biggest bitch about some of the tenants is the "you owe me " additude and and that because i'm younger there always right. anyway sorry to vent. ok back to you , as a american it sounds like your rights are being taken, but if i were you i would start looking to move to a better place. I wouldn't let my tenants do any of the work on any of the buildings for liability reasons but do expect them to keep fairly clean and not destroy anything. all in all your story seems to be extreme and like i said move on you will be happier in the end.
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The "you owe me attitude" is the problem. If a dwelling is privately owned and the landlord is onerous in his/her expectations, you move on. Thats all you can do. How he runs his business (the landlord) is something that aint gonna change, whether its over the top or not. I can't see the government telling him how to do things if his conduct is prudent (unless of course, he is acting illegally).
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When i first read the title to this thread it looked to read
Living in Substandard Housing.
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When i first read the title to this thread it looked to read
Living in Substandard Housing.
 Quoting: The Starbuckian

ilaugh

That's funny. But no. These apartments are quite nice. They are an older complex, but many renovations have been done to the exterior. The insides could use a little work, but they are comfortable and one thing I really like are the windows. They are double pane glass and are very tight so no heat or AC gets out. My apartment faces West so the afternoons can be rather warm in here in the summer. We have a few over 100 degree days coming up that will be a little uncomfy after 4pm but that is about the extent of it. By 8pm the house is cool again. I keep the thermostat on 78 simply because my scrawny butt freezes easily. I guess that's why I enjoy gardening so much. The time spent outside allows me to thaw... LOL

Another great thing about these apartments is the flooring. NO carpet, thank God! It's all linoleum. Now it isn't all that pretty, but it's easy to keep clean. Vacuum once a week and dust mop each day (Where I'm at in Texas is kind of dry and dusty atm) and mop once a week and it's a breeze to tend. I never liked carpet because it holds all kinds of nasty things. I told the lady in the office that it was the smartest thing they ever did was to take the carpets out of here. /me hates carpet.
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When i first read the title to this thread it looked to read
Living in Substandard Housing.
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ilaugh

That's funny. But no. These apartments are quite nice. They are an older complex, but many renovations have been done to the exterior. The insides could use a little work, but they are comfortable and one thing I really like are the windows. They are double pane glass and are very tight so no heat or AC gets out. My apartment faces West so the afternoons can be rather warm in here in the summer. We have a few over 100 degree days coming up that will be a little uncomfy after 4pm but that is about the extent of it. By 8pm the house is cool again. I keep the thermostat on 78 simply because my scrawny butt freezes easily. I guess that's why I enjoy gardening so much. The time spent outside allows me to thaw... LOL

Another great thing about these apartments is the flooring. NO carpet, thank God! It's all linoleum. Now it isn't all that pretty, but it's easy to keep clean. Vacuum once a week and dust mop each day (Where I'm at in Texas is kind of dry and dusty atm) and mop once a week and it's a breeze to tend. I never liked carpet because it holds all kinds of nasty things. I told the lady in the office that it was the smartest thing they ever did was to take the carpets out of here. /me hates carpet.
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You mentioned previous about having to water the lawn. If you get a sack of dry granulated sea weed, and spread it according to the directions, it will help hold the water and keep it from evaporating too quickly. You could also go for a traditional desert landscape lawn which may be as simple as sand, or as extravagant as green indoor/outdoor carpeting.
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Jesus that's awful. Sounds like you're living under a microscope.

A grey area?

Hm yep I'd definitely say we're living in a GREY area. This life is darkness at every turn.

I want to give you words of solace but I honestly can't think of anything. Well more on that in a bit. This world is very cruel and hostile to anything that's good. It's as if human beings were programmed to work against nature and evolution and anything positive.

But keep your head up! Be strong.

I think we're about to enter a change in the paradigm.

Whether or not the sun is going to explode or ISON is going to bring us into the 5th dimension something has got to give. We peasants are PISSED OFF.

We're living in a Feudalism society and that will never work.

The cabal has grown too confident. The people will rise against them. No matter what horrible technology and weapons they have.

Love will prevail. This world is too beautiful to destroy.
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I'm gonna pin this I hope you don't mind. You are a wonderful person. Your message needs to be heard.
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What is PHP?
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"The world will soon wake up to the reality that everyone is broke and can collect nothing from the bankrupt, who are owed unlimited amounts by the insolvent, who are attempting to make late payments on a bank holiday in the wrong country, with an unacceptable currency, against defaulted collateral, of which nobody is sure who holds title."

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

The woman who is not pursued sets up the doctrine that pursuit is offensive to her sex, and wants to make it a felony. No genuinely attractive woman has any such desire. - H.L. Mencken, In Defense Of Women
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A server sided programming language
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Ah! Sorry my only programming language was BASIC and a little C. :D
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09/04/2013 05:27 AM
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man, I'm glad I don't live there. Here in Canada I live in a Co-Op, my rent is $240 for a 3 bedroom townhouse. Disability is about $1400 per month, plus we get $1200 per month for having kids, plus $140 for heating per month.


So total:

$1400 disability
$1200 Canada Child Tax Credit
$140 Gas something payment
plus $250 GST credit every 3 months


not bad, also drug and dental plan. In the states you guys have a ME versus WE attitude, I never understood this but whatever.
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I seen your post here the other day but only now just read it. You have my sympathies there girl, but hey, you seem like a strong person as to reading some of your posts on here over the time I have been on here.

You stay strong there and know there are people out there who who would be rooting for you. We all have to get by on this journey. As for me now. I am off out to see my daughter in the country. Away on my bike as I have given away my car some time ago.

I will look in on your thread and hope to find more good feedback later on when I get home. Be well............Agus beannacht leat A cara.............stoner
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As many of you know, I'm mentally disabled.

*pauses for laughter*

Besides having PTSD, I am losing my memory at a rather alarming rate. I have good days and bad days. If you ever follow my writing/posts, you can pretty much tell which days were good and which days were bad. Anyway, because I'm only 47 I am on disability but I don't qualify for Social Security for another 20 years. No worries. I am working at building my own business doing research. Not an easy task with a memory problem, but one has to do what one has to do.

Because my disability is only $699 a month, I need to live in a rent assisted housing facility. Here in Texas the waiting list for a Section 8 housing voucher is years long so I opted to rent in a housing program that is offered by the community where I live. It is overseen by HUD, but it is privately owned property which is reimbursed for the remainder of the rent due through a state HUD grant program.

Now because it is privately owned, they can make their own rules. Not a problem, right? Erm. Maybe. The Housing Authority is run by Board of investors. This is a very small town with about zip for crime and everyone practically knows each other by name. This board makes some really interesting rules. I'm just going to name a few to see what you all think. Now I'd like to point out that I am the youngest person in this complex which is made up of 16 one bedroom units. The rest of the people who live here are all retired elderly and are all widowed with grown children.

Once a month we have a housing inspection. These inspections get weirder and weirder as the months go by. While I can understand the reasoning behind some of the - rules - I can't help but find many of them personally offensive and horrendously disrespectful to the elderly living here.

1. They check my dresser drawers, closets, cabinets and other furniture drawers for hidden drugs or drug paraphernalia.

2. They require my apartment to be as clean as a hospital. I've been in some of the board member's houses and I can tell you that they do not live up to their own standards.

3. Even though we are all on a limited income, we are required to water the lawns around our apartments to keep bugs out. Anyone care to wonder a guess at how much my water bill runs? Some of these elderly live on far less since they were housewives and mothers and did not work outside of the home.

4. There can not be any dust, streaks, or dirt on the windows. All window blinds must be free of dust or dirt and not be damaged in any way. We pay to have the blinds put in, btw.

5. If we have a pet, we are required to pay a 300 dollar non-refundable deposit. Yes...a deposit which is non-refundable. It should be called a fee if it isn't refundable, but oh well.

Here are some of the other rules which really chap my ass.

1. Any family member who brings over a resident's personal pet, must pay a 300 dollar non-refundable deposit each time the animal visits and show proof of all shots. If the animal is going to live with the resident, the deposit need only be paid once. Failure to comply will result in eviction of the resident. Seriously.

2. All dogs must be kept on a short leash. Any one using a leash over three feet will be fined and the animal will be barred from the property. blink

3. All outside windows must be washed once a month. The siding and doors must be free of dust and dirt. Now wait a fucking minute. How is 89 year old granny suppose to fucking clean the god damned siding and wash windows that go 8 ft off the ground?

4. All areas outside of the apartment, including personal gardening areas, must be free of weeds. Failure to comply will result in a $50 fine for each day of noncompliance.

And it goes on and on. HUD doesn't have any such rules. I've spoken with the State Attorney's office and they said that because it is private property that the owners can make any rules that do not violate my Constitutional rights. Erm... what about the monthly searches? She said that is a grey area. A grey area? WTF? What about the watering? 120 a month in a Texas summer? I have to go for days without AC and my diet is far from nutritional just to comply with all of the stupid rules. I haven't been out to eat, gone out for a cup of coffee, or bought so much as a fucking candle for ambiance in eons. Can't afford it. No phone, TV or extras. This feels more like a punishment than a help. We're treated like subhuman criminals who live in prison. Our recourse? We can leave.

So for the folks who think that those of us who need public assistance to get by live footloose and fancy free - we most certainly do not. It's humiliating, degrading and totalitarian. It's why we call this complex "Nazi Square". And the rules keep coming. Sometimes two and three new ones a month. It's insane.

Thanks. Just needed to vent.
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Being disabled is bad ENOUGH, without these control freaks and assholes making life a veritable nightmare.
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To all of those bemoaning the OP for her temporary plight I'd like to ask you this:

If you think she's on "welfare" now what do you think she was on all of those years when she pumped thousands of her hard earned dollars into it?





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