Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[funnygarcia]

Unemployment is one of the stimulus bill items.. so what is true NOW might not be in a few months.. or whenever the bill goes in effect.

I made the mistake of reading a thread on the bill.. some people are scary here on DIS... scary and down right mean spirited.

And then there are people who post not once.. but twice the same piece of rumor grabage of the health information part of the bill. Further spreading lies and rumors not based on the facts.. pot stirrer.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

I need help coming up with a team name for my team for the Ladie's Trip Scavenger Hunt. It's me and my mom with another lady and her daughter. There are some of the other team's names:

"The S&M Girls"
"The Neverland Naughties"
"Team Alice in Wonderbras"
"Don't Be Cheekin"
"The Three Mouseketeers"
"The Pixie Chicks"

and here are some of my mom's ideas:

Donald’s Delights
Walt’s Wild Women
River Belle Beauties
Blue Ribbon Babes
Peter Pan’s Posse
Wonderland Women
Matterhorn Mamas

I sent a PM to the other lady on out team but haven't heard anything back yet.

Ooh oooh Don't Be Cheekin!!

 

[eatmypixiedust]

 

[funnygarcia]

Ooh oooh Don't Be Cheekin!!

I read a bit on how they came to the name for that group.. it was cute because at first the person posted it with correct pselling and then realized it had to spelled with the "ee" to make it sound like the accent.

 

[sameyeyam]

Okay.. I saw on another thread that you had said the cap for unemployment in Washington was $515 a week.. When we filled out the stuff for Dh's unemployment through his work, so he could get paid the days they miss when they shut the shop down.. He qualified for $541. Is that because he is on a different program? If he lost his job, would we suddenly get less?? not that we get the full amount, right now we only get the amount for one day.. Which is $108. Anyhow.. Do you know? Probably not, huh?

I believe they just upped the maximum amount at the first of February. I think the new maximum is now $541 and is possibly supposed to go up to $586.

You can collect for a long time now. The initial time to collect is 6 months worth of maximum. Then when that is used up there is a new federal extension that goes for about 3 more months and I think Congress just approved another extension. So you can collect maximum for about a year now.

If you look at his unemployment stubs it will probably show the amount remaining in his account. That amount should have started out around $12,984 ($541/week for 6 months). But that amount can be replenished with the federal extensions.

I'm not really sure about the program that your DH is doing. But check his stubs and see if it shows an amount remaining in the account. If so, then it probably is coming out of his total 6 month amount. Did that make sense??

I know that DH's 1099 form from the State showed almost $18,000 in unemployment benefits for last year and he collected for 8 months.

 

[funnygarcia]

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Moto, my vote is for the Pixie Chicks!

 

[staley7580]

Unemployment is one of the stimulus bill items.. so what is true NOW might not be in a few months.. or whenever the bill goes in effect.

I made the mistake of reading a thread on the bill.. some people are scary here on DIS... scary and down right mean spirited.

And then there are people who post not once.. but twice the same piece of rumor grabage of the health information part of the bill. Further spreading lies and rumors not based on the facts.. pot stirrer.

Im hoping it wont even be an issue, but in case it is, I want to know where we are going to stand financially. Thankfully we dont have many bills... and by cutting some things out, we wont be homeless. And we wont starve. Which is about all I can ask for.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

 

[funnygarcia]

Moto, my vote is for the Pixie Chicks!

That's the name of another team.. this is her list..
Donald’s Delights
Walt’s Wild Women
River Belle Beauties
Blue Ribbon Babes
Peter Pan’s Posse
Wonderland Women
Matterhorn Mamas

 

[eatmypixiedust]

That's the name of another team.. this is her list..
Donald’s Delights
Walt’s Wild Women
River Belle Beauties
Blue Ribbon Babes
Peter Pan’s Posse
Wonderland Women
Matterhorn Mamas

Peter Pan's Posse? Try saying that 10 times fast!

 

[eatmypixiedust]

So what's up? How is everyone?

 

[staley7580]

I believe they just upped the maximum amount at the first of February. I think the new maximum is now $541 and is possibly supposed to go up to $586.

You can collect for a long time now. The initial time to collect is 6 months worth of maximum. Then when that is used up there is a new federal extension that goes for about 3 more months and I think Congress just approved another extension. So you can collect maximum for about a year now.

If you look at his unemployment stubs it will probably show the amount remaining in his account. That amount should have started out around $12,984 ($541/week for 6 months). But that amount can be replenished with the federal extensions.

I'm not really sure about the program that your DH is doing. But check his stubs and see if it shows an amount remaining in the account. If so, then it probably is coming out of his total 6 month amount. Did that make sense??

I know that DH's 1099 form from the State showed almost $18,000 in unemployment benefits for last year and he collected for 8 months.

Okay.. Makes total sense. Thank you. It does show his remaining balance..But its for more then that.. Right now it is at $12,986. I want to say it started around $14,000 something.. Oh well. I understand now, and thats what matters.

 

[staley7580]

So what's up? How is everyone?

Hey Pix! Im not dead.. what more could a girl ask for?

 

[eatmypixiedust]

Hey Pix! Im not dead.. what more could a girl ask for?

 

[sameyeyam]

Unemployment is one of the stimulus bill items.. so what is true NOW might not be in a few months.. or whenever the bill goes in effect.

I made the mistake of reading a thread on the bill.. some people are scary here on DIS... scary and down right mean spirited.

And then there are people who post not once.. but twice the same piece of rumor grabage of the health information part of the bill. Further spreading lies and rumors not based on the facts.. pot stirrer.

Well you'll never hear me repeating gossip or rumors...so you'd better be sure and listen close the first time!

I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law someday
At least I hope and pray that I will,
But today I am still just a bill.

PIX!!!! It's a Hyena Party!!!

 

[funnygarcia]

Im hoping it wont even be an issue, but in case it is, I want to know where we are going to stand financially. Thankfully we dont have many bills... and by cutting some things out, we wont be homeless. And we wont starve. Which is about all I can ask for.

We haven't quite figured it out for hubby either. You know how it is for teachers without tenure.. no job is guarenteed for next year.

His district does a bidding system, if someone else with more seniority wants to teach MS science (and is qualified) they can bid for the position and hubby would be out of that job. And need to compete with other low ranking teachers for another position in the district... or drop out and just sub. It stinks! There is talk of doing away with tenure-- at this point I would say YES .. but 5 years from now... I might not like that idea. What can ya do?

 

[funnygarcia]

Peter Pan's Posse? Try saying that 10 times fast!

well dang Pix.. you surprise me sometimes.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

well dang Pix.. you surprise me sometimes.

BERNICE! You sick hyena you!!!


LOL! I meant that it reminded me of saying :"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

 

[eatmypixiedust]

PIX!!!! It's a Hyena Party!!!

ALISON!!!