HowboutthemCowboys Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I'd dig ditches first. suck on the gov't teat. ya know, there may be a Huddler around here that digs ditch for a living and lives in a state where there gets to be a good amount of frost in the ground late in the winter making it pretty much impossible to do their job what with the sub zero wind chills and such. This Huddler probly works a ton of overtime in the warmer months and he and his employer pay $$ to the gov't for this sort of thing. and unemployment ain't welfare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I've learned to only mouth-breathe when I'm at work. I wondered about that once. My wife and I walked into an examining room at her OB's office one day and I about died! The stench was unreal! I'f be afraid of getting if I did what you do for a living. Not that it wouldn't have it's perks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I'd do a whole long list of things before I'd apply for unemployment. There would have to be an unfathomably long list of catastrophes that would have to occur before I'd suck on the gov't teat. It's just what I believe. eh, it's an insurance fund you ultimately pay into your whole life. and no person who doesn't pay in can collect the benefits. i figure if your number comes up, there is absolutely no shame whatsoever in collecting. will you collect your social security check? if so, what exactly is the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Does that mean you won't cash your social security checks? dang wedgie, beating me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 will you collect your social security check? I'd love the chance to, but am not holding my breath that it will be around in 30 years. :hijack: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I'd love the chance to, but am not holding my breath that it will be around in 30 years. :hijack: i almost added an aside to that effect. but there will certainly be some SS payout by the time our day comes around, just maybe not as much (inflation adjusted) as the old farts get nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 eh, it's an insurance fund you ultimately pay into your whole life. and no person who doesn't pay in can collect the benefits. i figure if your number comes up, there is absolutely no shame whatsoever in collecting. will you collect your social security check? if so, what exactly is the difference? When I was laid off of my IT job in January 2002, I was the sole breadwinner. Being faced with having to feed, shelter and clothe 5 human beings in the dead of winter is a real gutcheck. You bet your sweet ass I took unemployment. And no ones getting rich off it either. It's max is $250 a week in Missouri. I ended up being out of work for 7 months. Cashed 401K, construction work, taught classes, etc. treading water every day. I have never felt a feeling of desperation more than when I began tracking the exact day we would be finally and irrevokeably broke. I got a job 17 days prior to it. Luckily Congress had voted to extend the time you could be on unemployment due to 9/11. If not, I would have missed the deadline by 23 days. May not of lost the house, but would have been close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 When I was laid off of my IT job in January 2002, I was the sole breadwinner. Being faced with having to feed, shelter and clothe 5 human beings in the dead of winter is a real gutcheck. You bet your sweet ass I took unemployment. And no ones getting rich off it either. It's max is $250 a week in Missouri. I ended up being out of work for 7 months. Cashed 401K, construction work, taught classes, etc. treading water every day. I have never felt a feeling of desperation more than when I began tracking the exact day we would be finally and irrevokeably broke. I got a job 17 days prior to it. Luckily Congress had voted to extend the time you could be on unemployment due to 9/11. If not, I would have missed the deadline by 23 days. May not of lost the house, but would have been close. Way to gut through it. I always tell myself I'd find a better job quickly if I lost my current position, but you never know - it's one of those fears that rattles around in the back of my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 eh, it's an insurance fund you ultimately pay into your whole life. and no person who doesn't pay in can collect the benefits. i figure if your number comes up, there is absolutely no shame whatsoever in collecting. will you collect your social security check? if so, what exactly is the difference? Not to mention that most of the jobs Muck was saying he'd rather do are close to minimum wage. I collected unemployment in the winters for a few years after getting laid off from seasonal fire fighting positions. I typically made really good money (and paid good money into employment insurance) on fire crews so the unemployment benefits exceeded minimum wage jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Seems there is a common theme in some things people plan on never doing. 5 things I am confident I will never do in what is left of my worldly existence: 1- Skydive 2- Bungee jump 3- Ride a motorcycle 4- Believe a politician 5- Be happy again Sky, I can only say that the limited amount of time my wife and I had the pleasure of your company, that you brought happiness to us and I look forward to meeting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Does that mean you won't cash your social security checks? First, even if there's not a functional difference (you pay into the kitty, you get to take it out when your number is up) I think there is a major philosophical difference between disability, unemployment and SS. How? Disability = $$s to those who are physically unable to do for them and theirs, and society helps them out Unemployment = $$s to those who are physically able to do for them and theirs, but aren't / won't / don't, but society helps them out anyhow SS = $$s to those who did for them and theirs over a long number of years and they get a portion (or multiple) of what they paid in to what is essentially a very unevenly performing goverment mandated savings / investment program I believe that, occasionally, life is about being willing to make uncomfortable choices because you believe it to be the right thing to do. And, if I was out of work and had to face selling the house and move into an apartment or in with family, rather than take unemployment, I'd do it because I think it's the right thing to do. And, as I said above, I did it once and I'd do it again. Lastly, regarding whether or not I'll cash any SS checks that come my way ... let's just say I'm rather pessimistic about whether or not that will even be an option for me in 30-40 years. It's my assessment that whatever I pay in will go to funding my mom and dad, and I'll end up with bupkiss (which is ok given all that they did for me ... it'd just be lots easier if I simply forked over the cash each year rather than give it to the government / middleman). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Lastly, regarding whether or not I'll cash any SS checks that come my way ... let's just say I'm rather pessimistic about whether or not that will even be an option for me in 30-40 years. It's my assessment that whatever I pay in will go to funding my mom and dad, and I'll end up with bupkiss (which is ok given all that they did for me ... it'd just be lots easier if I simply forked over the cash each year rather than give it to the government / middleman). That is why I listed "Collect social security" as one of my five. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 1. Grow more hair on my head. 2. Stop being a Bear fan. 3. Put anyone on ignore. 4. Wear socks w/ sandals. 5. Dis our Armed Forces. you forgot to add "eat oysters". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 1. Sky Diving 2. Own / ride a motorcycle 3. Drive drunk again 4. Cheat on my wife 5. Become a liberal I actually did drive drunk before having children, but never again. My whole list is driven by my responsibility to my children. I might have done any of these before having children, but having children tends to make one more responsible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Lastly, regarding whether or not I'll cash any SS checks that come my way ... let's just say I'm rather pessimistic about whether or not that will even be an option for me in 30-40 years. It's my assessment that whatever I pay in will go to funding my mom and dad, and I'll end up with bupkiss (which is ok given all that they did for me ... it'd just be lots easier if I simply forked over the cash each year rather than give it to the government / middleman). That is why I listed "Collect social security" as one of my five. Social Security will be fully funded as long as the United States of America exists. It is inevitable that this country will continue to move closer and closer to pure Socialism, and by the time I am old enough to retire, the tax rate will be so outrageously high that Social Security will still be able to pay out to everyone. This is not phishing... I've become convinced of this over the last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Social Security will be fully funded as long as the United States of America exists. It is inevitable that this country will continue to move closer and closer to pure Socialism, and by the time I am old enough to retire, the tax rate will be so outrageously high that Social Security will still be able to pay out to everyone. This is not phishing... I've become convinced of this over the last year. I'm convinced it won't exist and if it does exist in some form I won't be eligible it will only be for those truely on hard times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrograde assault Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I'd dig ditches first. I'd work at a car wash first. I'd flip burgers first. I'll sell the house and move into an apartment or in with my parents first. I'd do a whole long list of things before I'd apply for unemployment. There would have to be an unfathomably long list of catastrophes that would have to occur before I'd suck on the gov't teat. It's just what I believe. Lots of good people have felt they had to apply for unemployment, and that's good for them. It wouldn't be good for me or good for what I would want my kids to learn. Handouts is not my idea of the kind of example I'd want to set for them. Pulling ones self up by the bootstraps is. ...I really don't want to sidetrack what is a pretty interesting thread, though... Work is a sure fire money making scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I'm convinced it won't exist and if it does exist in some form I won't be eligible it will only be for those truely on hard times. It will be considered an insurance policy and means tested, which is as it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Sky.....you know where I am! If you need ANYTHING, call me! Sorry to see that comment. My wife is everything to me so I understand! I'm here for you bro! PEACE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 vote pro life become a Christian visit china shoot a lion meet elvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Sky, I can only say that the limited amount of time my wife and I had the pleasure of your company, that you brought happiness to us and I look forward to meeting again. Well said and I wholeheartedly concur. Sky, I can only imagine ... not even close to sympathize/empathize ... what you must feel ... but rest assured you are loved by your Huddle brothers and sisters and hopefully the happiness you've brought us gives you a little joy. And my five: 1. Stop loving my friends, family and wife-to-be (and kids-to-be) 2. Skydive 3. Nail Paris Hilton 4. Forget what happened on February 1st, 2004 5. Stop being a Chicago sports fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcd480 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 what a crappy checklist you all have compliled, I did everthing listed so far yesterday, on my lunch hour, while drunk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Hate to bite off you by I agree on 2 of yours. I'll never do... 1- sky diving 2- drinking and driving 3- any other profession 4- world traveling 5- a man what a crappy checklist you all have compliled, I did everthing listed so far yesterday, on my lunch hour, while drunk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 You wore a thong wcd as it was on my never to do list in this thread ? Well hope it was comfortable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Well done, Whomper !!!! I hearby vote you as King Of The Huddle ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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