tOfficial Not really a Night Shift Thread v60, with less spicy sauce.

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Some are only one decision away. This happens more than you know!!!! Please read this and keep it in mind. Okay, let’s set the scene : You’re a single parent with a child . You work full time for $14.00 hr You bring home roughly $800 .00 per paycheck. Your bills: $1, 000 . 00 / rent $150 .00 / electrical $250 .00 / car payment $150 .00 / car insurance. So let’s do the math : You bring home about $1,600 .00 a month , & your bills average about $1,550.00 . ( give or take ) You’re making it, but barely. This doesn't even include groceries , internet , cable , cell phone , etc . ( nor does it include child tax credit , or child support) Now, it’s a really cold December and you get a power bill for $600 .00 How do you pay that ? To put it simply , you don’t. Because you can’t . So your power gets shut off . But you know what your lease says ? It says you get evicted if your utilities are terminated . So now you’re in court crying to a judge who doesn’t care , & you have 10 days to get out . Well you’re in luck , because you found somewhere with 3 days to spare , & it’s only $650.00 a month ! But to get in , you must pass a background & credit check . Which you can’t , because you just got evicted . You’ve never been a criminal , but even if you could pass it , you’re looking at $1300 .00 to move in , after paying the deposit & first month’s rent. Time’s up .... Landlord shows up at 7am with the police & changed your locks. So , now you’re living in your car with your 7 year old son & everything you need to get by . You tried to get a storage unit , but you don’t have a billing address , so they won’t sell one to you . So you could only take what would fit in your backseat . You pay to shower at local truck stops , & eat whatever can be cooked in a gas station microwave. Someone sees you & your son living like this & calls C.P.S ; guess what happens next ? ? ? They remove your child from your care . As if this isn’t devastating enough , you lose your job too . ( Because “an employee losing their child reflects poorly on this company .” ) So now , you apply for an apartment with the region where the waiting list is 3-7 years . Then you go into WalMart to put in an application . When you get back to your car , you see that your back window has been smashed & someone helped themselves to your belongings . Remember that it is December , & really cold . Now you have damage to your only shelter . You call your car insurance , who says your deductible is $1,000.00 ~ AND ~ they’re going to increase your monthly rate since you’re now “ high risk .” You call the homeless shelter as a last resort..... & all their beds are full. I’ll stop here ..... Because I think you get the point . The people we work with everyday are these people . WE ARE THESE PEOPLE . We are all so close to homelessness & don’t even realize it . All it takes is : * one unexpected bill📃~ * one fender bender🚙💥🚗~ * one lay-off 📊~ * one house fire 🏠🔥 , etc. Instead of talking trash about people who are poor , homeless , or need assistance , why don’t you try being grateful that you’re not in their shoes ...... YET ! This is about staying humble & being kind . BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ❤

All this ranting & raving and I keep trying to put myself in this scenario village idiot's place but all my brain is screaming is, "MAKE BETTER CHOICES!!"

I didn't make it past the $600 power bill.
How does one end up with a $600 power bill in an apartment that costs $1,000 a month, so since this is presumably in the Bay Area, is a glorified closet?
 
I didn't make it past the $600 power bill.
How does one end up with a $600 power bill in an apartment that costs $1,000 a month, so since this is presumably in the Bay Area, is a glorified closet?
Same goddamn spot I first got annoyed about. Number one- put on a goddamn sweater. Number 2 - tell those rip off artists at PG&E to put your ass on a payment plan. If you didn't pay your bill in December, they won't turn your power off for another month or two anyway. Trust me... before I put my ass on autopay, i would always forget to pay my bill. If they would've shut it off right away, then I wouldn't have had to pay 3 months at once!
 
Disgusting. I'm getting more and more jaded all the time. There's some woman on NextDoor asking for a tent for some homeless lady and all these people are like, "oh, I have one! Do you need more blankets? Do you need clothes? These poor people!" Somebody brought up the size of their tent and if she could use it (3 person) and she said that an 8-10 person one would be better because once they have their bedding down, there's no room for them to move around & stuff. WHAT IN THE ENTIRE FUCK?!! I hope I am never in that situation because I just cannot be bothered with being such a non-contributing member of society. I have so little empathy and I feel a little bad about it, but I feel more mad.
The more homeless people get accepted by your HOA the less smelly homeless people there are who sleep on the train with their ass cracks hanging out.

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Some are only one decision away. This happens more than you know!!!! Please read this and keep it in mind. Okay, let’s set the scene : You’re a single parent with a child . You work full time for $14.00 hr You bring home roughly $800 .00 per paycheck. Your bills: $1, 000 . 00 / rent $150 .00 / electrical $250 .00 / car payment $150 .00 / car insurance. So let’s do the math : You bring home about $1,600 .00 a month , & your bills average about $1,550.00 . ( give or take ) You’re making it, but barely. This doesn't even include groceries , internet , cable , cell phone , etc . ( nor does it include child tax credit , or child support) Now, it’s a really cold December and you get a power bill for $600 .00 How do you pay that ? To put it simply , you don’t. Because you can’t . So your power gets shut off . But you know what your lease says ? It says you get evicted if your utilities are terminated . So now you’re in court crying to a judge who doesn’t care , & you have 10 days to get out . Well you’re in luck , because you found somewhere with 3 days to spare , & it’s only $650.00 a month ! But to get in , you must pass a background & credit check . Which you can’t , because you just got evicted . You’ve never been a criminal , but even if you could pass it , you’re looking at $1300 .00 to move in , after paying the deposit & first month’s rent. Time’s up .... Landlord shows up at 7am with the police & changed your locks. So , now you’re living in your car with your 7 year old son & everything you need to get by . You tried to get a storage unit , but you don’t have a billing address , so they won’t sell one to you . So you could only take what would fit in your backseat . You pay to shower at local truck stops , & eat whatever can be cooked in a gas station microwave. Someone sees you & your son living like this & calls C.P.S ; guess what happens next ? ? ? They remove your child from your care . As if this isn’t devastating enough , you lose your job too . ( Because “an employee losing their child reflects poorly on this company .” ) So now , you apply for an apartment with the region where the waiting list is 3-7 years . Then you go into WalMart to put in an application . When you get back to your car , you see that your back window has been smashed & someone helped themselves to your belongings . Remember that it is December , & really cold . Now you have damage to your only shelter . You call your car insurance , who says your deductible is $1,000.00 ~ AND ~ they’re going to increase your monthly rate since you’re now “ high risk .” You call the homeless shelter as a last resort..... & all their beds are full. I’ll stop here ..... Because I think you get the point . The people we work with everyday are these people . WE ARE THESE PEOPLE . We are all so close to homelessness & don’t even realize it . All it takes is : * one unexpected bill📃~ * one fender bender🚙💥🚗~ * one lay-off 📊~ * one house fire 🏠🔥 , etc. Instead of talking trash about people who are poor , homeless , or need assistance , why don’t you try being grateful that you’re not in their shoes ...... YET ! This is about staying humble & being kind . BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ❤

All this ranting & raving and I keep trying to put myself in this scenario village idiot's place but all my brain is screaming is, "MAKE BETTER CHOICES!!"
YEP!! It's ALL about one's choices... :nod:

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Same goddamn spot I first got annoyed about. Number one- put on a goddamn sweater. Number 2 - tell those rip off artists at PG&E to put your ass on a payment plan. If you didn't pay your bill in December, they won't turn your power off for another month or two anyway. Trust me... before I put my ass on autopay, i would always forget to pay my bill. If they would've shut it off right away, then I wouldn't have had to pay 3 months at once!

Even with the heater cranked to 72 all day and much of the night (my PG&E bill has definitely gone up being home so much), my bill is still just under $300, and that's in a house with no insulation, hardwood floors, and highish ceilings.
 
This new chromecast is fucking great. Fuck that fire tv bullshit
 
This new chromecast is fucking great. Fuck that fire tv bullshit
I lived off Chromecast for a bit. Didn't feel like I was missing anything with that instead of cable and it was a lot cheaper.
 
This new chromecast is fucking great. Fuck that fire tv bullshit
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I lived off Chromecast for a bit. Didn't feel like I was missing anything with that instead of cable and it was a lot cheaper.

This new one actually has an interface like the others do now and it isn't just reliant on screen mirroring..... And it is fucking great. No laggy ass shit like the fire tv and it even searches all of the streaming services that you have a subscription to and offers recommendations on other stuff. A fucking plus so far.
 
This new one actually has an interface like the others do now and it isn't just reliant on screen mirroring..... And it is fucking great. No laggy ass shit like the fire tv and it even searches all of the streaming services that you have a subscription to and offers recommendations on other stuff. A fucking plus so far.
I dont even know what fire tv is. Chromecast is how much moneys?
 
Would have considered that when I bought muh Roku. Didn't realize at the time, though, that Roku and Comcast have a buddy-buddy agreement and it's basically like having a free cable box in muh basement, so I'm happy with the Roku.
I have roku TVs. but I never use Roku.
 
Would have considered that when I bought muh Roku. Didn't realize at the time, though, that Roku and Comcast have a buddy-buddy agreement and it's basically like having a free cable box in muh basement, so I'm happy with the Roku.

Yea I've heard good things about the Roku too. I've never used one personally though so I can't compare it to that. I'd definitely go that route if it saved a cable box fee though
 
Yea I've heard good things about the Roku too. I've never used one personally though so I can't compare it to that. I'd definitely go that route if it saved a cable box fee though
Yeah, Roku's are only good if you already have cable. Otherwise you can download a bunch of worthless channel apps that only show you snippets of content.
 
I take these little 5 question or so Google surveys that they pay me like 10 to 50 cents for into my Google play store account and it's letting me pay for Starz with it. :dance:
 
I got the chromecast at the recommendation of a friend a couple months ago and I like it. But I must lose that damn remote five times a day!
 
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