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Old 04-25-2008, 06:19 PM
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Well DH has been FIRED

Yep they fired my DH today while he is out on disability and during the FMLA period the reason his boss used is unauthorized use of company equipment he says DH has been using the company truck which he has not he moved it in the back lot for it to be prevented from being hit by a school bus and he used it to bring home his equipment that the company has been using and that was the only time since he went out on disability that he touched any company property except for the nextel that he had issued to him when the other guys called him for help and he took that back a week or two ago when he was asked for it after he called and complained about spam text messages that he gets and could they please do something about getting them blocked.

I am even more scared now because he wont be able to get surgery for this because we wont have insurance coverage God I am ticked off beyond belief right now.
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Old 04-25-2008, 06:24 PM
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Oh, man. How much more can you take? I'm really sorry you're going through so much right now. I hope things work out and get a little brighter for you soon. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.
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Old 04-25-2008, 06:41 PM
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Seriously, when it rains it pours! It would be hard to prove DH did not use truck unless there is a GPS that records activity. And the phone, all they would have to prove is he made one call that was not to the company.

Man it seems like they are just looking for a reason to fire him and cut their losses on medical and disability. I'm so sorry.
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Old 04-25-2008, 07:01 PM
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I'm a manager and employees are protected under FMLA. Your hubby's company had better be able to come REALLY strong. Have your husband appeal this. They should NEVER have done this. And believe me. If they have an HR problem worth a grain of salt, they know that they are on shaky ground.
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Old 04-25-2008, 07:17 PM
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Seriously, when it rains it pours! It would be hard to prove DH did not use truck unless there is a GPS that records activity. And the phone, all they would have to prove is he made one call that was not to the company.

Man it seems like they are just looking for a reason to fire him and cut their losses on medical and disability. I'm so sorry.
No GPS on the truck, we have told the other guys incessantly to NOT park it in front of our house when they are cleaning the street because we suspect that the community manager sees it there and suspects that DH has been using it. The Nextel all the calls in or out were to the other guys or vendors who didnt know DH was off on disability and they should check the other guys phones who use them to talk to their girlfriends all the time. DH pays for the disability policy so they shouldnt be cutting their losses.

The guys are a bit ticked off about his firing and one said he was going to let the boss have it and quit which would leave them with not one person who knows all the ins and outs of everything in the complex, just wait until the first electrical problem and water break no-one knows where to get supplies or how to build electrical panels but DH, they are right now up the creek without a paddle.

Honestly where do you go now he needs this surgery to stop the pain so he can even raise his arms above his chest and unless he has it he cant do anything I cant see him even working for a pizza delivery place.

I just cant stop crying this has be that mad and sad at the same time and our lot rent just went up $200 because he got fired.
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Sorry to hear that. Christine - here is a govt site listing info on how to file a complaint for FMLA violations if you and your dh want to pursue that. IF you are making a complaint start documenting everything that has happened and write it down, now, and get any info you can from his coworkers and document document document! Keep track of every piece of info, like "Bob parked the truck in front of our house to clean" etc. Every single little thing that can help your case.

Also, regarding the insurance, don't they have to give you a certain amount of notice to cancel it? Possibly you can COBRA his coverage just long enough to get the surgery, or something. Good luck to you. I'm sorry hang in there!

What you are describing is illegal, if the employer fired him just because of the insurance, misunderstanding about the truck, etc while he was on FMLA.

29CFR825 - The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
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Old 04-25-2008, 07:26 PM
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Can he keep his insurance under COBRA? I know when I quit my job years ago I was able to keep the insurance (expensive) for 18 months after I quit. But if you could keep it until after he had the surgery then he could still get the surgery.
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Old 04-25-2008, 07:55 PM
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Can he keep his insurance under COBRA? I know when I quit my job years ago I was able to keep the insurance (expensive) for 18 months after I quit. But if you could keep it until after he had the surgery then he could still get the surgery.

COBRA ~ almost $1,600 which we dont have

Right now I just dont care anymore and thats bad to say I know I told DH not to use the company truck to move his equipment but he did it anyway because I know how the residents are here into everyons business but their own.

I am putting a for sale sign on the mobile tomorrow I cant live in this place anymore I Think I will just move to FL with my mom it would be easier
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Old 04-25-2008, 08:16 PM
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My husband was in the process of getting FMLA approved when he got fired last year... actually, he got the signed paperwork saying it was approved and then they called him right about the time he got home saying he was fired One of the reasons was too many absences but the FMLA was supposed to cover the past ones once approved, he was told. Then they gave us a check for unused vacation days. Figure that out?!?

Shortly later one of his ex-coworkers got canned and he sued and they settled... I had been on my husband to get a suit filed but he never did We also heard the company seemed to be trying to get rid of their boss too. No idea what was going on there.

Our insurance was still good for a day or 2 after he got fired so I made sure to get out and refill all our prescriptions before our coverage ended.
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Old 04-26-2008, 12:20 AM
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Sorry to hear that. Christine - here is a govt site listing info on how to file a complaint for FMLA violations if you and your dh want to pursue that. IF you are making a complaint start documenting everything that has happened and write it down, now, and get any info you can from his coworkers and document document document! Keep track of every piece of info, like "Bob parked the truck in front of our house to clean" etc. Every single little thing that can help your case.

Also, regarding the insurance, don't they have to give you a certain amount of notice to cancel it? Possibly you can COBRA his coverage just long enough to get the surgery, or something. Good luck to you. I'm sorry hang in there!

What you are describing is illegal, if the employer fired him just because of the insurance, misunderstanding about the truck, etc while he was on FMLA.

29CFR825 - The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

Thank you for the link very very interesting reading, I am filing a complaint I dont know about him we arent speaking to each other right now. Plus I am going to housing about some ongoing issues with overcrowding and how he treats the homeowners we own our Mobiles but rent our lots and he has continually violated more than 5 housing rules under the manufactured housing rules of the state and county, I have kept my mouth shut ever since he took over and the residents took a hating to him becuase DH worked for the complex well know they will know the meaning of the b-word because I am going to become the biggest one he ever met and butted heads with.
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Was he off the entire FMLA period (I think its 13 weeks off the entire FMLA period in a year). Our company fired a girl who needed two surgerys (double hip) and they did one at a time, and when the 13 weeks were up they canned her.
Also, we are in PA which is an "at will" state, meaning they could fire you for no reason at all....the only thing you could really sue for s if you could prove discrimination, sexual harrassment etc.
First find out if you are an "at will " state.
Also, mileage logs required for all company vehicles should be able to prove he didnt drive the truck...the phone numbers could also be proven to be spam. esp. if he hung up right away.
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Old 04-26-2008, 09:17 AM
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Was he off the entire FMLA period (I think its 13 weeks off the entire FMLA period in a year). Our company fired a girl who needed two surgerys (double hip) and they did one at a time, and when the 13 weeks were up they canned her.
Also, we are in PA which is an "at will" state, meaning they could fire you for no reason at all....the only thing you could really sue for s if you could prove discrimination, sexual harrassment etc.
First find out if you are an "at will " state.
Also, mileage logs required for all company vehicles should be able to prove he didnt drive the truck...the phone numbers could also be proven to be spam. esp. if he hung up right away.
Nope he had until June 19th to return.

We are I believe an at will state so if he didnt like the color of his shirt he could fire him.

Mileage logs for the company vehicles thats a joke they never keep track of the mileage driving around the complex and DH suggested it when he discovered one of the other guys who no longer works here driving it off the property to lunch and to his personal appointments etc. but he was told it wasnt necessary and everything DH suggested to help the company was never necessary. When he wanted to take some classes to improve skills to get rid of subcontractors it was always later talk to me later and later never came.
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He wasnt getting spam phone calls spam text messages and his co-worker is getting them too. Only phone calls he ever got when he was off was from co-workers for questions about wheres this how do we do that etc. or vendors calling him not knowing he was off on disability and they can prove it, yet another employee spends the whole day on the company phone with his many girls.

Trust me I have dirt lots of it, what bugs me the most is DH was the most reliable of all them, never late for work, always on time from lunch, always willing to help residents even on his own time if needed, when he needed time off he would give them ample notice to take off. Would go to his Dr's appts and come right back to work. Usually took one week vacation of the two weeks and cashed out the other. Was always on-call for the other employees and never complained when it was his week to be on call for maintenance emergencies and having to get up in the middle of the night when someones sewer line backed up into the yard or their electricity went out. He worked for months in severe pain with his neck before it finally just got to be too much and that was March 10th and he went back to work after 2 days and then went to the neurosurgeon who pulled him off completely.

The only problem is the community manager never like DH's suggestions on how to do things differently to save money or make it less time consuming or why by law things couldn't be done per the state law or county law when he wanted him or the others to do something against them, he refused because he wasnt going to have it come back to him and the state get him for doing it. Just wait calls will be made monday there are new homes in here they moved in that have not got proper building permits and violate the minimum requirement on how close they can be to other homes, just wait I will take his former boss down and bigtime and I know I have at least 300 residents if not more on my side and if I take the company with him so be it. Or the fact there are 10 people living in a 10x46 mobile home with 2 bedrooms one bath and he seems to have no clue, its common in here that the residents who are "legally" approved to buy a home and rent a lot move into the home with anywhere from 5-6 other people, we have gang graffitti all over the place and he refuses to let the homeowners start a neighborhood watch, he took away all the fun things for the kids such as the haunted house, Santa Visit, easter egg roll, Monthly coloring contest,no pools allowed in your own fenced in yard or swing sets anymore and from the community as a whole he took away Community Day , Community yard sale and he is never out in the community like the prior 2 managers were he wouldnt have a clue who his residents were if they stood next to him in the grocery store, he isnt cordial to them, we had two residents die last year that my DH and the crew had to break into the home to check on and they were both decomposed, the old managers checked on the elderly and infirm residents frequently and I have seen the handbook and he doesnt do his job at all just sits in his office thinking of ways to avoid resident complaints or how to not spend money to get something fixed correctly etc. I coudl go on and on and on.


I havent slept all night I have cried my eyes out because I am mad at DH too because I did say to him you are being watched I wouldnt take the company truck to move your stuff but he never listens to me and look what happened it bit him in the butt bigtime. He has never been written up for anything at all disciplinary wise which is what makes me really mad, they have a 3 strike rule in the employee manual.
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Old 04-26-2008, 09:23 AM
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Christine, I am so sorry to hear this. (((HUGS)))) I would file a grievance and perhaps talk to legal aid to see what his rights are and if they can help. Good Luck, hope things turn around for you real soon!
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Old 04-26-2008, 11:59 AM
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I am so frustrated for you-your stress level must be through the roof. Have you considered contacting an attorney? This just doesn't "feel right" and with all the dirt you have, might be able to get some sort of settlement. Hang in there...
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I hope this is great new opportunity for your family. Right now I am sorry for you for the financial worry however most likely he will receive disabillity or some sort of settlement. And perhaps this can be a time for him to recuperate maybe to take some classes or do something to enrich himself. I don't know your personal situation however I have great faith in life that what is happening is meant to happen right now and that if you look at it more as an open window (which may be hard to climb into but once you get in oh man it's so nice in there!) than a closed door.
Good luck through all this and I hope your husband gets what he deserves from these employers.
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I am filing a complaint I dont know about him we arent speaking to each other right now. ..

Yep they fired my DH today while he is out on disability and during the FMLA period the reason his boss used is unauthorized use of company equipment he says DH has been using the company truck which he has not.

I know I told DH not to use the company truck to move his equipment but he did it anyway because I know how the residents are here into everyons business but their own. I am putting a for sale sign on the mobile tomorrow I cant live in this place anymore I Think I will just move to FL with my mom it would be easier.
So according to your different posts, DH did do it. His boss may be a jerk but it's a legitimate firing and more than's needed in an at will state. Why would he risk being caught making unauthorized use of company equipment when he knows he needs the insurance? He had to know that with him out on disability, they'd be looking for a reason to get rid of him and he had to know about all the nosy neighbors that would tell. Why just hand them a valid reason? I think you can get them to settle and that will alleviate some of your financial worries but I think the bigger problem is how all this is going to affect your marriage. Are you really going to sell your mobile home and go live with your mom?
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I am having a tough time following these threads, but it sounds like DH worked for the community in which you live. If I got that right, I would be a little worried that raising Cain might bring on even more trouble and repurcussions to your family. If DH was out on disability, and the company is paying for that and/or the medical bills, they are likely going to watch like a hawk to find an opportunity to cut their losses, so to speak.

I'm sorry this is happening to you, but I do think you need to let the emotions settle and make good choices on how to respond.

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I am not attacking, so please don't take this the wrong way. If I recall correctly, you receive Soc Sec Disability, which means your son receives a montly payment as well for having a disabled parent. Isn't this enough for you to pay your lot rent and utilities/necessities? I'm not talking about cell phones and cable TV. Necessities.

It appears that your emotions are running your decision making presently. In my experience, it is NEVER a good idea to make major life decisions when going through a stressful time.

We are only hearing your side of this; your husband may have an entirely different take on it. It sounds like the two of you aren't even talking, which is unfortunate because this is a time when the two of you need to come together and make decisions. From your side, it appears that your husband made some bad decisions. Your stirring up a hornet's nest by making complaints related to where you live is only going to make things worse for you. Do you really need more stress right now?

You may just be posting to vent, or you may be looking for sympathy - I don't know. This is obviously a stressful time for you, but don't forget this is just as stressful, if not more so, for your husband. Freezing him out is not going to help either of you. I hope when you cool off you can see things more clearly. I hope only the best for you and your family, and while things seem at their darkest right now this may actually be the beginning of something better coming along for your family - if you remain open enough to see it.
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I am having a tough time following these threads, but it sounds like DH worked for the community in which you live. If I got that right, I would be a little worried that raising Cain might bring on even more trouble and repurcussions to your family. If DH was out on disability, and the company is paying for that and/or the medical bills, they are likely going to watch like a hawk to find an opportunity to cut their losses, so to speak.

I'm sorry this is happening to you, but I do think you need to let the emotions settle and make good choices on how to respond.

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DH was not hurt on the job the disability payments if we ever get any we paid for the policy not the company it was taken out of his paycheck every check. The company does pay a portion of the Health Insurance premiums, not much though from what I understand and its the Health insurance paying for everything, so the employer isn't out anything from their pocket in essence except the one month of their portion of Ins Premiums.

I don't care what if anything happens when I bring to light OSHA issues, Occupancy Issues, Zoning too, I reported a problem to the county once before and they never knew who did it and the problem was solved at least temporarily regarding recycling.

We're cutting our losses and will be selling but I wont let the complex do the selling I will do it myself I wont let them get any profit off my home.
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So according to your different posts, DH did do it. His boss may be a jerk but it's a legitimate firing and more than's needed in an at will state. Why would he risk being caught making unauthorized use of company equipment when he knows he needs the insurance? He had to know that with him out on disability, they'd be looking for a reason to get rid of him and he had to know about all the nosy neighbors that would tell. Why just hand them a valid reason? I think you can get them to settle and that will alleviate some of your financial worries but I think the bigger problem is how all this is going to affect your marriage. Are you really going to sell your mobile home and go live with your mom?

Heres the thing as DH and I have discussed. He was required to provide his own tools/equipment and when the company wouldn't get a new mower to mow the common areas last spring we volunteered ours. All his tools etc were on the company truck and since he was out on FMLA and he didnt want the guys using and losing his stuff (which there is a bunch missing) he brought the truck to the house to unload it and had someone put the mower in the back and get it off. I do think that yes his boss was looking for a reason to get rid of him but DH had a legitimate reason to get his tools off the truck, they were brought to work on the truck which he used to bring home every night which is how they got on the truck in the first place. He brought the truck home the first weekend after he went off on FMLA because during the week it was being used and the guys wouldnt bring it over at lunch to let us get it unloaded, so why wait over a month to fire him? I do think some of this stems from the fact that the guys have parked it in front of our home when they are cleaning the street and it sat there for 4 hours when they were replacing the fence behind ours and our neighbors home I think maybe he saw it an assumed DH had it and he couldnt because he didnt have the keys after the first weekend he used it, he gave his keys to another guy who lost his set. He wouldn't even let DH explain himself or nothing, just said you are fired because of this and told him to leave.

Yes we are selling and going to live with my mom, but without money to fix things to pass inspection it might be awhile and any more time in the community I was born in, grew up in, planned on raising my family in and dying in is too much time.
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I am not attacking, so please don't take this the wrong way. If I recall correctly, you receive Soc Sec Disability, which means your son receives a montly payment as well for having a disabled parent. Isn't this enough for you to pay your lot rent and utilities/necessities? I'm not talking about cell phones and cable TV. Necessities.

It appears that your emotions are running your decision making presently. In my experience, it is NEVER a good idea to make major life decisions when going through a stressful time.

We are only hearing your side of this; your husband may have an entirely different take on it. It sounds like the two of you aren't even talking, which is unfortunate because this is a time when the two of you need to come together and make decisions. From your side, it appears that your husband made some bad decisions. Your stirring up a hornet's nest by making complaints related to where you live is only going to make things worse for you. Do you really need more stress right now?

You may just be posting to vent, or you may be looking for sympathy - I don't know. This is obviously a stressful time for you, but don't forget this is just as stressful, if not more so, for your husband. Freezing him out is not going to help either of you. I hope when you cool off you can see things more clearly. I hope only the best for you and your family, and while things seem at their darkest right now this may actually be the beginning of something better coming along for your family - if you remain open enough to see it.
Now that DH is not an employee our lot rent will go up $200 lot rent here is $600 a month no that is not a typo $600 a month for a lot and trash service and the little maintenance things they do. I understand it helps pay the salaries, the utilities, taxes and all, but there are 701 lots here they make over $400,000 a month in lot rent alone and I know how much the county appraised the land for and the tax bill and how many employees and about what they make per years, they profit Millions of dollars a year here.

MY SSDI check and DS's covered the lot rent, mortgage and utilities (gas, elec., water, Phone/Tv/Net are bundled on 2 yr contract) before exactly nothing more nothing less and now I need $200 a month more. I have just enough left in savings to keep us afloat maybe 2 months if I dont pay my car payment, stop DS's meds, my meds and we dont eat not a problem.

PArt of me is venting and part of me is hoping for maybe a glimmer of hope that someone here knows something I dont know, can help me navigate the system that keeps telling me No you dotn qualify, you tell me how a family of three can survive on $1216 a month and your basic necessities are more or equal to it. I am so used to being the person everyone comes to for help and I can guide them and now that I need help and I use the same programs, process I send everyone else to use I cant get help I get majorly stressed,


Everyone does keep saying this maybe a good time to start anew, we talked to my mom and she says that it would be best for us to move down with her temporarily we can only stay 60 days in her complex, get our own place or one with a in law apt for her and start over, I know things are less expensive in her area of FL than they are here in the Washington DC Area, maybe DH can start over at 45 (today is his b-day) and go to school to become a x-ray tech or pharmacy tech which maybe hard with his reading problem, but its worth a try.

I did something very hard yesterday I took 3 of my cats to the shelter because I knew I couldnt take care of them and they are young and adoptable, I kept the older three who are unadoptable because they are elderly. I put a bunch of old VHS tapes up for sale on Craigslist we dont watch them why not get them out of here and try to make some money.

Mitcham no offense taken at all, trust me if you saw what someone wrote on my Myspace when I posted about DH being out on FMLA now that was offensive.

I better get to "work" about 20 PTC PRograms are waiting for me to click today
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Before you do anything rash---please consult an attorney.

You start turning a prior employer in AFTER being fired it appears to be retaliatory in nature. While the accusations may have basis in fact, it can appear as if the accusations are based on an angry ex-employee trying to "stick it" to the employer who fired him.

If you and your husband truly feel that he was fired without cause and was discriminated against due to his illness/disability then I strongly suggest consulting w/ a labour relations/employment attorney.
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I didn't realize you lived in the Washington DC area, which we all know is terribly expensive. I can't believe how much you have been paying for lot rent. The people I know who live in mobile homes around here pay about $200 or less/month.

I thought of two other things that might help. (1)Contact your State Equal Rights division and ask about wrongful terminations. (2) If your husband is unable to work due to disability factors, fill out an application for state vocational rehabilitation services. They can pay for retraining/schooling. I work for DVR, so if you have any questions about this, please let me know.

It sounds like moving in with your mother will give your entire family a little time to think things through and decide what your next steps will be. I wish you all the best and hope that while things look darkest now, you will be able to look back at this moment in time and realize that this happened for a reason and that your family will come out stronger and better off in the (very near!) future.
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I didn't realize you lived in the Washington DC area, which we all know is terribly expensive. I can't believe how much you have been paying for lot rent. The people I know who live in mobile homes around here pay about $200 or less/month.

I thought of two other things that might help. (1)Contact your State Equal Rights division and ask about wrongful terminations. (2) If your husband is unable to work due to disability factors, fill out an application for state vocational rehabilitation services. They can pay for retraining/schooling. I work for DVR, so if you have any questions about this, please let me know.

It sounds like moving in with your mother will give your entire family a little time to think things through and decide what your next steps will be. I wish you all the best and hope that while things look darkest now, you will be able to look back at this moment in time and realize that this happened for a reason and that your family will come out stronger and better off in the (very near!) future.

Yep it is terribly expensive here, which is why we have always been one or two checks from losing it all. Last time lot rent was around $200 would have been around 1989. When I got married in 1983 it was $180 in here. We just got to get this place fixed up and dejunked to pass inspection to sell it and I am sure we can sell it fast since its not one of the $150,00 pieces of junk they have brought in, I don't want much for it just pay it off and give me $1000 or $2000 profit is all I ask. We looked at our almost 25 yrs of marriage and what we have accumulated and determined all we will take with us is clothes, dishes, electronics, curios cabinet, collectibles, DS's bed, our bedroom dressers and some of the stuff in the shed, paperwork of course thats it so we wont need but a small u-haul. Mom lives in an all adult community in FL also a Mobile home and we can stay 60 days with our son no more, so we'll see how that goes, who knows we may end up staying here in the area or a county away.

Our Equal rights Commission is on County Level here they are on my list to call. Social Security is on my list to, he has COPD also with sleep apnea. The States Rehab dept has a long waitlist for services, but we can hope if I can get Social Services to understand what is going on I can get DH on medicaid and get them to refer him to the state which would bump him up the list. I am going to "cash-in" my SSA ticket to work and try to work for a temp agency if they will understand I only want to temp nothing permanent and not fulltime.

I will let you know if I need more guidance I just remembered thanks to you that my HS friend is a Voc Rehab Counselor and may have some ideas for us. So yes the darkness is getting better.
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Have you checked out these sites?


A Guide to Disability Rights Laws

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U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Disability Resources - Americans with Disabilities Act


It sounds like he should be covered by the americans with disabilities act. I would go to my local legal aid office and pursue it.
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how are things going so far this week for you? It sounds as things are looking a little brighter (or at least clearer).

Will you all be getting the stimulus payment? I hope so, that will be something very useful for you right now, and just might be a big thing to help you out of the situation you are in.

Thinking of you!
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how are things going so far this week for you? It sounds as things are looking a little brighter (or at least clearer).

Will you all be getting the stimulus payment? I hope so, that will be something very useful for you right now, and just might be a big thing to help you out of the situation you are in.

Thinking of you!
Ohhgodd~ Thank you for thinking about me we have gotten some good news and are feeling less stressed. DH is having surgery still, the hospital is a non profit and will care for him no matter what we had to apply for State and Local Hospitalization and Medicaid for him and their Charity care program. Spoke to an attorney who is going to talk to the company on our behalf about everything including the fact they have yet to pay DH for the days he worked prior to going out on disability or his sick pay or vacation pay at no cost to us.

Yes we will get the stimulus payment should be here today will check bank account shortly, not sure what to do with it, we could pay COBRA insurance on him only with it for May or we could pay off one credit card or use it to pay our lot rent a month in advance or use it to get flooring to help with the sale of the home, so many ideas not sure what to do right now. Any suggestions from anyone?

My mother has said when one of the CD's from Dads money matures next month she will try to get the money and not roll it over and give it to us to pay off our car, it all depends on if she can convince her "keeper" and the POA on her account to take her to the bank and give us the money.

I am really stressed because there is this troll who is attacking me on Myspace calling me a whiny beggar and criticizing me for spending money back in August 2007 while on vacation in Myrtle Beach
that I could be using now for Stefans meds etc. that was what 8 months ago and that was money I earned form surveys and clicking RP's and they keep saying I harassed someone about something I knew nothing about and I have no clue what its about unless it involves my one son from 2 yrs ago and that is so over and done with. I just cant believe cruel people can be to others and telling me I don't deserve any compassion.

I am just glad I have MyCoupons family to vent to and even if we dont all agree we dont flame and attack each other we have compassion for each other.

Also DH had a 401K he is vested 100% in his and 80% in the companies portion considering our situation now would we be better off rolling it into a IRA or using it to pay off some debt, I know we will have to pay a penalty at tax time, but since DH has no income for at least 3 months our taxable income will be low so the penalty should be minimal. He wont be getting much about $900 and thats with 4 yrs of working there he lost a lot of value with the sotkc market fluctuations. What do you all suggest we do?

And DH has a lead on a job after he is released to work, wont say where right now but its one of my favorite places to buy groceries and the insurance benefits are awesome and half what he was paying with the complexes company.

So yes there is light at the end of the tunnel I have regained faith, but I still need someone to help me with physical labor type jobs around the house, I am going to paint my deck and I can sit in a chair and do that easily over a few days time, but the laundry room floor is a biggie I need a big strong person to move my washer, dryer and freezer and pull up the bad stuff replace it and put down new flooring and Hearts and hammers could do it but I have to sign a contract that I wont sell my home for two years and thats why were doing the work to sell.

Thanks everyone for your prayers, pms' Raok's etc they mean more than you know
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You might want to consider making your myspace private. There are some definite loons out there!!!!!
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I am really stressed because there is this troll who is attacking me on Myspace calling me a whiny beggar and criticizing me for spending money back in August 2007 while on vacation in Myrtle Beach
that I could be using now for Stefans meds etc. that was what 8 months ago and that was money I earned form surveys and clicking RP's and they keep saying I harassed someone about something I knew nothing about and I have no clue what its about unless it involves my one son from 2 yrs ago and that is so over and done with. I just cant believe cruel people can be to others and telling me I don't deserve any compassion.
Ohhggod mentioned you could make your Myspace private...

Is the person who is bothering you your "friend" on Myspace and attacking your personal page? Just "unfriend" them and they can no longer make any comments. (approved Myspace friend)

Is the person sending you private messages and is not your "friend"?(approved Myspace friend)...if you go into your controls you can make it so only friends can private message you, not just anyone. My DD has it that way and cuts down on all the spam and unwanted messages.

But if you are talking about a Myspace group, and the person is attacking you with comments on there....unfortunately I don't think they have the same rules that we have here. I am sorry you have to deal with that, you don't deserve it, but it can be troubling nonetheless, especially now. Best advice I can say is leave that forum temporarily or permanently, it is annoying, but do it for now, for a while until they leave or you can deal with that. You have enough on your plate right now. Stay here, we support you!!!
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Where in the DC area are you? Some areas are cheaper than others.
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Where in the DC area are you? Some areas are cheaper than others.
Northern VA I live by Fort Belvoir lived here my whole life its as we call it Overtaxed , underpaid underfunded Fairfax County !!!
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Ohhggod mentioned you could make your Myspace private...

Is the person who is bothering you your "friend" on Myspace and attacking your personal page? Just "unfriend" them and they can no longer make any comments. (approved Myspace friend)

Is the person sending you private messages and is not your "friend"?(approved Myspace friend)...if you go into your controls you can make it so only friends can private message you, not just anyone. My DD has it that way and cuts down on all the spam and unwanted messages.

But if you are talking about a Myspace group, and the person is attacking you with comments on there....unfortunately I don't think they have the same rules that we have here. I am sorry you have to deal with that, you don't deserve it, but it can be troubling nonetheless, especially now. Best advice I can say is leave that forum temporarily or permanently, it is annoying, but do it for now, for a while until they leave or you can deal with that. You have enough on your plate right now. Stay here, we support you!!!
Not a friend reported them, called my friend who is Law Enforcement to help me, the IP #'s we believe are going to match a certain teenage girl who my then 18 yr old (now almost 21) was having a relationship with when she was 14 that we intervened in, she has mental problems as does son and tends to stalk him and I haven't seen her in 2 years or even thought of her in that time except to pray for her but found out last night her boyfriend dumped her so she has nothing better to do than harass me again and accuse me of harassing her 2 years ago. I intend on pressing charges against her for cyberstalking because she has found my Livejournal and posted things from it to my Myspace I amstill trying to figure that one out since it is totally private and friends only I think someone on there is backstabbing me. I blocked her but she keeps making new names, I cant go private because of certain organizations I am with that I need to be visible for members to find me with ease, but it is in consideration the attacks have slowed down because some of my faithful friends have called her out as have my sons so maybe she will stop now but I don't know I am going to watch and wait this out.

I do have exciting news we got last night.................


DH HAS BEEN RE-INSTATED TO HIS FMLA !!!!!!

The regional manager called last night who is just below the VP of the region and she did a thorough investigation and said that some things didnt sound right or look right in the statements she was given by the community manager and the "witnesses" and she interviewed the other maintenance guys and the one DH gave the truck keys to and invalidated several of the letters from witnesses who claim DH drove the truck around the complex on more than one occasion which we know he didnt. She said he had a right to bring his tools and personal lawn mower home in the company truck and she was concerned the company was using our mower for a year. Lets just say DH stirred up a hornets nest of things there is also an investigation into time cards, DH mentioned how his Paychecks never matched his timecards, Payroll never sees the time-cards they only see what is electronically sent to them by the community manager so our time card copies have been faxed to her with the paystubs in question and we were told it would be investigated. He was told after his Doctor releases him he can return, but he is not returning because we know it will go past the 12 weeks and we know that the community manager will be gunning for him. There are other issues they are looking into now thanks to DH and talks with the other employees. So we have insurance through at Least June now and I am going to make sure we stock up on RX's and stuff even if I have to max out a credit card to do it.

I am proud of my DH, I did not know he had made all these phone calls I know he had been spending a lot of time on the deck and when certain phone calls would come in he would take them outside, I figured he didn't want to upset me with more bad news. This is the first time in almost 25 yrs of marriage my DH has taken the initiative to do something without me telling him to.
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