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Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 3:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
肋骨の希望よりよい日を明日過す!



Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL!! (So I got the "hope you have a better day tomorrow" bit, but was the other part? Google Translate says something about a rib? LOL!

(BTW, 64 bit is 64ビット in JP. Which would be a heckuva lot easier to deal with if I could read JP and figure out where it's supposed to go when talking about Windows 7 64-bit systems. At least ES, FR, and DE are easy for me!)

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
A rib? lol Only thing I can think is that's how they translated Costa cuz the rest is spot on. lol

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
hahaha I cut and pasted what I posted above into Babel Fish, and this is what I got.

The day when it is better than desire of the rib tomorrow is passed!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Spend a better day tomorrow, hope the ribs!

LOL - Well that brought a tear to my eye.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
I think that'd be a cool bumper sticker....lol

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
I tend to find that when every one around me is a total idiot and deserves to be shot..... I get my period the next week.

If only I worked with smart people, then I would never get my period.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
That wouldn't work for me Christy (I get my periods four times a year and I get to pick when I want 'em).

Serate, Costa = rib. That's HILARIOUS!!!! That made me laugh, and I needed that! I could NOT figure out what you meant to say with "rib"!!!!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Glad I could make you smile when you had such a crappy day.

So I put in just Costa and got 肋骨. So I put in 肋骨 and translated back to English and it said rib. lol

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
In medical terminology, costa (latin) is a prefix meaning "pertaining to the rib"

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Well that makes total sense then. Thanks Huk!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 12:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Just to clarify things... Costa is Greek for Charlie. (Which was his name when I adopted him. It's not Spanish for coast, as in Costa Rica!) :-)

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Wow I've learned 4 languages today. Awesome! So the next time I see 肋骨 I'll think of Charlie's rib coast.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 5:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
HAHAHAHA!! Smartie pants!

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
Just when I thought I had paid my part after insurance of all the bills associated with that ambulance trip to the ER back in May, I get my part of the ambulance bill the middle of last wk & it's $360 something - I call them last Fri. and put it on my credit card. Yest. I get "my" part of the bill after insurance from a Dr. that I saw for maybe 30 min. while in the ER - my part is $116. I have alot of upcoming medical tests & procedures coming up in the next month that I know will be costly - even with insurance.

How do honest folks (like me) who pay their own way in today's society make ends meet? I work hard and always have. I've NEVER even considered any form of government assistance and the good Lord willing, never will!

There's a girl in my office (yes, I hired her about 7 months ago and she's a good employee) that is always talking about the "stress" she has of getting & keeping all of the govmt. assistance programs that she has - and she has applied for and gotten everything out there. I think, from listening to her talk, that she lies on these applications to be able to get all of this help: she has medicaid, wic (has a 2 yr old daughter and a HB in prison), free day care, and just got approved for full housing. Plus, she gets $250/m from the food stamp program. She has no federal income tax coming out of her payroll - just the manditory SS etc. She goes by her maiden name - not her married name so I am pretty sure that she's claiming to be a single mother. She is constantly bringing up stuff she is going to do & buy after the 1st of the yr when she gets her "income tax ck". She has bragged that she got over $6g back last yr and is hoping it's more this yr.

Even though I like this young woman and she does a great job for me, I have totally lost all respect for her.

She is a perfect example of what's wrong with our economy.......

Landileigh
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07-28-2002

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 2:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
as a person who has been trying to get some government assistance, let me tell you from what you have stated: She is a 2 person household (not single mother as they don't care), with one income. So whether she goes by her maiden name or not is not an issue. They go by her SS#, so they find EVERY bank account, they know her tax refund, they know every $ stated to the state and feds (it IS on her check).

She is like a lot of people who live paycheck to paycheck. To receive food stamps (as a 2 person household), her gross income can only be $1,579 with a net income of $1,215. that amounts to a little over $18k a year.

As for her stating what she will be getting at the first of the year for her tax check, that is probably her ONLY, as I know it is ours, extra money.

I know of the stress of trying to get aid, as I've been there since August of 2008. I lost my job, lost our house, my beautiful PT cruiser, my husband has been on SDI since May when he had major surgery on his foot. He was our only source of any income, and being in construction the work has been sporadic since 2008 at best. I have major medical problems and take over 12 medicines a day, if my husband wasn't a union member, and through the grace of god, i'm very thankful to have medical insurance as I am not eligible for medicaid as my husband's $1800 a month from SDI is TOO much!

our rent is $1600.00 a month. which is average here in N.Calif.

now tell me how is a person supposed to eat, and pay bills and live without government assitance? yet i'm having to jump through hoops to get it. and boy is it STRESSFUL!


Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
We are going thru VERY hard times now too. Times we never imagined we'd see, being that we are two very capable and educated people. We are both working over 80 hours combined and still cannot seem to make ends meet. I am currently working for minimum wage. Which is so aggravating to work a very tiring 8 hour shift, be away from my kids and know that for all that work, I cleared, what like $40 bucks?? If that? My retired mom is babysitter, if we did not have her, I would likely have to pay more than I would make once you add a babysitter and gas into it... We also have not qualified for anything other that unemployment and health insurance for the kids only (apparently adults are not worth helping). We still have our house. My dh may have a broken hand (might just be badly bruised we hope) and cannot even so much as get an xray. W T F. There are no jobs. Seems we cannot even find a flipping minimum wage job that offers health insurance.

Stress? I used to think I knew what stress was. I was so wrong and shame on me for complaining about stupid stuff like "oh yuck, it's monday and I have to go to work."

Jmm
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08-15-2002

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
{{{Julie}}}

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 4:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
The girl that I'm talking about does not have any bank accounts (she says she can't or she'll loose some of her assistance). She cashes her payroll cks and she's told me that she runs her "income tax ck" money through her aunt's banking so it isn't attached to her name. I'm guilty of allowing her to talk about "this" and even pushing her with questions because I'm curious. If she's not doing anything underhanded, she's sure done her homework on how to get everything possible.....and I guess I have to commend her for that.......maybe, I'm just a bit envious because I know I don't qualify for anything......who knows.

Landileigh
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07-28-2002

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
even if she "runs" her income tax check through her aunt's banking, it just means that someone is holding the $ for her, which would affect the medicaid, but the government is still aware that she received the funds.

when i did the application for food stamps last week, they gave me a handout of several pages of other government assitance. If I had a young child, there is much more available. I just have an old baby (20) and an old husband.


Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
It's just such a terrible situation for so many people who are doing their best.

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
Landileigh, thank you for your replies. I DO think that this girl is abusing the system! If she is, she'll get caught!

I told you that her HB is in prison.......he gets out early Feb. I asked her what she is going to do about all of the assistance programs that she's on..............she told me "I'm gonna lie until they catch me"!

Her HB has been locked up for a yr & it's drug traffic chgs! Because she basically gets her life paid for by assistance, she sends him $200+ a month for commisary!

How do you feel about that!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
What is HB?

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 10:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
My gripe is that a lot of people who followed the rules, paid bils on time, bought a house as a way to invest in themselves, paid insurance on cars/house/self, worked hard at a job, the list goes on and on, but basically made choices that were supposed to be the good ones.......are in bad situations right now.

This scares the heck out of me.

And yes, there will always be those who abuse the system, who take advantage of those who work hard and pay taxes.

I am proud to be the person who pays taxes and helps her neighbors. Just as I am proud to be the person who finds the $10 in the cash back slot and runs to find the person who was in front of me.

Landileigh
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07-28-2002

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 11:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
christy, i am one of those people who followed the rules. and because of all the hoops that you have to jump through, just don't know where it all ends.

julie, i think she uses the HB for "Hus-band" that's my guess.