Time to Contact FEMA

Since the State of Wisconsin won’t answer my call, who will? I’m thinking FEMA, because to me this IS an emergency that the State government cannot manage. Call it selfish, but hey–I’m without my unemployment “benefit” for reasons unknown as of yet. I contacted my previous employer to ask if there were any issues on their end re: my unemployment and they said there were none. If I am without unemployment “benefits” due to some screw-up at DWD I will be very upset.

And another thing: why don’t we nix the extension of benefits and replace it with an increase for those who need the money to pay for their obligations (eg. daycare, mortgage, insurance) instead of those who just blow it on cigarrettes and beer? The benefit rate is just not enough.

I feel for the workers at Chrysler who have off for the next month, but if they start whining about getting only 80% of their pay during the next month I’m gonna flip out.

Still looking for new opportunities and to win the lotto, too.

Wisconsin Unemployment

Okay, so apparently there is a problem. Nevermind the fact that I can hardly pay my mortgage. I finally got through to unemployment today and then… AND THEN… I get disconnected! What the crap!? There is no reason that the phone number should be busy–I don’t care if unemployment is up 40%–I am one of the unemployed people who actually wants to get back to work. It’s not like I’m sitting on my butt doing nothing, believe me. Apparently the State if Wisconsin does not have the funds for unemployment and will need to seek federal assistance…. Who should be fired now? Way to manage the funds there, elected officials.

Sorry, just a little angry today.

McDonald’s Sued Over Woman’s Naked Buns

McDonald’s is known for its cheap meat — but after a bad trip to the burger joint, one guy’s wife allegedly became cheap meat.

McD’s just got served by a guy who allegedly left his cell phone — which contained nude photos of his wife — at the Arkansas restaurant, only to find the nude pics posted online.

Phillip Sherman was assured by employees they’d keep the phone safe, yet the photos — along with Sherman’s phone number and address — somehow found their way onto the Internet.

The couple claims they had to move to a new house to get away from his wife’s new stalkers. Sherman wants 3 mil for their troubles. Courtesy of TMZ

Overheard at Wal-Mart

I was waiting in the checkout lane and the guy in front of me is talking to the employee about cigarettes. In comparing two brands, he described one as “a bad cigarette.” -Aren’t they all bad?

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

The Wisconsin Hospital Association has “suggested” that Wisconsin hospitals not bill patients or insurance companies for certain mistakes made to patients while in treatment. If I were a patient and somebody left a medical instrument in my body, I would sue the pants off them. 

Customer Takes Frustrations Out on 911 Operator

Jacksonville police say Reginald Peterson needs to learn that 911 is not the appropriate place to complain that Subway left the sauce off a spicy Italian sandwich.

FULL STORY AND AUDIO HERE

Stories from Wal-Mart

Thanks to Jeanie for this one…

A very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into Wal-Mart with her two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance. 

The Wal-Mart Greeter said pleasantly ‘Good morning and welcome to Wal-Mart. Nice children you have there. Are they twins?’ 

The ugly woman stopped yelling long enough to say, ‘Hell no they aren’t twins! The oldest one’s 9, and the other one’s 7-years old, Why the hell would you think they’re twins, are you blind, or just stupid?’

‘I’m neither blind nor stupid, Ma’am, replied the Wal-Mart Greeter. ‘I just could not believe someone made love to you twice!’ Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.’

Can I get some honey with those chicken nuggets?

So I’m at the drive-thru this morning on my way to work, ordering my usual: Large Diet Coke w/o ice (you get more value for your money without the ice and I can’t stand to drink coffee). I get to the first window and after I hand over my $1.05 the lady says “Thanks” and calls me “honey”–not a big deal, but a bit annoying when it happens EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK. You don’t see any male employees at the drive-thru window saying “Thanks, honey” to the female customers now do you? That would be bad and would most likely result in unemployment. 

But today was a new day, I thought to myself. I was going to give this lady a piece of my mind. 

Just before I pulled ahead I told her ”I’m not your honey.” Awesome, right? Wrong. The problem here was the fact that I could NOT pull ahead. There was a car in front of me. So there I was, sitting in front of the drive-thru lady, looking like an idiot. I didn’t know what to do at that point so I put the window back up and started talking on my cellphone–to myself. How embarrassing.