Random thread: Where's your postcount now, (tpd) bitch

[r00]

I think I brought this all up before, but yeah.  Affordable care act means being forced into it or taking a tax penalty. 

"I want everyone to remember why they need us!"

[individualzero]

Threat, I love it when your name pops up as the most recent poster in the Random thread because I know your post is going to be a crazy/fun read. rofl

[videodrone]

Wait, they're dinging you for not having insurance?  I am so fucked next year    There's no chance I'm going to be insured through work before next year... FML 

Yup.

Basically, it went like this: I was laid off from November 2011 to January 2012. I had the unemployment office up my ass to sign up for COBRA. At the advice of a friend of my mother's, (who works in Human Resources so she has an idea what she's talking about) I took a gamble that I was going to be employed before the deadline to sign up. Thankfully, I was, as I got hired at my current place of employment in the middle of January 2012. There was no way in hell I was going to be able to afford paying for COBRA while receiving unemployment checks (as it was my severance pay was the only thing keeping a roof over my head at the time) and I was "making too much money" to qualify for Mass Health. Long story short, my mother's friend had said that the penalty for not having insurance was far less in the long run than having to pay for COBRA coverage. The whole thing makes me want to become a complete societal leech.

drone

[Naylzie]

Yup.

Basically, it went like this: I was laid off from November 2011 to January 2012. I had the unemployment office up my ass to sign up for COBRA. At the advice of a friend of my mother's, (who works in Human Resources so she has an idea what she's talking about) I took a gamble that I was going to be employed before the deadline to sign up. Thankfully, I was, as I got hired at my current place of employment in the middle of January 2012. There was no way in hell I was going to be able to afford paying for COBRA while receiving unemployment checks (as it was my severance pay was the only thing keeping a roof over my head at the time) and I was "making too much money" to qualify for Mass Health. Long story short, my mother's friend had said that the penalty for not having insurance was far less in the long run than having to pay for COBRA coverage. The whole thing makes me want to become a complete societal leech.

drone

Nngh, yeah, it looks like I'm going to be eating the ding for lack of insurance next year...  My folks neglected to mention that something had arrived for me at their place TWO MONTHS AGO and I didn't see it until two days AFTER my shot at COBRA expired.  The COBRA extension under my dad's coverage would have been HALF of what I'd be paying for an individual plan, with better coverage, and from the looks of it, it's probably cheaper for me to just accept the federal scolding for not being able to afford to better take care of myself.  AUGH.  File this under "Fire them all and start over" please.

[TPD]

Someone should screencap the facebook random thread.

[Naylzie]

Haha, damn thing will be like a zillion screen caps long 

[TPD]

Who's up for writing a recap thread

[Aaron]

I think what should happen is r00 rynne and Chim (where ever she has been) should get a fb and join it. Even if its 100% fake name or pi username. I like the idea of a fb group. But I want this place to still be alive as well... And I think its clear some poeple won't be on here much or ever...

[TPD]

No. Facebook is evil and I envy anyone not on it. I joined it by necessity. Because I'm a creeper.

[r00]

I miss Chim.  8(

[luna]

me too. I didn't realize she had been gone for so long

[r00]

Aaron, you be safe out there in Seattle, ok?

[luna]

"make your meat look like meat"

[TPD]

gives a whole new meaning to "smoked bacon".



Insert "pork" joke here.

[r00]

I will oblige TPD.

Pulled pork anyone?