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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
At least the cards are pretty...
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 02:57 pmApplied for food stamps - I mean, EBT - today. First time I've ever done something like that.
Not that I have anything against it, mind you. Fuck, I've been paying into the system for 30 years now (Jesus, has it been that long?) so I feel perfectly fine about tapping said system for help now that I need it. I've never understood the snotty attitude so many people have about government assistance. As far as I'm concerned, that's what the goddamned horrible government is FOR.
The process was surprisingly easy, and the worker I spoke with was quite pleasant. (And the intake worker, OMFG. He made Graham Norton look like Sly Stallone. But SUCH a nice, sweet, helpful person. I instantly wanted to replace every homophobic fuckwad in the entire U.S. government with one of him. The country would be 5000% better instantly.) The only crap thing was having to go home to dig out the papers that the phone worker I talked to yesterday had said I wouldn't need, and which it turned out I did very much need, and then go back again. 45 minutes on bus and train each way, thanks very much. But worth it, if they approve my application.
Keep your fingers crossed for me. I can use the dough, believe me. I'm barely scraping by, and some help at the grocery store would come in mighty handy.
Not that I have anything against it, mind you. Fuck, I've been paying into the system for 30 years now (Jesus, has it been that long?) so I feel perfectly fine about tapping said system for help now that I need it. I've never understood the snotty attitude so many people have about government assistance. As far as I'm concerned, that's what the goddamned horrible government is FOR.
The process was surprisingly easy, and the worker I spoke with was quite pleasant. (And the intake worker, OMFG. He made Graham Norton look like Sly Stallone. But SUCH a nice, sweet, helpful person. I instantly wanted to replace every homophobic fuckwad in the entire U.S. government with one of him. The country would be 5000% better instantly.) The only crap thing was having to go home to dig out the papers that the phone worker I talked to yesterday had said I wouldn't need, and which it turned out I did very much need, and then go back again. 45 minutes on bus and train each way, thanks very much. But worth it, if they approve my application.
Keep your fingers crossed for me. I can use the dough, believe me. I'm barely scraping by, and some help at the grocery store would come in mighty handy.