Re: tommie/jobs ect

December 18, 2006

, if your husband could get a job in a factory in maintenance

as a electrician he can sure make some money. My son is a electrician for a

Company called Southwire. He has worked hard and climbed the ladder to

Electrician Technician and he is making $24.00 a hour in not hardly 2 years.

that is a very good trade. My husband is a machinist and the demand for that

trade has almost gone to nothing other than job shops with hardly and benefits

and little pay. He has just recently transferred to another department for fear

of the need of his job. There is a demand for electrician in our area. Ken

worked as a residential electrician helper while he was in school and he didn't

like that. and the pay was sorry too. I think like $9.00 a hr. I wanted Ken to

work residential long enough to get his license. down here you have to have 3

years experience to test to become license but he said he didn't like that end

of the business plus he has much better benefits.

Jena

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> Hi and welcome to the group:)

> I see you live in Tenn? I am in NC (neighbors) lol but originally from CT.

> I

> love the south and love nc...will NEVER move back up north! too expensive

> and too cold lol.

> I am sorry to hear it took you so long to get ssi...i myself am going on 5

> yrs of 'fighting' but my lawyer is now working my case so i hope to see

> results asap. I mainly want the medical care cause i am uninsured. I dont

> care about the money although it would be a huge help right now with my

> hubby not working.

> I hope that we can talk more sometime but welcome to the family:)

>

> On 12/16/06, Riggs <hotheadred68@...<hotheadred68%40yahoo.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hello my new friends!!!!!

> > I fought for 4 years to get my SSI...I didn't work enough in the right

> > " quarters " as they call them in order to receive disability...but I kept

> > getting turned down and I just kept appealing and going in front of

> judges

> > etc...and finally in April of 2004 I got approved! I mostly wanted it

> for

> > the medical as my meds and stuff are just outrageous! THEN I had to go

> in

> > front of a judge to determine if I was " ill " during the whole time I

> fought

> > for it for my back pay but I did win that as well...I got close to

> $16,000

> > in backpay broke up into 3 payments that I got every 6 months. That was

> a

> > good thing..until my stepkids stole everything *sigh*...thats another

> story

> > though...

> > Soooo..keep FIGHTING no matter what! Get an attorney if you have to...if

> > you don't win..they don't get paid...so you don't have to worry about

> the

> > financial part of the attorney. I am here if you have any questions *any

> of

> > you* or need help..just ask me! I do have Yahoo Messenger...my yahoo ID

> is

> > hotheadred68 so feel free to add me so we can chat sometimes!

> > Now...about pain meds...UGHHHHH.....I live in Tennessee..and I am on

> > TennCare which they recently knocked a LOT of people off of it and cut

> mine

> > down tremendously! I can't find a Dr. that will prescribe me pain meds,

> or

> > even my nerve medication. I have tried going to mental health as well as

> I

> > do suffer from bipolar disorder and NOBODY will help me! It sooo

> > frustrating. I don't want to go anywhere, I feel " safe " at home...hubby

> > tries to understand but he is a person that loves to go and do and I

> feel

> > like I am not " good " enough for him.

> > I am soooo tired of fighting to get my meds...to prove that I am NOT

> > addicted to pain meds...that I need them in order to function ya know?

> They

> > do have a huge problem here in TN with presc. drug abuse and selling of

> > them..etc...but I am NOT one of those people.

> > Tommie~ I see where you said you were on Neurontin...I believe that they

> > have had some problems with that med lately..so PLEASE be careful...I

> have

> > seen it on TV and have read it on the internet that it can and has

> caused

> > more problems than it has helped..so please be careful and do some

> checking

> > on it. I used to be on it but it didn't do me any good so I quit taking

> it.

> > Please don't think I am being bossy...I am just concerned for my new

> > friends!

> > Is everyone ready for Christmas??? Not us...*sigh*..we are not able to

> > have a Christmas this year...but thats ok...we have each other...our

> kids

> > *his and mine* have literally put us through a lot of H E double

> > TOOTHPICKS....mentally and financially *stealing and such*...but...life

> goes

> > on.

> > I hope you all have a great weekend and I will be checking in with you

> all

> > again soon. Thanks for being my new friends and I love you all! Take

> care

> > and HUGE gentle hugs to each and everyone of you! OHHHH....I live in

> Clinton

> > TN..I know there was someone that asked...it's on the Eastern side about

> 30

> > miles from Knoxville...

> > Love you all!!!

> > ~ The Redheaded Redneck in Tennessee *grin*

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

December 18, 2006

,

I wish we could afford to have Danny not work while going to school. He is

currently in the Motel business. Was going into management, but it really

doesn't pay that much with the Motel chain he is currently with. And to go into

management in a better chain would require a degree, which he has not. So he has

decided to go into welding. He will start school next month. I wish he could

stay home, but we just can't afford it. I only wish we had that luxury! lol

I'm glad Dennis is going to school and will be out soon. It's hard to live on

one income let alone have that income be a disability check. Thank God you have

no children. We have no bills, but have a son and 3 dogs. lol So I guess you

could say we have 4 children, as they are 4 mouths to feed. lol

Those darn immigrants are going to take over our Country if Bush doesn't do

something about it and that's as far as I'll go with that. It's a BIG soap box.

lol We are the land of opportunity! For everyone else. lol

I hope you are doing ok.

~Tommie

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