Honestly? Watching the news is depressing. Usually I get my news online and by listening to Democracy Now. I only watched it in SA b/c the people in the house wanted to see it. Seriously, 24 hours a day for five days of looking at the Weather Channel and CNN? Got old fast.
Growing up, we poor. Like, mom wouldn't eat some nights, we kept the thermostats low to afford electricity and fuel-oil, and I had a part-time job before I was legally old enough to work. I remember what it's like to juggle bills and rent, depending on how much is in the bank and whether that last check cleared, and I still worry that if one of us loses our job, we'll be in a world of hurt. But we were okay in this instance because our home didn't suffer significant damage, we could stay with my dad, and both of our employers felt that safety was more important so the days off were paid. Plenty of people who work via contractors for our employers, rather than as salaried employees, did not have that luxury, and they wanted to come back to work immediately, b/c they need that next paycheck.
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Date: 2008-09-22 01:39 am (UTC)Growing up, we poor. Like, mom wouldn't eat some nights, we kept the thermostats low to afford electricity and fuel-oil, and I had a part-time job before I was legally old enough to work. I remember what it's like to juggle bills and rent, depending on how much is in the bank and whether that last check cleared, and I still worry that if one of us loses our job, we'll be in a world of hurt. But we were okay in this instance because our home didn't suffer significant damage, we could stay with my dad, and both of our employers felt that safety was more important so the days off were paid. Plenty of people who work via contractors for our employers, rather than as salaried employees, did not have that luxury, and they wanted to come back to work immediately, b/c they need that next paycheck.