re: Fcking APPLEBEE'S as a first date??

Quoting ★Bαtgirl:" Have you thought of moving somewhere else?? Maybe staying with family in a bigger town until you find ... [snip!] ... something hun... I remember when SO was out of work when we were in FL for 2 weeks, and it was absolutely nerve wracking... "

It really does suck here. Especially in winter. This is a tourist community and it booms in the spring and summer (we live on KY lake) so when winter comes.. everyone loses their jobs. I just wish they would have warned us about the lay-off as soon as the first set of lay-offs happened so he could have started looking for work a long time ago. I've been looking for forever and now they're giving him until the 26th then cutting him loose? It's just not right.

Quoting Cap'n Obvious:" It really does suck here. Especially in winter. This is a tourist community and it booms in the spring ... [snip!] ... time ago. I've been looking for forever and now they're giving him until the 26th then cutting him loose? It's just not right."

Yeah that IS smurfed up.   When we lived in FL it was like that. Summer and Spring were DEAD because tourists flocked down in the winter and fall. It made working difficult...

Quoting ★Bαtgirl:" Yeah that IS smurfed up.   When we lived in FL it was like that. Summer and Spring were DEAD because tourists flocked down in the winter and fall. It made working difficult... "

Don't you just hate living in water-tourism towns?! I absolutely hate it. The people who LIVE here full time don't make smurf and can't better themselves and the people who come to stay for the spring or summer look down on us because we're "back woods" or "don't have money"... People leave this place and ALWAYS end up coming back. It's a freakin' black hole. Once we're able to leave after SO graduates, we're GONE... for good.

Quoting Cap'n Obvious:" Don't you just hate living in water-tourism towns?! I absolutely hate it. The people who LIVE here full ... [snip!] ... and ALWAYS end up coming back. It's a freakin' black hole. Once we're able to leave after SO graduates, we're GONE... for good."

Yeah, we thought FL would be amazing... then we realized that there were almost no jobs in some places.   It was terrible. We left because we had no other way of surviving, SO's pay was all going to utilities and we couldn't afford to eat when we lived there.

Quoting ★Bαtgirl:" Yeah, we thought FL would be amazing... then we realized that there were almost no jobs in some places. ... [snip!] ... we had no other way of surviving, SO's pay was all going to utilities and we couldn't afford to eat when we lived there. "

We're on FS right now. We may be poor as hell, but at least we can eat. Even if he applies for unemployment, we won't survive the winter. Not without help and I absolutely HATE asking for financial help. I just feel like I owe that person, even if I pay them back. His dad helps us so much already that I just can't bear to ask him for anything else. Our central heat and air box (outside) is broken so we're BARELY keeping the house warm and we live in a double wide that's almost 30 years old and suffered major flood and termite damage. Not only are we struggling to pay bills, but I worry that parts of the floor are going to fall in.    I just seriously get depressed staying here all day and thinking that DD has to grow up like this. If it weren't for people letting us borrow movies and games and having a PS3 gifted to us for Christmas last year, I might just explode of boredom and rage.

Quoting ★Bαtgirl:" Yeah, we thought FL would be amazing... then we realized that there were almost no jobs in some places. ... [snip!] ... we had no other way of surviving, SO's pay was all going to utilities and we couldn't afford to eat when we lived there. "

It'll be easier when I go back to school. I'm going to get a little side certification (phlebotomy and CNA) so maybe i'll be able to find a job in a nursing home or hospital after I complete those certs. I'm sure Zach will find a job. I just hope it doesn't take a long time. I wish we could move somewhere with a better job market, but even moving takes money.   And really what doesn't?

Why is walmart full of ignorant, inconsiderate people? That seriously took waaaay too long.  

If this isn't too late...

I'm not too crazy for Applebee's either. I think the fries are too salty, and there's not a lot of meals to choose from for me because I'm picky and too afraid to try new foods (which is more of my flaw than Applebee's lol). But honestly, if I were in your shoes...the fact that a guy even thought about me would mean something to me, let alone making attempts to take me anywhere. It should mean something to you, too. Much more than whatever trip to restaurant he decides or you decide on. In the future, when a guy takes you for a date again, I really hope you appreciate his efforts at least. Even if it's not in the most enjoyable environment restaurant-wise or whatever.  

Just my input.