mr. flea is furloughed, and it's not a big deal for us financially right now, and his work doesn't have short-term effects that (he writes software for public utilities that's widely used, but him being furloughed doesn't make the software go away; it lives at GitHub.) But, for example, the custodial and dining hall contractors at his work aren't getting paid and won't get back pay. mr. flea is beginning to be pretty stressed; he also has been doing some work, because GitHub.
We went out to dinner this week at a local restaurant that's giving free meals to Feds, and we told them we were Feds but wanted to pay to support their efforts for the lower-income employees. They said anyone with a badge, which includes the contractors, could eat free.
In other nice news, mr. flea got a personal phone call at home yesterday from one of the people at our credit union (which has an office in the Federal building, currently closed by they're working out of their other office). They are calling everyone who banks with them to let them know about the other location and offer the possibility of short-term loans, etc. Advantage of knowing your bankers!
Yeah, I'm so curious how all this will look when it's history.
There is definitely going to be a movie.
All the screenwriters must be chewing nails because if they'd come up with this plot everyone would say it was too outlandish.
Still no rent from roommate, who is reduced to staring at her small cellphone for outside entertainment (there is no TV in the living room) or paper books.
Her heart operation is supposedly going to be rescheduled in a meeting next Tuesday -- since it's complex, including a bed on a cardiac rehab floor AND a possible stay in a rehab facility until she is deemed safe to climb stairs). It's like 7 months past the original operation date now...
As Consuela said, there are vast numbers of things that happen to our benefit without us being aware of the details. It must be so frustrating for the people responsible to see their projects fall apart. And when they finally get back to work they will have to work 10x as hard to try and get things back on track.
Not only does Trump not care about any of it, he is willfully ignorant of all that the government even does for us.
I'm sorry, Theodosia. It sounds like she clearly is in a terrible funk, but bills still have to be paid!
This is going to be a 19-part HBO series that sweeps the Emmys that year.
This is going to be a 19-part HBO series that sweeps the Emmys that year.
And I think about watching it and just groan. I wonder if that's how (some of) our parents felt about All the President's Men, etc.?
Ugh, and then Trump will claim he won 19 Emmys. No thanks!
Yeah, I'm so curious how all this will look when it's history. Someday this will all get summed up in a paragraph in a textbook as if it were inevitable and makes sense! So weird.
As someone who is editing a revision of an American Government textbook right now (AIFG?!), I can tell you it is more than a paragraph.
ETA: I'm hoping that by the time we get to that chapter in the APUSH book I'm working on, more of this will be resolved.
