Stella Johnson
Active Member
March has to be one of the worst months of my life to date.
February 23rd I was laid off from the place I had worked for the last six and a half years.
The weekend after I was laid off we had a major wind storm. My house is 6 yrs old. The roof was warrantied for 5 yrs. :slap: So, I called the insurance company. I have a $1600 deductible I am trying to come up with. So, I am cashing out my 401k. Still waiting on the check for that.
On March 24th a 19 yr old girl was making a left turn onto a major highway in the area. SO, difficult child, and I were going straight. She couldn't see over the truck next to us so she made an unprotected left turn and hit us. Then another car rear ended us.
Now my car is totalled. I have a broken rib, swollen and black knees, and a bruised sternum. I had my knees on the dash when she hit us. Forced my knees into my chest and then I broke the windshield with my knees.
SO has a fractured L1 vertebre. difficult child has a bruised pelvis and cuts from the seat belt.
I was supposed to start my next insurance adjusting class the Monday after the accident but I could not since it is a hands on class where they teach you to estimate rooves etc. I was barely walking.
It has been over a month now. Still no job. Still too banged up to really go out and find one. Driving a rental car but since my car is totalled the rental will only last through this week.
I was planning on being a contractor for catastrophe claims. The big insurance companies pay you on a contract basis to go out and adjust hurricane sites, big hail storms, etc. But with no car... can't do it.
I sucked it up and called my father as much as I hated to. He is very very selfish. I knew what the answer would be before I called but decided to try and hope he had grown a heart in his old age.
I asked if he would cosign for me to get a car since I have no employment to show on the application. He laughed and said if he did he might not be able to borrow money some day if he ever needed it. When I told him my car was totalled he never once asked how Sabrina or I were.
The worst part is, my father owns a car dealership.
I still don't understand why he is the way he is. I would and haved moved heaven and earth for my daughter. I don't understand how he can be so uncaring. I know he doesn't owe me anything. I never thought he did. I guess I was just hoping that by him knowing I am raising his only grandchild alone, maybe once he would help.
I have been pretty upbeat and positive about the whole lay off thing until today. Today I didn't get out of bed until difficult child came home from school. I have been crying, trying to figure out what I am going to do all day. How can you get a car with no job? How do you get a job with no car? I know I will figure it out. Just seems to have all hit me today.
steph
February 23rd I was laid off from the place I had worked for the last six and a half years.
The weekend after I was laid off we had a major wind storm. My house is 6 yrs old. The roof was warrantied for 5 yrs. :slap: So, I called the insurance company. I have a $1600 deductible I am trying to come up with. So, I am cashing out my 401k. Still waiting on the check for that.
On March 24th a 19 yr old girl was making a left turn onto a major highway in the area. SO, difficult child, and I were going straight. She couldn't see over the truck next to us so she made an unprotected left turn and hit us. Then another car rear ended us.
Now my car is totalled. I have a broken rib, swollen and black knees, and a bruised sternum. I had my knees on the dash when she hit us. Forced my knees into my chest and then I broke the windshield with my knees.
SO has a fractured L1 vertebre. difficult child has a bruised pelvis and cuts from the seat belt.
I was supposed to start my next insurance adjusting class the Monday after the accident but I could not since it is a hands on class where they teach you to estimate rooves etc. I was barely walking.
It has been over a month now. Still no job. Still too banged up to really go out and find one. Driving a rental car but since my car is totalled the rental will only last through this week.
I was planning on being a contractor for catastrophe claims. The big insurance companies pay you on a contract basis to go out and adjust hurricane sites, big hail storms, etc. But with no car... can't do it.
I sucked it up and called my father as much as I hated to. He is very very selfish. I knew what the answer would be before I called but decided to try and hope he had grown a heart in his old age.
I asked if he would cosign for me to get a car since I have no employment to show on the application. He laughed and said if he did he might not be able to borrow money some day if he ever needed it. When I told him my car was totalled he never once asked how Sabrina or I were.
The worst part is, my father owns a car dealership.
I still don't understand why he is the way he is. I would and haved moved heaven and earth for my daughter. I don't understand how he can be so uncaring. I know he doesn't owe me anything. I never thought he did. I guess I was just hoping that by him knowing I am raising his only grandchild alone, maybe once he would help.
I have been pretty upbeat and positive about the whole lay off thing until today. Today I didn't get out of bed until difficult child came home from school. I have been crying, trying to figure out what I am going to do all day. How can you get a car with no job? How do you get a job with no car? I know I will figure it out. Just seems to have all hit me today.
steph
