not so much with the waiting in some cases

[solarbird]

In personal economic news, annathepiper just got a layoff notice from the Seattle Times, along with 149 other people, effective the second week of December. Article here. annathepiper post here. And the Slog talks about it here.

Well, fuck.

Comments

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

Well fuck.

*hugs!!*

[solarbird]

Yep; it's a problem.

[peakoilchaplain.livejournal.com]

That sucks. My sympathies to both of you.

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

F*ck!
Medical insurance will be a pain with her having cancer and all.
Double f*ck!
*hugs* to all.
Please Obama get elected and we finally have decent medical plans in this county. Please, Please.

[solarbird]

Well, at this point, reconstruction, but yes, that was obviously the first thing to come to mind.

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Doesn't matter that she has Survived. Even Cancer Survivors have a hard time getting insurance.
Even after 5-10-20 years of being cancer free.
Insurance Companies won't cover anyone who has been sick in any way.
I can't even get preferred coverage because I have a Cyst on my breast! "Well, it looks like cancer and will need to be watched."
*sigh* I hate our current medical system.

[firni.livejournal.com]

Dammit! Why do these aholes always do this close to Yule? Or that's been my experience (it happened to my dad a number of times, as well as to P and me).

[solarbird]

Well, the fundamentalist asshats with their "war on Christmas" hatefest bullshit have already kind of trashed the Christmas season, so given the Times's endorsement of Rossi, maybe they're just pitching in their two cents.

Or in real life, it's mostly that the real economy is auguring in now and newspapers are fucked.

[firni.livejournal.com]

The Times endorsed ROSSI? I must have missed that. The paper up here endorsed Gregoire, and we're far "redder" than King County.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081019/OPINION01/710199918/-1/OPINION

Then again, they ARE owned by the Washington Post.

[solarbird]

For the Times - no, really, for the Blethens - it's all about taxes that affect them personally. Nothing else matters.

[firni.livejournal.com]

I feel rage on Anna's behalf. Fuckin' jerkoffs.

[maellenkleth]

Damn, double damn, and cnuc. Also understood as to economic reasons.

Hugs, of course; and offer of whatever material help is actually practicable is of course there.

[sarakate.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell. I'm so sorry.

[solarbird]

Yeah, it's a problem.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck!

fucking fuck!

fuck! fuck fuck fuck!

[solarbird]

I'm not surprised, but yeah, fuck.

[hubbit.livejournal.com]

Fuck.

Anna seems positive about finding other employment before the current one ends (she just commented on my comment on her post), but still...that's just horrible, especially with her health concerns.

[solarbird]

I have ... well, you read my journal, you know what I think economically.

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

I just read her lj and commented; if there's anything that either of you need, don't hesitate to ask.

[solarbird]

Hopefully not, but thanks ^_^

[mhaolain.livejournal.com]

Sheesh, poop on a stick! You two are getting the wholesale random jackup lately. The nastoids patrol must be out in force out there, firing downer torpedoes while the going's good.

Well, crumbs. Positive vibes out to ya while I still have 'em.

[denelian.livejournal.com]

on the other hand, and i really hope this thought helps - she DID just sell a book, so maybe she will soon be a Rich and Famous author would have needed to quit anyway to write full-time!!!

well, that's what *I* am going to hope for