Double Yeah!

I've had such a wonderful day! I have double good news! I FINALLY got through to unemployment AND I got my final exam results back already - 100% !!! I am SO incredibly happy right now.

Last night I worked on my final exam for 4 hours. The hard work paid off. I got my results back and I aced it. I can't even believe it.

Today, thank God I went up to my in-laws to use their landline since all we have are cell phones. I've literally exhausted all my cell minutes until Jan 12th! Can you believe that? I can only use it nights and weekends. Grrrr!

I lucked out with one of my phone calls. I knew something was different when they answered. The on-hold music was different and the messages that was in between the prompts was different. I tried for two hours straight before I got through. Then when I got through they said my hold time was "approximately" 20 minutes. Well, try almost 2 more hours!!! If I had used my cell it would have cost me "approximately" a million dollars in overage charges. When the man answered I LITERALLY said to him "God bless you and keep you safe, I am so glad to talk to you." He started to laugh and was SO nice to me. I couldn't go off on him for how RIDICULOUS the system is because he already knew. The only comment I made to him was "How many people do you have working with you?" and he replied, "Not nearly enough!" I couldn't holler at him because it wasn't his fault, he probably is very frustrated. He liked me so much after I God blessed him that he worked my whole claim through and said he is sending out my first check already! The second week I have to claim on January 14th. The sad part is that at that point I will be back to work two weeks already. Funny how this system works huh?

I really feel so sorry for the people who are laid off permanently and cannot still get through. I'm SO thankful I got through. He was happy I had a recall date of Jan 5th to go back to work. He said the majority of all his calls are for people permanently laid off. How very sad. Hopefully in 2009 things will change with Obama taking office. It has to be better than this. Right?

I STAND CORRECTED :) - LOL!
"If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done." ~ Bud Weiser