Run out of wiggle room

NCLivingBrit said:
Well. So despite my frankly and fully addressing my document situation with two different HR people before hand I am told today after wasting 3 days on some of the most asinine, rambling and irrelevant training I've ever endured that my documents ain't no good.

So, no job.

I'm finally calm enough to make this post. Back to looking for work today and goading the INS into sending me my damn I9. And preparing for the worst, expect a bunch more for sale posts!
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Is there any other kind?
 
NCLivingBrit said:
First I feel like a huge hypocrite posting here. I realise there's plenty of folks worse off than me and my stance on prayer and religion are well known.

But this is honestly the only place I can think of where I can puke this up in it's entirety and not draw flak and I badly need to get some distance and perspective right now.

I've made stupid choices through my life, especially in the years following my divorce. I've skipped from place to place, relationship to relationship and in doing so have slowly but surely isolated myself from so many people. I've burned through my safety nets, both monetary and otherwise. I've been remiss in keeping up with stuff.

So here I am. I'm currently unemployed (but I just got a new job, albeit potentially not see below), isolated from pretty much everyone I used to see socially, broke as a joke, my driver's licence and residency have expired (because I can't renew the former without the latter) and the Trump INS shakeup has bogged that down for potentially months. I'm broke ($22 in the bank ) and have run out of things people want to buy, but the bills keep coming. If the new work won't accept my currently expired residency as a placeholder for the one I'm waiting on no job. No job means no money and we all know where that goes.

Couple this with some health issues (no insurance for.... years now) and the fact that I'm completely at the mercy of monolithic entities that have absolutely noone they are responsible to and I am damn near at the end of my rope.

If I get the job that, buys me some breathing room and notches the tension down, but I'm terrified (literally, I've never had a panic attack in my life but I've felt like I'm low key drowning/choking/fight or flight for days now) that they'll withdraw the offer with the expired documents. If that happens I don't know what the hell I'll do.

For all those who read this far, I realise a lot of this is self inflicted. I found it hard to foster any sense of permanence or meaning after my divorce and now it's really coming back to bite me in the arse. I guess I just needed to vent, blow off even an iota of pressure. Thanks for listening.
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I understand far better than you might think. Just one observation. When WE think "man, I have ****** this up so bad I can never recover" God is thinking, "well, I have finally let this person get to the point where he might listen to me, now I can make really good things happen for him."

The most disastrous, stupid, life destroying and horrible things I have done have actually become fulcrums where God has done His best stuff for me......, mostly because I am so arrogant and piggishly self reliant and proud that I would never ask until then.

At any rate, I wish you the very best.
 
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Pink_Vapor said:
Brit, what are your skill sets? What are you after? We work with multiple companies in the your area.
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I'm a generalist, I've done a bit of everything really. I usually end up starting something as a basic grunt and getting shoved into clipboard and organizational roles. Back in the day I was an IT guy but my skillset is insanely out of date.
 
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Sorry to hear about the job. One foot in front of the other for now, keep venting here.

Got your struggle in my thoughts.
 
Windini said:
Sorry to hear about the job. One foot in front of the other for now, keep venting here.

Got your struggle in my thoughts.
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It's sort of shocking how much having somewhere to unload helps.

Monday I am going to crawl up the INS butt and try and get this card sorted. Probably won't help but it's holding everything else up.
 
NCLivingBrit said:
It's sort of shocking how much having somewhere to unload helps.

Monday I am going to crawl up the INS butt and try and get this card sorted. Probably won't help but it's holding everything else up.
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Just now happened upon your thread here. Things will work out. My wife and I were lucky to meet you at Terry's place a couple of years ago at his concealed carry class.

Keep at it. You'll make it this through eventually sir.

Dave
 
Sorry brother for your problems. I just saw this post! Been down that road twice in my life and it sucks. Send me a pp address and I will help you out some. Just keep pushing forward!!! Tommy
 
Do you have a valid passport? With that, you don't need a DL or the SS card for I9 verification.
Be safe. Be positive regardless the other stuff. Hard as it can be, try.
These guys heard some rants from me over the years. They helped keep me grounded.

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Qball said:
Just now happened upon your thread here. Things will work out. My wife and I were lucky to meet you at Terry's place a couple of years ago at his concealed carry class.

Keep at it. You'll make it this through eventually sir.

Dave
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Thanks! I'm just keeping on keeping on and raiding my supplies for saleables.

Tobrooks said:
Sorry brother for your problems. I just saw this post! Been down that road twice in my life and it sucks. Send me a pp address and I will help you out some. Just keep pushing forward!!! Tommy
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Thank you mate, I really appreciate it. I can't go back. The devil told me never to return lol

fishgutzy said:
Do you have a valid passport? With that, you don't need a DL or the SS card for I9 verification.
Be safe. Be positive regardless the other stuff. Hard as it can be, try.
These guys heard some rants from me over the years. They helped keep me grounded.

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Alas that's expired too. I been here a spell apparently lol

And yeah grounded is good. Under the grounded not so much.
 
nchunt101 said:
Shit gets better bud. Keep your head up---giving into the darkness only lets the world win. Shoot me a pm if you need anything or someone to vent to.
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Thanks man.

I'm in a better place thanks to a number of things, but I'm still dangling on the INS hook
 
Little bit of an update.

After nearly a week of trying I finally got the INS to accept an upload of a document they already had to confirm a detail they already knew that they ****ed up and changed some time during this process.

Hopefully this means I have unblocked the sewer pipe of progress and they can issue me my I9.

Otherwise I'm living small, spending not a penny I don't have to and going slowly stir crazy. Been doing stuff that got sidelined around the house so that's a plus.

Keeping on keeping on as someone said previously.
 
NCLivingBrit said:
Little bit of an update.

After nearly a week of trying I finally got the INS to accept an upload of a document they already had to confirm a detail they already knew that they ****ed up and changed some time during this process.

Hopefully this means I have unblocked the sewer pipe of progress and they can issue me my I9.

Otherwise I'm living small, spending not a penny I don't have to and going slowly stir crazy. Been doing stuff that got sidelined around the house so that's a plus.

Keeping on keeping on as someone said previously.
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Good for you Brit, hopefully .gov will move now - f'ing bureaucrats.
 
NCLivingBrit said:
Little bit of an update.

After nearly a week of trying I finally got the INS to accept an upload of a document they already had to confirm a detail they already knew that they ****ed up and changed some time during this process.

Hopefully this means I have unblocked the sewer pipe of progress and they can issue me my I9.

Otherwise I'm living small, spending not a penny I don't have to and going slowly stir crazy. Been doing stuff that got sidelined around the house so that's a plus.

Keeping on keeping on as someone said previously.
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Not sure if this helps but my wife was in a similar situation waiting on an I9 renewal and had to travel back to Scotland. We were able to get INS to stamp her UK passport I9 pending renewal and it listed her A# which allowed her to leave and rerurn and use it for work puposes until the actual card finally came in. I believe there was a cost for this but I cant remember what it was.
 
wmg819 said:
Not sure if this helps but my wife was in a similar situation waiting on an I9 renewal and had to travel back to Scotland. We were able to get INS to stamp her UK passport I9 pending renewal and it listed her A# which allowed her to leave and rerurn and use it for work puposes until the actual card finally came in. I believe there was a cost for this but I cant remember what it was.
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My passport is alas expired, but that may for the info. Hopefully I'm not too far out from the new I9 since the info they needed was insultingly minor and clearly a clerical error on their part. Someone hit 4 instead of 1 on the numpad.
 
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12151791 said:
Good for you Brit, hopefully .gov will move now - f'ing bureaucrats.
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I had to tweak the ever loving heck out of a simple JPG to get their klusterkludge system to accept it. It wouldn't that the TIF or PDFs at all.

Gub'ment websites.
 
teamglock2002 said:
@NCLivingBrit Besides 20 or 30 million tax free dollars. Tell me what I/We can to help you out Brit.
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I'm pretty good right now thanks mate. The INS have what they needed, now just waiting for them to pull their finger out.

Soon as they get me my I9 I can work again and stop being a hermit, maybe even find a 22 handgun and learn to shoot all over again.
 
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Well, apparently my life was too close to getting halfway stable while I wait for the INS to get to me..... I need to find somewhere to live, sort of.

Apparently this move hasn't been great for my relationship and this housebound constant stress and INS hassle thing hasn't helped. So, my girl wants some space however she also doesn't want me out on the street so we've cooked up a plan.

Anyone got a cheap camper (absolutely under $1000 but cheaper the better) they want to part with? Plan is for me to stay here on the property in a camper or something. Since I can't afford to move on my own right now I'm having to be ok with this, because life has damn few options right now.

I've got a few guns left to trade if need be:

Keltec SU16 w Romeo 5 red Dot and Magpul Zhukov forend and many steel mags and some ammo.

Ruger 10/22 w. Firesights in Blackhawk stock, but the scope mount holes are no good so it's irons only

NEF . 410 single shot in the Survivor stock

Hawken rifle w upgraded nipple (uses 209 shotgun primers) and standard nipples plus assorted ball, patch and accessories.
 
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NCLivingBrit said:
Anyone got a cheap camper (absolutely under $1000 but cheaper the better) they want to part with? Plan is for me to stay here on the property in a camper or something. Since I can't afford to move on my own right now I'm having to be ok with this, because life has damn few options right now.
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Do you have something to tow with? How will you deal with services (i.e. water, elec, sanitary)?
 
JT said:
Do you have something to tow with? How will you deal with services (i.e. water, elec, sanitary)?
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I'll be using the bathroom in the house and there's a tie in for the electric from the previous muppet tenants.

Towing I'll have to figure out once I know what I'm moving. I've likely got someone who can tow the smaller stuff and I don't think the big fancy trailers are realistically in my budget, so that's a bridge I'd cross if I came to it.

Honestly this is all winging it. Didn't expect to have to do this and therefore didn't plan for it.
 
NCLivingBrit said:
I'll be using the bathroom in the house and there's a tie in for the electric from the previous muppet tenants.

Towing I'll have to figure out once I know what I'm moving. I've likely got someone who can tow the smaller stuff and I don't think the big fancy trailers are realistically in my budget, so that's a bridge I'd cross if I came to it.

Honestly this is all winging it. Didn't expect to have to do this and therefore didn't plan for it.
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How long do you envision this situation lasting?
 
NCLivingBrit said:
I'll be using the bathroom in the house and there's a tie in for the electric from the previous muppet tenants.

Towing I'll have to figure out once I know what I'm moving. I've likely got someone who can tow the smaller stuff and I don't think the big fancy trailers are realistically in my budget, so that's a bridge I'd cross if I came to it.

Honestly this is all winging it. Didn't expect to have to do this and therefore didn't plan for it.
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If you by chance do find a bigger one. I'll be happy to come move it for you ?
 
LeeMajors said:
If you by chance do find a bigger one. I'll be happy to come move it for you ?
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I appreciate that mate, thanks. My little city car isn't much for towing.

JT said:
How long do you envision this situation lasting?
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No idea honestly. Once I'm able to work again I'll start stashing money in case I need to move somewhere that isn't a tin box.
 
Mike V said:
Just curious, but didn't you just BUY the place you have? Why are you moving out if she is the one that wants space?
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Because I didn't buy it. She did, her mother secured the loan and her deal is with her.
 
am I the only one the with this picture in my head? Brit buying himself a caravan...
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PS... iT is customary for the seller to throw in a daag on the deal.
 
Tim said:
am I the only one the with this picture in my head? Brit buying himself a caravan...
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PS... iT is customary for the seller to throw in a daag on the deal.
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I already have the best dag. But then again I didn't get the periwinkle blue.
 
Dude I hate to read this thread, it just keeps going down.
But chin up, it's going to work out, stay positive, we're here to help any way we can
 
HMP said:
Dude I hate to read this thread, it just keeps going down.
But chin up, it's going to work out, stay positive, we're here to help any way we can
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Yeah. The last year or so my life has been problematic to say the least. Not sure I'd have come out in a position to move forward without y'all's help and support, it's been rough.
 
There are many online communities, and Ive been a part of a dozen ever, starting two of them.
Of all of those, including my own, THIS is the tightest Ive seen people online

Just ask
 
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