WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Funny weather

Such funny weather we are having this spring???? The Cherry Blossom festival is almost over (the blooms are almost completely gone) and the weatherperson is talking snow again this weekend. We had about 3/4 of an inch last Saturday. We had a couple of really nice days, and then everything went back to winter again. Somebody remind me of this when I start complaining about the heat and humidity when summer really does arrive.

Sara asked about Anna in Spain; I had an email from her this morning that she has been down with the flu for a couple of weeks, but is starting to feel better finally. She is still having a lot of difficulty accessing this new webpage. In any case, here is her message:

Well, at last we know something definite. DH has made a deal with his boss to dismiss him at the end of May when he's turned 62. He has 2 yrs unemployment coming so by that time he'll be 64 and only lose 8% of his pension.
The unemployment is only 60% of his salary, and his salary is only 800 Euros a month. So you see I need to keep tutoring, but this is a bad time of year because after Easter people start dropping classes because they're busy with other things (good weather, the beach and like that). He does get some severance pay but not nearly what he's owed or worth but at his age the boss knows he can't demand. He can't keep working because of the pain and none of the doctors can actually tell him whether he's harming his eyes by continuing to work. And yet he's not eligible for disability???? (He appealed that but there's been no reply.)
Pray for us. Perfect would be if they were to grant him disability after all. That would mean compensation and then he wouldn't have to lose any of his pension.
The road is rather rocky these days. Sigh
anna in spain

I'm not enough of a computer wizard to give her any advice on how to get past the access problems but perhaps one of you can give her some advice. Thanks, and y'all have a great day now. Marie in Maryland

posted by Marie in Maryland @ 7:17 AM