Thank You!

Thank you all for the kind words and congratulations yesterday!!

I feel like a fool that this all happened on my post the way it did.

I was at my desk answering phones and doing my job when I realized it was coming on live in a few minutes. I am no longer on FB so I signed into Rick's Facebook and watched it live from there.

As I waited I thought I'd write a post. 

I knew I couldn't work on a spreadsheet or customer emails and listen to the numbers. I am no longer good at listening to 2 conversations at once as I could when I was younger.  I prayed the phone would be quiet for a bit so I didn't miss hearing my number called or not called. 

Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would happen while I was still typing up my post. That was a bit wild. I'm sorry about that.

I texted (or is it just 'text')  Rick and he asked if I was sure. 

Yes, I heard them call our number.

I don't think he believed me. I explained that when the man said we are down to the last 12 numbers I yelled at the screen and viola he called our number.

He suggested I try that for a large lottery win as well. I may have to!

My hairstylist got 20K in PPE money. 

She is using this to remodel/updating her home with this. 

That is seriously not right in my opinion. 

She also got unemployment and she is an owner and I was denied for that very reason.  I didn't deserve it to be honest. That is why we never filled out the forms when given to us at the beginning of this all. 

But someone again suggested we do it. While we weren't working every day we had some work come in for vacant properties etc. It was something. So how could I in good conscience ask for unemployment? Everyone told us to and push forward. I filled out the forms but both Rick and I said if we get approved we didn't think we'd take it. It just didn't seem like the right thing to do if we worked even just 1 day week. We realized they could deduct those earnings from the unemployment but as time went on we were working a bit more so we just felt it wasn't the right thing to do for us. We are nowhere near back to normal. Honestly, what we made in a week we are now making in a month so it's a bit dire. The same amount of money is going out unfortunately but it is what it is and we are dealing. Each day is a bit better so I am not trying to whine about our situation here. Please understand that. We know we are damn lucky right now. But knowing I can buy supplies without pain is a blessing!

We were officially denied unemployment so we didn't have to make that decision.

As my hairdresser told me these things I said nothing. I was furious but she had a razor in her hand. This really bothered Rick and I both.

That PPE money was to keep her company afloat. It was to pay her employees. To keep people working and the economy running. She has one part-time intern. Not for new carpeting and new kitchen updates. I am certain she lied on her application to even get approved. But she has to pay it back so there is that. She's concerned because the rules change on a daily basis on that money and it's loan rules and payback rules.

Oh well, that is her issue, not mine. I've read that nightmare and heard it from other business owners. But my thought when she told me how the rules constantly change that  - He is your leader not mine and you believe him so it's your own fault. 

She is the one who told me you didn't have to make mortgage payments. So she stopped making hers. Come to find out I was right not trumpy (surprise!) and she had to pay 2 months at once quickly so she didn't get in far worse trouble. I kept telling her the mortgage companies are not going to forgive this amount or put it on the back end. They only give you a 3-month reprieve from paying and on the 4th month, you must pay all 4 months or foreclosure proceedings. She kept saying, "Good ole Mango Mussolini said on TV that I don't have to" I told her her first mistake was listening to that idiot. Nothing he says is true or even remotely accurate. But his cult members are as dumb as he is apparently.

The small amount we got yesterday will not be for us to take a weekend away or to do anything more than continue keeping our company alive and thriving. 

I know she was in this lottery. I did not look for her name. She is a cult member of Mango Man. She bitches about socialism - then don't take the gov't monies. Don't take what you don't need. There are real people suffering out there. It fried my ass to be honest with you and has made me start thinking if I need to find a new stylist.   Okay, enough of that.  She is not my problem.

I am happy as is Rick for getting the help we received.  

In the meantime, people calling me are completely nuts. 

Full Moon? 

We have had an upswing in business this last week which we are thankful for but...

I had a woman called me yesterday and I found her difficult to understand. Her accent was heavy.

She was I am going to venture a guess, Chinese. 

She was loud, and her cadence was like she was always mad and yelling.

She told me, "I want you come to my house Friday to do job"

First of all who calls and when you say hello says something like that?

To start a conversation like this told me where this was going to go.

I told her I couldn't on this Friday. She yelled I mean yelled, "what you mean you can't? I want Friday."  So after we went round and round to the reason why this Friday is full for us could we do it next week she began to yell at the top of her lungs in her native tongue. I can only imagine what horrible things she was saying to me. I actually wanted to giggle but suppressed it. I was thinking of all the fouls things she was calling me and for some reason, I found it all very funny at that moment. 

When this woman finished her tirade I said, "Do you wish to book another date then?"  She began speaking in Chinese AGAIN. I told her when she came up for air that I can not understand her native language so if she could answer me in English it would be most helpful. She said something again in Chinese and then said okay give me Monday. It was said like an order, not asking. I did as I was told and just wanted her off the phone - she is Rick's problem now. HA.  Nice of me don't you think? 😀