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Vent thread

[philstar22]

I need to vent, and others may need to as well.

Re: Vent thread

[philstar22]

Clearly the IRS wants to make this as difficult as possible. Went to the website for the stimulus payment. Filled in all my identifying info. Got the message "Status not available."

Went to the frequently asked questions page. They had a list of reasons why that message might appear. Only none of those reasons apply to me. I am eligible for a payment.I filled out my 2018 taxes. I'm not on any sort of government benefits.

Of course they have no contact information or any other possible answers.

So I have no way of finding out why my status isn't available. No way of knowing what is wrong or how to correct it. So now I'm freaking out that I'm not going to get that money. And since I was planning on using it to pay this year's taxes, this would be a problem.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know if this will make you feel any better, but the site is not working for a lot of people: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/irss-coronavirus-stimulus-check-tracking-tool-is-not-working-for-many/ar-BB12GGW7

So, nothing might be wrong, except for, you know, the government with technology. But anyway, try not to stress too much, federal taxes aren't due until July 15, so you've got some time there (our state moved the state taxes due date until then, but I don't know the particulars for your state).

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

Best of luck to you. I don't live in america, so I'm not sure what to say. Just that a lot of patience and perseverance is needed for mistakes like this... I'm guessing something must have been filed wrong, so your best bet is to get proof of stimulus from your last taxes or chances are they'll tell you the faults with you...

My parents had a similar experience with trying to pay the phone company, they used the same method as always (which they've never had an issue with in the past) and the company ended up taking 3x the payments and still tried to say we didn't pay. They completely disregarded everything we tried to tell them, and it took literally (and I men literally) +5 hours of hold time just to get to talk to someone, only to get hung up on twice... The bank gave us just as much as a hard time trying to retract the payments... It took like three full days just to talk to someone and over a week to get the payments canceled, and the phone company still kept on bitching that they were never payed in the first place... Crazy.

"Empaths"

[(Anonymous)]

I should know better than to pay attention to stupid Facebook crap but WTF is up with people claiming to be "empaths"?? They're not claiming psychic powers, as far as I can figure. They're claiming to be super sensitive to other peoples' feelings and moods and therefore veeeeery special people and I'm like... good for you? IDK. I'd be more impressed by this claim if it weren't consistently posted by some of the most self-centered people I know.

Re: "Empaths"

[philstar22]

Wow. It is called empathy, something all people should have. It doesn't make you special and you using it to turn the attention back on you is narcissistic and weird. Yup, that's just...no.

Re: "Empaths"

[caecilia]

Sounds like some cult leader shit.

Re: "Empaths"

[(Anonymous)]

Beware of Julio Morell, Melissa Barberer, and Karin Beth Gerber on Facebook. All three of them claim to be empathic but they aren't, and use their mental illnesses to be assholes.

Re: "Empaths"

[(Anonymous)]

it's ppl who are so up their own asses they try to make themselves seem ~special or ~unique so they can seem more interesting i guess?

ironically they're nearly always massive self-centered dicks. curious.

Re: "Empaths"

[(Anonymous)]

Oh yeah, I actually recall acquaintances claiming such things a few years back. I was like "...you're Deanna Troi?" But yeah, I notice people who display it like a banner seem to have trouble in that area. Especially if they perceive anyone with a dumb inconvenient problem to be getting in the way of their fun, to any degree.

Don't get me wrong, everyone's human and only has so much energy in a day to deal with shit, but this is why I don't really care for labels. You have to live up to labels.

Re: "Empaths"

[(Anonymous)]

Unfortunately some people who have experienced severe abuse in childhood exhibit hypervigilance when it comes to other people's emotional states. I'd urge anyone who comes across this woo woo hippy crap online not to outright mock the person saying it. They may just not have better terms to explain it.

I didn't until I was in my 20s. I just knew that I couldn't be in the same room as someone who was in a bad mood. It didn't matter if the anger wasn't directed at me, because that was never a guarantee that it wouldn't be taken out on me.

I do pick up on things before other people quite often, but it's only because I'm constantly observing people and I can't switch it off. No psychic powers here. It's exhausting and I hate it.

Re: "Empaths"

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't seen any real people claiming to be empaths, but there was a Tumblr rant about how Frozen 2 was a bad movie because "it retconned the point of Elsa in the first movie, which was that she was an empath." I was... really confused.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I was talking with a friend and spelled a well known fic writer as littlemattress. It's how I always read it. I'm never living it down. (it's lilsmartass)
It's not the first time I get the names wrong.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I've definitely done similar things! For whatever reason the first thing that's coming to mind is the Babysitters Club books, which I loved when I was in elementary school. There's a character whose last name is Spier (which is pronounced "spear", which I learned from the TV show) but for some reason my mind inserted a C in there so I always thought it was Spicer until I saw the show lol.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

Not familiar with thus author, but this made me giggle!

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I do this all the time! I have weird little nicknames for characters and always misread usernames (even here;;) and just end up sticking with it. <3

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I'm trying really hard to be positive, but it's hard. It's very unlikely that I'm going to be able to keep my job when this is all over (it's a small business and there's a high chance they won't be able to reopen) but my boss said when I talked to her earlier "let's see what happens" and I'm just really, really hoping that somehow it all works out.

Neighbors have been cutting grass/doing landscaping/IDK what using really loud machines of some kind for the past couple hours and the noise is getting on my nerves.

Also went grocery shopping earlier for the first time in a couple weeks and it stressed me out. I wore a mask, and most of the people in the store did, but there were a handful who didn't ("coincidentally" most of them were wearing MAGA crap) and kept coming too close to me and I wanted to tell them to back the fuck away but didn't want to cause any drama.

IDK, I just feel a lot of anxiety in general and am trying not to freak out. I also haven't eaten anything since yesterday so I might feel better if I get some food. (For some reason I've had very little appetite since this whole thing started and I don't get it since usually I'm the type to eat all the things when I'm stressed out.)

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I honestly dont know whats keeping me alive right now. I taint everyone i try to keep company with, even online; i feel so inherently bad at my core in a way that i fear not even cbts gonna fix. I didnt belong even before quarantine, not really, and its just reinforcing that i deserve to be alone.

that hurts.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

Unemployment is a nightmare. I applied weeks ago. It's impossible to get help.
I haven't received the stimulus check either. I've got way too many bills and no money.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I always pick up my prescriptions in person at CVS because it’s like a 7-minute walk from where I live and it’s on the way to/from work (which doesn’t apply right now, but it’s always been part of the reason). Since for once I’m actually being encouraged to stay inside and have things delivered, though, I finally tried ordering online. They sent me the wrong fucking medication. That does it. I’m fucking mad and I’m out of one of my meds and will be out of it for at least another couple days, IF they’re able to fix the problem in their shitty computer system when I call them tomorrow (and that’s another thing — I called earlier, because I know their hours, and the pharmacy should have been fucking open, but it wasn’t and now I’m impatient as well as pissed).

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

Without contact with my regular support networks, I'm online a lot more. Which unfortunately means wading through a lot of wank. It's like the death of a thousand stupids.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I'm gonna have the opposite stimulus check complaint from everyone else. I work at bank. No, we do not know when you'll get your check. No, we don't know why you didn't get your check. Yes, we know the line is long, everyone wants to get their money. No, we're not opening up the fucking lobby it's a fucking pandemic. Yes, it does suck that your check went into a closed account and I'm sorry we may not be able to re-route it and you'll have to go back to the IRS but that is not our fault. No, we did not "give" the IRS the wrong account number, you didn't inform them that it had changed (and yes, the government did a terrible job at communicating this. But we, the front line bank workers, cannot help that and screaming at me about how you need your money now will not get you your money any faster, and it makes me much less inclined to try and see if I can get my higher ups to do anything).

Also no, we can't tell you if your PPP loan was accepted, the SBA is in charge of that. Yes, we do expect you to have a business account in order to apply and no, that is not 'ridiculous,' these are intended for businesses and we do need some actual proof that you have a business and will be using this for business.

And for fuck's sake, if you don't need something now stop calling and complaining about how you can't come into the lobby. You want to deposit rolled coin? Unless that's the money you need to pay your rent, wait until the fucking pandemic is over please. You can open an account online, please stop trying to endanger us workers and our families because you "just want a personal touch." No, we're not opening the lobby for you because you "just don't like" the drive thru.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

Current mood: obsessed with celebrity senpai who does not have public social media and thus cannot ever Notice Me.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

germany announced yesterday it's gonna reopen some things: some stores with up to 800m², graduations classes at school, some public institutions like libraries, zoos, botanical gardens etc under the conditions that "proper distancing is ensured" and ofc the economy can't shut down indefinitely, but omfg all incsn think about is "THAT'S how you get a second wave jfc!!!"
also, wearing face masks is "strongly encouraged" when using public transport or going to the supermarket... and again I'm like??? WHERE to get them? The prices are horrifically inflated and i dont feel comfortable "taking" them from the medical personnel. (yes i know fabric masks exist, but realistically, I'd need 10 of them if i want to use them properly and responsibly!)

I cant help but feel this will become a catastrophe.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

Netflix keeps rebooting my settings (original + CC subtiles) to dubbed to my native language/no subtitles and it's filling me with rage. I hate when things don't work. I can't stand redubs for cartoons, the voices are always higher, wrong-sounding and when it's in my native language I'll instantly notice just how bad it's acted whereas in any secondary language I'll give them more leeway; it triggers my misophonia, making it doubly unnervating that it slaps me in the face when I put a cartoon to help me relax in the first place.
Gods mood disorders and faulty apps are not a fun mix.
Then, last time I complained about this issue in a vent thread someone came along with "lol chillax it's not the end of the world" NO It's Not but I still need to VENT oh I'm SO sorry I'm Venting in a VENT thread gee
or is it the mood disorder and sensory issues that are not allowed?? Does every vent have to compete in the Misery Olympics and if it's not Oh My Grandma Is Dying of Covid And Politicians Are Killing Us levels you just shut up because it's Truly Fine and you should Suck It Up?