It’s bleak out there in a lot of places. How’s everybody coping?

I’ve realized I don’t ever talk about it much, because I don’t know anyone in my offline life that it’s safe to talk to. My health is precarious and my housing sometimes feels a little uncertain, so I’m very much just keeping my head down. But I don’t know! I feel Concerned! Ahh! Stress! Stressful time! I grew up in the 2000s and never thought I’d see anything like this get worse again. It’s surreal. Back then, I felt like i could freely express my rage. Right now, I can’t. It’s disorienting. How is everybody else doing? What’s it been like for you?

  • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    Pretty good today, this week’s been pretty stressful though

    Someone tried to steal my roommate’s car and they did a lot of damage to it in the process. It literally can’t start right now as they tripped the immobilizer. Unfortunately his insurance doesn’t cover a rental car so he’s having to pay that out of pocket. His deductible is only $500 but unfortunately he’s had some sudden expenses earlier in the month that ate his savings so I had to loan‡ him some cash until payday so he can afford everything that’s popped up.

    And given that it’s the end of the month rent was due on top of that.

    Good news is I (technically) had the cash to loan‡ him so he’s not completely screwed.

    Bad news is I now have to be very careful financially this month as my savings got hit pretty hard a few months ago and it’s struggling to recover.

    He’s still going to have to struggle with getting transport for work but at least we only work 3 days next week.

    ‡ By loan I mean that I’m letting him be a bit late on paying me his share of rent.

    • PotentiallyAnApricot@beehaw.orgOP
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      10 months ago

      That is exhausting. I’m really sorry. It’s good that you can at least avoid the worst outcomes like missing rent, but that really sucks. I hope it all resolves quickly for you.

    • Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 months ago

      That happened to me a while back. It sucks and feels super violating when someone else has obviously been going through your shit.

      I did get a lil laugh out of the fact this car had a weak battery and had been sitting for a few days in a very cold winter. So, somone was putting effort into starting a car with a dead battery 😂

      Fortunately we had some savings and with insurance, we were able to make a good enough down payment on a better car.