Food Stamps- Online Stores?

I don't have a problem with assistance programs. They are good for those who need it until they get back onto their feet. My friend has been waiting for unemployment. She was pregnant, on bedrest for 3 months and used her short term disability, then was laid off a week before giving birth. They have now canceled her benefits and she is waiting for unemployment. She is also using medicaid for the baby as well as WIC. When she gets back on her feet, she won't need it. Right now, she needs it.



Anyways, whatever idiot said that obesity is not a disease needs to read the nearest medical journal because yes it is a disease. Idiot.

Raven, you are a beautiful and worthy. Don't let the glaring stupidity and judgment of the select few bring you down. Good for you for taking care of you!

Thankfully not religious here, but doesn't the bible say something about "judge not...."

 

Pam, thank you so much.  I really appreciate you coming to bat for me.  Hugs and many thanks.

Anyone else notice that all of the stupid judgmental statements are coming from individuals who don't have a photo of themselves displayed? Hmmm. Could be because they don't want to out themselves as ignorant fools; easier to hide behind an avatar.

One of them even claims in his profile that he has no tolerance for ******** LOL! An asshole claiming he has no tolerance for ********! Isn't that rich?

 

On June 4, 2009 at 12:06 PM Pacific Time, lbsadropping wrote:

I've paid enough taxes in my lifetime to ***** and moan about where its going.  I stop at the traffic light on main street. Baltimore. One lady  walks up to me and has a sign "out of work with kids, please help God Bless" and a pan. On the other side of the street a woman walks pass my car with a bottle of cold juice in one hand and flowers in the other a buck for the juice 2 bucks for the flowers
I noticed the cultural differences in the two people

Perhaps no one else picked up on this but -- What exactly was the "cultural" difference of the 2 people? Just curious..........

I wondered that myself.

I don't see the relevance between stupid comments and people not having a photo posted in their avatar. It's my choice to not have a photo up and I don't have any to upload. Stupid comments come from alot of people regardless of whether they have a photo up.

I didn't state that people with no photos were stupid. I stated that those who are making the ignorant statements ON THIS THREAD are hiding behind avatars and profiles with no photos as a convenient way of not putting a face to their ignorance.

Which means......I wasn't talking to you! 

Hey there, most big name chain grocery stores also will let you check on their website if they deliver to your zipcode. After you've found out that information you can give them a call about the EBT. I would expect that they'd take it, Wal-mart, Trader Joe's, and even the teeny tiny island store on the island I live on in the south puget sound takes EBT.


My husband and I had a hard winter. I had gotten pregnant in that early march, his father passed in July, we had to pay off his debts, we spend our winter savings (he owns his own business doing hardwood flooring) fixing up his dad's place to move into. The Recession hit, his mother was being abused by her husband so we took her in (making that six people living in our home) we were freakishly snowed in to our place for a week and then some contractor stiffed him for over 3k dollars the DAY before Christmas. If it wasn't for people in our tiny community and food stamps we would not have made it. He worked all winter, sure. He was lucky. But we were perpetually a month behind on our bills because it just wasn't enough. I only got my WLS because a friend of the family DONATED it to me. That's right she wrote over 40k dollars worth of casheir's checks for all my pre-op testing and surgery fees. She's awesome and we love her. And I am eternally grateful for her.

We're catching up and he's raking in 3k a week again, and employing all his buddies who are out of work as well. And you know what there isn't a single person in this country who pays more taxes than your small business owner. We pay taxes out the ass.

So all of you hateful, ignorant, judgemental jerks on this topic...I hope you're successful in eradicating the "handouts" you so despise. Because then when you or someone you love needs them they won't be there and you can kick yourselves in the ass for that one.

I am a 56 year old very overweight woman. I have to loose 140 pounds to just be able to get to a healthy weight.
I am trying with everything in me to do this the diet way (lifestyle) but it takes so much longer when you have difficulties that go along with the extra weight. I do good just to walk through the house sometimes. If I could use the little electric thingies to get around in WalMart, I would have to get to WalMart first. Some people don't understand all of the things that become so difficult to do when you have gained so much weight. Oh yes, my weight gain came on in just the last 3 years. I am way into the change of life and beleive you me, the weight comes on even if you still eat like you always have. And it's on you long before you even realize it. I will admit this and yes, it does embarrase me to tell it. I can barely whipe my behind. It is one of the many things that most folks do not even comprehend that comes with obesity. You ought to see me get up off of the sofa, LOL! Heeve Hoe, here we go, LOL! My knees sure do not like it at all!
My toilet hates me. I actually have to literally fall just to sit down to potty. It's the knees. I have tore down the cartlege in them...not bad but they are not the same. I hope with the weight loose that I get my knees back

And this I wanted to add after reading through this thread. I too have been a hard worker over my lifetime. I was raised like most folks here in the good old USA. But let me tell you, if it wasn't for medicaid and FS (and yes, welfare for 1 year) I would not have my oldest with me right now. He would have died when he was an infant. Thanks to medicaid, he got through many a hodpital stay and has lived to tell the story. We worked while on all of this except for the one year when we had no other choice. No way was I going to starve my kids because of stupid pride. I gave into this system and now I needed to receive from it, even if for just a while. Right now I have no insurance (not on any benefits) and hubby is 70 on SS and stills works a 40 hour week. We do not have enough for me to afford insurance and we make to much for me to do anything else to be able to medically take care of me (hubby is on medicare and it ain't much, but it is something). I am one of those who fall through the cracks. I pray everyday for God to get me through this time and allow me to stay healthy.
Sorry for writting so much. And yes, sometimes we all need that extra help. I think God would hold us accountable if we let pride get in the way of doing the smart thing and take care of these bodies with what ever He has there for us when we need.