Update XVII: I Ate The Strawberry (The REAL, AUTHENTIC Update)

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Sounds like you may have the bronchitis.

It's certainly possible.  I need to get it cleared up fast.  I have a vacation in 5 days!

Vacation from what? 

[Mr. Morden]

I have a vacation in 5 days!

You have a high stress job, so you deserve it!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Sounds like you may have the bronchitis.

It's certainly possible.  I need to get it cleared up fast.  I have a vacation in 5 days!

Vacation from what? 

A weekend getaway to Kansas City to see my aunt and uncle (mom's brother and sister-in-law).

[Joe Biden 2020]

I have a vacation in 5 days!

You have a high stress job, so you deserve it!

It's not so much for me, it's more for my parents.  I just get to tag along.

[WalterMitty]

Sounds like you may have the bronchitis.

It's certainly possible.  I need to get it cleared up fast.  I have a vacation in 5 days!

Vacation from what? 

taking 2 naps a day and watching 12 straight hours of tv can be exhausting.

[AndrewTX]

Sounds like you may have the bronchitis.

It's certainly possible.  I need to get it cleared up fast.  I have a vacation in 5 days!

Vacation from what? 

taking 2 naps a day and watching 12 straight hours of tv can be exhausting.

I could never do that. I just don't think I have what it takes to do that kind of hard stress work.

[Mr. Morden]

Sounds like you may have the bronchitis.

It's certainly possible.  I need to get it cleared up fast.  I have a vacation in 5 days!

Vacation from what? 

taking 2 naps a day and watching 12 straight hours of tv can be exhausting.

I could never do that. I just don't think I have what it takes to do that kind of hard stress work.

It's not as bad as it sounds, since he takes breaks to post on Atlas.

[memphis]

There's not much a doc can do for a cold. Minor viral deals just play themselves out.  If a cough lingers a very long time, an albuterol inhalor is great though. They'll never prescribe it because of the government, but hydrocodone cough syrup is also pretty damn sweet.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The last time I tagged along with my parents I think I was 16 years old. Ugh.

[Joe Republic]

Sounds like you may have the bronchitis.

It's certainly possible.  I need to get it cleared up fast.  I have a vacation in 5 days!

Vacation from what? 

taking 2 naps a day and watching 12 straight hours of tv can be exhausting.

I could never do that. I just don't think I have what it takes to do that kind of hard stress work.

It's not as bad as it sounds, since he takes breaks to post on Atlas.

Seems like it pays pretty comfortably too, since he can afford a car, rented apartment, phone, computer, tablet computer, frequent meals out, and occasional motel stays when on necessary business trips.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Sounds like you may have the bronchitis.

It's certainly possible.  I need to get it cleared up fast.  I have a vacation in 5 days!

Vacation from what? 

taking 2 naps a day and watching 12 straight hours of tv can be exhausting.

I could never do that. I just don't think I have what it takes to do that kind of hard stress work.

It's not as bad as it sounds, since he takes breaks to post on Atlas.

Seems like it pays pretty comfortably too, since he can afford a car, rented apartment, phone, computer, tablet computer, frequent meals out, and occasional motel stays when on necessary business trips.

If he would just get on the dole all these things would be in reach, and by that I mean NOT reaching for mom's purse. 

[Filuwaúrdjan]

If he would just get on the dole all these things would be in reach, and by that I mean NOT reaching for mom's purse. 

What universe do you live in?

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

If he would just get on the dole all these things would be in reach, and by that I mean NOT reaching for mom's purse.  

What universe do you live in?

The universe where Bushie can get on disability (Bushie has a number of conditions that would qualify) instead of going from job to job to job and draining his parents' bank account.  He needs SOMETHING stable.  Pride of all things stops him from doing this.

Then he could actually do mission trips, preaching, and church work; the things he actually seems passionate about.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Less than half of applications for SSDI are approved.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Less than half of applications for SSDI are approved.

[politicus]

Less than half of applications for SSDI are approved.

It would still be worth a shot with Jeff's health condition (as far as we know it).

[King]

We'd need to get more diagnoses for his other conditions he probably has.

Really, it's a miracle his parents even got him diagnosed for Tourette's and not just assumed he was possessed by the devil. But it is strange that despite this diagnosis, he still feels a stigma about seeing if he has OTHER psychiatric disabilities.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Less than half of applications for SSDI are approved.

It would still be worth a shot with Jeff's health condition (as far as we know it).

This is the official eligibility checklist:

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[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Less than half of applications for SSDI are approved.

It would still be worth a shot with Jeff's health condition (as far as we know it).

This is the official eligibility checklist:

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Sounds to me like he gets it.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Less than half of applications for SSDI are approved.

It would still be worth a shot with Jeff's health condition (as far as we know it).

This is the official eligibility checklist:

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And we have a winner!  And if he starts going on about God providing him a good job and all that nonsense to the claims rep... It's in the bag.  Then he's got all the time in the world to love on African children.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'd get denied by the 2nd question.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Bushie is correct.

Additionally, he has recently been employed and continues to actively seek work in similar fields to those that he has been dismissed from. He is also certainly fit for menial work (that he doesn't want to work such jobs would be quite irrelevant).

[J-Mann]

I don't believe that the "official checklist" is used religiously, given some of the people that I've seen on it. The fifth question alone should disqualify anyone, given that homes for people with mental disabilities often put their residents to work doing something.

If you consider that the criteria are probably not applied too harshly, you may well meet the conditions, Jeff:

1. You are not currently performing a substantial gainful activity.

2. Your impairment is severe -- you have constant headaches, suffer from body tics that increase under stress, constant illness exacerbated by excessive weight and an inability to keep it under control, and (according to your latest medications list) arthritic and suffering from blood-pressure issues.

3. I don't know the answer to this one, but my guess is "yes."

4. You've been let go from every position youve held over the last four years; the reasoning can be traced to your myriad health problems, among other deficiencies.

5. This is questionable. Even the lowest on the totem pole need to follow basic direction, learn from mistakes and show up to work.

I don't think it's a lock that your be denied by question two.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

I know Jeff is enamored with the "American Dream", but I don't see how being a preacher or church volunteer would change that.  He could still have a wife, house, family, and work that is fulfilling to him.  Is it the fact that the wife would have to be employed?  Does Oklahoma know that it's common for women to work or has it not gotten there yet?

[WalterMitty]

If he would just get on the dole all these things would be in reach, and by that I mean NOT reaching for mom's purse.  

What universe do you live in?

The universe where Bushie can get on disability (Bushie has a number of conditions that would qualify) instead of going from job to job to job and draining his parents' bank account.  He needs SOMETHING stable.  Pride of all things stops him from doing this.

Then he could actually do mission trips, preaching, and church work; the things he actually seems passionate about.

clock watching and over-eating arent conditions that warrant a disability claim.