Well...I'm about to get evicted.

[MynameisBlarney]

Haven't been paid in six weeks. We had a huge job fall through at the last minute that would have got my dad's company back in black, at least for a bit. Losing that job will likely mean we'll have to shut down the business as well.
Now, unless I come up with 1225 bucks by Friday afternoon, I will have one month to leave.

Guess it's just a different sort of opportunity, I am not particularly fond of what the Keys has to offer anyway.

And no, I'm not asking for money. I will not accept any offers of such.
Just needed to vent.

Probably won't be online much starting real soon either, so it was nice getting to know all of you, and I will be back, posting music no one likes before you know it!

I'll check in when I can.

PEACE!

[yellerpup]

1. Peace to you as well.

Wishing you a broad streak of good luck. I know you can use it.

[MynameisBlarney]

3. Thank ya muchly!

[democrattotheend]

2. I assume you have talked to your landlord?

And explained your situation? Sometimes they can be reasonable, especially if it's a short-term thing. Maybe he would be willing to work something out with you.

Do you have any business assets that you could use as collateral to get a loan?

[MynameisBlarney]

6. I have not spoken to the owner

but the property manager has been on my side for the last year or so.
This has been a long time coming. Getting paid less and less often, and new profitable jobs disappearing...
The owner ain't gonna give a damn, he's got other tenants in other states to worry about.

*edit*
As a company, we've been struggling for the past 2 years after a former employer embezzled about 60k from us, we are STILL paying off the debts she ran up.

[dsc]

37. that sucks

I take it the employee wasn't bonded.

[brokechris]

4. sorry to hear this.

I hope things turn around for you.

Many people around here are hiring help for the holidays--you might be able to get just a couple weeks of work to tide you over until you get something better. And if you talk to the landlord--they might give you a bit of extra time--or take a partial payment ...

[MynameisBlarney]

7. Thanks

But there aren't a lot of jobs in the Keys right now.
Tourism is practically non-existant, and this is tourist season.
I ain't giving up just yet though.
Still got time to get paid and pay my rent. I'll still be broke as hell, lol...but I'll have a roof over my head. For another month anyway.

[mike_c]

5. best of luck to you!

[MynameisBlarney]

8. Thanks!

Gonna need it.

[peacebird]

9. Best wishes for a holiday miracle, i was layed off mid-october so I really feel your pain.

I will keep your family in my thoughts...

[MynameisBlarney]

10. I wish you luck as well

thanks

[riderinthestorm]

11. Ah so sorry Blarney! Can you move in with family for the short haul?

Good luck and hope the jobs start picking up for you and yours

[MynameisBlarney]

13. Thanks

I will find a couch somewhere I'm sure.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

12. If you have to go on the road to find a job...

...and decide to leave the Keys, depending on your skills, maybe there's something somewhere else that you can do. I hear they need lots of people for all sorts of jobs in ... North Dakota, around the oil patch. Wow! From the Keys to N. Dakota in winter - that's a shocking contrast!

All my best to you and sorry to hear about your predicament.

[MynameisBlarney]

14. Well I don't think I could do that sort of work...

that's a young persons job.
And like you said...too damn cold!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

39. I heard they're paying McDonald's workers $17/hr. Yes, VERY cold! :) eom

[MynameisBlarney]

16. I have friends out west

And others in NC, I got options...but getting there is the trick

[ChisolmTrailDem]

38. Glad to hear you have options. Hope everything works out for you =). eom

[99Forever]

15. Best to you Blarney..

... hope something comes thru for you. Kinda headed that way too, just not as immediately.

[MynameisBlarney]

17. Thank you

Mines not definite just yet, I still have 2 days to pull 1225 bucks outta my backside.
I hope you can avoid it too.

[kelliekat44]

18. Karma: if you can spare $2 play 1225 in youor next daily lottery. Just a try. nt

[MynameisBlarney]

19. Not a bad idea actually

thanks!

[Fumesucker]

20. Godspeed Blarney

And peace to you as well.

[MynameisBlarney]

21. Very much appreciated

[chillfactor]

22. I am so sorry to hear about your predicament....

I have been there so I know what you are going through..I am working now but still struggling

I live in New Mexico but I have a spare bedroom if you ever head this way and our pre-school is hiring teachers...

[thecrow]

23. What type of work do you do?

[Glimmer of Hope]

24. So sorry!

Maybe an organization can help:

[link:http://www.rentassistance.us/st/florida |

[Omaha Steve]

25. Anything we can do...

Just ask.

[dhill926]

26. good luck to you.....

upper, middle or lower Keys?

[MynameisBlarney]

42. Upper Keys

Smack in the middle of Key Largo.

[dhill926]

43. ah....that explains it......

well again....best of luck in pulling through....

[MynameisBlarney]

44. Yeah, tourists drive through Key Largo

on their way to Key West, lol

Thanks

[gateley]

27. Sending you good wishes!

So sorry you are going through this!

[NJCher]

28. sheesh, blarney, this sucks

I wish there was something I could do.

If we knew the type of work you do, it might help.

It's hard to imagine what it would be like without a place to stay that's one's own.

I'm in Jersey. If this is in any way in your picture, p.m. me and I'll see what I can come up with.


Cher

[Drale]

29. My girlfriend and her Mom are in a similar place

but they are lucky that they have a building manager who's willing to work with them. I think its because they live in a crime ridden area and they are one of the only people in the apartment that have not had the police involved in the last year.

[Sailingdiver]

30. Peace!

I have been there, shitty feeling. But it gets better!!

Best wishes

[TexasBushwhacker]

31. Apply for unemployment right away

The sooner you apply, the sooner you can get paid.

[Kennah]

32. So sorry to hear this, and I do know your pain.

Bankruptcy last year, and foreclosure earlier this year. Had to take a large pay cut, but I'm working.

I keep the rent paid, utilities turned on, medical bills when I can.

Hang tough. It's times like this that you learn you can survive a lot more than you thought you ever could.

[snooper2]

33. what do you do for a living..I know of multiple jobs in telecom in Dallas/Plano TX

paying 80-120K

[Berserker]

34. Well

Hell going broke and losing everything is not so bad I have done it 3 times now. As a matter of fact I kind of like it in a strange way. I always find a way to survive just like you will. Last year my business partner and I did over a million in construction sales we were so proud.
This year we found out he has cancer and the treatments cost everything we had earned and now we are broke and lost our business. But he still has cancer and we have no money left. Being broke is not bad just think of what he is facing. Cancer sucks shit.

[Honeycombe8]

35. I am so sorry. I was unemployed earlier this year.

If it helps, I'm 58 years old, but I was able to find another job (at a decreased salary). So I have hopes for you, since it sounds like you are young.

I hope yu have somewhere to move to? I feel for your dad, also. How awful.

I don't know how young you are, but when I was young, I had problems like that, too, and got paid squat. Still, you have now seen (as I have seen) that it's important, as you get older, to build up an emergency savings account, so that you can support yourself for 6 months, if you have to. Everyone is at risk of losing his job, as we've all seen in the last few years.

Let us know what happens. DU people are incredibly supportive. I hope you land on your feet soon.
TIP: The economy is doing okay here in Dallas TX. There are jobs here, depending on what you do.

[Coyotl]

36. Find a low overhead situation

Trade work for rent maybe

[TheKentuckian]

40. All the best vibes

[Rowdyboy]

41. You know that a lot of people here care about you. Sometimes all you can do for a friend is wish

for better days.

[MynameisBlarney]

45. Thanks everyone

but I think I'm gonna be ok. At least until rent is due again, lol.
Looking for a second job to help out until we figure out what we're going to do as a company.