tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post7134157187962424293..comments2023-10-02T06:07:00.993-04:00Comments on The Bread Line Blog: PA Debit - It's nowhere you want to beMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862109705577881367noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-23023806719115605032009-08-10T21:44:51.476-04:002009-08-10T21:44:51.476-04:00I will now refer to you as "Fast Greggie.&quo...I will now refer to you as "Fast Greggie."Amanda Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785154556589710321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-28578192879364728502009-08-04T21:25:26.765-04:002009-08-04T21:25:26.765-04:00And Greggers, you should know better than to joke ...And Greggers, you should know better than to joke around on the internet. I can only imagine how many people are going to take that comment seriously and rake you over the coals. I will not be one of them, however, and instead will start referring to you as "The Guv" from now on.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862109705577881367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-74931909661911348222009-08-04T21:22:37.527-04:002009-08-04T21:22:37.527-04:00E... I take it you're a state employee and hav...E... I take it you're a state employee and have since applied for the no-interest loan that the guv thinks gives him mantle statue status?MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862109705577881367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-60256057505403913142009-08-04T11:35:18.310-04:002009-08-04T11:35:18.310-04:00"Edward G. Rendell" is what is written o..."Edward G. Rendell" is what is written on the statue on my mantle...Ellipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-87508468539558355092009-08-04T11:27:46.039-04:002009-08-04T11:27:46.039-04:00My card has "Governor Edward G. Rendell"...My card has "Governor Edward G. Rendell" on it. The other day at Target when I checked out with my brand new Slinky the cashier said, "Thank you Mr. Governor." They must have sent me the wrong card but I'm not complaining.<br /><br />**This is a joke. I did not receive a card with the Governor's name on it nor did I buy a Slinky at Target. It was at Wal-Mart.**Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994801836462747274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-2150249107370594512009-08-03T20:57:37.903-04:002009-08-03T20:57:37.903-04:00I think it was more me being subconsciously embarr...I think it was more me being subconsciously embarrassed about having been laid off. But I love when stuff like that happens. You think you're getting an inhaler and you leave with some perspective. It reminds me of what JD Salinger said: "Some things are hard to remember." And I agree it could be worse...like one that simply said: "No Jobby Job."Amanda Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785154556589710321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-17366958914607751992009-08-03T20:48:52.700-04:002009-08-03T20:48:52.700-04:00Good point about the card looking like a state emp...Good point about the card looking like a state employee credit card. I guess that stigma is more in our heads than anything else. Well, at least we've blown the lid off this story!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862109705577881367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-15396661413013788172009-08-03T20:19:04.333-04:002009-08-03T20:19:04.333-04:00If you didn't say so, I'd have thought tha...If you didn't say so, I'd have thought that you got that card if you were a state employee or if you used a state credit union... I think it's pretty discreet... and only those "in the know" are... well... in the know<br /><br />It sounded like a touching moment, though... connecting with a random human being on such a random and arbitrary point... reminds me of something that Pope wrote about a spider web.Ellipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-59216598908124626402009-08-03T20:09:42.629-04:002009-08-03T20:09:42.629-04:00It seems to be degrading, but the card probably ma...It seems to be degrading, but the card probably makes it easier to access YOUR money. At least you are not required to get barcode tattoo on your neck.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973502935329434602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-11338496751870164982009-08-03T17:25:34.420-04:002009-08-03T17:25:34.420-04:00Too true my friend. It made me feel all transcenda...Too true my friend. It made me feel all transcendantal.Amanda Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785154556589710321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-12456477253027205372009-08-03T14:57:08.279-04:002009-08-03T14:57:08.279-04:00There is definitely a stigma that goes along with ...There is definitely a stigma that goes along with these debit cards. But that's pretty cool how that one moment with the cashier made you feel a little different about this unemployment thing. We're definitely all in the same boat, even those who still hold a job.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862109705577881367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595805293314248861.post-28878201707694415892009-08-03T12:43:08.808-04:002009-08-03T12:43:08.808-04:00Love it.Love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com