You think you could overcome hardships that the Universe hands you?  YOU CAN'T  

    Right now, for the last few months, I have been dumpster diving at the local markets.  We used to do this back in those ugly university days at WWSU at Fairhaven College to feed ourselves. We were always amazed at the cheeses and breadstuffs pitched because it had reached the expiration date.  Canned foods and all sorts of fresh produce that had developed small blemishes.  An assortment of packaged noodles, spaghetti and sauces found its way into the green maw of the dumpster.  We were doing this to feed the animals as well as ourselves.  Hard to believe this in the USA.  It happens every night after closing time.   Now they are locking the dumpsters so no more free food for the poor.

  However, they restored my EBT which they should have done sometime ago.  Still waiting for my SSI benefits to reach me.  The bank which this electronic payment runs through, is called co America Bank.  This is the wrong bank to manage Senior issues.  They never answer the phone which means one cannot order a new card easily.  Email is the only way.  Even that falls short with this antiquated system. I will survive in spite of all these setbacks.

    I called SSA and cancelled that weird card in favor of a monthly government check. Live and learn. This bank charges at least 4 dollars each time you pull money from an ATM.  This is the scam. You will spend way more using that card than by cashing a check at Fred Meyers.