[fabsroman]

Problem is that nobody wants to hear that. My wife's grandfather, on her mother's side, was unemployed at one point in his life and he was too proud to apply for unemployment benefits. My father in-law was unemployed for a while and he had no intention of going back to work, but he applied for unemployment benefits anyway. I probably would have done the same thing if I were in his shoes. Who knows.

Back in the old days, what happened to the settlers when they ran out of food in the middle of the winter? Did they just apply for more food benefits from Uncle Sam? No, they either made it on their own or they didn't.

Wonder if I can apply for unemployment benefits if I close up shop?