Most who know me on FC, know that I'm a retired FDNY captain, who survived 9-11, but not without a shit load of anxiety (14 years later) that I battle daily (thank God for cannabliss).
I see doctors, therapists, on low doses of meds - sometimes none of it helps. Money is tight, a post retirement business failed, almost had to file bankruptcy. Wife is kinda spent with it all, yaddy, yaddy, yadda...
So, today I called my union to ask about a rumor a so-called "thyroid" clause in our contract (turns out not true, just a rumor), but PTSD is almost an automatic upgrade (even though I retired 10 years ago). I'm all sorts of documented and there is a decent chance my pension will be upgraded to a disability pension (3/4 tax free vs 1/2 taxed). They will also owe me 10 years of tax-free retroactive money - I can't even do the math.
Don't wanna get to certain on this, as I'm sure there are many hoops I'll need to jump through, but odds are in my favor. This is a life changer, and I thought I didn't have any of those left.
Sharing here first (that's kinda sad
), but glad to have a place to shout it off the rooftops!
I'm a bit scared though, if this does happen, I may break the VAS world record. What's the value of your collection now? Mine's about$1300 to $1500 or so, including EVERYTHING except herb (Mighty takes up about a third of that).
If this happens, did anyone say Colorado?
***and the wife still found a reason to bitch, hence the PTSD won't leave. Times they will be a' changin'
I see doctors, therapists, on low doses of meds - sometimes none of it helps. Money is tight, a post retirement business failed, almost had to file bankruptcy. Wife is kinda spent with it all, yaddy, yaddy, yadda...
So, today I called my union to ask about a rumor a so-called "thyroid" clause in our contract (turns out not true, just a rumor), but PTSD is almost an automatic upgrade (even though I retired 10 years ago). I'm all sorts of documented and there is a decent chance my pension will be upgraded to a disability pension (3/4 tax free vs 1/2 taxed). They will also owe me 10 years of tax-free retroactive money - I can't even do the math.
Don't wanna get to certain on this, as I'm sure there are many hoops I'll need to jump through, but odds are in my favor. This is a life changer, and I thought I didn't have any of those left.
Sharing here first (that's kinda sad
), but glad to have a place to shout it off the rooftops!I'm a bit scared though, if this does happen, I may break the VAS world record. What's the value of your collection now? Mine's about$1300 to $1500 or so, including EVERYTHING except herb (Mighty takes up about a third of that).
If this happens, did anyone say Colorado?
***and the wife still found a reason to bitch, hence the PTSD won't leave. Times they will be a' changin'
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