It's not over till it's over...
Folks,
As bad as this bulletin appears, and almost crawls backwards, we must brace ourselves and be prepared for the long-haul.
On the face of it, it is indeed bad news. On the flip side, it is once again a DONE DEAL where no amount of remonstrations, appeals, prayers, magical concoctions are going to change or reverse this information.
The deeper and harder this news affects us, the worse we tend to feel and consequently have a negative impact on our well-being, both professional and otherwise.
I feel sorry and sympathetic for all of us (yes, I'm stuck just as well as others) but I want to not lose hope and become depressed. And continue to weigh in our options, if we have any.
One thing appears CERTAIN to me, these bulletins are testing how much PATIENCE we have, and maybe in the end the winners will be those who have more of it than others.
Maybe it doesn't matter what is right or wrong, who has a better case, or what "they" owe us. Simply waiting it out, and beating DOS in this game of patience (with a price to pay of course on our end) may yield that tiny plastic card eventually.
October bulletin "MAY" be worth looking at now...until then it's time-pass.