D.K. said that the Cobra letter did not mean that we lose our insurance right away but that we still had 60 days and could reapply and extend it. Also, M.D. (superintendent) had guaranteed the subs (scabs)_ permanent jobs which means she would have to fire the teachers. D.K. said that the board could do this but they'd have to take each one of us to court individually and that would cost $30,000 for each of us.
I followed D.K. to her house in Cary and had a long talk with her about the strike. On the way back, I picked up some firewood and a wood holder for our fireplace. I also bought the new Beatles CD and other cassettes at Best Buy. I have been staying out of these places and not even looking at their flyers. (Hey, both of us are on strike and have no money coming in.) I had lunch at Tommy's where I had a Polish sausage sandwich.
Came home and helped Liz drain the hot tub and fill it up again.
We went back to Ellis School to say goodbye to the scabs. I stayed in the car as I forgot my hat and gloves and it was starting to snow quite hard. I still don't feel too good about the confrontations at Ellis because of the phone call to M..
Went to the bank and put my last school paycheck in, the one from Oct. 15th, this officially putting me on strike. (When it became apparent that we would most likely have a strike, I began saving my paychecks instead of cashing them. That way, every two weeks, I could cash one and it would seem like I had a paycheck.)
Went to Costello's and then home to watch TV.
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