your waiting week you can make up to what you would draw on unemployment,for instance if you will make $500 on unempl. then you can make $499 that week and still count it as your waiting week(if you worked less then 32 hrs.)Once you start collecting weekly you can make $75 without reducing your unemployment,anything over that will reduce your unemployment check.My personal opinion is take work any chance you get it and claim it,it shows you want to work,keeps you in the loop,maybe it will help when things pick up.Granted you weekly pay might change but I’ve never found it to be much different,some instances you’ll make more per week.Good luck.

I know of three guys turned away at the border.I personally had to pick one up Int. Falls.His DWI was 7 years old , but you can get pre approval to enter Canada,following the right channels.I’ve never had a problem crossing the border and had a DWI in 1992,but can gurantee I will make sure it’s not an issue next time I go.It would really suck to leave a buddy at the border.