Thank you all!!
 

As many of you here know, the last few months for me have been, to be honest, a bit "different". Getting to deal with loss and adjusting to living alone is not, as I have found out, for the faint of heart. My time here in PPOT has been a valuable tool in the struggle against loneliness. I just want to thank all of you for the distraction(s) you provide and sometimes gems to ponder.

Thanks again, folks!!

Bob:

Glad I could play a small role in the distraction part. :)

Seriously, I wish you the very best in what must be some extremely difficult times.

Take care,

Kurt

Bob,

We are in many ways a big family. Disfunctional at times but family. Glad to help and know you would do the same for us!

Ahh, which distractions are you referring to ? The "Grid Girls" or "is there a God" thead? :)

Bob, sorry you have gone through these tough few months. I've heard time heals all wounds, but nobody knows how much time it takes to heal completely. You seem like a strong guy; hang in there!

"Is there a God" has perhaps been one of the most entertaining threads ever posted here. I absolutely love the certainty that some posters have, regardless of their position. The grid girls are fine, but at my age, all they would do is give me a cursory glance and at best say: "God, he is old....".

But age has its advantages. I can compliment a good looking girl now and they will smile. Thirty years ago, I would have, at the very least, been whacked with something up side the head.

Bob,

Am chuckling at your comments and agree for the most part. Funny thing is that I have been in touch with my copilot on my upcoming trip to Moscow and he is my age (mid 50's) and just found out that he is going out with a 26 year old knockout when in Moscow. And this is not a "pay by the hour" or anything, she could care less how old he is, just wants to have a relationship with someone who treats her descently.

Most of us know that there is a God and He is in our lives. I smile and am sad at those who do not feel this way but thats their right. I hope that they eventually will learn.

Bob? You've discovered that too? I can now do girl watching unfettered...I smile, they smile back...knowing I'm no "threat", merely an old guy enjoying the sight of their beauty.

Hey, anytime you're feeling low, as you have every right to be? DO log on here...cheaper than a shrink, and it may do more, if not as much, good...

Now why did you have to go and say that? :D

There's a thread for that . . . let Bob have this one.

Best,

Kurt

Here's another distraction: My son and I drove a friends 49 Chevy to the Farm Life event here in Maryland. He had a bunch of other iron there.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1192387644.jpg

Get in your car and come East, young man:)

Bob!

Great to see you posting! How are you coping ?

Yes, we are quite a few here by now that have had great support from the group. I am not absolutely certain I would have been where I am today without all the back up from this group back when I was ready to commit myself to the locked psychiatric ward.

As for distractions, I thought you would enjoy my (still not deleted!) 'make-a-comlete-arse-of-your-self' thread on fluffer as a prosperous future carreer.. :D

I have kept a quote of a fellow Pelican gentleman so as not to go there again..


Sorry Spell Check gone out for more beer.

Bob, if you ever come this way, let me take you for lunch, the track or something.

Thanks for posting your experiences.


KT

Bob,
I wish we could help you, but if PPOT helps a little, that's great. I'm still praying for you and your family!

Yeah, Bob. If you're ever coming to Seattle, PM me and I'll meet you at the gate.

Two more things. I feel for you, Bob. I divorced four years ago and am still adjusting. And.....that's not the severity of loss, or the surprise, that you've had to deal with. Not for sissies, that's for sure. We're here for you. It will get better.

And finally, as I said on another thread, I've appreciated your posts very much lately. You're a knowledgeable man and a clear thinker.

SUpe:

I respectfully disagree. In a divorce, the individual chooses to leave and in effect says you are useless and unloved. I went through that 20+ years ago. When a person dies, they are taken involuntarily. That is, to me, not as hard (although it is still very hard) to take. At least, given a chance, the individual who dies would have opted to stay. The love was still there, both for each other and for life......

Your loss is not to be, in any way, minimized. It is the most severe kind of rejection.

bob next time you get to phx. give a shout. if joe is around and any of the others, lets go for a putt somewhere.

Or, as one said somewhere else, some charred flesh?

(Love Pinnacle Peak!!)

You have lots of cyber-buds here....and there's always someone home! Stay strong.

Bob, it's a genuine pleasure to entertain you. Please tip your waitress and remember that Happy Hour is 24/7 at PPOT. :)

The only way I used to tip waitresss was upside down........

Hmmm, I wonder if I should go for a follow up. :)