azzy!!!!! welcome back!

Very few things make me cry, but this picture did. http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937b10-0159-9aa7.jpg

My parents had to have my lab Scout put to sleep today. Back in may they found out she had leukemia and it was fairly developed. You can see the tumor on her right leg. I wasn't sure I would even get to see her again. Luckily with meds they kept her comfortable most of the summer, but over the last week she turned for the worse, and adjusting the meds didn't help.

We got her at 6 wks old, when I was 8 or 9. I spent a lot of time with her, she was one of the smartest dogs I've ever met, and I don't think she's ever growled at anyone. You could take things out of her mouth and she wouldn't growl. Going home and seeing her yard empty is going to be hard for sure.

Yikes! :eek:

By "working" do you mean schmoozing at the golf course? ;)

Bummer Sid. What mix was the breed? Looks like a great dog.

Bummer Sid. That's always a bitter pill :(

Well, time to open up and admit it. I think I've hit midlife crisis. My business started to tank at the end of last year and has become worse. To the point of not being able to pay my bills this month. I'm tired of the IT industry. I'm mentally just tired and burned out. I don't know what I am going to do and I presently have zero drive or motivation to do do anything.

I am really tired of this.

Oh, and Rick. No, everything is not okay. ;)

Sorry to hear that, Dave. :(

Maybe you can get by on woodworking for a while? If you focus on pricey quality and not quantity it might be fun.

Well, Max. My mom and I had a long talk after dinner. I brought that up and she (in my eyes), wasn't very supportive and doesn't see it happening. Makes it hard to push forward when your parents say things like that. At the same time, when I mention being a bit unsupportive, she gets all pushed out of shape and thinks I am solely blaming them.

Your a skilled wood whisperer Dave. Give it a go if that what you desire, what's to lose?

I don't see what the harm is in trying it out. It is better than simply doing nothing while looking for other jobs. You know you are good at woodworking and have some great projects to show to potential clients.

Let the bums cheer you up Dave
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1343888483.jpg

Good night everyone. I hope you can work something out, Dave. And I hope Richard can keep his foot and get better soon.

Night Max

Morning Y'all
Dave I know EXACTLY what you are going through, just look at me for the last couple of years.

Morning Rick

Evening Jeff

New job keeping ya busy?

Been doing major prep crap for the most part, today I hit the ground running. I am so not looking forward to it but I like to eat soooooooooooooo

Bloody pup wants to help type????

Okay the grand kid types nice, but I am unskilled in reading slobber/paw

Yes, money is a little useful at times.

As long as I'm busy I don't mind. You tend to not notice the passing of the day. It's these slow times that I don't like, they get me down too.

I had to delete what he typed, it was very offensive...something about the girl dog down the street I think ;)

Speaking of money, the scrap yard owes me a few hours, guess I'll be making a call today

Redhead?

Haven't seen her myself...I don't think he's that fussy

Gunna bugger off, Missus & I are off to the pub for dinner.

Enjoy your day Ladies and Gents

Have fun

Good morning folks.

Sid, sorry to hear about your dog.

Dave, I know it sucks to see a business just dry up. Keep plugging along, something will turn up.

It did not cool off much last night.

http://img.tapatalk.com/440f77c4-73f0-5db3.jpg

That was just before the sun came up.

not making the bills sucks. sorry to hear it, dave.

huh.... what does your mother think you are blaming them for?

for your entertainment:

Red Bull Energy Douche with Mandy Moore from Mandy Moore, Funny Or Die, Jake Szymanski, and Antonio Scarlata

sid, losing a dog is a bummer. sorry for your loss.

well, i have an interview tomorrow. i am off to get a haircut.

It is just hair. Welcome to the world of short hair :)

I don't feel too bad at least I recognised Carlos!! But the others no. Many a lost evening and party listening and dancing to Santana back in the day, sigh I feel old already!! Was my birthday last week and I feel about eighty!

Being on the other side of the globe I think my body thinks it is standing on its head, and my neck is aching something chronic, need a good chiropractor or masseuse

Glen, sheet I thought it was hot enough here, but 113 that's disgusting, I think I would die, we had stinking weather for two weeks when we first arrived in MD but it has at least gone back to "normal" in the high 80-90 range which is okay by me, but the humidity sucks.

Dave, sorry to hear that you are feeling down, but sometimes you just have to let go and start again, find something that you can do to bring in a little. Only whilst you sort it, at least if the bills are getting paid you will feel better, you don't have to love it, just pay the bills. It's very hard to find something you like doing that someone will pay you for.

Me I am sitting around on a working holiday ATM, hubby working and my holidaying, at least until I get some reserve days funded here in the USA, through Aust Air Force. I am gainfully underemployed atm, still have some days from back in Oz that I am working with remotely, but not working too hard.

Our house back in Oz has been vacant since we left, but hopefully this week we might have a tenant moving in, so at least the mortgage will pay for itself, and that is a load of our wallet, paying for the house here, the biggest midgets apartment and our vacant house was starting to eat into the future cars (dreaming) budget. Would like to take a lovely older mustang home to Oz, and maybe a nice old Porsche to add to the growing family of German cars at home.

If we own a car for 12 months here (less than 30 years old) there is no import duty applicable, 30 year old cars don't atract du anyway. The rumour mill says that the 2014 mustang will be able to be ordered rhd first time every direct from the factory. If the house is rented I can start dreaming anyway!

A friend of mine had a right hand drive Fiat convertible. We loved to drive down the highway with him driving and me holding a steering wheel acting like I was trying to get the steering wheel back on some invisible steering column. For some reason it made folks in others cars nervous.

I just noticed that this thread has passed 1,000,000 views. It is a long way from the over 9 million random pics thread but it does have more actual posts!

one more just for grins. now back to work for me.

still alive