Wow this year has gotten off to a very bad start for my family.
One of my New Year's resolutions was to set aside enough money for a vacation to Cambodia so I could finally see my grandfather for the first time. Actually the whole family was pitching in the hopes that we could visit my parents' childhood villages. On New Year's day, my parents were shocked to hear that my grandfather (a quadriplegic for years) passed away.
I had only chatted with him briefly over the phone, but never had the chance to meet him...
His death was the only thing I could think of on my trek to Upstate, NY yesterday morning. My father and I needed to finalize a deal on a nice house over there. We were bombarded by more than a foot a snow and ended up crashing (and wrecking) our van only one mile away from the house.
We had to hitch a ride from a friend back home this morning.
Needless to say, it's been a difficult start to 2003 for my family. Hopefully, you guys have had better luck than I.
Horrible new year....
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darkeagle
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Sorry to hear about that. Before my great aunt passed away last year I put off seeing her b/c I didnt want to see her lying there or anything and after I got up enough nerve to see her she died like 2 weeks after. 
I hope things get better for you in the long run of this year.
Best wishes and good luck to you.
I hope things get better for you in the long run of this year.
Best wishes and good luck to you.
Thanks for the words of encouragement guys. There's a whole slew of other things putting a major damper on my New Year as well but I'm doing fine. It's the rest of the family I'm worried about. But as they say, pardon the cliche, "time is the ultimate healer" all will be well again soon enough. Again, thanks for the consolation, you guys are the greatest!
Ninjak, cool avatar you got there. Princess Mononoke is without a doubt, one of the greatest animated films ever and a personal fav of mine.
Ninjak, cool avatar you got there. Princess Mononoke is without a doubt, one of the greatest animated films ever and a personal fav of mine.
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sorry to hear , just to let you know your not the only one having a bad year already, i just won 1300$ at the casino, you know i thought horray ill finish my motorswap but the next day i get fired for stealing money, which is ludicrious seeing as i make plenty and always have enough to get by.. and i loved my job an the people i worked for and with but they turned on me an didnt even give it a second thought to get rid of me... now my swaps off for the next month till i find out if ill have a steady income, and my mom just lost herjob an familys going to crap also life sucks right now
It's awful to hear that everyone's going through so much ****.
I couldn't say it any better than Former_240_S14 though. That saying is totally true.
Slw240sx, what happened to you and your mom's a real bummer. An uncle of mine was a slave to his company for nearly two decades but when downsizing became an easy answer to its problems, they didn't hesitate to let him go. In fact, they couldn't wait for him to leave and had the movers remove any remnant of him and his work before he even knew it. It hurts to know that so many people out there are considered as nothing more than an expendeble "cog in the wheel."
Also, don't worry bout the car bro. Cars come and go. With a little hard work, you'll get a nice red-top in there in no time!
As bleak as things have been, perseverence is one the greatest human assets. You can always start over...
Best wishes to everyone in this new (and young) year.
I couldn't say it any better than Former_240_S14 though. That saying is totally true.
Slw240sx, what happened to you and your mom's a real bummer. An uncle of mine was a slave to his company for nearly two decades but when downsizing became an easy answer to its problems, they didn't hesitate to let him go. In fact, they couldn't wait for him to leave and had the movers remove any remnant of him and his work before he even knew it. It hurts to know that so many people out there are considered as nothing more than an expendeble "cog in the wheel."
Also, don't worry bout the car bro. Cars come and go. With a little hard work, you'll get a nice red-top in there in no time!
As bleak as things have been, perseverence is one the greatest human assets. You can always start over...
Best wishes to everyone in this new (and young) year.
slw240sx wrote:well ive been at the new job 2 days alls well so far, im going to pick up another 240 an begin the swap this week end, wish me luck, i luckly had just hit it big at the casino so thats helped keep me secure switching jobs !! ill still be able to drive my 240 an build the other while i wait !!
Looks like things are beginning to look up for ya.