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| GothicCarsUrban | May 28 2013, 04:41 PM Post #201 |
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Thanks. A number of other people I've talked to (I have been on the phone a lot since I heard the news) said the same, I will be choosing that.
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| James | May 31 2013, 04:34 PM Post #202 |
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I know what my choice would be if that was my short list, and I would get the Hot Wheels speical, lovely green color, with the hotwheels decal on the back fender. |
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| James | May 31 2013, 04:53 PM Post #203 |
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Prayers are answered Snowowl.... I often think about you and your little angels, you have beautiful children. Is one of them still fond of pink cars? |
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| daniel60 | May 31 2013, 05:30 PM Post #204 |
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hey Guys I just read the other day that Camaro is coming out with a Z-28 and it is supposed to eat the New Boss 302 but who can afford it right? Not me and being faster has a statue of limitations ask me. I'm a state constable at the Port Police and I'm still paying for higher insurance for the third and final year for my last dumb ass act of speeding on the interstate. It was reduced too so just think faster isn't always better or smarter. |
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| James | May 31 2013, 08:15 PM Post #205 |
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OK here it comes..... Most of you know my story, 8 years ago my young son was diagnosed with cancer, he fought it for 5 years, and it finally took his life on July 1, 2010. He was 12 1/2 years old at that time. Throughout the ordeal most of it with his mother and him being 3 hours away in another province, I was left to look after our 2 older daughters 45 minutes down the road at university, our cats, and my job, I was working 60+ hours a week trying to afford all the extra costs, travelling to Halifax to visit with Chris and Dianne when off, as well as keeping an eye on the 2 uni students. Well I think I hit the wall big time last summer, I kinda just gave up, I made a dumb mistake at work, and put my hand into a moving chain, losing about 3/4 of my righ thumb, and was off work for 2 1/2 months, loosing roughly 20K in earnings and having lots of time on my hand to reflect on where we were, where we were going, and where we came from. (yeah the 3 questions of life) Depression, grief, hopelessness, and more all struck at the same time. And facing perhaps the loss of my career, As many of you know I am an electrican at a major french fry manufacturing company, repairing process equipment both in a preventative maintenance area and in emergency situations. We pretty well run this plant 24/7 for 363 days a year, closing only for a 2 day break at Christmas. I spent the summer pretty well trying to become left handed, trying to adapt at holding tools in my left hand. ANyway I got back to work in October last year, The company changed up my companion as we work in pairs for safety and halp, Got a new fantastic partner, not to say my old one was good, but my new work partner disn't mind jumping in and doing 75% or more of the work, and I slowly rebuilt my technical tool set and skills. There are still things I am not real competant in like putting marettes on wires, but as the pain eases I feel I will be able to apply more pressure and get the damn things tight on the wires. The grief part we are still struggling with, I really never cried much after Chris's passing, my wife was pretty well a basket case and still occasionly has deep depression regarding the situation. I kinda held it all in, you know, be strong, be a man, suck up the cards that were dealt to you. And I did hold it together for quite a while. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I had a real good cry. I stopped at his grave on my way over to church one night for a meeting, and lost it, I just stood there bawling like a baby. On a lighter note diecast here in the Garden of Eden (Prince Edward Island) has gone from bad to worse, I have at best 3 merchants who sell diecast. Dollarama who at a great prince has Maisto product at 1$ each, unfortunately they are the same ones that they have for 5 years, occasionally very occasionally they get a colour version in that I do not have, but since I have reduced my collecting criteria, not much is of interest. I only am buying Chevrolet diecast at present, and occasionally an HO scaled truck or construction vehicle. Superstore who have discontinued carrying Matchbox and only have Hot Wheels now and a few 5 pack Maisto's, and Walmart who are still carrying Hot Wheels and Matchbox, as well as some 5 and 10 pack Maisto's and Motormaxes. There are no premium diecast anywhere around me. On teh bright side ToysRus has opened in Charlottetown, 50 minutes away, and they carry some Greenlight product lines. Even Value Village has been very disappointing lately, only those 10cent diecast from a dollar store in bags for $1.99. I have been enjoying my other hobby Genealogy (Family History) more and and got back into that research. In August I have been asked to be one one 3 guests at an evening at the museum about the Fascinating World of Acadian Genealogy. SHould be exciting. I also am trying to put a magazine article together about my grandfathers family and the amount of military service the family gave. All 7 boys served in the military at one point in their lives, 2 of the 5 girls served and the other 3 girls were married to serviceman. Way over 250 years of service given by one family. ALso finding some statisfaction and happiness in my yard this year again, pulling weeds and growing both flower gardens and in a few weeks a vegetable garden of some sorts. Funny how one's interests changes as one gets older. I have been keeping current with the Chevy's that show up on blue and orange cardstock. SOMe great stuff on HotWheels, that little Chevy gasser, I love it, best casting of the year, IMHO Hoping for some more colour variations. ANd I picked up an error that fit by criteria, Package says Arrow Dynamic but there is a purple Vette in the bubble. SO its a keeper. Well this here post is getting big, and I have more lurking to do, so I'll close for now, getting better, have been here 5 or 6 times over the last week, and made a couple of posts, My photobucket accuont is gone I think, so I have no pics to posts anymore. Cheers for know, thanks for being a shoulder to whine on James |
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| craftymore | May 31 2013, 09:46 PM Post #206 |
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@ James - Our shoulders are here to help you stand up straight. Besides, I bruise easy so don't lean too long. On the serious side, I continue to pray for you and your entire family. You, Chris and your stories have helped bring many instances of joy and happiness into my life. Wish you the best of luck with your family history/genealogy speech. I'm really glad to see you again on the Garage.
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| jedimario | May 31 2013, 10:04 PM Post #207 |
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Great to hear from you James. Sounds like things are looking up where they possibly can, and it's good to get into other hobbies sometimes too. I hope you stay around though, always good to see you post. |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Aug 19 2013, 02:44 PM Post #208 |
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Ridiculously rough day, got very paranoid for a while and ended up having muscle cramps that even extended to my tongue, fingers and toes. Hope today goes better, tomorrow I'm attending a support group where I will hopefully share my story of my issues & negative periods and meet people. |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 7 2013, 05:25 AM Post #209 |
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So here is the life update thread Swifty mentioned. For me... been having a lot of family issues, lost my girlfriend to someone she barely knew via a PS4 launch event at a game store (I hope Adriana recognizes the bad in what she did, even tho she was really showing her true colors there), got a new place to live, am getting new DSL internet with my cable transferred over sometime soon, will be getting a new Android phone and new phone provider/plan as part of my Christmas gifts this year & will get to have the phone immediately (before the holiday), gained a new Facebook friend & art supporter, am trying to get my case manager to get me into a peer support network since I literally have nobody there for me off of the internet, have been feeling that stress and anxiety really getting the best of me, and feeling more & more like my mom intentionally sabotaged my life & future back in 2007 along with her and everyone else in my life before I aged out of school-district services completely failing me. Wish I had made good on my threat to pack my meds and what mattered most to me, take a Louisville Slugger to my mom's Delft, "pixie" and blue glass crap, and leave for Eastern Oregon (where I had some then not-far-in-the-past friendships I could have easily reconnected on, including with the love of my life, in my '64 Oldsmobile Cutlass, & never come back to Eugene again. I'm being told that my diecast hobby is not "age-appropriate", that I am not "prioritizing" by buying diecast, 8-tracks, vintage/antique cameras and CDs, and that diecast, 1960s-older film cameras & 8-tracks are a "waste of money", and am fearing having my collection taken away or being made to sell or donate everything. I will destroy every single casting and diorama I own out of spite if they do make me get rid of my collection, never mind that I am told that they would never be replaced if I did, because my family and program are stingy and are big on punishments & consequences (My dad already got very mad at me for buying a DVD that replaced one I stomped the case of and broke during a panic/PTSD attack, he said "you broke (film name not listed because it contains and basically is a curseword), you should live without (film name not listed) forever as the consequences") I did get a new job that should be way better than the last and should give me more self-worth, but otherwise I am near rock bottom with only material happiness. ![]() They do say that people's happiness level is naturally set in the way that people's weight range is, if that's the case I am a permanently unhappy person, and will live a life of overweightness... latter is OK with me, but I hate the food and eating stereotypes that go along with my weight, especially from my mom and grandma. I am losing quite a bit of weight tho, and my hair is down to my shoulder blades with hair in my face if I don't comb it back now (really regret shaving my head last year on an impulse, since it showed off my scarred, lopsided & lumpy head), I'm starting to look better in my eyes only to get my mom insisting I look terrible. So things on the GCU front are a mixed bag at best. I am attending some social events soon, but feel like I will be laughed at and made fun of even with the drama/bullying free nature of the events. Sorry for rambling. |
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| funeralxempire | Dec 9 2013, 09:41 PM Post #210 |
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Useless whining, please disregard.
Edited by funeralxempire, Dec 9 2013, 09:43 PM.
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 9 2013, 11:28 PM Post #211 |
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Things are going better now. Hope you're OK FXE. |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 10 2013, 10:45 PM Post #212 |
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Doing better than I was a while back, got my soul crushed and got crap from a neighbor about something I didn't do, but planning for my next few planned custom diecasts (gonna be trucks this time, Ronnie Van Zant's '55 Chevy stepside beater as seen in his brother's "Brickyard Road" tribute song's video, but with 1999 HW Sam Walton Ford General tires, a rednecktified MBX Toyota 4Runner, some Datsun 620s, a '62 Chevy stepside made with bed, base with grille/bumper cut out & rear fenders of '56 Flashsider and cab, glass & grille/bumper of HW '62 Chevy lowrider pickup as I saw on a Facebook group, and a Dodge True Spirit off a HW Li'l Red Express) |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 12 2013, 12:37 PM Post #213 |
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Got DSL now! |
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| funeralxempire | Dec 12 2013, 06:39 PM Post #214 |
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Yay for high speed internet. |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 12 2013, 06:52 PM Post #215 |
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Thanks! |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 14 2013, 02:34 PM Post #216 |
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Between a rock & a hard place and getting shouted at about wanting to buy a 1/18 Ertl Dodge Warlock that I don't even know if it has metal fatigue or not, just because "it's two weeks before Christmas", not like I want it for Christmas because the people who'd buy it in that case don't know metal fatigue from paint defects or play damage. |
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| James | Dec 14 2013, 02:38 PM Post #217 |
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Waiting for some customs from the Goth man...... waiting to see some of his great work with some BOWTIE's.. Hang in there Bro, and get the paint and sharpies out..... Merry Christmas |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 14 2013, 05:26 PM Post #218 |
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Thanks! No Chevy's yet. ![]() Got a new Ford & Datsun up tho. |
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| daniel60 | Dec 14 2013, 08:18 PM Post #219 |
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I'm still looking for my club-foot girlfriend I lost in the 1930s.' |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 14 2013, 10:12 PM Post #220 |
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LOL... I just got done in an argument with some prude on Facebook, blocked her and deleted her comments (she has also gone after W_Body_Geek for the same reasons as me), and yeah, I agree with your sig line Danny... seen the video elsewhere too. Didn't help that I have been in bad shape psychologically for weeks with it taking a toll physically... |
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| funeralxempire | Dec 14 2013, 10:30 PM Post #221 |
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I'm curious what her reason was. And interested in her GPS coordinates. I swear I have no intentions of sending a cruise missile to those coordinates. *shifty eyes* |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 14 2013, 10:47 PM Post #222 |
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Unfounded accusations of racism and xenophobia related to our stances on police violence/misconduct, I think she is in Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| funeralxempire | Dec 14 2013, 11:59 PM Post #223 |
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Ah. Definitely a topic that can lead to some heated debates. I hope you don't mind my nosiness, but she's gone after two people I like and respect so my curiosity got to me. |
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| craftymore | Dec 15 2013, 12:32 AM Post #224 |
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Facebook chatter should be just that, chatter that stays on FB. |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Dec 15 2013, 12:50 AM Post #225 |
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Thanks Zach. Will keep that off SG from now on. |
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