How come everyone has projects more important than mine? Trying to expand the shed for my Plymouth project. At least I have the roof on. This Christmas really took a lot of my time away from this project. Now that Christmas is over things should improve. I guess I need to say No more often. I can do that only so many times to my wife. Life goes on. stan
stan's52
Pal - I am right there with you.
Just to vent.....
I started off 2018 by getting my bracket dragster ready to race for the season. Fresh engine, frame re-painted, new wiring.....
Wife decides in Mar/Apr to purchase her idiot brother's old house to flip. I do side work as a handyman - but only take jobs that I want to work on, I don't need the income to live but it's nice to have for my racing! Anyway, I worked on this house up until December 1st when we sold it. We just closed on it this past Friday. Other than going to a handful of races with my sons to watch and help out, my dragster stayed in the trailer all summer long.
So I start doing a little work on my Skyline 350GT and damned if she doesn't want to repaint about 6 rooms in our own home before our Christmas party! You can imagine how much I got done on that project - I'm repainting it and I think I got one door handle off.
Hang in there but watch the "no's", they can end up stinging pretty bad.
"there not exactly rules ya know, more like guidelines as it were"
Just to vent.....
I started off 2018 by getting my bracket dragster ready to race for the season. Fresh engine, frame re-painted, new wiring.....
Wife decides in Mar/Apr to purchase her idiot brother's old house to flip. I do side work as a handyman - but only take jobs that I want to work on, I don't need the income to live but it's nice to have for my racing! Anyway, I worked on this house up until December 1st when we sold it. We just closed on it this past Friday. Other than going to a handful of races with my sons to watch and help out, my dragster stayed in the trailer all summer long.
So I start doing a little work on my Skyline 350GT and damned if she doesn't want to repaint about 6 rooms in our own home before our Christmas party! You can imagine how much I got done on that project - I'm repainting it and I think I got one door handle off.
Hang in there but watch the "no's", they can end up stinging pretty bad.
"there not exactly rules ya know, more like guidelines as it were"
Feel sorry for those who didn't train their other halves properly, right from the git-go.
I was just in the shop for 4 hours today...
I was just in the shop for 4 hours today...
I hate to say it, I can't imagine any kind of issue with my sweetie. OMG I do anything, anything I want and come in from the garage to get kisses!
Brian
Brian
It hasn't been all that long since I found myself in this situation. Carefully, over time I was able to keep quiet until my sentiment had boiled down to it's purest form. I waited for the correct moment to arrive then spoke it calmly. I'll be danged if it was not effective... the situation began to evolve in the right direction so it has stuck. Heres the sentence, inflection and eye contact were also key:
"As a human, my needs are no less important than yours."
I also heard the following one somewhere and the thought is a good filter to run yourself through once in awhile as maintainence for all relationships... its OK to expect your needs to be met, as long as the needs of others are also being met. I've always thought a man ought to do his best for everyone by default and rightly expect that of others. But it just ain't so, the world will run you until you drop like an outlaw does a horse. Horse just has to remember it can buck that rider at any time. It has that right. Westerns have a solution for everything!
"As a human, my needs are no less important than yours."
I also heard the following one somewhere and the thought is a good filter to run yourself through once in awhile as maintainence for all relationships... its OK to expect your needs to be met, as long as the needs of others are also being met. I've always thought a man ought to do his best for everyone by default and rightly expect that of others. But it just ain't so, the world will run you until you drop like an outlaw does a horse. Horse just has to remember it can buck that rider at any time. It has that right. Westerns have a solution for everything!
I will never forget telling my first wife back 35 years ago as our back yard had a couple of Model A coupe bodies in it. "When I am 50, there will still be old car parts out in the back yard, it's not going to change."
And two days ago I turned 60, and the back yard has old car parts in it, yep, get used to it.
Brian
And two days ago I turned 60, and the back yard has old car parts in it, yep, get used to it.
Brian
Undortunately, this situation does not get better with age. Seven of us used to pile into my minivan and go a hundred miles to a car show every January. It was a yearly event and we just assumed we all would go.
The only part of that scenario that remains is the car show. The Cabin Fever rod run is still going strong but not with any of us seven.
One bad hip, one prostate issue with full time catheter. One has dad with Alzheimers and one has wife with same. The fifth just lost his wife. Anyway, you get the idea. The scary thing is at 73, I am the oldest.
The point is, as the years go by, there are so many things that begin to interfere which are absolutely beyond our control. Be sure you make the most of the opportunities you have to do those things that are important to you. Life is short and we just don't know how long we will be able to pursue them.
Life is a wonderful gift and I am so thankful to have lived in this day and time, in this country, and with the family I have. We joke about getting our five minutes a day in the shop but believe me, those five minutes become prescious.
I promise I am not complaining. Only incouraging everyone else to make the most of every day. Praise God for the lives we have and again make the most of every day...... Life is really good!:thumbup:
John
The only part of that scenario that remains is the car show. The Cabin Fever rod run is still going strong but not with any of us seven.
One bad hip, one prostate issue with full time catheter. One has dad with Alzheimers and one has wife with same. The fifth just lost his wife. Anyway, you get the idea. The scary thing is at 73, I am the oldest.
The point is, as the years go by, there are so many things that begin to interfere which are absolutely beyond our control. Be sure you make the most of the opportunities you have to do those things that are important to you. Life is short and we just don't know how long we will be able to pursue them.
Life is a wonderful gift and I am so thankful to have lived in this day and time, in this country, and with the family I have. We joke about getting our five minutes a day in the shop but believe me, those five minutes become prescious.
I promise I am not complaining. Only incouraging everyone else to make the most of every day. Praise God for the lives we have and again make the most of every day...... Life is really good!:thumbup:
John
Yep John, EVERY DAY is precious!
Such bummer news today. The owner of a very cool restaurant in Boise Idaho called "PizzelChik" Brad Breakell died in his sleep last night unexpectedly. He is in this photo on the right side. This "pizza parlor" is so awesome it's crazy. Walls covered in Rock and Roll memorabilia, live music every Friday, amazing menus with unique pizzas. When I was there on vacation last year I chatted with him and he was such a cool character. When we bought our house there, I am not kidding you I would google it to see how far it was from Pizzelchik, that is how awesome the place is. It was on Diners Drive-inns and Dives on the food channel for goodness sakes! His wife died a few years after they opened the place 15 or so years ago. He rocked on with his kids keeping her dream alive. I hope they can keep it going, it's not easy running a small business, hopefully they learned well and can keep it going. RIP Brad, and rock the night away in heaven. https://www.idahostatesman.com/…/word…/article223666215.html
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I am wearing my tie dyed shirt today in his name. Wow, what a bummer.
Every day, every day is precious. If you day didn't go well, it's still a hell of a lot better than none!
Brian
Such bummer news today.
The owner of a very cool restaurant in Boise Idaho called "PizzelChik" Brad Breakell died in his sleep last night unexpectedly. He is in this photo on the right side. This "pizza parlor" is so awesome it's crazy. Walls covered in Rock and Roll memorabilia, live music every Friday, amazing menus with unique pizzas. When I was there on vacation last year I chatted with him and he was such a cool character. When we bought our house there, I am not kidding you I would google it to see how far it was from Pizzelchik, that is how awesome the place is. It was on Diners Drive-inns and Dives on the food channel for goodness sakes! His wife died a few years after they opened the place 15 or so years ago. He rocked on with his kids keeping her dream alive. I hope they can keep it going, it's not easy running a small business, hopefully they learned well and can keep it going. RIP Brad, and rock the night away in heaven. https://www.idahostatesman.com/…/word…/article223666215.html
https://www.idahostatesman.com/late...s/4vzo9b/picture223667670/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/0627 scene patiopizzal2.JPG
I am wearing my tie dyed shirt today in his name. Wow, what a bummer.
Every day, every day is precious. If you day didn't go well, it's still a hell of a lot better than none!
Brian
Yep, that is a big change! Maybe you will get to the car, you have a little more time now.
Brian
Brian
you guys need to stand your ground
demand things done MY way, sorry wifie you need to help me on my project before yours.... try it, it might work...
it didn't work for me but somebody gotta get lucky...lol..
demand things done MY way, sorry wifie you need to help me on my project before yours.... try it, it might work...
it didn't work for me but somebody gotta get lucky...lol..
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