unfortunate weekend (apology)

Hello Clint!

I don't want to annoy you or anything like that, and I also hate to see a hobby shop fade away - but I have to tell you, if you describe something like that a bad weekend, then you must live a happy and care-free life, I tell you!

Well I'm not complaining myself, doing all right, but think about all the people that are starving, fighting a war, or plain having to work all the week like the workers in China! Or health problems for that matter. I hope you know what I mean - so I wish you a nice day and good luck with your modelling projects!

Paweł

I'm down near Fort Knox, KY if you need a Tamiya Zero.

Pawel you are totaly right maybe bad weekend isn't the best way to describe it. I work 60 hours a week on average so having a weekend off is few and far between for me but you are totaly right it could be alot worse. The main point I was trying to float across was the dwindling away of hobby shops and other mom and pop places in general.

A bad weekend? Hardly. At least you have your health and a job. Face it, it's happening everywhere, every day - not just your area. 

Welcome to the last dying light of capitalism...

We are well into the eira of multinationals, trillions of dollars of buying power and the ability to destroy small buisness with the press of a key. 

I don't live in the US, but the same can be said for most countries globally.

Support your local hobby shop if you are able, at almost any cost. Once they close, they will most likely never open again.

2c

You sound like an old Queensland Premier we had years ago.

He refused to allow daylight savings time, he was concerned that the curtains would fade and the cows wouldn't milk...

Heeeehehe

Rambo - don't worry, I wasn't offended. Like I already wrote, I didn't want you to feel bad or nothing the likes, just wanted to point out that we've got it quite good in our lives, otherwise we wouldn't have the time nor the "power" to do scale models. We should be thinking about that and be glad, and use that thought to overcome trouble that we see, knowing that there are other people who have it worse than we have it.

Thanks for reading and have a nice day

Paweł

damouav

Welcome to the last dying light of capitalism...

We are well into the eira of multinationals, trillions of dollars of buying power and the ability to destroy small buisness with the press of a key. 

I don't live in the US, but the same can be said for most countries globally.

Support your local hobby shop if you are able, at almost any cost. Once they close, they will most likely never open again.

2c

 

Sad, but no truer words spoken. Well said...

What I call a VERY sad weekend is my friend who has to bury his son . We attended the funeral services yesterday driving 3 1/2 hours to Ft. Luderdale and back home last evening. To some driving 7 hours + may feel like an incovenience but then try to imagine how a parent that has to bury his child feels like. The wife and I were there to confort him and his family, and they greatly appreciated it. RIP Jonathan. 

Clint, we all here can relate to what your saying, it is an unfortunate state of affairs.

PJ, deepest condolences to the family.

Thanks Damian.

plasticjunkie

What I call a VERY sad weekend is my friend who has to bury his son . We attended the funeral services yesterday driving 3 1/2 hours to Ft. Luderdale and back home last evening. To some driving 7 hours + may feel like an incoveneience but then try to imagine how a parent that has to bury his child feels like. The wife and I were there to confort him and his family, and they greatly appreciated it. RIP Jonathan. 

 

Sorry to hear of your friend's loss...It's a pain that never goes away when you bury your child. I hope your friend will find peace in time. My sincere condolences to your friend and his family. 

Thanks Hunter.

In the grand scheme of things, I’d call it a disappointing day. But nothing terrible by any stretch. And if that is the worst thing in your life right now or recently, you’re doing pretty good. We can all lament the loss of places that we enjoy from our past. But life goes on and we usually find new ways to fill that loss. 

Take a look around in your life, and I bet like many of us here, you will have more good things that are taken for granted, than true bad things.  A little perspective goes a long way. Every day at work reminds me of how fortunate that I am in this life. All I have to do is look around.

damouav

You sound like an old Queensland Premier we had years ago.

He refused to allow daylight savings time, he was concerned that the curtains would fade and the cows wouldn't milk...

Heeeehehe

 

(Gasp !)  Blasphemy !

armor 2.0

I'll tell you tell you about a bad weekend my dog died my wife was rushed to the hospital and I got layoff from my job.i think this qualified as a bad weekend.

 

Now your's was a bad weekend. Condolenscenses for your pup and for losing your job. And I hope your wife is doing better. 

Admin, lets let this thread get shut down.   Clearly the OP was venting.  

Wirraway

 

 

damouav

You sound like an old Queensland Premier we had years ago.

He refused to allow daylight savings time, he was concerned that the curtains would fade and the cows wouldn't milk...

Heeeehehe

 

 

 

 

(Gasp !)  Blasphemy !

 

One of his quotes

‘You can’t sit on a fence, a barbed wire fence at that, and have one ear to the ground.’

keavdog

Admin, lets let this thread get shut down.

Why do that? We're having a nice, polite conversation!

Pawel

 

 

keavdog

Admin, lets let this thread get shut down.

 

 

Why do that? We're having a nice, polite conversation!

 

Yeah, fun.

Come on, it Christmas time, lets let our hair down man...

At least most of you have a paid, full time employment. I worked bloody hard from the bottom up only to be f#$ked over by corporate restructuring about 10years ago. I have have struggled ever since, I fell too old to retrain in my mid 40's.

Lucky I had superanuation that I am able to access prior to 65, or I would be ashes by know.

But, I feel better that I will one day soon find something paid that is worth doing.

Ouch TJ, that's like $458 a month! Your state must be one of the high insurance rate ones. I know new young drivers are consired high risk but that is abusive. The yougsters get crucified before they evn get behind the wheel.

Here in Florida the insurance rates depend on the location. The farther south you go the more congested it is and higher premiums apply. Dade County and Broward are high rate counties (South Florida) and don't get me started on property taxes.