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05-04-2013, 06:51 PM
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You guys have lost me, what's my mid life crisis. Building another boat? or my little narrative in the thread.
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05-04-2013, 08:05 PM
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I feel there is no such thing as a mid life crisis. I`ve wanted all of those things since I was young. Hope to when I get old. The midway point is pointed out by folks who saved you a ton of money shopping on sale. Get the point? Nice writing, GFS I don`t say that often. Against the rules. Put your anger in the ice box and focus on tomorrow. Let it go.
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05-04-2013, 09:05 PM
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OP, If you only knew.......
 Stay the course, move ahead, DON'T LOOK BACK!!!    We all struggle with one dilemma after another...  You will be lead in the right direction... Maintain, maintain, & maintain!! You have more friends here then you think! For Blondie & and I we have figured out we are going into the fourth quarter of our lives.... My mom & dad respectfully 86 & 87, remind me they are at the two minute warning!
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See ya, Ken © Last edited by NoBones; 05-04-2013 at 09:08 PM.
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05-04-2013, 09:31 PM
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05-05-2013, 05:44 AM
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So, where were we? Anyway, little history on the current shop.
Back to my shop. I found this place next to one of my suppliers, I have driven by here for 20 years, never seen anyone here. So I found out who owned the building and contacted them. They where storing "treasures" in there that was left from when their parents ran their shop out of here. 30 years worth of "stuff" in a warehouse, it took four (4) large commercial construction dumpsters and one full week, in order to get room to put one (1) 20' boat in here. The deal was they could store some of their "stuff" and I would get a break on the rent. Well, through the years, I have needed more room and they have gotten rid of their "stuff". Needless to say, as the boats are getting bigger, the shop is always "moving". The shop is mostly filled with my "stuff" and no matter what, with 6 people running around and boats, things just shall we say, get unorganized. :-(. Back to the story. Everyone is doing boat "rebuild or build" threads, truth be told, how many different ways can you explain how you cut something out and glued it back together, or how many speakers you where going to install? Honestly it gets kinda boring, I mean, some of the ideas are neat, but anyway-----. So as I was writing and posting photo's I decided to go this route, had no clue where I was going, but realized it felt pretty good. Now from early responses to the threat it is pretty evident that the demographics of this forum are quite a bit different than they are over at THT. You guys are more of the 501 crowd, part deuce. Some of this (and the pics) might get a little hard for you guys, just hold on and plug the pacemaker back in. Ok, lets get serious for a minute. Yes, I am an alcoholic, and yes we have a 501 Club where the booze flows freely. When I drank, I never stopped, got mean along the way too, every day----. But then, I stopped (Well, with a little trip to detox), and after that little trip I pretty much said I was never going back. I went to some counselling for a month or so, then I took a job in PB and the counseling didn't work with my schedule. Never did AA or any type of that counseling. Aneyhoo, I am not a died in the wool reformest, I don't preach religion or to quit drinking. Don't mid if you do drink, don't care if you get sloppy (girls, it's ok to take your clothes off!), it's just that when you reach that point and get sloppy and nasty or I don't like you, I leave. End of story. So lets see, internet dating, hmmmmm. Well, I found out my biggest mistake about internet dating by reading that thread the guy wrote over on THT. I told the truth. On my profiles, about myself, my wants and my no wants. Well, let me tell you, people lie, women lie, go figure----. You name it, they lie. Age, weight, height, likes, wants, whatever, you name it. Hear I am telling the truth, being Mr Nice Guy (which is really who I am), and they don't want any part of it, they want Mr Bad A---, even though everything in their profile says they want walks on the beach, Mimosas and the such,. Now, in the internet dating scene, I went across the board, young and old (er), but after I found that the older ones where just as crazy as the younger ones, I stayed young, I mean, it does work for better pictures when in the islands. (examples forth coming). Now, I had some special names for them, some names where given by the 501 Club. One was "Train Wreck", never knew what happened to her, but I jumped ship before she ran into the wall at the end of the tunnel. Then there was "Long legs Lanore" or "Tits McGee" as the 501 boys named her, depending on which one you asked, no matter, either name worked. Examples below. This is a SeaCraft site, so at least she is on a SeaCraft, (Mods, if the one pic is too much, let me know and I won't do it again. :-).
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#26
05-05-2013, 06:02 AM
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PS: Now thank you all for the kind words of encouragement. I really am fine, know where I am going (Finally) pissed that S.Y.T didn't go along for the ride, but have realized that I am not crazy. But I am, I mean, I'm still "messing about in boats" and trying to make money doing it. And we all know the story on that one. "Know how to make a small fortune? Start with a large one and get in the boat building business."
Anyway Ken leads me into a story I will tell about one FLIBS Boat Show. I was listening to a friend of mine (broker), sell this guy an Offshore, 1m+ bote. The guy was in his 70's, looked like he could stroke the check, but was balking. This salesman friend of mine, Walter, says, "how old are you?" the guys says "75", Walter takes a tape measure out and lays it on the deck of the boat, leaves it at 85". Walter then points to 22" and says, "up to here, you went to school and learned", then he points to 60", and says, from 22" to 60", you started a business, a family, had kids and probably grand children. Guy says, "yup", then Walter says, from 60" to 75" you have slowed down, business is doing well, kids are well and grand kids are good. Guy says "yup", then Walter points from 75" to 85", and says, "this is what you have left", and when that guy looked at the remaining 10" out of the original 85" layed out on the deck, he stroked that deposit check right then and there, true story----.
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#27
05-05-2013, 07:18 AM
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thanks for sharing, someone said they dint believe in a midlife crises, mid life happens too fast and before you know it your past 50.
we all got stories but u will say my father was a alcoholic drunk got in a fight on a jobsite with the contractor one day and bolt fell in a hole my dad on bottom with a broken back. in a whell chair he lived with me fr 20 years . on the last day I finished work early and decided to renew my stickers on my boat. stopped for lunch at a new place and patiently waited for my check then decided to install the sticker at the marina before I went home . when I finally got home I found my dad in the pool. he had a scooter and a habit if not turning it if just stopping and probably passed out and leaned on the control stick .went in unconscious. just a story that may save someone your story reminded me of a friend up the way from me he was wirking in a trawler he bought and kept it at a friend house the other side of a low bridge on his canal so oncew gthe boat was all done new thei and that his wife me met at this guys house left him for his friend and took the boat, Last edited by Mikem8560; 05-05-2013 at 07:31 AM.
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#30
05-05-2013, 08:50 AM
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I`m 51 and don`t see a crisis. My cruise ship is rigged a bit differently than most.
I embrace the manic and absurd. Vonnegut and Monty Python will always be my heroes. Blue Chip`s thread on tht is monumental. He is the second coming of Tucker Max. If you are not familiar with his musings, do yourself a favor and give it a read. This is Tucker Max. http://www.tuckermax.com/stories/the-austin-road-trip/
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