View Full Version : Life went in the toilet the last 6 months
Have not been here in awhile. In fact life has been so upside down that I forgot and could not find my info for posting on here. my wife decided last Aug that she wanted out and left without warning while I was out of town. 30 years and 6 kids. yowsa. add to that my const biz a little in the toilet and the pt 69 camaro that I spent 4 years building for $80,000 just liquidated for $38,000 and...well you guys get the picture.
Anyway-life will go on. I still have the 67 camaro that has been my first street car, then drag machine and also road racer and it does it all pretty decent. If I survive the financial end of this D I may have to make it a little more street friendly and maybe a new paint job.
I have a few things to sell, but can't because of re-registering. How do I get back on with my old handle of Dan sherwood and new email address? Selling a few things would help a little and I am guessing someone would like to have some of these items. Help?
David Pozzi
03-17-2008, 09:20 PM
Larry should be able to hook you up with your old account. Try and log in with your old user name, and click the forgot password link and a new password will be sent to the email address you originally signed in with. If that address is no longer available to you, then Larry will have to switch it around for you.
Sorry to hear of your bad luck. A lot of us have been through the wife leaving, deal and it's painful. Keep telling yourself positive things to counteract the negative input you are recieving right now.
David
zbugger
03-17-2008, 09:20 PM
Send Larry Callahan a PM with your info. He should be able to set you up right again. Sorry to hear things have been in the dumps lately. I've had similar happening to me lately, but at a slightly smaller scale. Luckily I just started a new job, and it's looking very promising for me. Keep your chin up and we'll be here for ya.
vp23271
03-17-2008, 09:36 PM
Hang in there and welcome back. :twothumbs
Rick Dorion
03-18-2008, 09:27 AM
Welcome back - persevere!
dropit69
03-18-2008, 09:40 AM
welcome back Dan..arent you the one that had that bad ass aqua green 69 from AZ?..
..mine walked on me but had no kids and was only together for a year or so..itll get better..but still sucks..try to keep spirits up..
Russ T Nut
03-18-2008, 04:28 PM
Sorry to hear about your situation and I hope better things are on the horizon. The best medication I've found when things get tough is to bury myself into my project cars.
Good luck
Russ
Steve68
03-18-2008, 04:46 PM
Welcome home Dan, we've all done it, I personally thought it would never get any better boy was I wrong, takes a while, but change is good,
brownz
03-18-2008, 05:30 PM
welcome back and hang in their getting back in the swing of cars will help.
Well I am beginning to see that life will go on. It is kind of tough to do much with the cars, as we have yet to finalize and my wifes attorney is sure there is plenty of $ to be had. I guess he is not up to speed with the economy and especially construction right now?
I took the wifes 06 gto to the drag track a few weeks ago since she left it here and was dissapointed with high 13's from no traction action. If I had the coin I would drop and sc on it and make it a 12 second car that is very comfortable. yeah, the green 69 is the one that went to my cabinet man.
I have to say it was alot more fun to take the 67 camaro to the track where I can get 3 times as many passes in the slicks lane, along with running a 10.0 is just a little more fun than a 13.9
I was hoping to get to the SS challenge in May and give the 1/2 mile run a challenge for the top spot. At the pace this D is on, if there are any funds left it will be at least Sept or next year. I'll survive. (It does'nt hurt that there are already 2-3 gals wanting to put in replacement applications-and not only are they decent looking, they have their own $)
GTOnate
03-18-2008, 08:27 PM
Stay strong man, my high school sweet heart left me while I was in Iraq, took me for everything I had. Came back to empty bank account, dog was gone, and car had been wrecked... 3 years of marriage and about 6 years of being together. I remarried, and this one likes to work on cars ;)
Young Gun
03-18-2008, 08:27 PM
Everything ends up working out. You have your kids, your cars, and your health (your alive aint ya?), and you can be grateful for those things. Theres somebody looking out for yah I'm sure, try and keep your head up man, like a good liquer it gets better with time...
Munster
03-18-2008, 08:34 PM
(It does'nt hurt that there are already 2-3 gals wanting to put in replacement applications-and not only are they decent looking, they have their own $)[/quote]...................Sweet..................
GTOnate
03-18-2008, 08:34 PM
Everything ends up working out. You have your kids, your cars, and your health (your alive aint ya?), and you can be grateful for those things. Theres somebody looking out for yah I'm sure, try and keep your head up man, like a good liquer it gets better with time...
Yeah liquer got me through too... lol and sleezy women :cheers:
yellowrallys
03-18-2008, 09:06 PM
Stay strong man, my high school sweet heart left me while I was in Iraq, took me for everything I had. Came back to empty bank account, dog was gone, and car had been wrecked... 3 years of marriage and about 6 years of being together. I remarried, and this one likes to work on cars ;)
Dog was gone......now thats just plain wrong!
TonyL
03-18-2008, 09:12 PM
Came back to empty bank account, dog was gone, and car had been wrecked...
She took your dog???
I thought MY ex wife was the only one who'd do something that evil. She took my dog from my me and my six year old son. How mean is *that*?
Anyway guys, having been there before, I can tell you that even though it sucks now, and feels like you'll never get over it, you will. I lost everything in my first divorce. My house, cars, my friends, my money even my job. (and my dog.) I had to start completly over. It took a long time, but now, Im happier than I've ever been. All it takes is time.
Thx guys! 2 months ago I was dissapointed if I woke up in the morning (especially after having just finally fallen asleep). About the only thing at that time that i could find as a positive was the weight loss.
I am getting back to seeing the fun in life and wish I was a little more flush to do more do the car and with the car.
As mentioned-time will help things improve. I'd still like to make it to the SS challenge this year. I guess we will see?
jimthestonemaker
03-21-2008, 02:42 PM
My wife of 18 years took a hike and left me with two little girls. My Mom said "this time will pass". My girls are grown now and moved out of the house and I have been happily married for six years now to a drop dead gourgeous wife that if 15 years younger than me :) I am smiling all the time baby!
XLexusTech
03-21-2008, 05:20 PM
Sorry to hear about your troubles. Your better off I am sure.
Once the dust settles take yourself a nice trip.
Steve68
03-22-2008, 04:29 AM
Thx guys! 2 months ago I was dissapointed if I woke up in the morning (especially after having just finally fallen asleep). About the only thing at that time that i could find as a positive was the weight loss.
I am getting back to seeing the fun in life and wish I was a little more flush to do more do the car and with the car.
As mentioned-time will help things improve. I'd still like to make it to the SS challenge this year. I guess we will see?
Ah, the divorce diet, eat all you want now, because later it stays,
qwik1320
03-22-2008, 06:13 AM
Wow, I gotta read this stuff more slooowly. I thought you wrote your wife was on the toilet for the last 6 months...reading about the chick stuck on a seat after two years recently is still "stuck" in my mind.
Hang in there dude, remember, if its got tits or wheels you're going to have problems.
vanzuuk1
03-24-2008, 04:49 PM
Hang in there , two years ago I was in the same boat. I felt like someone gutted me and somehow I was still alive. All i had was my goofy car and some really great friends.(you know who you are)
Now i have a great lady in my life and things are looking up, it was worth the wait.
And my car is in two mags this month...
johnny rockett
03-25-2008, 07:05 PM
Hey I do the same thing as you do.....and its slow all over the country in our business....you might have to re invent yourself somehow..PM me...I have an idea for you.....depending on what part of the country your in.....
as to the wife...My was gone after 25 years.....I stayed single for awhile....lots of fun! :) The I went to Russia and married a girl 25 years younger than me!...Been married 7 years now and have a perfect marriage.....she just gave me a son 8 weeks ago....since I have two daughters I thought that was really nice of her....now if people would quit asking me if my wife is my daughter...:) And is that your grandson! :)
Just hang in there it will get better........real better....time is all
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