project hotrod
08-14-2008, 06:38 PM
As I sit here looking up parts for my new build I can’t help but get excited considering it’s been well over 7 years since I’ve been able to build anything for myself. Back before our economy starting tanking things were going so well for me on many fronts. My job at a local speed shop was going well. I bought a house for myself and my girl. Had a car with the car budget to go out and have fun on the weekends and all seemed well…
After buying the house I had to scale back a bit but it wasn’t a big deal. That is until I was laid off in Feb. of 04. As job efforts proved less fruitful and our wedding planned for September the stress seemed too much for me to take. I sold of most anything of value but it still didn’t help…. I was totally stuck considering I handled most of the bills then it hit me. In late July I had a severe nervous breakdown. Enough so I was retained in a small private room while the doctors said I was pretty lucky not to go into a possible life long coma….
So, I got out of the hospital. Knew my problems, knew the fix, so I didn’t need the little magic pills they were so happy to give me. Found out what makes me tick, as well as why I’m OCD, and a few other things. Took the 15k medical bill and moved on.
The wedding went of with out a hitch and I was on my way to recovery.
Two years go by and just as summer is about to turn in 06 my “wife” can’t seem to come to terms with the standard recovery time of 2 to 5 years although I was pretty much back to normal. She decides to stray, racks up over 25k in credit card debt, I catch all this crap and come to find out she had been living a double life for the better part of our 12 year relationship which was the only one I ever had.
There goes the marriage, and my house, a few months later I get laid off again, while I start my whole life over. Oh, and I forgot about 6 months of talks in 05 to a public company about a product line I designed, getting really close to a contract, then they backed out due to budget constraints….
Once again my work efforts prove unfruitful. I went all of 07 without a job while the only thing that saved me is a damn good lady I met who is now my girlfriend. In Feb. of this year I was lucky enough to get into the dealership I’m at and now things are looking up.
I have no debt. I’ve been able to put resources into my roadster build and with the latest purchase of the Malibu I can put together a pretty nice track car to play with. Some people I talk to think it’s odd but building cars is therapy for me considering my mental make up. I’ve been around it my whole life from street cars to race cars. It’s in my blood and powers me to strive like nothing else I have experienced.
Man, I can’t wait to put it on blocks, start measuring, cut some tube and weld away. It’s been a long time coming.
Sorry for the ramble… Just some random stuff I felt like venting
After buying the house I had to scale back a bit but it wasn’t a big deal. That is until I was laid off in Feb. of 04. As job efforts proved less fruitful and our wedding planned for September the stress seemed too much for me to take. I sold of most anything of value but it still didn’t help…. I was totally stuck considering I handled most of the bills then it hit me. In late July I had a severe nervous breakdown. Enough so I was retained in a small private room while the doctors said I was pretty lucky not to go into a possible life long coma….
So, I got out of the hospital. Knew my problems, knew the fix, so I didn’t need the little magic pills they were so happy to give me. Found out what makes me tick, as well as why I’m OCD, and a few other things. Took the 15k medical bill and moved on.
The wedding went of with out a hitch and I was on my way to recovery.
Two years go by and just as summer is about to turn in 06 my “wife” can’t seem to come to terms with the standard recovery time of 2 to 5 years although I was pretty much back to normal. She decides to stray, racks up over 25k in credit card debt, I catch all this crap and come to find out she had been living a double life for the better part of our 12 year relationship which was the only one I ever had.
There goes the marriage, and my house, a few months later I get laid off again, while I start my whole life over. Oh, and I forgot about 6 months of talks in 05 to a public company about a product line I designed, getting really close to a contract, then they backed out due to budget constraints….
Once again my work efforts prove unfruitful. I went all of 07 without a job while the only thing that saved me is a damn good lady I met who is now my girlfriend. In Feb. of this year I was lucky enough to get into the dealership I’m at and now things are looking up.
I have no debt. I’ve been able to put resources into my roadster build and with the latest purchase of the Malibu I can put together a pretty nice track car to play with. Some people I talk to think it’s odd but building cars is therapy for me considering my mental make up. I’ve been around it my whole life from street cars to race cars. It’s in my blood and powers me to strive like nothing else I have experienced.
Man, I can’t wait to put it on blocks, start measuring, cut some tube and weld away. It’s been a long time coming.
Sorry for the ramble… Just some random stuff I felt like venting