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07-08-2019, 05:52 PM #26Funky But Chic
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07-08-2019, 05:53 PM #27
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07-08-2019, 06:20 PM #28
Marry Up
Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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07-08-2019, 06:43 PM #29
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07-08-2019, 06:55 PM #30Registered User
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07-08-2019, 06:59 PM #31
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07-08-2019, 07:01 PM #32
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07-08-2019, 07:06 PM #33
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07-08-2019, 07:11 PM #34
I threw in the towel in 2009, age 32.
Hindsight says if I had just hung on through a rough patch I'd still be skiing in Utah, whereas my towel-throwing put me into a 10 year tailspin ending in a Michigan bear trap situation where I'm going to have to gnaw my leg off to gtfo.
Be there, be good, get to know lots of people.....be present when "the thing" opens up. Maybe "the thing" is a really good bartending shift. Maybe it's running a forklift 3-11pm at Costco in Salt Lake. Maybe it's driving fire crews around in a school bus all summer. Maybe it's cutting trees for a cool boss. Who knows what's out there...
There are sweet gigs kicking around, but you'll never get one unless you just plant yourself and hang in there getting to know everyone.
My failed thinking at age 32 was that the ride was over, so I had to pack it up and go join "the real world".
the real world is fucking dog shit. I would have been far better off just to hang in there. The real world involves a lot of creeping vines that grow around you and pretty soon it's almost impossible to move freely. Don't do it. Do not do it.
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07-08-2019, 07:16 PM #35Registered User
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Thanks. I did "real world" for like 7 years. It's where I got alot of work experience. It's also where I realized I wanted to trade in my big salary for time. Now I am back at the other end of the spectrum though. Too much time and not enough income. I haven't found the middle ground yet. Burning through savings and investments hoping to make real connections that lead to something legitimate. Have a couple possibilities but they all require legit chunks of cash that I don't have.
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07-08-2019, 07:34 PM #36
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07-08-2019, 07:38 PM #37“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Dances With Customer Who Has Autism
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07-08-2019, 07:41 PM #38?
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07-08-2019, 07:43 PM #39
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07-08-2019, 07:49 PM #40Registered User
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07-08-2019, 07:55 PM #41
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07-08-2019, 07:57 PM #42
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07-08-2019, 07:58 PM #43
Train squirrels to invade businesses and homes.
I hear it's a growing industry.
Good luck and go nutsriser4 - Ignore me! Please!
Kenny Satch - With pleasure
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07-08-2019, 08:00 PM #44
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07-08-2019, 08:07 PM #45
It is what you make of it.
I was shoved from my comfort zone about 5 years ago and started a business with minimal investment other than my name and reputation.
It has worked out, but I also lived in the area for close to 30 years.
And to add, I bet I can guess who this is but I won't. But OP, check your regular inbox and if I guessed right you owe me a beer.
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07-08-2019, 08:12 PM #46
wish I knew how to link quotes...
dude. There is a disconnect here --
in your op, you talked about a niche , capital - intensive business --
I am sorry - (and) If that Really is/was yours, You would have it lined-up ! I Am sorry...
hear i-as ( our beloved YetiMan ) : no Sh*t :
in your mid-thirties(,) you need to pay minimal bills ( AND You have Got to keep 'em Paid. ) , And
work on building another skill set. And contacts !
I don't know the workplace today - so I ain't going to pretend to go there.,
And hear i-as/Yeti : work , network : Have opportunities ! !!
I love the humor in 'marry up' : There is an axiom about relationships for Money. ...
I threw in the towel in November of 2004 --
by Grace ( With a lot of Help from BigLost's 'A pic or two' ... ),
by Grace,
I am still Here --
watch out for Depression ; go Easy on the drugs - including alcohol ;
Be Great to your people - Including your dog
I wish you peace. tj" ... I will do anything to go Skiing ... There Is no pride ... " (Miriam , 2005-2006 epic)
Dec21, 2016. LittleBigLost :
" I think about it everyday. It is my reminder to live life to the fullest. I get up early, go to bed late, 'cuz I got shit to do. Like I said, I'm 61. Not going to wait till I'm 81 to do stuff, ...
Get out there and do stuff!
Enjoy life to the fullest!!
See you on the slopes! "
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07-08-2019, 08:18 PM #47Funky But Chic
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07-08-2019, 08:21 PM #48
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07-08-2019, 08:25 PM #49
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07-08-2019, 08:25 PM #50
ice.
I Am Glad I am not your son :
your "stuck" . . . Man, How can you do that to your "Kids" ! !
no.
-J is shaking -- I hope He rides it out With his wife.
These are strange times. . .
G-damn. is there still Snow on Beartooth
( Can I breathe at 13,000feet ? )
Let's ride ! !!! tj
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