I got him where it really hurts...I refused to pay him.
Ouch - that's my weak spot too.
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Ouch - that's my weak spot too.
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Thank you, I glad someone got my rather bizarre reference
Well maybe (but I doubt it), but very entertaining - and I mean that is a very good way.
And good evening all!
Thank you, I glad someone got my rather bizarre reference
Well maybe (but I doubt it), but very entertaining - and I mean that is a very good way.
And good evening all!
Now quit !!!!! I'm gonna have to take extra insulin tonite lol!GKK
Awww. man look at how tiny he was. Makes me even madder! grrr
BM: we have 3 sons - I think THEY are "critter" enough for this house! We were pet free for 8 years. I swore I'd have nothing else that pooped or ate in this house - until the neighbor's 4 year old came to the door with a wagon load of 6 kittens last August. Seriously SIX kittens in a wagon!!! The neighbor has rescued 35 cats in the past 4 years having them spade or neutered and adopts out the kittens. She (obviously!) was taping out on friends and relatives...we ended up with 2. Pavlov and Einstein. And yes, they respond to a whistle (not a bell). They live a pampered life and are completely indoor kitties due to the coyote and hawks here - and other stray cats!
BM: we have 3 sons - I think THEY are "critter" enough for this house! We were pet free for 8 years. I swore I'd have nothing else that pooped or ate in this house - until the neighbor's 4 year old came to the door with a wagon load of 6 kittens last August. Seriously SIX kittens in a wagon!!! The neighbor has rescued 35 cats in the past 4 years having them spade or neutered and adopts out the kittens. She (obviously!) was taping out on friends and relatives...we ended up with 2. Pavlov and Einstein. And yes, they respond to a whistle (not a bell). They live a pampered life and are completely indoor kitties due to the coyote and hawks here - and other stray cats!
And to think someone would be so heartless as to throw him off a roof. Makes me ill.
Hahahaha! I'm done, for today that is. Goodnight everyone. Thanks for saying nice things about my little man Tucker. I miss the fur ball. See ya tomorrow.
Goodnight everyone. Thanks for saying nice things about my little man Tucker. I miss the fur ball. See ya tomorrow.
Hahahaha! I'm done, for today that is.
Good night B.
OK DarkWitless you asked
I had a full scholarship to Law school. My high school guidance counselor talked me into going to penn state and taking pre-law for 2 years instead of jumping right in - he was worried that the jump right into law school I'd flunk out or quit. I was a bit of a hell raiser at the time.
I enrolled in penn state at the last minute and missed any grants or scholarships. I had to work full time nights to pay for school and support my mom. I couldn't do both - so I quit school my mom being more important (btw I took care of my mom in my home up until the day she died). I worked maintenance where I learned how to weld. After I quit school I got a daytime job with a door company. The door company brought a guy in to teach me welding and I became a master welder. soon I was the shop foreman. while welding on a jobsite I was knocked off scaffolding and pretty much ruined my back among other things. I couldn't do my regular job anymore so they had the locksmith start teaching me locks and hardware. I just kind of took to it like a duck to water.
About 16 years ago my 2 brothers and our brother in law went into the door business together. I used to travel and do jobs from Ct. to Virginia. When the factory guys couldn't figure it out - they called me. When the factory made a mistake on the Washington Redskins Stadium and couldn't figure out where - they called me in and I fixed it. It was great I got to travel all over and was very well respected. I wrote several articles and consulted on 3 books. There was a 2 part story in the locksmith magazine about my company and a door I helped develop. I loved every minute. There is nothing like doing something you really love doing. I hope I don't sound egotistical because I'm really not and I think that is what helped me along. I will admit though I loved showing up on the job in my blue jeans and beat up pos van - park next to the factory reps Mercedes - and solve what they couldn't. I always thought that was in poor taste for them to show up on a construction site wearing a Rolex and trying to blame the poor working guys for the lock problems. Any excuse they could find when the problem was really theirs. I loved proving them wrong and made some great friends with the construction workers. I really loved that they had to keep taking my s**t because they needed me. I know that's wrong but I just liked knocking them off their high horse and then billing them for it. LOL
Then about 5 years ago (after I had an accident that left me in a wheelchair for 3 years - I'm out now thank god and just need a cane and lots of vicodin) my brother and I found out that the dumbest thing we ever did was let our other brother handle ALL the money. So 4 years ago my 1 brother and I lost everything and then some. Luckily we didn't go to jail when the IRS agents came knocking. Our brother in law bailed a few years before hand and our brother - well lets just say he bought a new boat last month. Funny thing is he is still my brother and I just can't stay mad at him over money. Does that make sense?
Believe it or not I am still actually pretty well known in the commercial door industry and locksmith community. But that is like saying I'm world famous in St Clair.
LOL
It's funny I bumped into another locksmith vaper on here and he knew who I was.
I was going to go on disability a few years back but one of my customers - actually the door company that did the redskins stadium - told me if I went out on my own they would give me enough work to keep me in business. I also have 5 or 6 other customers I have been dealing with for 15 years or more. I think I'm the luckiest unlucky guy in the world.
So there it is. If that doesn't help you sleep nothing will.
I had a full scholarship to Law school. My high school guidance counselor talked me into going to penn state and taking pre-law for 2 years instead of jumping right in - he was worried that the jump right into law school I'd flunk out or quit. I was a bit of a hell raiser at the time.
I enrolled in penn state at the last minute and missed any grants or scholarships. I had to work full time nights to pay for school and support my mom. I couldn't do both - so I quit school my mom being more important (btw I took care of my mom in my home up until the day she died). I worked maintenance where I learned how to weld. After I quit school I got a daytime job with a door company. The door company brought a guy in to teach me welding and I became a master welder. soon I was the shop foreman. while welding on a jobsite I was knocked off scaffolding and pretty much ruined my back among other things. I couldn't do my regular job anymore so they had the locksmith start teaching me locks and hardware. I just kind of took to it like a duck to water.
About 16 years ago my 2 brothers and our brother in law went into the door business together. I used to travel and do jobs from Ct. to Virginia. When the factory guys couldn't figure it out - they called me. When the factory made a mistake on the Washington Redskins Stadium and couldn't figure out where - they called me in and I fixed it. It was great I got to travel all over and was very well respected. I wrote several articles and consulted on 3 books. There was a 2 part story in the locksmith magazine about my company and a door I helped develop. I loved every minute. There is nothing like doing something you really love doing. I hope I don't sound egotistical because I'm really not and I think that is what helped me along. I will admit though I loved showing up on the job in my blue jeans and beat up pos van - park next to the factory reps Mercedes - and solve what they couldn't. I always thought that was in poor taste for them to show up on a construction site wearing a Rolex and trying to blame the poor working guys for the lock problems. Any excuse they could find when the problem was really theirs. I loved proving them wrong and made some great friends with the construction workers. I really loved that they had to keep taking my s**t because they needed me. I know that's wrong but I just liked knocking them off their high horse and then billing them for it. LOL
Then about 5 years ago (after I had an accident that left me in a wheelchair for 3 years - I'm out now thank god and just need a cane and lots of vicodin
) my brother and I found out that the dumbest thing we ever did was let our other brother handle ALL the money. So 4 years ago my 1 brother and I lost everything and then some. Luckily we didn't go to jail when the IRS agents came knocking. Our brother in law bailed a few years before hand and our brother - well lets just say he bought a new boat last month. Funny thing is he is still my brother and I just can't stay mad at him over money. Does that make sense?Believe it or not I am still actually pretty well known in the commercial door industry and locksmith community. But that is like saying I'm world famous in St Clair.
LOLIt's funny I bumped into another locksmith vaper on here and he knew who I was.
I was going to go on disability a few years back but one of my customers - actually the door company that did the redskins stadium - told me if I went out on my own they would give me enough work to keep me in business. I also have 5 or 6 other customers I have been dealing with for 15 years or more. I think I'm the luckiest unlucky guy in the world.
So there it is. If that doesn't help you sleep nothing will.
Very cool Lox, and at least you did and are doing what you love, It makes it all worthwhile .
Your a survivor , and I think a good man
Your a survivor , and I think a good man
Actually it does! My (late) father in law got completely screwed over by his brother when their parents died. It was sad. I was so impressed to see how my FIL handled the whole ugly situation. One day I asked how he could still treat his brother as if nothing had happened: his response "well, I can sleep at night knowing how I've handled my end of things. I figured H___L must have felt he needed it more for whatever reason and I know I have 'enough'. I'm rich in those I've chosen surround myself with. Can't help who you're related too and regardless, the good Lord saw fit to make him my brother, so my brother he'll be."
So yes, I get it.
Wow! That is some story! And yes (again!) you ARE the luckiest unluck person around! Amazing!
You deserve much credit for taking care of your mother lox. Seriously.
It sounds like you have had a wild ride yet have come through everything with a really good attitude. I'm happy for you that you were able to get out of the wheelchair but wish you weren't in such obvious pain.
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