Taking a long break...
Sunday, August 17, 2008 by Fuzzy Logic | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Just to let you know I've not been on WinCustomize for the last two weeks, and I will not be back again in the near future. Call it a break, sabbatical or holiday, after nine years in skinning I think I've earned some time off.
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Things have changed a lot for me over the last eighteen months. Some will know the story, some will not. So I'll tell it again for those who don't.
December 2006, I injured my back at work, having been told to a job I wasn't trained for or capable of doing. By the following February I was unable to walk and on morphine patches. I had a prolapsed disc lower back which required five months of physiotherapy to get me walking again. I was off a couple of weeks in June, and when I got back to work the Company I worked for was in difficulty...
Then, with all that, I was back at work only ten days when I was in a serious car accident. My car was trashed by a lorry. The emergency services had to cut me out of the car, but fortunately, apart from whiplash and a few bruises, I was mostly ok.
I went on holiday in September. I got back to find my father in hospital with a heart attack, also, waiting for me, was a letter from a firm of solicitors telling me the company I worked for was insolvent - so I had no money and no job. The only money I had for a month was what I had in my wallet...
I started work for an accounting partnership in December, but they also got into difficulty. At the beginning of March this year I was out of work again. This time though, only for two days. I got the opportunity to work as a Finance Officer for a Sixth Form college (16-18 year olds - don't know what you call those colleges in other countries). It's a really good job...
Throughout all this time I was sole carer for my father. He was 88 in May this year. Having been in and out of hospital all year he wasn't all that well. I got back from a weeks holiday in June to find he had passed away.
So where are we now? Well, I'm free! At last I can do what I want, when I want. I don't get home to a mess or lots of work, or constant complaints - like "I don't like this gravy, you've ruined my dinner..." hehe, that's 88 year olds for you. I have money too - the compensation payout for my back injury was only £1k below the maximum ever, plus, shortly I will be getting a huge sum for my car accident...
Things have not looked so positive in a long time. It's like a whole new me. I'm the same age as Madonna. She is always re-inventing herself, well, I'm doing the same.
I'm completely refurbishing the house. So far I'm up to £7k on new furniture and carpets. Hmmm, the smell of real oak in my dining room is amazing - I've never had anything like this before. Wow!
So what am I going to do next? Dunno really - suggestions welcome! To paraphrase Ferris Bueller: "It's not a question of what am I going to do - it's a question of what am I not going to do..."
I know a lot of people contact me to sort out moderation issues, or ask advice about the site. Please don't from now on, there are plenty of moderators on the site who can help. They are a friendly bunch you know, and there just for you - you only have to ask
Things have changed a lot for me over the last eighteen months. Some will know the story, some will not. So I'll tell it again for those who don't.
December 2006, I injured my back at work, having been told to a job I wasn't trained for or capable of doing. By the following February I was unable to walk and on morphine patches. I had a prolapsed disc lower back which required five months of physiotherapy to get me walking again. I was off a couple of weeks in June, and when I got back to work the Company I worked for was in difficulty...
Then, with all that, I was back at work only ten days when I was in a serious car accident. My car was trashed by a lorry. The emergency services had to cut me out of the car, but fortunately, apart from whiplash and a few bruises, I was mostly ok.
I went on holiday in September. I got back to find my father in hospital with a heart attack, also, waiting for me, was a letter from a firm of solicitors telling me the company I worked for was insolvent - so I had no money and no job. The only money I had for a month was what I had in my wallet...
I started work for an accounting partnership in December, but they also got into difficulty. At the beginning of March this year I was out of work again. This time though, only for two days. I got the opportunity to work as a Finance Officer for a Sixth Form college (16-18 year olds - don't know what you call those colleges in other countries). It's a really good job...
Throughout all this time I was sole carer for my father. He was 88 in May this year. Having been in and out of hospital all year he wasn't all that well. I got back from a weeks holiday in June to find he had passed away.
So where are we now? Well, I'm free! At last I can do what I want, when I want. I don't get home to a mess or lots of work, or constant complaints - like "I don't like this gravy, you've ruined my dinner..." hehe, that's 88 year olds for you. I have money too - the compensation payout for my back injury was only £1k below the maximum ever, plus, shortly I will be getting a huge sum for my car accident...
Things have not looked so positive in a long time. It's like a whole new me. I'm the same age as Madonna. She is always re-inventing herself, well, I'm doing the same.
I'm completely refurbishing the house. So far I'm up to £7k on new furniture and carpets. Hmmm, the smell of real oak in my dining room is amazing - I've never had anything like this before. Wow!
So what am I going to do next? Dunno really - suggestions welcome! To paraphrase Ferris Bueller: "It's not a question of what am I going to do - it's a question of what am I not going to do..."
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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #2 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:04 AM
Reply #2 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:04 AM
Damn Fuzzy!...I hope you decide to come back soon...wouldnt be the same around here without you...I've seen your name and work around here as long as I can remember.Glad to here your not broke tho.
Erk.
Reply #3 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:27 AM
Reply #3 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:27 AM
Well Fuzzy ...I'm really glad things are finally going your way.. take some time, rest up ...hell, go for another holiday!
Get that home of yours looking beautiful ... do what you need to do.
Just remember, people here would like to see you back someday. I know I'll miss your input here.
Be well, and take care huh?
Get that home of yours looking beautiful ... do what you need to do.
Just remember, people here would like to see you back someday. I know I'll miss your input here.
Be well, and take care huh?
sydneysiders
Reply #4 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:45 AM
Reply #4 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:45 AM
sorry to hear you've had such a rough trot fuzzy...you've certainly earned some time for yourself....go and enjoy it...
suggestions?....just follow your nose...and see what's 'round the next corner....and I hope it's all good for you....
hmmm...guess you'll be buying Lindt bulk now....
suggestions?....just follow your nose...and see what's 'round the next corner....and I hope it's all good for you....
hmmm...guess you'll be buying Lindt bulk now....
Jafo
Reply #5 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:50 AM
Reply #5 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:50 AM
In the immortal [?] words of the Mental As Anything song....'If you leave me can I come too'?
Holidays are grossly underrated.
I had one last in 1984....one of those sit-under-a-tree-at-a-camp-ground-read-a-book-and-drink-beer-till-the-pub's-open kind.
Since then it's been an annual stand-on-the-side-of-a-F1-track-for-4-days-and-concentrate-responsibly kind that pales in comparison.
Have a GREAT holiday, Mike....and keep one foot up....just for me....
kenwas
Reply #6 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:09 AM
Reply #6 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:09 AM
Very sad for all here at WC who have had your good council. I am happy for you and the chance you have to explore your future and get a sense of who you are now and what life's little journey has taught you thus far. Be well Mike. God Bless.
MickeyMowse
Reply #7 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:18 AM
Reply #7 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:18 AM
Sorry to hear that your leaving for a while. Things just won't be quite the same around here without you. Please don't stay away long. From the bottom of my heart, I hope all goes well for you and you finally get that "me" time that so many of us don't have but desperately need. You'll have to shoot us some pics of that house of yours when it's all done!!
Take care my friend!
Take care my friend!
Pixeleo
Reply #8 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:20 AM
Reply #8 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:20 AM
I had one last in 1984....one of those sit-under-a-tree-at-a-camp-ground-read-a-book-and-drink-beer-till-the-pub's-open kind.
WebGizmos
Reply #9 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:29 AM
Reply #9 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:29 AM
First off.....sorry to hear about your Dad...at 88 I'm sure had a good life and good son to take care of him. Now....Have some fun with your new found wealth and reinventing yourself....but please....don't start dressing like Madonna!
messiah1
Reply #10 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:58 AM
Reply #10 Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:58 AM
There is always a silver lining...good to hear things are looking up for you. Have fun.
DrJBHL
Reply #11 Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:31 AM
Reply #11 Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:31 AM
Well, I'd like to extend my condolences on the passing of your Dad...no matter how difficult he'd become. Actually, when it comes to losses, you've had quite a few. Prima facia, you sound as if you've adjusted to it all pretty well. Congrats on that as it would have sent lesser men to the Zoloft farm.
You're absolutely right about taking time off to evaluate what it is you really want. You might want to avoid a career in the SAS or SBS with your back being what it is, but I'd say short of that the world's yer oyster, mate!
Don't forget to put something away for a rainy day, and don't forget your mates here at WC!
Have some fun! There's more to life than oak (like cedar!).
You're absolutely right about taking time off to evaluate what it is you really want. You might want to avoid a career in the SAS or SBS with your back being what it is, but I'd say short of that the world's yer oyster, mate!
Don't forget to put something away for a rainy day, and don't forget your mates here at WC!
Have some fun! There's more to life than oak (like cedar!).
zakai1369
Reply #12 Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:49 AM
Reply #12 Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:49 AM
Well at least there is some good coming from all that bad eh. Enjoy yourself.
vStyler
Reply #13 Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:59 AM
Reply #13 Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:59 AM
Have a break, have a Kit Kat.. 
Hope everything in your life goes well for you Fuzzy.. good luck
Hope everything in your life goes well for you Fuzzy.. good luck
Xiandi
Reply #15 Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:03 AM
Reply #15 Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:03 AM
I didn't know all that was happening, and I'm impressed that you've managed to keep a positive attitude through it all. I'm glad things are looking up for you! Have fun with whatever you chose to do, but stop back in now and then to keep us posted on what you're up to.
Fairyy~
Reply #16 Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:24 AM
Reply #16 Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:24 AM
Michael, you helped me many times over the years. I took care of my Dad till he passed away and now I do the same for my 82 years old mother that is in the Hospital with 2 broken knees at the moment ...I cooked for her every day and heard about my ' salty ' gravy on many occasions..so I know just what you went through. Take care and enjoy life - skinning is just a hobby and you can always return...and maybe you will just find out that you don't need a hobby now... be thankful " Life is good " now, and have fun...
eieio
Reply #18 Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:56 AM
Reply #18 Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:56 AM
Take care, Fuzzy.
Everyone needs a break now and then.
Everyone needs a break now and then.
Lantec
Reply #19 Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:25 AM
Reply #19 Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:25 AM
Wow Fuzzy, that's some story. Condolences on the passing of your father.
I'm glad to hear things are looking up for you. You will be missed.
Take care and check in once in a while
I'm glad to hear things are looking up for you. You will be missed.
Take care and check in once in a while
Doronila1
Reply #20 Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:33 AM
Reply #20 Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:33 AM
M8, time for you to enjoy life!
Go places that will stay with you for the rest of your life, see things that few people will be able to see.
Dare you to go on a journey to the untouched rainforest of guyana!
Seriously though, go ahead and spoil yourself!
Go places that will stay with you for the rest of your life, see things that few people will be able to see.
Dare you to go on a journey to the untouched rainforest of guyana!
Seriously though, go ahead and spoil yourself!
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Reply #1 Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:03 AM
You seemed so cheerful and funny on WC, I never thought things were so serious at your end.
Can't offer any suggestions, all i can say is good luck with what you do and that you really deserve a long break