Raining. Pouring. When Will It End?

jhiggins

jhiggins

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Its been a rough year on us. My Dad is dying of lung cancer and cirrosis of the liver. He's got a week or two to live. My wife's father just diagnosed with spinal cancer, liver cancer, and lung cancer. Me with no job until a couple months ago, and a crappy one at that. To top it all off, my brother lost his kids in a nasty divorce settlement. I swear I will beat the snot out of the next person I see wearing a f**king "Life is Good" t-shirt! :eek:

We are struggling to make ends meet these days. Linda has a great job with good pay, and I'm not doing that bad, but our kids' college bills and inflation have kicked us in the crotch. My knifemaking and tappers have fallen to the wayside, and brothers I will tell you its tough to pick up the pieces and get things rolling again.

But there is hope.

I've interviewed for a position in my company that will give me a lot more money. If that happens, I can get back into making tappers again, and in all this between time I have cooked up a couple more knifemaking gadgets that are really pretty cool.

The interim fix to this, is that I have been hired to work at the ski resort this winter as a lift supervisor. Yay. :rolleyes: I get to get the lifts running in the morning, and then beat all the "liftees" into submission, and get them into their positions before the skiers hit the slopes.

The suck part of this will be absolutely no time to do any blade work or tappers or anything. :(

So anyway... I'm not looking for any sympathy or anything, but figured I owed my friends here a small explanation as to why I have been "hiding out" for a couple months. I'll be back in full-force as soon as some things get taken care of here. I always check in here daily anyway, I just dont always have time to post. Besides, I just GOT to have my daily ration of sh*t from IG! :D
 
my first time posting in here but i always read it as i enjoy the bantering
but that is some terrible news and a large burden on you i am sure ,
surely with that much grief at one time you will be due some relief
my best wishes and prayers out to you and yours
and i second bb's request for pics of the bunnies
 
It is hard watching someone dieing. All you can do is to be supportive. If you get a Saturday off, you should come down here and I'll cheer your lard ass up.
Hang in there Bro.:thumbup: If you need me I am here for you.
When you get to making the tappers save one for George Dailey. When he seen mine he said that he had to have one.
 
Hang in there Jeff
Its been a rough year over here too. My troubles are small compared to yours, but I know where you're coming from. Cancer took a few members of my family this year, and has caused problems for a few others. I worked a ton of hours at a job I don't like and put off all of my own plans trying to get enough money together to finish school.
There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel though. I got the money together I need, and my application for degree was accepted last week, so the end is in sight now. I'm still at the shitty job, but I know that its only a matter of time.
There will always be challenges and I really believe that God doesnt' give us more than he thinks we can handle. Hang in there and it will get better.
 
Higgy, there will always be distractions...you do a good job and your hearts in the right place......keep movin forward...and keep away from George......talk about distractions;)
 
Hang in there Higgy. Life is tuff and there are no guarantees. We all have to leave this world sometime or other, some sooner, some later.

When I get down and feel the world is closing in around me, I just stop and look around......... There are lots of folks that are far worse off than me. I realize that I am not in such bad shape after all, and I thank God for that every day.

When you are really down-and-out, just look to the heavens and say, "Well, at least I'm not related to I.G.":D

Thinking about you bro........ If I can be of any help, just shoot me a line.

Robert
 
Thanks for the kind sentiments, bros. I tell you what, I have never hoped and wished and prayed more for a job like this in my whole life. I hope I get it. If not, and I am forced to go work a second job I may just have to sell off my shop and start over when the money flow is better.
 
Hang in there Higgy, I think this has been the worst year of my life as far as finances and deaths go.I've had 4 friends die this year...kind of makes your heart heavy.To boot my wife decided she doesnt want to work anymore and only 6 months after buying a new car:grumpy: Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.
 
Hey Higgy....
I hope things turn around for you soon....I hate to see one of the good guys have such a tough run...
 
Hi Higgy,I hope & pray things get better for you. Baraga County in Upper Michigan (where I live) has the highest rate of un-employed in the state. I can sympathize with your predicament. Loosing loved one's to hellish illness makes things look even more bleak. Know that so many here love (yes ,I said love) & respect you and your presence here makes it a better place. My wife,child & I all have you and your family in our thoughts and prayers Jeff. You are never alone Buddy.Things will get better.Like they say: You can't keep a good man down ,and you ,my friend,are a good man ;) Hands up,Elbows in,Chin down ........I know you're a fighter!!
 
Well thank you all for the words of encouragement. We just got another big kick in the nuts yesterday. I didnt mention this, but shortly after I posted this, they diagnosed my wife's father for lung cancer too. A week later they said he had it in his spine and liver. Yesterday her mother called and said tests were in and he had it also in his kidneys. Train wreck. :(

My dad in Maine. My Father-in-Law (who has been as much a father to me as my own dad... maybe moreso) in Florida. Sad times ahead. Many trips to be made, and not much money, but we'll make do. Be watching the sales forum for my belt grinder and Paragon oven among other stuff.

Now to top it all off, my son-in-law aint doing to good neither. He is one hard-ballin SOB. Jiu-jitsu blackbelt. Marine vet. Built like a tank - all muscle and sinew. 60% disabled by USMC because the 20-miler runs with 60# packs wrecked his spine. My grandkids missed Halloween thsi year because my daughter was in the ER with him: severe migraine pain... they did a spinal tap and effed it up... Daughter said he was screaming like a little girl with the pain. Sad, because this guy is tough as an old army boot with nails in it. He's only 31 years old to be so young, and in so much hurt.

Prayers are good. Thanks for thinking of us, and I will definitely be here every day. Hey... who else gonna keep the Funky Portagee in check? :D
 
jhiggins said:
Well thank you all for the words of encouragement. We just got another big kick in the nuts yesterday. I didnt mention this, but shortly after I posted this, they diagnosed my wife's father for lung cancer too. A week later they said he had it in his spine and liver. Yesterday her mother called and said tests were in and he had it also in his kidneys. Train wreck. :(

My dad in Maine. My Father-in-Law (who has been as much a father to me as my own dad... maybe moreso) in Florida. Sad times ahead. Many trips to be made, and not much money, but we'll make do. Be watching the sales forum for my belt grinder and Paragon oven among other stuff.

Now to top it all off, my son-in-law aint doing to good neither. He is one hard-ballin SOB. Jiu-jitsu blackbelt. Marine vet. Built like a tank - all muscle and sinew. 60% disabled by USMC because the 20-miler runs with 60# packs wrecked his spine. My grandkids missed Halloween thsi year because my daughter was in the ER with him: severe migraine pain... they did a spinal tap and effed it up... Daughter said he was screaming like a little girl with the pain. Sad, because this guy is tough as an old army boot with nails in it. He's only 31 years old to be so young, and in so much hurt.

Prayers are good. Thanks for thinking of us, and I will definitely be here every day. Hey... who else gonna keep the Funky Portagee in check? :D
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HEY!!!!!! It's Mr. Funky Portagee to you Bubba you LARD ASS. HEHEHEHEHE!!!!
 
opps note to self :o sorry........


Jeff my prayers are with you..

Dang like you said when it rains it pours..
I wish you and all your family the very best things happen for a reason, just makes you wonder what the reason is..:(
 
Hang in there Jeff It will probally get better, I am in recovery mode from the worst 5 years of my life, now I look back and think well it really was not as bad as I thought at the time, If it had not been for kids & gran kids I would have ended it all.

Leon Pugh
 
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