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Please Listen to the words he has to say! Just for us here in FABO land.
Thank you Mike, that was great stuff! (Not to be confused with the sealer we know and love, lol). Like SRV in the video, it's very hard for me to ask for help and even harder to accept it.
Please all, I hope you understand that I do not want charity. I take pride in living on next to nothing, odd as it may seem and I'm pretty good at it too, lol. :-D I'm A-OK for now. Unemployment Insurance is a blessing yet it grates my nerves that I have to use it. All of your words of encouragement and prayers are greatly appreciated and I am at a loss of words. Truly, I'm on the verge of some sort of minor eye malfunction, lol. Mike, you are truly a Brother of mine and I can't wait 'till the day that we meet in person.
There are many people here who are in my exact position or worse. They have families and or are running out of benefits. May I please ask that prayers and good wishes go out to all of our unemployed members too? I'm but a grain of sand on the beach in God's eyes and in this country's multitude who are left without any rewarding means of supporting themselves. It's tough out there folks and I most certainly am not the only one who feels like I do.
I haven't thought of any projects around the house and was truly going stir crazy. So this is what I did today:
I fixed the front gate for the third time as the 4x4 posts the landlords helper put in were bowed and twisted. With all the wet weather we've been having they've bowed and twisted another 20%. I can't afford to pop in new posts and the landlord has cut 100 bucks off my rent with the exception that he's no longer doing any improvements, so I had to reframe the wood gate to fit the twisted posts, lol. You cant tell from the finished side without looking very close but It's hilarious from the inside, lol. I should get a picture. I also had to screw the cedar pickets on as "Merlin the Malicious" is popping out the 2" picket nails like they staples.
Called Leanna and Billy and got thier sound card working for now.
Cleaned and mopped the basement floor in the semi-finished area so I can set up a work out area.
2 mile dog walk.
Hosed down, sprayed with 409 and brushed clean a weight bench I got in trade for some landscaping work. It had been sitting outside for 3+ years so it was kinda rough but came out nice.
Picked up the dog crap in the back yard. There is nothing quite so humbling as picking up giant Rottie turds. :-D
Cleaned the house.
Right now I'm waiting for the basement and weight bench to dry and making plans to build a nice bench for the basement for a TV, scanner, radio and other emergency supplies like water, food and candles. I have a buttload of 2x4's the landlord said I can do whatever I please with. :-D
Nothing above cost me so much as dime (minus a few bucks for electricity) but I feel so much more productive. I still have so much to be thankful for, but sometimes I loose track of the fact that I have food, water, shelter and two crazy *** best friends (see pic below, lol) and the support of Mike, my friends here on this forum, and my friends and family. I wish I could I put in to words what all your support means to me. All I can say in conclusion is "THANK YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!".
Sincerely,
Joe (ramcharger)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBnSWJHawQQ