Rough day for me.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Virginia
My father-in-law had a saying "Better days are coming" -- and you know what? He was always right! Better days ALWAYS come along eventually. He also always said "That's it, Fort Pitt!" but I never really knew what he meant by that. I really miss him! Anyways, I hope things turn around for you soon -- and for all of us eventually. People change jobs/careers/entire ways of life all the time. Who knows? This could be the beginning of something truly great for you.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 928
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From: Redmond, WA
That's a great looking Ultra! Sorry to hear of your situation; however, it is becoming more and more common these days. Although painful to let it go, the scoot can always be replaced so do what you have to do to get through this rough patch along life's highway. Remember, tough times never last... tough people do! Good luck to you.
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 540
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From: Tulsa Ok
I feel your pain, I'm a self employed electrician. I 've been self employed for 15 years. I almost quit when my insurance came due, but I got a little job and payed another year. 2008 was my best year and 2009 my worst, I averaged less than 2 days a week. Luckily my wife has a good job and I got into rent houses a few years ago.
Best of luck to you, hope it all works out.
Best of luck to you, hope it all works out.
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Joined: Jan 2009
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Been there, done that. Declared BK during my first divorce and watched all my toys liquidated. Wife had secret super spending habit and more credit cards than she could carry.
Third wife got crazy over horses and almost BK'd my *** again before I divorced her. I told her then that horses are like motorcycles, "They are the last thing you buy, and they first thing you sell." Once I unloaded her *** and her horses I was so flush, I bought 3 scooters painlessly.
I'll give you the same advice I gave her. Keep you priorities stacked right. Buy a horse/scoot when you got everthing else paid for, then sell it first when you can't pay everything else.
I got 3 new scooters.....they ain't all paid for, but so far the paychecks keep rolling in. The nice thang is my buddies always have one of mine to ride when bucks are too tight for them to pay for their own.
Connect with your riding buddies and be honest with them. I'm thinking you will not be left out.
Hang in there-leave claw marks. Be a shipmate, not a shipwreck. Claw like crazy and watch your buds reach down to help you up. Then do the same for them.
We got this little economic problem going right now...it at first seems like a crab barrel where all the crabs appear to pull the others back down into the barrel....push the crab above you over the top and he will reach down and pull you up too...I promise.
Third wife got crazy over horses and almost BK'd my *** again before I divorced her. I told her then that horses are like motorcycles, "They are the last thing you buy, and they first thing you sell." Once I unloaded her *** and her horses I was so flush, I bought 3 scooters painlessly.
I'll give you the same advice I gave her. Keep you priorities stacked right. Buy a horse/scoot when you got everthing else paid for, then sell it first when you can't pay everything else.
I got 3 new scooters.....they ain't all paid for, but so far the paychecks keep rolling in. The nice thang is my buddies always have one of mine to ride when bucks are too tight for them to pay for their own.
Connect with your riding buddies and be honest with them. I'm thinking you will not be left out.
Hang in there-leave claw marks. Be a shipmate, not a shipwreck. Claw like crazy and watch your buds reach down to help you up. Then do the same for them.
We got this little economic problem going right now...it at first seems like a crab barrel where all the crabs appear to pull the others back down into the barrel....push the crab above you over the top and he will reach down and pull you up too...I promise.
Last edited by oinker02; Jan 17, 2010 at 11:44 PM.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: NW NC
Can you say Bill Clinton and NAFTA?????? Our local economy stinks and the government is to blame. Just my humble opinion.........
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