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2004/03/15, 06:33 PM
We have sold our house and bought a "fixer upper" condo in an effort to escape home maintainance and downsize a little. The dream is to have a base so we can get a bigger boat and travel. The boat will be a "fixer upper" too but thats another story. Life is just a freaking fixer upper.
We will have no kitchen for a while and I 've decided to cease working out for what will be about a month until the renovation is done. We painted yesterday and I'm building cabinets and its just too much to do and workout. Thought I could do it but without eating regularly I just give up. My knees and entire body in general are really pissed at me.
I'm not gonna grouse too much about working out and I'll reduce calories slightly and keep my protein up. Moving day is 1 week and I can't believe the stress. I am puffing happily away at a cigar and thats that. The movers took one look at my weight room and started laughing. They see $ signs. Its only money.
On the upside, I am not breaking up with my wife. There is no surgery on the horizon, we have a color tv and it works. Life could be worse. I would like to have this bone removed from my brain that says "don't buy it new". Get an old one and fix it up. I always do this and we usually land on our feet. My wife knows I am nuts but she always goes along. Someday we will sail into ST Thomas on a toilet of a boat and life will be great. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.
Sorry folks, just had to vent. All better now.
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The greatest mystery of life is who we truly are.
Charlie
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2004/03/15, 06:40 PM
LOL charlie that was funny...all I can say is good luck with the move...btw pay for the trip and feed me and I am there to help mo:big_smile::love::big_smile::laugh::laugh::laugh:ve LOL
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LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!
7707mutt@freetrainers.com
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2004/03/15, 06:56 PM
Good Luck moving I just did it a few months ago what a pain.
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I am that
which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine
now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am a beast and that is enough.
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2004/03/15, 08:00 PM
Well, at least your love of "fixing-upping" means that you are a man with vision Charlie!! And in the long run, you can take the extra money that you have saved with doing things yourself and enjoy very fancy cigars and maybe a few exotic drinks with little umbrellas while you are drifting the seas of the world!!
In the mean time, there is a very expansive variety of pycotrophic medication that might help you get through your move. :cool:
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2004/03/15, 08:08 PM
Thats amazing Charlie...I just had the kitchen done as you know, I called the big boys and paid, I don't have the talent that you have. It only gets better!
Sister dfly paints a nice picture, doesn't she?
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\"A will finds a way, failure is not an option\"
Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada
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2004/03/15, 08:08 PM
Pycotrophic?????? Holy crap BB1 JR where is my dictionary. The cigar is a bad thing , I quit 3 months ago and this move thing stressed me back to smokin.
Dfly I got vision , I just need good reading glasses to use it. :(
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The greatest mystery of life is who we truly are.
Charlie
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2004/03/15, 08:19 PM
Hey charlie! We bought our house five years ago and at least one room has been underconstruction since. First the basement, then the upstairs, then the bedroom, rearrange some closets, redo the bathroom, add a bathroom, redo laundry room...we keep talking about selling, but there are so many projects.... Oh well, keeps the hubby out of trouble:)
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"To be able to go to the gym and train hard is a joy and a privelege, even though the hard work necessitates driving yourself through considerable discomfort. Savor this privelege and blessing, and revel in it."
Stuart McRobert, Beyond Brawn
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2004/03/15, 08:59 PM
PSYCHOTROPHIC...sorry, I haven't found a drug for my spelling issues yet:surprised:
I knew that, I'm sorry Charlie, I forgot that you had quit!
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2004/03/15, 11:38 PM
Amy, ours was a 15 year project. I laid the last piece of stone on the hearth and there was nothin left to do. It was perfect....so sell it.
Muttersnapper, It would only cost $300 to get you here and home. I know you wouldn't share our protein shake so I figure another $1900 to keep you in filet mignon. Mayflower is doing most of the move for less than that but I appreciate your kind offer.
Ivan, I think sister dfly may be kin to Robin Williams. She funny. I'm still workin on that sikotrippin thing.
Mike M , murphy says it best...life's a bitch and then you die.:dumbbell::dumbbell:
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The greatest mystery of life is who we truly are.
Charlie
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2004/03/16, 12:51 AM
DFLY411....Sorry, have to correct you on this one...I'm a therapist so I get a little anal with this stuff. Its not spelt with a "PH" but rather a "P":)
psychotro"P"ic -capable of affecting the mind: used to describe drugs that are capable of affecting the mind, for example, those used to treat psychiatric disorders
psychotropic drug: a drug capable of affecting the mind, for example, one used to treat psychiatric disorders
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Baseball is wrong: Man with four balls cannot walk.
Jdelts@freetrainers.com
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2004/03/16, 12:52 AM
CHUCK...You're coming into NY Harbor when you get the boat up and running, right?:cool:
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Baseball is wrong: Man with four balls cannot walk.
Jdelts@freetrainers.com
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2004/03/16, 07:37 AM
heeeheee....at least I got it close enough that you knew what I was talking about, right? How sad is it that I actually looked it up the second time and still got it wrong? :surprised:
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DFLY411....Sorry, have to correct you on this one...I'm a therapist so I get a little anal with this stuff. Its not spelt with a "PH" but rather a "P":)
psychotro"P"ic -capable of affecting the mind: used to describe drugs that are capable of affecting the mind, for example, those used to treat psychiatric disorders
psychotropic drug: a drug capable of affecting the mind, for example, one used to treat psychiatric disorders
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2004/03/16, 03:16 PM
I was really just being a pain in the butt...I'm really not THAT anal...or am I?:surprised: Glad you have a good sense of humor DFLY.:love:
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Baseball is wrong: Man with four balls cannot walk.
Jdelts@freetrainers.com
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2004/03/16, 03:39 PM
1900!! well maybe not that much! LOL
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LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!
7707mutt@freetrainers.com
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2004/03/16, 03:54 PM
Good Luck charlie...I'd help ya, but I'm working on a fixer upper too.
ME...:laugh::cool:
Make sure the computer is the last thing to move, and the first thing to set up. Keep us posted how things are going, and email me your address if your wanting a house warming gift.:laugh::laugh:
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2004/03/16, 03:56 PM
Charlie you need me to send down a squad of my finest? I can do that let me know.
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2004/03/16, 04:52 PM
Hey J is that not why we became therapists so we could be anal, and let other know that they are to about things. And then be able to say we are not.:laugh::laugh::laugh:
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2004/03/16, 07:27 PM
Hec, thanks man. Same problem there as with Mutt. I couldnt afford to feed 'em. All things started off well, my carpenter started at 6 AM and when I got there my new neighbor informed me that it was a G** Da**ed condo. OOPS.
I installed those wire closet organizers and it was kind of Forrest Gump meets closet maid. I don't do metal well. Cabinets are set and ready for tops. Very sore, very tired and very broke. Elaine spends money very well.
Delts, you betcha. Count on it.
My lil bro FRYER, he's back. How da knees???
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The greatest mystery of life is who we truly are.
Charlie
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2004/03/17, 09:50 AM
Hey, the swelling is down; in the knees I mean. Experienced my first MRI this morning.
MRI'S SUCK!!!Freaked me out a little...I meet with the doc next Wednesday. Love HMO's, man, this crap is taking forever. I am happy to tell you that I no longer have cankles, my calf and foot are back to normal size. It was kinda interesting having 25 inch calves though.
It has been since sometime in February that I worked out. Missing it, and hope to dabble back into it today.
Good luck on the move, and fixing the place up. I would be there in a heartbeat to help you out, if I could.:cool:
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2004/03/17, 02:08 PM
hey charlie.....
I was so dissapointed to read that you were sitting back having a drag on a cigar, man what went south?
You said it...lifess becoming a fixer upper, if you don't watch yourself the house and boat aren't going to be the only things that need fixing up. PUT THAT Brown time bomb down man and keep 40 minutes for yourself, even if it's just for a couple of sit-ups, press ups and perhaps a brisk walk.
Cheers
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2004/03/17, 03:07 PM
Warren, that's why it was a melt down. I have 3 more weeks till we have a kitchen and a relatively normal life. Moving is stress, not working out ia more. We got to sleep at 3 am the last 3 nights and contractors call at 7. My head was gonna explode. The hypnotist number is on the fridge. When I find the fridge again ,I'll call her and jump back in. That should be 3 weeks. It's not a permanent condition bro. I'll be baaack!!!!:big_smile:
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A problem ceases to be such when you can laugh about it.
Charlie
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2004/03/19, 09:53 AM
Go boy, glad to hear that besides all the chaos, that you really ARE on top of it.
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