whatever... >:(
As if the endless work wasn't enough. Last weekend I get shafted out of a gorgeous last weekend at BHF which I was *REALLY* looking forward to.
Oh well, I'll have everything lined up for Gateway right? Not so... Work continues to eat up 14 or so hours out of the day, and now rain?!?! Man, I can't catch a break... Oh wait, then there was that fine error in the checkbook which put me down a good $600...
ugh... I give up... I'll be crying in my own miserable poop for a while...
Sorry to hear that Jeff.....
Been there - done that - still sucks. :(
Dawn :-/
I made it there. Bent the frame on my brand-new racebike. Should have stayed home...
QuoteI made it there. Bent the frame on my brand-new racebike. Should have stayed home...
What happened?! Or was this posted elsewhere? :(
QuoteI made it there. Bent the frame on my brand-new racebike. Should have stayed home...
Dang.......
What is the prognosis for Gateway?
Dawn :(
What do you think, Dawn? A little help from my friends, (#8, you're so great...) another sleepless week, and I'll be there as usual.
The guy in front of me bobbled, I checked up, the front tire loaded and washed out. Hello turn four tire wall! Missed the air fence.
Two complete rebuilds in two weeks. This will count as my fourth racebike buildup this year, plus the four blown engines I've had, and then all the miscellanious breakages and crashes in between. Any wonder that I'm tired...?
K3, what did you do to my bodywork!? J/K I heard. Well, at least you got a good deal on it... :D
The upper is dust. The lower is usable. The tail wasn't on the bike. It was darn nice stuff while it lasted...
QuoteWhat do you think, Dawn? A little help from my friends, (#8, you're so great...) another sleepless week, and I'll be there as usual.
Cool....
We'll be down on Friday.
Dawn :)
QuoteWhat do you think, Dawn? A little help from my friends, (#8, you're so great...) another sleepless week, and I'll be there as usual.
The guy in front of me bobbled, I checked up, the front tire loaded and washed out. Hello turn four tire wall! Missed the air fence.
Two complete rebuilds in two weeks. This will count as my fourth racebike buildup this year, plus the four blown engines I've had, and then all the miscellanious breakages and crashes in between. Any wonder that I'm tired...?
It brings me pain to hear someone else is having a ... slightly unlucky year as me.
2 rebuilts and 2 exhaust systems later I was at summit point with a new frame. Got the forks straightened and rebuilt, only to lowside out of the lead. Guess what, frame scratched and forks bent again... I can't believe it...
Work really blows especially when you travel allot. >:(
I just got part of my fall schedual. I'm missing 2 of my best friends' weddings, my birthday, our yearly Buffalo Bills tailgate, and my last race weekend. :'(
Anyone know of any job openings for a Mechanical Engineer who's tired of getting crapped on? ???
Jef4Y, you're not alone. Spend tons of money to get ready then have to work at the last minute. All we can do is appriciate the good times even more. Why is everbody so happy at the track? They finally got away from everyday life.
QuoteWhy is everbody so happy at the track? They finally got away from everyday life.
And
THAT my friends, is the only reason why I haven't quit by now. Well said BB.
QuoteWork really blows especially when you travel allot. >:(
I just got part of my fall schedual. I'm missing 2 of my best friends' weddings, my birthday, our yearly Buffalo Bills tailgate, and my last race weekend. :'(
Anyone know of any job openings for a Mechanical Engineer who's tired of getting crapped on? ???
Robert Kyosaki's books are a good place to start. Change the way you think about and handle money. Financial freedom isn't as difficult or impossible as most think. My brother bought his first rental earlier this year. He's looking to buy another 1 or 2 later this year. If he buys one of them, he'll be pulling in over 1K/mo in cash flow from 2 properties. The first property cost him only 2500 out of pocket. Would you put up 2500 to be making 190/mo in return, AND the house value will more than likely appreciate, AND you can claim depreciation on the house?
My other older brother got back from Active duty, and is starting a web site, writing an e-book, and he and a friend have started an urban renewal business. They will be buying foreclosed homes, fixing them up, and eventually selling them. (Probably keeping them for a year and getting some tenants so they can 1031 them when they sell and not pay taxes on the profits)
I'm running MotoSliders, and will be the main part of a Property management business and a billing service.
Point is, there's PLENTY of oppurtunity out there for financial freedom if you do your homework, and have a decent plan, and form a decent network of people. When you got 10K/mo coming in from passive income, you won't have to worry about a job. ;D
The finanace aspect really has little to do with it... I can spare the money. I'm just whining...
And the quote about "getting away from every day life" amen to that!
My quote/view on it?
I wish everyone in the world could find something in their life that gives me as much pleasure as racing gives me. I've been laughed at when I said it relieves stress. The laughing stopped when I asked "how you could possibly think of anything but the moment you're in when you're doing 150mph dragging a knee, leaned 1/2 a degree from destruction?".
Although I have been known to sing SpongeBob Square Pants songs around the track during endurance races :P
<plankton voice>
F is for fire that BURNS DOWN THE WHOLE TOWN
U is for URANIUM...... BOMBS
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
LOL! Spongebob! That FUN song was a good one. :D
Jef4y, the focus of my post was that being financially free means that one is not relying on a JOB to bring in enough income to maintain their lifestyle. Money may not be the issue here for you, but the number of hours recently is. Same thing with scheduling for 1fastmofo.
That's your choice though. It's a lotta work at first to get started on your way to being able to quit your job, and it takes some time and money sacrifices at first.
I wish I could say that money isn't an issue for my racing. I was hoping to do 8 events this season. I did 4, 2 of which were Sunday only. It was hard watching you all at RA when I was a spectator, and the same thing in July at BHF. I didn't make it out to BHF last weekend to even watch.
But, I may be able to make it happen for 7 events next year if I play my financial cards right.
QuoteIt was hard watching you all at RA when I was a spectator,
Doh! Think of me on that weekend... I got to spectate after pulling an all-nighter to replace 2nd gear only to have #2 blow through the roof on Saturday morning.
Sucks to spectate after blowing a motor and watching $500 worth of entry fees go out the window because CCS decided on the day of the event that there would be no refunds...
What burned me even more was to see a guy at BHF who had refund certs from CCS for that EXACT WEEKEND. What a crock of crap...
Quote"How you could possibly think of anything but the moment you're in when you're doing 150mph dragging a knee, leaned 1/2 a degree from destruction?".
Wow.