I can't believe how close I came to buying a $13,000 overfarkled 2006 Roadliner. I SO would not have been happy with that in the long term. As for looking forward to coming home, YEAH! Not only is my pretty little (14 years younger than me) wife and 6 year old son waiting for me, but I already have a MSF BRC refresher, two rallies and an Iron Butt ride around Wyoming planned. I'm going to be riding, a lot!
Quote from: "tazshido"I can't believe how close I came to buying a $13,000 overfarkled 2006 Roadliner. I SO would not have been happy with that in the long term. As for looking forward to coming home, YEAH! Not only is my pretty little (14 years younger than me) wife and 6 year old son waiting for me, but I already have a MSF BRC refresher, two rallies and an Iron Butt ride around Wyoming planned. I'm going to be riding, a lot!
just remember that the pretty little wife and 6 year old need some attention too :thumbsup
Good for you! Glad you found a great bike.
Stay safe while you're a short-timer. Too close now to take any chances. Have a safe ride home and here's to you having good weather. :occasion14
Quote from: "Mustang"just remember that the pretty little wife and 6 year old need some attention too :thumbsup
The pretty little wife will get all the attention she wants and can stand :wink: And I'm sure I will find my son on the back seat of the Tiger in short order. He already owns a good helmet. :5moped
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Quote from: "tazshido"Quote from: "Mustang"just remember that the pretty little wife and 6 year old need some attention too :thumbsup
The pretty little wife will get all the attention she wants and can stand :wink: And I'm sure I will find my son on the back seat of the Tiger in short order. He already owns a good helmet. :5moped
Turns out that the pretty little wife has had all she can stand already. I just got the "Dear John" letter. Seems like I'll be single again and I'll have a buttload of time to ride and spend with my son. At least I'll still have a reason for the tiger tattoo on my back that was put there for HER. Ain't life a MutherF@c&er!
And no, I'm not joking. :cry:
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Sorry to hear that Taz.
Just sitting here running thoughts through my head trying to find some words that convey what I want to say without putting my foot in my mouth, but without knowing you, the lady, or how it happened it's quite hard.
Life can be crappy sometimes, just when you're on a high it can kick the stilts away; but then just as often you can be in a hole and it'll throw you a rope.
Bounce back for the lad.
And take CARE of YOURSELF. :?
The pretty little (soon to be ex) wife is being very good about it. She has offered 50/50 custody, all child expenses shared, an equitable asset split that I can live with and she's still assisting me in buying my Tiger. I'll probably end up helping her find her Ridley in a couple of years. :5moped
As fate would have it though, as soon as I started telling friends about the impending split I started getting offers (3) from ladies I've known for years, and never realized they were interested :wink: . I've told them that I'm a confirmed bachelor forever now and they still want a piece of me so life may still be good! 8) I'm not letting this get me down.
Now I'm going home and grabbing up some project bikes! I have 10 Semesters of free tuition coming at any Wyoming College and I'm going to learn how to weld, do body work and paint. It's time to live the rest of my life the way I want to. :occasion14
Yes. Hard when it storms, but seen in retrospect, it may be the right thing.
Quote from: "tazshido"... As fate would have it though, as soon as I started telling friends about the impending split I started getting offers (3) from ladies I've known for years, and never realized they were interested...
When going through it I too was surprised at the number of single mums came looking for a source of income... or am I just cynical??? :roll:
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"Quote from: "tazshido"... As fate would have it though, as soon as I started telling friends about the impending split I started getting offers (3) from ladies I've known for years, and never realized they were interested...
When going through it I too was surprised at the number of single mums came looking for a source of income... or am I just cynical??? :roll:
In this instance you're just cynical. One, yes, I'm sure she was looking for a ready made Father and breadwinner. The other two have no children and make MORE money than I. Hell they ALL know I'm coming home unemployed and have my own kid. One of my first appointments is going to be at a urologists to set a date for a vasectomy. No more kidlets for me, thank you very much!
This is actually going to be my second (and last) divorce. I've been married for a total of 26 years. Strange! I can't seem to get past the 13 year mark in my marriages, coincidence? Probably not. I'm not being an a$$ here, and your advice is well taken. I'm all about protecting MY interests and my son's at this point. I'm not letting anymore "pretty little things" wiggle thier way into my life permanently again. Any woman who want's some of this better be ready to keep her own place because my house is going to be a two man bachelor pad now.
Damn I must've done something badly wrong.... missed out on the single 40's chasing me when it was my turn.
Two lots of 13 years, interesting, apparently the 13-14 year mark is quite a common time for these sort of lifestyle changes internationally. Thats when I was 'voted off the island'. :D
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: wtf. sorry to hear about the trouble bro.
Quote from: "tazshido"As fate would have it though, as soon as I started telling friends about the impending split I started getting offers (3) from ladies I've known for years, and never realized they were interested :wink: . I've told them that I'm a confirmed bachelor forever now and they still want a piece of me so life may still be good! 8) I'm not letting this get me down.
Now I'm going home and grabbing up some project bikes! I have 10 Semesters of free tuition coming at any Wyoming College and I'm going to learn how to weld, do body work and paint. It's time to live the rest of my life the way I want to. :occasion14
I was feeling very sorry for you, nearly had me in tears :cry:.......... till I read further down :shock: fortunately it ended in tears of laughter and now I am sitting here in envy :roll: and quite perked up by your positive attitude :icon_salut
Quote from: "Sin_Tiger"...and now I am sitting here in envy :roll:
You don't want her indoors reading that... :lol:
I think this could be put in Wikipedia under "looking on the bright side"
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"Quote from: "Sin_Tiger"...and now I am sitting here in envy :roll:
You don't want her indoors reading that... :lol:
Not unless I wan to be less envious quickly :pottytrain2 I was of course referring to getting all that riding done after finding such a nice bike :roll: Ahem!
Sorry to hear the news. The immediately important thing is to stay sharp and get home safely.
Thanks to all. As I sit here in the middle east, rocking to Santana on my laptop, contemplating a promotion and looking forward to spending time with my son I find that, indeed, I'm looking on the bright side. EVEN BETTER, I found a job that will pay me 14.50/hour, $45 perdiem, hotels payed for and a very flexible schedule. It's only about 4 months of work but that should be enough time to prostitute myself out to another pimp,,,,I mean employer.
She takes with her not only all the benifits of being married to her but all the angst and frustration too. But wait! There's more, she leaves for a military school this summer so I get the kid all to myself and he wants to ride with Daddy bad. Aidan and me and tigger makes three!
What are you doing in the middle east then Taz???
Well, technically, I'm supporting a war. We don't see much of the "war" though. Basically I am part of the Movement control team that makes sure Soldiers get into the theater of operations and leave when they are supposed to. Personnel cannot just hop a bus to get to the airport so my unit facilitates the transportation of people in and out of country. It's a very complicated ballet of logistics, movement and control of which I am just a tiny part.
And I'm just about sick of it. I am so ready to come home I can taste it!
Guessed as much, we call them "Movers". My job (I'm just going through retirement) has involved working with the US element on and off since 9-11. I watched the twin towers collapse on TV, and then not long after, with only a week's notice, found myself sat on my ass in the desert wondering "Why me"?
Never a dull moment etc.....
Although I'm happy to be leaving (getting too old and the arthritis doesn't help) I don't think I'll ever find anything else that measures up in terms of something worthwhile to do with my time.
I came over here the first time, we were the first whole Marine unit into Saudi Arabia. The 82nd Airborne beat us in but arrived with 3 days food, water and ammo. So the Marines fed and equipped them.
This is the most ridiculous operation I've ever seen. We are so compartmentalized that nobody seems to know what's going on. If one cog fails the wheel falls apart. Add to that the fact that our leadership (National Guard) are not professional Soldiers and most of them have never been, and you have a recipe for disaster. Irregulars should never be used for this type of operation, they just aren't cut out for it. In 8 months time our Battalion has handed out 100 Article 15s (non-judicial punishments) They have NO leadership abilities and will not let the experienced NCOs run the show. Just imagine 50 monkeys trying to screw one football and you get the idea.
It's almost over now. Unfortunatly the stupidity has only just begun. Getting back home with these morons in charge will be an exercise in barely contained patience. :BangHead
We have had some experience of that:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/may/26/iraq.military (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/may/26/iraq.military)
We have about a week to be here and roughly two weeks till we're home. I return with bright hopes and a spring in my step. REALLY looking forward to my flight out to California (My old stomping grounds) and the 1500 or so mile ride home. It should be some real good therapy. I'm going to visit with my 21 year old daughter and stop off in Vegas to see my folks.
I will, of course, take copious photos and document my ride for a good ride report. Many thanks to all of you and this forum. It has been and continues to be one of my sanity saving devices.
After all, when you're 47 years old, 6'5", in shape, a well trained gentleman, and (by all reports) have a good sense of humor, who needs a wife? All I need is my riding buddies, my son and a couple of willing girlfriends and I'm in hog heaven. One of the gals that wants to make some time with me is a trained massage therapist, does it get any better than that?
Now all I need is to return to the 'States and win a lottery or something and it just couldn't get better.
Glad it's looking up :wink:
Wow, great attitude mate,
All the best with your boy, new job and Tigger
Cheers
Quote from: "tazshido"After all, when you're 47 years old, 6'5", in shape, a well trained gentleman, and (by all reports) have a good sense of humor, who needs a wife? All I need is my riding buddies, my son and a couple of willing girlfriends and I'm in hog heaven. One of the gals that wants to make some time with me is a trained massage therapist, does it get any better than that?
Now all I need is to return to the 'States and win a lottery or something and it just couldn't get better.
"Always look on the bright side of life" Monty P, you brightened my day Bro, thanks :D
Small addition Taz,
I'm sure you are still concentrating on your work at this stage but do stay focused.
I came closest to getting myself shot over there a couple of weeks before we outchopped, surrounded by friendly patrol vessels in a place I thought was safe.
Sorry to make this more serious, this post has been bouncing around in my head for a few days. You are, imagine in a pretty secure area, but this, combined with your thoughts turning more and more to home, increases your risk.
Stay sharp, you have a lot to come home to.