Setbacks. Thanks to COVID...

[Sevens]

Originally Posted by Old Truck Man

Its certainly off topic. However Im going to tell a story from my childhood that might help someone. Back before I was born in 1951 right after WWII There wasn't any work in the south. So "hillbilly" went up North. We lived in a place in North east Indiana. Called Hillbilly Haven. Everyone was from Southern Indiana , Kentucky ,Missouri , Arkansas ect. Most related to each other or Dog kin by Marrage. Any way My uncle Worked in the steel mills. Was a Welder. And quite often He was out of work due to layoffs or on strike. And He would try and make money welding out of his garage. The problem is you cant make money from folks who haven't got money. He complained Im sick and tired of no one not having any money. Another Mill worker named Dub When there wasn't any work had 10 children and the oldest was 11. Ole Dub wasn't mad or worried He was glad to have a vacation.. He had a not so great house He built himself and was always adding on to. And a number of hound dogs , chickens , rabbits, a fattening hog , and a couple milk goats. And last but not least a huge garden. I was friends with the oldest son. We would take the rabbit dogs and go to the railroad tracks. had a single shot 22. When the dogs chased the Rabbit's out of the brush they most often would stop and set between the rails. We took turn's shooting and always came home with plenty of cottontails. Dub would set traps and catch Mushrat's and other furbearers in the winter. Coon hunted and ice fished also. In summer they sold garden produce and eggs and dressed tame rabbits. Dub was a good mechanic and had a number of junk vehicles and constantly Traded Vehicles and dogs. The point Im trying to make Dub was wealthy because he was resourceful & self reliant and had Know How. My uncle had all his eggs in one basket with lots of new stuff he had to make payments on and suffered during lean times.. Best advice I ever heard was get out of debt and avoid debt like the plague and always have something growing when you are sleeping.

Thank you for sharing. You're right, I don't have much to complain about.

I am doing ok financially, I don't have a lot of debt, I have savings and now I have unemployment. I have a pension (that I can't collect for a few more years) and I have two fairly strong retirement accounts. My wife has a great job and makes enough for us to keep moving forward. I am able and willing to work...and I have a strong resume...it's just a matter of time before I am working again.

You say this is off topic...but the thing I'm frustrated the most about is the fact that I had plans for a 383, a new transmission, etc...and now my truck is on hold!! I think that is on topic..

I also worked really hard to get the job I had...I was persistent for several years before I finally got hired by the company that I wanted to work for...and was making twice the money I was making previously.

Anyway, as I said earlier...I just wanted to vent a little. I didn't realize that it would turn into a richard-measuring contest of who had it worse...

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Originally Posted by Sevens

Thank you for sharing. You're right, I don't have much to complain about.

I am doing ok financially, I don't have a lot of debt, I have savings and now I have unemployment. I have a pension (that I can't collect for a few more years) and I have two fairly strong retirement accounts. My wife has a great job and makes enough for us to keep moving forward. I am able and willing to work...and I have a strong resume...it's just a matter of time before I am working again.

You say this is off topic...but the thing I'm frustrated the most about is the fact that I had plans for a 383, a new transmission, etc...and now my truck is on hold!! I think that is on topic..

I also worked really hard to get the job I had...I was persistent for several years before I finally got hired by the company that I wanted to work for...and was making twice the money I was making previously.

Anyway, as I said earlier...I just wanted to vent a little. I didn't realize that it would turn into a richard-measuring contest of who had it worse...

Saul. Good. Man. Hope it helped even despite the contest.