Re: The end (or not?) of a dream

Guys,

To all who commented with food for thought, thank you.

To all who prayed for me, or merely hoped that everything would turn out OK, thank you. If you sacrificed small animals, I'm not sure it helped, but thank you.

This evening I went to my friends' house to retrieve my stuff. I am back home, we are together (somewhat).

We still have issues to work through (what a surprise, eh?). After I left my wife had an old boyfriend drop into her lap. She later found out he's an alcoholic, but in the meantime had purchased a cell phone for him to have a constant number to help him get a job. It didn't help, and left us with a multi-hundred phone bill. She feels extremely guilty over everything that's happened, but I've told her I accept half the blame because if I were doing what I needed to be doing, none of this would have happened. The boyfriend? He scared the hell out of her in a drunken stupor and he's history.

I've been seeing a counselor for about 3 weeks now. I was evidently in depression. Getting kicked out of the house, my comfort zone, woke up something in me that brought back the fighter in me. I'm now ready to take charge of this family and straighten out the mess that has become our lives. I've asked her to join me at the counselor next time. I think it'll happen.

Now the real work begins, trying to rebuild what little we have left. It'll take time, but I firmly believe, and fervently hope, that we will get there together.

Jay Back in action once again

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JCunington
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Good to hear things are on the mend; this is where the real work starts, but we're still rooting for you!

John

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John M Hughes

Jay,

Shortly after you posted your "tale of woe," I sent you an email (from " snipped-for-privacy@aol.com") detailing what my own life had been like a few months ago. I even included my phone number to call me for particulars and to talk to someone who's been down that road before. I recommend you do call me if you want a sympathetic ear.

Dieter Zakas

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Hzakas

Chief, No, haven't sacrificed any small animals, and I suppose now I can let the remainder of my Tyco equipment live. Let the smoke of burning styrene rise to the nostrils of Zargon, lord of the universe!

(P. S. It was through Mr. Steve Caple's influence that I became a follower of Zargon, lord of the universe, he who maketh the brass particles to adhere to ye motor magnets, and fouleth Atlas points with ballast. Well, at least I think it was.)

Cordially yours, Gerard P.

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Gerard Pawlowski

Jay, I have been concerned about you and the problems you've had. Thanks for letting us know what has occured. It appears that things will work out ok. I'm glad.

Bill

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Bill

Damn. Drop out of r.m.r for a while, and when I drop back in all sorts of bad shit has gone down (Googled up the start of your story). I couldn't be more sorry to hear about your latest troubles. Unemployment and money shortage is rough on a marriage, yeah. Glad that things are looking up; I hope they keep on going that way.

-- Kizhé (a.k.a Steve Watson, formerly siamesesteve)

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Lieutenant Kizhe Katson

Jay. It's good to see you back. Glad to hear that things are looking up. Bruce

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Bruce Favinger

Well, I kept putting it off and besides, getting the blood out the vents on the monitor is a real mess. Thanks to your good news the cat can breathe more easily.

Best wishes.

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Steve Caple

Did you get the prayer shawl you ordered? Be sure to place it completely over the DCC unit, and don't forget the weekly sprinkling of chickensh-t. While we no longer suppy c-s, having left Naval Service in 1971, we can point you to copious supplies at whitehouse.gov.

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Steve Caple

It will be better as soon as we get rid of the ol' stalker. The problem is, he was raised in a cop family and knows how to stay just on the right side of the line. For instance, he calls my mother-in-law and leaves a message: That if I was involved in getting my home phone number changed that he will get a legal team to blow me away. Now that makes me laugh (based on what law? My name's on the mortgage.), unless he put in the word "legal" just to avoid making it sound like a threat that could get him jailed. Having checked with my brother-in-law (Postal Inspector), he's OK from a legal perspective; it's a conditional threat (and overtly only of legal action). Personal preservation forces me to assume that he added the word "legal" to "team" just to avoid complications on his part. I'm assuming the worst, and am therefore armed at home, despite my misgivings about firearms in the house. If he breaks in, I'll assume the safety of my family is at stake, because for all I know, it may be.

Unfortunately, it's Spring, so I can no longer count on him freezing to death while sleeping under a bridge.

Jay Back in action once again

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JCunington

Chief,

Yes, the prayer shawl arrived. Interesting that it's made from asbestos. With two usable engines I can't really justify DCC, but if I ever find a Variac I'll use the shawl as a fire blanket when necessary.

As far as the chickenshit goes, there is a moratorium on importing that or bullshit or any other kind into Erie or Crawford Counties until we can devise means to handle our domestic production. There are days when it's knee high in the streets here.

Cordially yours, Gerard P.

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Gerard Pawlowski

Not an accident: they were our special Zenith TV model for Pat Robertson.

If it can handle a Zenith TV, a little variable transformer will be no sweat.

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Steve Caple

salvé "JCunington" skrev i meddelandet news: snipped-for-privacy@mb-m16.aol.com...

brother-in-law

Nice to see you back Jay :)well if he's an alcoholic he's filled with anti-freeze, Finnish alco's sleep outdoors in winter (-40+c) and survive! but if he enters your home thats another matter altogether, though I do hope that it doesnt come to that, dont the stalking laws in your country cover you, police family or not? Beowulf

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Beowulf

Laws vary from state to state. Wisconsin didn't even have a stalking law until just a few years ago.

We've talked to local police captain who lives 1 street over. He says we've got enough for harassment, but that's only a city ordinance violation. He also thinks that if this guy knows I'm back home, he'll back off. My wife doesn't share his optimism, as she's still a sitting duck at work when she's alone.

I'm counting on the fact that he's an alcoholic that he'll screw up eventually and we can nail him with the law.

Jay Back in action once again

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JCunington

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